Exam 41: Cognitive and Sensory Impairment

Which developmental milestones,when not achieved,warrant a hearing and language evaluation? Select all that apply.Express answer in small letters followed by a comma and a space-e.g. ,a,b,c

Which clinical manifestations would the nurse expect when completing an assessment on a child with Fragile X syndrome? Select all that apply.Express answer in small letters followed by a comma and a space-e.g. ,a,b,c

A father calls the emergency department nurse,saying that his daughter's eyes burn after getting some dishwasher detergent in them.The nurse recommends that the child be seen in the emergency department or by an ophthalmologist.What should the nurse recommend the parents do before transporting the child?

Which should be included in the care of a child with Down syndrome?

Which term refers to the ability to see objects clearly at close range but not at a distance?

What is the most common type of hearing loss that results from interference of transmission of sound to the middle ear?

What is the most common clinical manifestation of retinoblastoma?

When should children with cognitive impairment be referred for stimulation and educational programs?

The nurse should suspect hearing impairment in an infant who demonstrates which behaviour?

Preventing hearing impairment in children is a major goal for a nurse.What is one way that this can be achieved?

Which term refers to opacity of the crystalline lens that prevents light rays from entering the eye and refracting on the retina?

An adolescent gets hit in the eye during a fight.The school nurse,using a flashlight,notes the presence of a gross hyphema.What should the nurse do?

What is the major consideration when selecting toys for a child who is cognitively impaired?

The nurse is talking with a 10-year-old boy who wears bilateral hearing aids.The left hearing aid is making an annoying whistling sound that the child cannot hear.What is the most appropriate nursing action?

A newborn assessment shows separated sagittal suture,oblique palpebral fissures,depressed nasal bridge,protruding tongue,and transverse palmar creases.What are these findings most suggestive of?

The school nurse is caring for a child with a penetrating eye injury.Which is included in emergency treatment?

Which facilitates lip-reading by the hearing-impaired child?

Which is an appropriate intervention to facilitate socialization for a cognitively impaired child?

The child with Down syndrome should be evaluated for which characteristic before participating in some sports?

Mark,a 9-year-old with Down syndrome,is mainstreamed into a regular grade 3 class for part of the school day.His mother asks the school nurse about programs such as Cub Scouts that he might join.What knowledge should the nurse's recommendation be based on?