A 6-year-old child who does not speak English is in the hospital for an appendectomy. It is late at night when the nurse needs to catheterize the child for a distended bladder
Which action by the nurse would be most helpful in relaying this information?
A) Draw a picture of the procedure using an anatomically correct figure.
B) Call the interpreter on the phone and have her explain the procedure to the child.
C) A child of this age does not require a detailed explanation, just perform the procedure.
D) Tell the parents to tell the child what will be happening.
A
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The nurse is explaining the difference between descriptive statistics and inferential statistics to a group of student nurses. To illustrate descriptive statistics, the nurses uses as an example:
1. A positive correlation between breastfeeding and infant weight gain. 2. The infant mortality rate in the state of Oklahoma. 3. A causal relationship between the number of sexual partners and sexually transmitted diseases. 4. The total number of spontaneous abortions in drug-abusing women as compared with non–drug-abusing women.
What does the student learn distinguishes kwashiorkor from marasmus?
a. All nutrients, proteins, fats, and carbohydrates are reduced in kwashiorkor. b. Physical growth of children is stunted in kwashiorkor but not in marasmus. c. Muscle wasting, diarrhea, low hemoglobin, and infection characterize kwashiorkor. d. Subcutaneous fat, hepatomegaly, and fatty liver are present in kwashiorkor.
Which nutrient's recommended dietary allowance (RDA) is higher during lactation than during pregnancy?
a. Energy (kcal) c. Vitamin A b. Iron d. Folic acid