Exam 28: The Child with a Gastrointestinal Condition

A child is brought to the emergency department because he ingested an unknown quantity of acetaminophen (Tylenol).What does the nurse expect this child to receive following gastric lavage?

What does the nurse expect the appearance of the stools of a child with celiac disease to be?

A mother reports that her child has been scratching the anal area and complaining of itching.What does the nurse suspect based on this information?

An infant is admitted to the hospital with severe isotonic dehydration.For what is this child at the highest risk?

What sign(s)indicate(s)moderate dehydration?

The nurse is planning a parent education program about lead poisoning prevention.What will be included regarding primary sources of lead in the community?

Parents have adopted a child with the diagnosis of kwashiorkor.What is most likely to be observed when assessing this child?

The nurse is interviewing parents of an infant with pyloric stenosis.What would the nurse expect the parents to report?

Why are rapid respirations a possible cause of dehydration?

Which nursing interventions will be implemented for the mother of a 10-month-old infant with nonorganic failure to thrive?

The nurse explains that rickets,a deficiency disease that causes bony deformities,is caused by the inadequate supply of vitamin ______.

Parents ask the nurse how their infant developed a Meckel's diverticulum.What condition,will the nurse explain,is present causing this diagnosis?

What instruction will the nurse give to parents about preventing the spread and reinfection of pinworms?

What assessment(s)would lead a nurse to suspect Hirschsprung's disease in a 1-month-old infant?

Which finding in a newborn is suggestive of tracheoesophageal fistula?

The nurse has reviewed dietary restrictions for celiac disease with concerned parents.Which grain will the nurse explain can be eaten with celiac disease?

Why are infants more vulnerable to fluid and electrolyte imbalances than adults?

A child is brought to the pediatric clinic because he has been vomiting for the past 2 days.What acid-base imbalance would the nurse expect to occur from this persistent vomiting?

On the second day of hospitalization for a 3-month-old brought in for treatment for gastroenteritis,the nurse makes all of the assessments listed below.Which assessment finding indicates ineffectiveness of treatment?

What would the nurse expect to find in a child admitted to the hospital for nonorganic failure to thrive?