The nurse is teaching a class on menstruation to young girls. What information would be important for 10-12-year-olds to know?
1. The age they will start having their periods
2. Variations in the age menstruation begins, length of the cycle, and duration of the menses
3. The number of days they will be ill when they have their menses
4. The number of days they will not be able to take part in physical education at school during their menses
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Explanation: 2. These are the issues young girls like to know, as they always question whether they are different from their peers.
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A 10-year-old boy with hemophilia A slipped on the ice and bumped his knee. Which emergency measure would you teach him to do at home?
A) Apply a tourniquet to decrease blood flow to the area. B) Begin an intravenous infusion of factor VIII. C) Administer an injection of factor X. D) Apply a warm compress to increase blood absorption.
When obtaining a child's past health history, the nurse would ask questions aimed at getting pertinent information, beginning with the:
a. Apgar score and birth itself c. labor and delivery b. postnatal period d. prenatal period