The examiner should be concerned about neurologic competence if a social smile cannot be elicited by the time a child is _________ old
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
3 months
A social smile is expected in the 2- to 3-month-old infant. If it is difficult or impossible to elicit a social smile by 3 months, the infant may not be neurologically intact.
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A 17-year-old female has announced to her family physician a desire to wholly eliminate fats from her diet. Which of the following aspects of the role of fats would underlie the physician's response to the client?
A) Apart from providing energy, fats are necessary as carriers of certain vitamins and are precursors to prostaglandins. B) An extreme low-fat diet is associated with an increase in undesirable HDL cholesterol. C) Fats are a key source of dietary nitrogen, and their elimination from the diet is associated with a negative nitrogen balance. D) The total elimination of fat from the diet is associated with the development of ketosis.
A nurse has completed a teaching session for parents about "baby-proofing" the home. Which statements made by the parents indicate an understanding of the teaching? Select all that apply
a. "We will put plastic fillers in all electrical plugs." b. "We will place poisonous substances in a high cupboard." c. "We will place a gate at the top and bottom of stairways." d. "We will keep our household hot water heater at 130 degrees." e. "We will remove front knobs from the stove."
The nurse recognizes the signs of air hunger in an infant with a mixed CHD, which include: (Select all that apply.)
a. Increasing irritability b. Vomiting c. Twitching d. Restlessness e. Weak, hoarse cry
What instruction should the nurse include in the discharge teaching plan of a client who had a cataract extraction today?
a. Sexual activities may be resumed upon return home b. Light housekeeping is permitted but avoid heavy lifting c. Use a metal eye shield on operative eye during the day d. Administer eye ointment before applying eye drops