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Which menu selection by a child A - (Celiac disease causes an intolerance
with to the
celiac disease indicates to the protein gluten found in oats, rye, wheat,
nurse and
that the child understands barley. The child should avoid any
necessary products
dietary considerations? containing these ingredients to avoid
A) Oven-baked potato chips and symptoms
cola. such as diarrhea. A, is the selection which
B) Peanut butter and banana avoids all
sandwich. of these ingredients.)
C) Oatmeal-raisin cookies and
milk.
D) Graham crackers and fruit
juice.
,To take the vital signs of a A - (The respiratory rate should be taken
4-month- first, A, in
old child, which order provides the infants, since touching them or performing
most accurate results? unpleasant procedures usually makes
A) Respiratory rate, heart rate, them cry,
then elevating the heart rate and making
rectal temperature. respirations
B) Heart rate, rectal temperature, difficult to count.)
then respiratory rate.
C) Rectal temperature, heart rate,
then respiratory rate.
D) Rectal temperature, respiratory
rate, then heart rate.
The nurse is assessing the A - (Russell's skin traction is used for
neurovascular status of a child in fractures of
Russell's traction. Which finding the femur in young children and
should the nurse report to the adolescents
healthcare provider? whose growth plates remain open and is
A) Pale bluish coloration of the applied to
toes. the lower leg using moleskin and elastic
B) Skin is warm and dry to the wrap
touch. bandages, which can compress the
C) Toes are wiggled upon peroneal nerve
command. and arteries that supply the foot.
D) Capillary refill less than 3 Assessment of
seconds. adequare circulation, movement, and
sensation of
the toes and skin distal to the application is
made
to identify compromised blood flow, so
cyanosis,
A, should be reported immediately.)
,Surgery is being delayed for an C - (A trial of HCG,human chorionic
infant with undescended testes. In gonadotrophic
collaboration with the healthcare hormone, C, may aid in testicular descent,
provider and the family, which but does
prescription should the nurse not replace surgical repair for true
anticipate? undescended
A) A trial of adrenocorticotrophic testes. Undescended testes,
hormone injections. cryptorchidism, may
B) Frequent stimulation of the be found in the inguinal canal due to
cremasteric reflex. exaggerated
C) A trial of human chorionic cremasteric reflex. A, is not indicated.
gonadotrophic hormone. Stimulation
D) Frequent warm baths to gently of the cremasteric reflex causes the testes
dilate the scrotal area. to
ascend rather than descend in the
scrotum, B. D,
may relax the cremasteric muscle, but may
not
cause the testes to descend.)
, The nurse is teaching a A - (Signs and symptoms of diabetes or
12-year-old hyperglycemia, A, need to be reported.
male adolescent and his family Those
about receiving growth hormone should be
taking injections of growth monitored to
hormone detect elevated blood sugars and glucose
for idiopathic hypopituitarism. intolerance.)
Which
adverse symptoms, commonly
associated with growth hormone
therapy, should the nurse plan to
describe to the child and his
family?
A) Polyuria and polydipsia.
B) Lethargy and fatigue.
C) Increased facial hair.
D) Facial bone structure changes.
The nurse is caring for a D - (The child must be monitored for signs
12-year-old and
with Syndrome of Inappropriate symptoms of hyponatremia, which creates
Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH). secondary central nervous system
This alterations such
child should be carefully assessed as changes in level of consciousness,
for which complication? seizure, and
A) Poor skin turgor resulting from coma.)
dehydration.
B) Changes in level of
consciousness.
C) Premature aging as the disease
progresses.
D) Severe edema from an excess
of
water and sodium.
Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
Which menu selection by a child A - (Celiac disease causes an intolerance
with to the
celiac disease indicates to the protein gluten found in oats, rye, wheat,
nurse and
that the child understands barley. The child should avoid any
necessary products
dietary considerations? containing these ingredients to avoid
A) Oven-baked potato chips and symptoms
cola. such as diarrhea. A, is the selection which
B) Peanut butter and banana avoids all
sandwich. of these ingredients.)
C) Oatmeal-raisin cookies and
milk.
D) Graham crackers and fruit
juice.
,To take the vital signs of a A - (The respiratory rate should be taken
4-month- first, A, in
old child, which order provides the infants, since touching them or performing
most accurate results? unpleasant procedures usually makes
A) Respiratory rate, heart rate, them cry,
then elevating the heart rate and making
rectal temperature. respirations
B) Heart rate, rectal temperature, difficult to count.)
then respiratory rate.
C) Rectal temperature, heart rate,
then respiratory rate.
D) Rectal temperature, respiratory
rate, then heart rate.
The nurse is assessing the A - (Russell's skin traction is used for
neurovascular status of a child in fractures of
Russell's traction. Which finding the femur in young children and
should the nurse report to the adolescents
healthcare provider? whose growth plates remain open and is
A) Pale bluish coloration of the applied to
toes. the lower leg using moleskin and elastic
B) Skin is warm and dry to the wrap
touch. bandages, which can compress the
C) Toes are wiggled upon peroneal nerve
command. and arteries that supply the foot.
D) Capillary refill less than 3 Assessment of
seconds. adequare circulation, movement, and
sensation of
the toes and skin distal to the application is
made
to identify compromised blood flow, so
cyanosis,
A, should be reported immediately.)
,Surgery is being delayed for an C - (A trial of HCG,human chorionic
infant with undescended testes. In gonadotrophic
collaboration with the healthcare hormone, C, may aid in testicular descent,
provider and the family, which but does
prescription should the nurse not replace surgical repair for true
anticipate? undescended
A) A trial of adrenocorticotrophic testes. Undescended testes,
hormone injections. cryptorchidism, may
B) Frequent stimulation of the be found in the inguinal canal due to
cremasteric reflex. exaggerated
C) A trial of human chorionic cremasteric reflex. A, is not indicated.
gonadotrophic hormone. Stimulation
D) Frequent warm baths to gently of the cremasteric reflex causes the testes
dilate the scrotal area. to
ascend rather than descend in the
scrotum, B. D,
may relax the cremasteric muscle, but may
not
cause the testes to descend.)
, The nurse is teaching a A - (Signs and symptoms of diabetes or
12-year-old hyperglycemia, A, need to be reported.
male adolescent and his family Those
about receiving growth hormone should be
taking injections of growth monitored to
hormone detect elevated blood sugars and glucose
for idiopathic hypopituitarism. intolerance.)
Which
adverse symptoms, commonly
associated with growth hormone
therapy, should the nurse plan to
describe to the child and his
family?
A) Polyuria and polydipsia.
B) Lethargy and fatigue.
C) Increased facial hair.
D) Facial bone structure changes.
The nurse is caring for a D - (The child must be monitored for signs
12-year-old and
with Syndrome of Inappropriate symptoms of hyponatremia, which creates
Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH). secondary central nervous system
This alterations such
child should be carefully assessed as changes in level of consciousness,
for which complication? seizure, and
A) Poor skin turgor resulting from coma.)
dehydration.
B) Changes in level of
consciousness.
C) Premature aging as the disease
progresses.
D) Severe edema from an excess
of
water and sodium.
