A parent of a 2-year-old asks the nurse about the difference between growth and development. The nurse explains that:
1. Indicators of growth include height, weight, and development of teeth.
2. Growth refers to a person's ability to adapt to the environment.
3. Development is rapid during the prenatal and neonatal stages.
4. Growth is an increase in the complexity of function.
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Rationale: Growth refers to physical change and increase in size.
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A mother is placing her child into the bathtub. The child immediately jumps out of the tub and begins to cry, stating his feet are "burning."
The nurse in the emergency department knows that the child's response is based on which of the following pathophysiological principles listed below? A) Children react much quicker to contact with hot water than adults. B) The tactile sensation occurs well in advance of the burning sensation. The local withdrawal reflex reacts first. C) It takes a long time for thermal signals to be processed before the brain can send a signal through the spinal cord and tell the foot to withdraw. D) The thermal processing center is located on the rapid conducting anterolateral system on the same side of the brain as the injury.
The transplant nurse is assessing a patient during a post-transplant follow-up appointment. Which of the following signs and symptoms may indicate organ rejection?
A) Hypotension, polyuria, dramatic weight loss, and tenderness over the transplanted kidney B) Polyuria, hypothermia, edema, and hypotension C) Increasing blood pressure, oliguria, fever, and weight gain D) Edema, hypothermia, oliguria, and numbness over the transplanted kidney
People who have two copies of the same abnormal autosomal dominant gene will usually be
a. More severely affected by the disorder than will people with one copy of the gene b. Infertile and unable to transmit the gene c. Carriers of the trait but not affected with the disorder d. Mildly affected with the disorder
A client has a chronic, nonhealing ulcer on the lower leg. The nurse thinks the client could benefit from negative-pressure wound therapy. The most appropriate action by the nurse would be to
a. ask the charge nurse to discuss the matter with the physician. b. call the physician and request an order for a negative pressure machine. c. keep track of supplies used currently to estimate the cost of continuing the present regimen. d. request the physician write an order to consult the wound care nurse.