Exam 24: The Child with Gastrointestinal Dysfunction

A school-age child with diarrhea has been rehydrated.The nurse is discussing the child's diet with the family.Which statement by the parent would indicate a correct understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is conducting an in-service on gastrointestinal disorders.The nurse includes that melena,the passage of black,tarry stools,suggests bleeding from which area?

Which therapeutic management treatment is implemented for children with Hirschsprung disease?

Bismuth subsalicylate,clarithromycin,and metronidazole are prescribed for a child with a peptic ulcer to:

A mother calls the clinic nurse about her 4-year-old son who has acute diarrhea.She has been giving him the antidiarrheal drug loperamide (Imodium A-D).The nurse's response should be based on knowledge that this drug is:

Pyloric stenosis can best be described as:

The nurse is explaining to a parent how to care for a school-age child with vomiting associated with a viral illness.Which action should the nurse include?

Invagination of one segment of bowel within another is called:

Parents call the clinic and report that their toddler has had acute diarrhea for 24 hours.The nurse should further ask the parents if the toddler has which associated factor that is causing the acute diarrhea?

The nurse is caring for a neonate with a suspected tracheoesophageal fistula.Nursing care should include:

Which type of dehydration is defined as "dehydration that occurs in conditions in which electrolyte and water deficits are present in approximately balanced proportion"?

A histamine-receptor antagonist such as cimetidine (Tagamet)or ranitidine (Zantac)is ordered for an infant with GER.The purpose of this is to:

A nurse is admitting an infant with biliary atresia.Which is the earliest clinical manifestation of biliary atresia the nurse should expect to assess?

A nurse is planning preoperative care for a newborn with tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF).Which interventions should the nurse plan to implement? (Select all that apply.)

Which condition in a child should alert a nurse for increased fluid requirements?

Enemas are ordered to empty the bowel preoperatively for a child with Hirschsprung disease.The enema solution should be: