1. A nurse is teaching a parent of a 2-year-old child about Bananas
safe food choices. Which of the following foods should Bananas are a
safe choice
the nurse recommend? for a 2-year-old child
Grapes be- cause they are easy to
Bananas chew and swallow.
Celery
Raw Carrots
2. A nurse is developing a health program for Growth spurts in
the par- ents of school-age boys. Which of height occur toward
the following in- formation about the the end of mid-
pubescent changes should the nurse include puberty
in the program? Growth spurts in height
oc-
Changes in the voice signal the beginnings of puberty cur toward the
end of mid-
Gynecomastia commonly occurs during late puberty puberty. Boys
grow an aver-
Puberty might be delayed if scrotal changes have not age of 10 to
30 cm (4 to 12
occurred by the age of 11 Implement a
Growth spurts in height occur toward soft diet.
the end of mid-puberty
3. A nurse is caring for a toddler who is 24 hr
postop- erative following a cleft palate 4. A nurse is
repair. Which of the following actions should assessing a
the nurse take? 10-day-old
Offer fluids through a straw. client. Which
Apply bilateral wrist of the
restraints. Administer opioids following
for pain. should the
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nurse understand is a clinical manifestation inches) during this
of pyloric stenosis? period.
Administer opioids
for pain
Administering opioids
for pain is an
appropriate ac- tion by
the nurse. Opioids
control pain in the
imme- diate
postoperative period
are followed by
administra- tion of
acetaminophen PRN.
Projectile vomiting after
feedings
Pyloric stenosis is a
narrow-
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Absent bowel sounds ing and thickening of
Increased sodium levels the pyloric canal
Projectile vomiting after feedings between the stomach
Golf ball-sized mass over the left quadrant and the duode- num,
resulting in projectile
vomiting.
5. A nurse is providing teaching to a parent of
a child who has celiac disease. The nurse rice
should include which of the following food Because rice is
choices for this child? Barley naturally gluten-free, it
Rye is an accept- able food
Rice choice for a child who
Wheat has celiac disease.
6. A nurse is presenting an in-service about the
use of
Trendelenberg
postural drainage for infants who have cystic fibrosis. Infants who have
cystic fi-
Which of the following positions should brosis are placed in
the nurse identify as being vari- ous positions to
contraindicated for the infant? allow grav- ity to
Trendelenburg facilitate the re- moval
Sitting on a nurse's lap leaning forward of tenacious secre-
Supine tions. The nurse
Sitting on a nurse's lap leaning backward should identify the
Trendelenburg position
(head lower than
body) as being
contraindi- cated for the
infant because infants
do not have auto-