Exam 31: Care of the Child with a Physical Disorder

An infant has been diagnosed with cradle cap.The nurse recognizes that the intervention to treat the scaly patches on the scalp is to apply:

The parents of a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia ask about the best approach for maintaining remission of the disease.The nurse informs them that the most effective therapy would be:

The parents of a child diagnosed with sickle cell anemia ask what to do to avoid a sickle cell crisis.The nurse explains that the medical management of sickle cell crisis includes:

Parents of a 6-month-old child who has just been diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia ask why it was not diagnosed earlier.The nurse's best response is:

The nurse uses a diagram to show that tetralogy of Fallot involves a combination of which four congenital defects?

The mother of a child who has pneumonia is asking what could have been done to prevent the infection.The nurse teaches the mother that children older than 2 years:

A child with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy rises from the floor by walking up the thighs with the hands.The nurse records this observation as:

The nurse instructs the parents of a child who has had a myringotomy to position the child:

Which additional congenital malformation is expected in 80% of infants with a myelomeningocele?

The nurse caring for a 4-year-old child with cerebral palsy recognizes that the priority nursing interventions are designed to:

The mother brings the child to the nurse because of exposure to varicella.The nurse explains that early signs of the disease are:

The nurse reassures the anxious mother of a child with pyloric stenosis who is to have surgery that the surgical procedure,called a __________,is quickly done and the child recovers almost immediately.

When discussing long-term complications of a child with cleft lip and palate,the nurse tells the parents that one of the complications is:

The parents of a child who has been diagnosed with sickle cell anemia ask why their child experiences pain.The nurse explains that the child's pain is caused by:

The nurse anticipates that the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)taken from a child with bacterial meningitis would have a low __________ level.

When caring for a 7-week-old infant with hypothyroidism,the nurse explains that the administration of oral thyroid replacement therapy is critical for this child to prevent:

When assessing a child for classical signs of meningeal irritation,the nurse records:

An adolescent female asks the nurse about taking retinoic acid (Accutane).The nurse instructs that the medication:

The nurse selects which time as the best to administer the pancreatic enzyme replacement?

The physician is treating a child with meningitis with a course of antibiotic therapy.The nurse assures the parents that the child will be out of isolation when: