A child has bronze-colored jaundiced skin. Which disorder should the nurse suspect this child is experiencing?
A) Hemophilia
B) Sickle cell disease
C) Kawasaki disease
D) Thalassemia
Ans: D
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The child the nurse would assess as showing behaviors indicative of psychopathology is
a. A, aged 3 months, who cries after feeding until burped and sucks her thumb. b. B, aged 6 months, who does not eat vegetables well and likes to be rocked. c. C, aged 3 years, who is mute, impassive toward adults, and twirls and flaps while walking. d. D, aged 4 years, who lisps and became enuretic after the birth of a sibling.
What is an expected outcome for the parents of a child with encopresis?
a. The parents will give the child an enema daily for 3 to 4 months. b. The family will develop a plan to achieve control over incontinence. c. The parents will have the child launder soiled clothes. d. The parents will supply the child with a low-fiber diet.
The nurse is caring for a patient who is at risk for developing cerebral vasospasm. The nurse recognizes which order as inappropriate for this patient?
1. Discontinue IV fluids when tolerating fluids. 2. Monitor serum electrolytes daily. 3. Hold antihypertensive medications. 4. Monitor blood pressure hourly.
When reporting the diagnosis for a patient admitted to observation status for a medical condition, assign a code for the _______ condition as the first listed diagnosis
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).