Exam 49: The Child With an Alteration in Tissue Integrity

Electric injury to a child often results in instant death because the electric current disrupts the rhythm of the heart.Is this statement true or false?

The skin condition commonly known as "warts" is the result of an infection by which organism?

What should the nurse teach an adolescent who is taking tretinoin (Retin-A)to treat acne?

What best describes a full-thickness (third-degree)burn?

A nurse is instructing parents on treatment of pediculosis (head lice).Which should the nurse include in the teaching plan? Select all that apply.

Ringworm,frequently found in schoolchildren,is caused by a(n)

The management of a child who has just been stung by a bee or wasp should include the application of

What should the parents of an infant with thrush (oral candidiasis)be taught about medication administration?

A mother calls the emergency department nurse because her child was stung by a scorpion.The nurse should recommend

An important nursing consideration when caring for a child with impetigo contagiosa is to

A new mother calls the pediatrician's office concerned because her newborn has developed a salmon colored,irregularly shaped spot between the eyes.The lesion becomes darker when the baby is crying.This skin lesion is called a(n)____________.

With what beverage should the parents of a child with ringworm be taught to give griseofulvin?

Impetigo ordinarily results in

When taking a history on a child with a possible diagnosis of cellulitis,what should be the priority nursing assessment to help establish a diagnosis?