The perinatal nurse knows that to nutritionally thrive, newborns must be able to digest essential carbohydrate disaccharides that include lactose, maltose and sucrose
A deficiency of ____________________, the only enzyme lacking at birth and during the first few months of life, makes it difficult for infants to digest fats efficiently.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
pancreatic amylase
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A child diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism is being dismissed from the NICU. What information should the nurse plan to teach the parents?
A. Avoid foods such as fish, milk, or meat-based broth soups. B. The correct dose of levothyroxine (Synthroid) is 10-15 mg/kg/day. C. The correct dose of levothyroxine (Synthroid) is 10-15 ?g/kg/day. D. Regular eye examinations should be undertaken every 6 months.
When nurses rely primarily on tradition, they are most likely to do which of the following?
A) Produce a precise range of answers B) Increase new knowledge C) Maintain an unbiased perspective D) Undermine effective problem solving
Which instruction should the nurse provide to a patient taking an antifungal medication?
1. "Do not stop treatment when symptoms disappear." 2. "Two weeks of therapy is usually all that is needed." 3. "Keep your unused medication for up to 1 year in case you need it again." 4. "Thankfully, there are very few side effects to these drugs."
During the assessment of a postoperative patient's bowel sounds, the nurse auscultates absent sounds over all four abdominal quadrants. The nurse realizes this finding could indicate what health problem?
1. paralytic ileus 2. normal bowel function 3. the onset of flatus 4. the onset of stool