A neonatal nurse teaches students how to recognize gastrointestinal disorders in infants. The nurse tells the students that failure of the newborn to pass meconium in the first 24 hours after birth may indicate what disease?
What will be an ideal response?
Hirschsprung disease
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Twenty minutes after birth, a baby begins to move its head from side to side, making eye contact with the mother, and pushes its tongue out several times. The nurse interprets this as:
A) a good time to put the baby to breastfeed B) the period of decreased responsiveness preceding sleep C) the need to be alert for gagging, vomiting, and urinating D) evidence that the newborn is becoming chilled
A male client is transsexual and decides to become a female through major surgery and hormonal therapy. The nurse informs the client that this process may be delayed for as long as _____ years
a. 2 b. 5 c. 8 d. 10
A client with a respiratory rate of 8 breaths per minute has an oxygen saturation of 82%. Which nursing diagnosis is a priority for this client?
A) Risk for Infection B) Impaired Spontaneous Ventilation C) Risk for Acute Confusion D) Decreased Cardiac Output
Laboratory testing reveals a patient's serum osmolality to be 240 mOsm/kg. The nurse would assess for which conditions?
1. Excessive infusion of D5W 2. Dehydration 3. Hyperglycemia 4. Syndrome of inappropriate ADH (SIADH) 5. Acute kidney injury