When teaching a student nurse about performing an assessment on a neonate, a nurse strokes the sole of the infant's foot, which causes fanning of the toes while the great toe pulls upward
The nurse teaches the student nurse that this assessment finding is
1. Indicative of cerebral edema.
2. A normal assessment finding.
3. Indicative of a genetic anomaly.
4. An abnormal assessment finding.
ANS: 2
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a. Wet-to-dry dressings b. Sharp debridement c. Whirlpool d. Pulsed lavage
A child with meningococcemia is being admitted to the pediatric intensive-care unit. This child should be placed in a
1. semiprivate room. 2. private room,but not in isolation. 3. private room,in protective isolation. 4. private room,in respiratory isolation
You are measuring blood pressure. How fast should you deflate the cuff?
a. 2 to 4 millimeters per second b. 4 to 6 millimeters per second c. 5 millimeters per second d. 10 millimeters per second
As people age, their systolic blood pressure tends to rise. What is the primary cause of this increase in the systolic measurement?
a. Increased compliance in the large arteries b. Progressive replacement of elastin in the walls of the large arteries c. Increased sympathetic nervous system activity, which leads to increased vasoconstriction d. Decreased compliance in the large arteries