The school nurse is planning a presentation on pregnancy for 13- and 14-year-olds who are currently pregnant. What should the nurse keep in mind when planning the content of this presentation? These teens are:
A. Working on independence and autonomy.
B. No longer developing a sense of achievement.
C. Confident in their own identity.
D. In long-term, intimate relationships.
A
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The nurse caring for a nine-year-old child with extensive burns needs to prepare the child for going to whirlpool therapy for the first time. The most effective response to promote communication with this child would be:
1. "Have you been to the playroom yet? Maybe when you get back from whirlpool we can check it out together." 2. "Before you leave for whirlpool, I will give you a shot that will relax you, and you probably won't even remember going downstairs at all." 3. "I am going to be taking you downstairs to whirlpool. Do you have any questions?" 4. "Some of the children I have worked with have told me that they worried about the whirlpool hurting them."
A woman has painful hemorrhoids after a vaginal birth. Her husband brings her a donut pillow to sit on. What response by the nurse is best?
A. "A lot of women get good pain relief from these." B. "Donut pillows actually increase hemorrhoid pain." C. "I will have to get permission for her to use this." D. "That was nice of you, but these don't work well."
During labor, the fetus was in a brow presentation, but after a prolonged labor, the fetus converted to face presentation, and was delivered vaginally with forceps assist. The nurse should explain to the parents that:
1. The infant will need to be observed for meconium aspiration. 2. Facial edema and head molding will subside in a few days. 3. The infant will have prophylactic antibiotics. 4. Breastfeeding will need to be delayed for a day or two.
Many of the physical characteristics of Down syndrome present feeding problems. Care of the infant should include
a. Delaying feeding solid foods until the tongue thrust has stopped b. Modifying diet as necessary to minimize the diarrhea that often occurs c. Providing calories appropriate to child's age d. Using special bottles that may assist the infant with feeding