Infant development is best described by which of the following statements?
A) Development varies greatly from infant to infant.
B) Development is not sequential but predictable.
C) Development proceeds from fine to gross.
D) Development proceeds cephalocaudally.
D
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A. Place the infant supine, stimulate one foot, and watch for reaction of the other leg. B. Tap the infant's forehead gently, and assess for blinking for the first few taps. C. Watch the infant attempt to crawl when he is placed on his abdomen. D. With the infant prone, stroke one side of the spine; watch the buttocks curve toward the stimulation.
The nurse is preparing to perform a heel stick on a neonate. Which complementary therapy should the nurse implement to decrease pain during this quick but painful procedure?
1. Holding the newborn 2. Providing a sucrose pacifier to the newborn 3. Massaging the newborn 4. Swaddling the newborn
The nurse administered insulin lispro (Humalog) to the client at 8:00 a.m. When would the nurse reassess the client's blood glucose level to monitor for hypoglycemia?
1. 9:00 a.m. 2. 11:00 a.m. 3. 1:00 p.m. 4. 3:00 p.m.
Which of the following statements made by the patient indicates to the nurse that teaching on a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device has been effective?
a. "This is the only pain medication I will need to be on." b. "I can administer the pain medication as frequently as I need to" c. "I feel less anxiety about the possibility of overdosing." d. "I will need the nurse to notify me when it is time for another dose."