The nurse is taking a health history for a 9-year-old girl. Which of the following findings would alert the nurse that the child is at risk for visual impairment?
A) Being born at 39 weeks
B) Doing several hours of homework daily
C) Being of African-American heritage
D) Participating actively in sports
C
Response:
African-American heritage is a risk factor specifically for visual impairment.
You might also like to view...
A woman gave birth to a newborn via vaginal delivery with the use of a vacuum extractor. The nurse would be alert for which of the following in the client's newborn?
A) Asphyxia C) Caput succedaneum B) Clavicular fracture D) Central nervous system injury
A nurse interacts with a newly hospitalized patient. Select the example of offering self
a. "I've also had traumatic life experiences. Maybe it would help if I told you about them." b. "Why do you think you had so much difficulty adjusting to this change in your life?" c. "I hope you will feel better after getting accustomed to how this unit operates." d. "I'd like to sit with you for a while to help you get comfortable talking to me."
The finding the nurse would assess as normal of a 1 day postpartum patient is:
a. pinkish to brown lochia. b. voiding frequently 50 mL to 75 mL of urine. c. complaining of "after pains." d. fundus 1 cm above the umbilicus.
Recent studies indicate that a deficiency of which vitamin correlates with increased morbidity and mortality in children with measles?
a. A b. C c. Niacin d. Folic acid