The nursing student has been assigned to care for a client who has epilepsy. The student knows to watch for which psychiatric symptoms associated with epilepsy?
A) Hallucinations and paranoia
B) Hallucinations and picking
C) Hallucinations and ataxia
D) Poor judgment and sex crimes
B
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How would the nurse advise a parent who states, "I never know how much food to feed my child"?
a. Serving sizes should not exceed 1 teaspoon of each type of food. b. Food quantities must be carefully measured to avoid overfeeding. c. Use 1 tablespoon of each food for each year of age as a guideline. d. A toddler should eat three balanced meals. Snacks are not necessary.
A school-age child with juvenile arthritis asks the nurse to recommend an exercise activity. The nurse should recommend:
1. Softball. 2. Football. 3. Swimming. 4. Basketball.
A family is involved in an automobile accident. The father, who is unconscious, and his 14-year-old son, who has suffered life-threatening injuries, are transported by ambulance to the hospital
The hospital staff attempt to contact the mother; however, they learn from the housekeeper that the mother is out of the country and not reachable by phone. Which of the following actions would be most reasonable and prudent on the part of the hospital staff? a. Obtain informed consent from the child, if possible, and with or without it, provide life-saving procedures. b. Get a court order from a judge in case the family later has objections to some of the care, such as the use of blood products. c. Have the housekeeper give informed consent. d. Locate another relative and get informed consent.
Identify the heart condition that will cause profound cyanosis, shock, and congestive heart failure if the PDA closes
1. Truncus arteriosus 2. Total anomalous pulmonary venous return 3. Transposition of the greater vessels 4. ASD