Exam 27: The Child With a Gastrointestinal Condition

A 7-month-old infant is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of acute gastroenteritis. The priority goal of the infant's care is to prevent:

A parent reports that her 2-year-old child experiences constipation frequently. The nurse would recommend to the mother to include in the child's diet:

The finding in a newborn assessment suggestive of tracheoesophageal fistula is:

The statement by a mother that may indicate a cause of her son's vitamin C deficiency is:

A frightened mother calls a neighbor because her child swallowed dishwashing detergent. The most appropriate action that the neighbor can advise is:

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

A parent reports that her child has been scratching the anal area and complaining of itching. Based on this information, the nurse might suspect this child has:

The nurse reminds parents of a child allergic to cow's milk that they should avoid foods that list ____________________ as part of their contents.

A child has been diagnosed with ascariasis (roundworm). The statement made by her mother that may suggest a cause for her condition is:

After reviewing dietary restrictions for celiac disease, the nurse determines that a parent understands the information when she states that a grain that can be eaten by a child with celiac disease is:

Nursing interventions for the mother of a 10-month-old infant with nonorganic failure to thrive would include:

The instruction the nurse would give to parents about preventing the spread and reinfection of pinworms is:

The nurse is aware that rapid respirations are a possible cause of dehydration because they:

The nurse would expect a child admitted to the hospital for nonorganic failure to thrive to:

The nurse would expect the stools of a child with celiac disease to have which appearance?

An infant is admitted to the hospital with severe isotonic dehydration. In planning the infant's care, the nurse is aware the infant is at risk for:

The nurse, assessing an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) for a baby with gastroenteritis, recognizes that this confirms the ____________________ process that is part of this disease.

The nurse that is teaching a parent about pyrvinium (Povan) would include the information that the drug will cause:

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. The assessment that indicates that the treatment is not effective is:

The nurse instructing a mother how to administer oral nystatin suspension, prescribed to treat thrush, would teach to: