A 4-year-old is hospitalized with a urinary tract infection. Based on what you know of her cognitive development, which approach would be best to prepare her for a radiograph?
A) Explain that she must behave because the technician is busy.
B) Tell her she must follow directions or she will be hurt.
C) Tell her a radiograph is a picture of the dark inside her body.
D) Help her pretend the x-ray machine is a camera.
D
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a. Apply conductive gel to the skin. b. Provide adequate sedation and analgesia. c. Recheck leads to make sure that the rhythm is asystole. d. Set the milliamperes to 2 mA below the capture level.
An older adult presents with symptoms of delirium. The family says, "Everything was fine until yesterday." The most important assessment information to gather is
a. a list of medications the patient currently takes. b. whether or not the patient has experienced any recent losses. c. whether or not the patient has ingested aged or fermented foods. d. the patient's recent personality characteristics and changes.
Gas-forming foods aid defecation because they:
a. Form chyme b. Stimulate peristalsis c. Absorb fluid d. Are easy to chew and digest
A parent of a newborn who has mental retardation asks the nurse to explain what the pediatrician meant then he said, "The brain of the newborn has anatomic plasticity
" Which of the following statements by the nurse would best explain anatomic plasticity? a. "This means nerve cells in certain brain areas can assume functions of a different area, or signals can be rerouted around a nonfunctioning area." b. "The brain is in a bony cage that, like hard plastic, will not give, and so parents must use caution to protect the head at all times." c. "The brain is heartier than previously thought and has a harder surface on the outer layer of the brain." d. "This is referring to the pliability of plastic, which is soft, and to the electric conductivity of plastic, which transmits signals rapidly."