The nurse is planning care for a three-month-old infant with eczema. Which intervention would take top priority in this infant's care?
1. Applying antibiotics to lesions
2. Keeping the baby content
3. Maintaining adequate nutrition
4. Preventing infection of lesions
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Rationale 1: Antibiotics are not routinely applied to the lesions since the lesions are not related to infection. However, impaired skin barrier function and cutaneous immunity place the infant at greater risk for the development of skin infection.
Rationale 2: Keeping the infant content is not as high a priority as is prevention of infection. An infant with eczema is at a greater risk for the development of skin infection.
Rationale 3: Maintaining adequate nutrition is important, but it is not as high a priority. Due to impaired skin barrier function and cutaneous immunity, an infant with eczema is at greater risk for the development of skin infection.
Rationale 4: Nursing care should focus on preventing infection of lesions. Due to impaired skin barrier function and cutaneous immunity, an infant with eczema is at greater risk for the development of skin infections by organisms.
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A nurse is teaching an older adult who is experiencing an acute attack of gout. Which of the fol-lowing should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. Avoid foods high in purine. b. Encourage the patient to take in 1 L of fluid daily. c. Consume one glass of red wine daily. d. Recommend that the patient eat 12-16 ounces of foods high in protein such as red meat.
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a. "Dizziness, drowsiness, and decreased urinary output are common with this drug, but they will subside over time." b. "Constipation will be a problem, so I will increase the fiber in my diet." c. "I will need to have my eyes checked periodically while I am taking this drug." d. "This medication may cause my bodily secretions to turn bluish-green."
When a nurse practices nursing care based on the uniqueness of the person's culture, the practice is called cultural:
1. Diversity 2. Knowledge 3. Competence 4. Awareness