What will the nurse caution the parents of a child who has had a nephrectomy that he will have to avoid?
a. Contact sports
b. Horseback riding
c. Alcohol
d. Diuretic medications
ANS: A
Children who have only one kidney should avoid contact sports to prevent injury to that remaining organ.
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A) "Drinking a few glasses of wine will not be a problem." B) "Alcohol during pregnancy can cause the baby to be born without limbs." C) "Drinking any alcoholic beverages during pregnancy puts your baby at risk for injury." D) "Wine is acceptable but not hard liquor."
When change results from cognitive dissonance, why does the change come about?
1. The desire to regain feelings of consistency and balance 2. Recognition by the organization 3. Social diffusion of a new idea 4. Monetary reward
While hospitalized, a school-age child began sleepwalking. The nurse teaches the parents how to handle sleepwalking once the child is discharged. Which statement indicates that this teaching has been effective?
A) "We should not wake up the child.". B) "We should shake the child to wake up immediately.". C) "We should wake the child up gently and return the child to bed.". D) "We should keep the child awake in the living room to play before going to bed.".
Which assessment finding would require an immediate nursing action when providing care to an adolescent who is postoperative for spinal fusion surgery?
1. Sleeps when not bothered but arouses easily with stimuli 2. Impaired color, sensitivity, and movement to lower extremities 3. Nausea relieved by antiemetics 4. Pain relieved by analgesics