Which area is not usually included in routine infant and childhood screening?
A) Nutrition screening
B) Developmental screening
C) Infant screenings (PKU, hypothyroidism)
D) Body measurement (height, weight, head circumference)
A
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A 3-year-old child is experiencing localized wheezing upon auscultation. Which statement by the mother would be most important for the nurse to report to the health care provider?
A) The child was eating peanuts earlier in the day. B) The child eats hard candy as an afternoon treat. C) The child has two cousins who have many allergies. D) The child likes to play by himself for 15 minutes every afternoon.
A patient with a chronic illness asks the nurse if the new medication is going to cure the disease. Which is the nurse's best response?
1. "It will help you be more comfortable. I don't think it's going to cure the disease." 2. "Of course it's going to cure the disease." 3. "If you believe it will cure the disease, then it will." 4. "I don't think it's going to help or hurt at this time."
The auscultation of a triphasic friction rub in a patient with acute chest pain should lead you to suspect:
a. congestive heart failure. b. pericarditis. c. endocarditis. d. cardiac tamponade.
The nurse has reviewed the physician's prescriptions for a child suspected of a diagnosis of neuroblastoma and is preparing to implement diagnostic procedures that will confirm the diag-nosis. The nurse most appropriately prepares to:
1. Collect a 24-hour urine sample. 2. Perform a neurological assessment. 3. Assist with a bone marrow aspiration. 4. Send the child to the radiology department for a chest x-ray.