b.
A 4-year-old child is placed in
Notify the practitioner of the changes noted.
Buck extension traction for
Legg-Calv-Perthes disease. He
is crying with pain as the nurse
assesses the skin of his right
foot and sees that it is pale with
an absence of pulse. What
should the nurse do first?
a.
Reposition the child and notify
the practitioner.
b.
Notify the practitioner of the
changes noted.
c.
,Give the child medication to
relieve the pain.
d.
Chart the observations and
check the extremity again in 15
minutes.
, A. Notify the health care provider
A 5-year-old child is admitted to
the hospital in a sickle cell Any number of neurologic symptoms can indicate a minor cerebral insult,
such as headache, aphasia, weakness, convulsions, visual disturbances, or
crisis. The child has been alert unilateral hemiplegia. Loss of vision is usually the result of progressive
retinopathy and retinal detachment. The nurse should notify the health
and oriented but in severe pain.
care provider.
The nurse notes that the child is
complaining of headache and is
having unilateral hemiplegia.
What action should the nurse
implement?
A. Notify the health care
provider
B. Place the child on bed rest
C. Administer a dose of
hydrocodone (Vicodin)
, D. Start Ó per the hospitals
protocol.
A 4-year-old child is placed in
Notify the practitioner of the changes noted.
Buck extension traction for
Legg-Calv-Perthes disease. He
is crying with pain as the nurse
assesses the skin of his right
foot and sees that it is pale with
an absence of pulse. What
should the nurse do first?
a.
Reposition the child and notify
the practitioner.
b.
Notify the practitioner of the
changes noted.
c.
,Give the child medication to
relieve the pain.
d.
Chart the observations and
check the extremity again in 15
minutes.
, A. Notify the health care provider
A 5-year-old child is admitted to
the hospital in a sickle cell Any number of neurologic symptoms can indicate a minor cerebral insult,
such as headache, aphasia, weakness, convulsions, visual disturbances, or
crisis. The child has been alert unilateral hemiplegia. Loss of vision is usually the result of progressive
retinopathy and retinal detachment. The nurse should notify the health
and oriented but in severe pain.
care provider.
The nurse notes that the child is
complaining of headache and is
having unilateral hemiplegia.
What action should the nurse
implement?
A. Notify the health care
provider
B. Place the child on bed rest
C. Administer a dose of
hydrocodone (Vicodin)
, D. Start Ó per the hospitals
protocol.
