MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH NURSING: Nursing Care Of Children I (ATI Testing - Learning System RN 2.0)

A nurse in a pediatric clinic is assessing a toddler at a well-child visit. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answer - Minimize physical contact with the child initially *The nurse should initially minimize physical contact with the toddler, and then progress from the least traumatic to the most traumatic procedures. A nurse is developing a plan of care for a school-age child who underwent a surgical procedure that resulted in a temporary loss of vision. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care? - Answer - Explain sounds the child is hearing *The noises in a facility can be frightening to a child who is experiencing a sensory loss. It is important to explain these noises to allay the child's fears. A nurse is preparing to administer a liquid medication to an infant. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answer - Give the medication at the side of the infant's mouth *When administering medication to an infant, a needleless oral syringe or medicine dropper is placed in the side of the mouth (buccal cavity alongside the tongue) to prevent gagging and aspiration. A nurse is assessing a 9-month-old infant during a well-child visit. Which of the following findings indicates that the infant has a developmental delay? - Answer - Inability to Vocalize vowel sounds *The infant should begin vocalizing vowel sounds at the age of 7 months, and by the age of 10 months, be able to say at least one word. A nurse is caring for a toddler and is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 100 mL IV to infuse over 4 hours. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - Answer - 25 gtt/min *Dimensional Analysis Step 1: What is the unit of measurement to calculate? gtt/min Step 2: What is the volume needed