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A nurse is caring for a child who has had watery diarrhea for the past 3 days. Which of the
following is an appropriate action for the nurse to take?
A. Offer chicken broth.
B. Initiate oral rehydration therapy.
C. Start hypertonic IV solution.
D. Keep NPO until the diarrhea subsides. - ANSB. Initiate oral rehydration therapy.
A nurse is caring for a child who is suspected to have Enterobius vermicularis. Which of the
following is an appropriate action for the nurse to take?
A. Perform a tape test.
B. Collect stool specimen for culture.
C. Test the stool for occult blood.
D. Initiate IV fluids. - ANSA. Perform a tape test.
A nurse is assessing a child who has rotavirus infection. Which of the following are expected
findings? (Select all that apply.)
A. Fever
B. Vomiting
C. Watery stools
D. Bloody stools
E. Confusion - ANSA. Fever
B. Vomiting
C. Watery stools
A nurse is teaching a group of parents about Salmonella. Which of the following should be
included in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)
A. Incubation period is nonspecific.
B. It is a bactericidal infection.
C. Bloody diarrhea is common.
D. Transmission can be from house pets.
E. Antibiotics are used for treatment. - ANSB. It is a bactericidal infection.
C. Bloody diarrhea is common.
D. Transmission can be from house pets.
A nurse is teaching a group of parents about E. coli. Which of the following should be
included in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)