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Teaching the parents of a school-aged child who has a new diagnosis of osteomyelitis of the tibia. The nurse should identify which of the following statements by the parents indicates an understanding of the teaching. my child will have a cast until healing is complete. My child will receive antibiotics for several weeks. My child can return to playing sports once he is discharged. My child needs to be in contact isolation. Answer: b The nurse should instruct the parent that the child wi...

1. A nurse is assessing a school-aged child who has heart failure and is taking furosemide. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the medication is effective? - A decreased in peripheral oedema 2. A nurse is assessing an infant who has acute otitis media. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply) - Crying Restlessness Fever 3. A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of an infant who is to undergo piloca...

A nurse is providing education about dietary modifications to the parent of a school age child who has glomerulonephritis. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? A. Increase the child calcium intake B. Decrease the Child's sodium intake C. Increase the child's intake of carbohydrates D. Decrease the child's fat intake - B. Decrease the Child's sodium intake A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a school-age child newly diagnosed...

1) A nurse is assisting a child who has multiple closed fractures of the lower extremities due to a motor-vehicle crash. The nurse should monitor the child for which of the following complications during the first 24 hr after the injury occurred? a. Osteomyelitis b. Compartment syndrome c. Volkmann ischemic contracture d. Renal calculi - b. Compartment syndrome 2) A nurse is teaching the parent of a toddler who has phenylketonuria about meal planning. Which of the following information shou...

The nurse is counselling a couple who has sought information about conceiving. The couple asks the nurse to explain when ovulation usually occurs. Which statement by the nurse is correct? A. Two weeks before menstruation. B. Immediately after menstruation. C. Immediately before menstruation. D. Three weeks before menstruation. A. Two weeks before menstruation. The nurse instructs a laboring client to use accelerated blow breathing. The client begins to complain of tingling fingers and dizz...

1. When assessing the adequacy of sperm for conception to occur, which of the following is the most useful criterion? A. Sperm count B. Sperm motility C. Sperm maturity D. Semen volume - B. Although all of the factors listed are important, sperm motility is the most significant criterion when assessing male infertility. Sperm count, sperm maturity, and semen volume are all significant, but they are not as significant sperm motility. 2. A couple who wants to conceive but has been unsuccessf...

Question 1 A patient with suspected Cushing’s syndrome is being evaluated to establish the diagnosis and cause. Patients with an adrenal tumor typically will demonstrate: A. Low ACTH and low cortisol B. Low ACTH and high cortisol C. High ACTH and low cortisol D. High ACTH and high cortisol Question 2 Pneumatosis, or gas cysts, may form in the wall anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract; in some cases, they will produce symptoms such as abdominal discomfort, diarrhea with mucus, a...

NURS 6560 FINAL EXAM WALDEN UNIVERSITY 1. Q #: The AGACNP is reviewing a chart of a head-injured patient. Which of the following would alert the AGACNP for the possibility that the patient is over hydrated, thereby increasing the risk for increased intracranial pressure? A. BUN = 10 B. Shift output = 800 ml, shift input = 825 ml Unchanged weight C. Serum osmolality = 260 2. Q #: A patient who has been in the intensive care unit for 17 days develops hyponatremic hyperosmolality. The pati...

NURS 6560 MIDTERM EXAM WALDEN UNIVERSITY Question 1 S. is a 59-year-old female who has been followed for several years for aortic regurgitation. Serial echocardiography has demonstrated normal ventricular function, but the patient was lost to follow-up for the last 16 months and now presents complaining of activity intolerance and weight gain. Physical examination reveals a grade IV/VI diastolic aortic murmur and 2+ lower extremity edema to the midcalf. The AGACNP considers which of the follow...

Mometrix Test Prep Science Questions c. cell shape d. cell stratification - c. cell shape Where is the parathyroid gland located? a. neck b. back c. side d. brain - a. neck How many organ systems are in the human body? a. 12 b. 15 c. 9 d. 11 - d. 11 What are the 11 organ systems in the human body? - circulatory digestive endocrine integumentary lymphatic muscular nervous reproductive respiratory skeletal urinary Which element within the respiratory system is responsible for removing foreign...