The parents of a 6-week-old boy come to the clinic for evaluation because the infant has been vomiting. The parents report that the vomiting has been increasing in frequency and forcefulness over the last week
The mother says, "Sometimes, it seems like it just bursts out of his mouth." A diagnosis of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is suspected. When performing the physical examination, which of the following would the nurse most likely find?
A) Sausage-shaped mass in the upper midabdomen
B) Hard, moveable, olive-shaped mass in the right upper quadrant
C) Tenderness over the McBurney point in the right lower quadrant
D) Abdominal pain in the epigastric or umbilical region
B
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The nurse is aware of many contributing factors to complications of IV therapy. Which of the following factors contribute to localized complications? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Skin integrity 2. Site of infusion 3. Duration of infusion 4. Client's medical condition 5. Client activity
When would the National Guard become involved in a disaster?
a. When the Federal Emergency Management Agency requests such assistance b. When the local government requests help keeping order in the community c. When the president has declared the area a national disaster d. When the state has been asked to help an overwhelmed community
The school nurse instructing a group of high school sophomores in safe sex practices should include which practice(s) in her teaching? (Select all that apply.)
a. Use a condom. b. Use a spermicide. c. Practice abstinence. d. Get vaccinated against HIV. e. Avoid unprotected orogenital sex.
A hurricane has just caused extensive damage within a local community. Which of the following are community members at risk to experience?
a. Unequal access to health care b. Exposure to community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus c. Increased incidence of suicide d. Outbreaks of acute respiratory infection