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The nurse is giving pre-op instructions to a 14 yr old female scheduled for surgery to correct a spinal curvature. Which stmt best demonstrates that leaning has taken place? - "I understand that I will be in a body cast and I will show you how you taught me to turn" To take the v/s of a 4 month old, which ordered will give the most accurate results? - RR - HR - rectal temp During routine screening at a school clinic, an otoscope exam reveals a tympanic mb that is pearly gray, slightly bulging, and not movable. What action should the nurse take next? - Ask the child if they have had a cold, runny nose, or any ear pain lately Which restraint should be used for a toddler after a cleft palate repair? - Elbow What pre-op nsg intervention should be included in the POC for an infant w/ pyloric stenosis? - Observe for projectile vomiting (remember that projectile vomiting leads to metabolic alkalosis) A 6 month old returns from surgery w/ elbow restraints in place. What nsg care should be included when caring for any restrained child? - Remove the restraints one at a time and provide ROM exercises (Removing them 1 at a time is safer than all at once) A 2 yr old w/ Down syndrome is brought to the clinic for his regular physical exam. The nurse knows which problem is requently associated w/ Downs? - Congenital heart disease (CHD is the most common associated defect w/ Downs. - also, remember Professor Moore said that heart and ear problems go hand in hand)