The caregiver of a fifth-grade boy reports that the child has been scratching at the groin for a week
The caregiver describes the skin area as being "black pin dots that seem to have dark tails." What should the nurse suspect the child is experiencing?
A) Lice
B) Scabies
C) Ringworm
D) Prickly heat
Ans: B
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The pediatric nurse's best defense against an accusation of malpractice or negligence is that the nurse:
1. Is a nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist. 2. Met the Society of Pediatric Nurses standards of practice. 3. Was acting on the advice of the nurse manager. 4. Followed the physician's written orders.
A nurse uses critical thinking every day when going through the nursing process. Which of the following is an outcome of critical thinking in nursing practice?
A) A comprehensive plan of care with a high potential for success B) Identification of the nurse's preferred goals for the patient C) A collaborative basis for assigning care D) Increased cost efficiency in health care
When caring for a client with fecal incontinence, the nurse provides an absorbent pad to protect clothing and bed linens. The nurse knows that fecal incontinence is primarily the result of which of the following factors?
A) Nature and amount of food consumed B) Drinking and smoking habits of client C) Neurologic changes that impair muscle activity D) Social and emotional setting of client
When a child faints during exercise because of decreased oxygen supply to the body, which of the following is the most likely cause?
a. transposition of the great vessels c. tetralogy of Fallot b. truncus arteriosus d. hypoplastic left heart syndrome