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Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Mary Catherine
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13. What is the most appropriate nursing response to the father of a newborn infant with
myelomeningocele who asks about the cause of this condition?
a. ―One of the parents carries a defective gene that causes myelomeningocele.‖
b. ―A deficiency in folic acid in the father is the most likely cause.‖
c. ―Offspring of parents who have a spinal abnormality are at greater risk for myelomeningocele.‖
d. ―There may be no definitive cause identified.‖
ANS: D
14. The nurse is preparing to admit a newborn with myelomeningocele to the neonatal intensive care
nursery. Which describes this newborn‘s defect?
a. Fissure in the spinal column that leaves the meninges and the spinal cord exposed
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b. Herniation of the brain and meninges through a defect in the skull
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c. Hernial protrusion of a saclike cyst of meninges with spinal fluid but no neural elements
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d. Visible defect with an external saclike protrusion containing meninges, spinal fluid, and nerves
ANS: D
15. The nurse is admitting a child with Werdnig-Hoffmann disease (spinal muscular atrophy type 1). Which
signs and symptoms are associated with this disease?
a. Spinal muscular atrophy
b. Neural atrophy of muscles
c. Progressive weakness and wasting of skeletal muscle
d. Pseudohypertrophy of certain muscle groups
ANS: C
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Cashion Chapter 1-50 Complete Guide
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16. The nurse is caring for an infant with myelomeningocele scheduled for surgical closure in the morning.
Which interventions should the nurse plan for the care of the myelomeningocele sac?
a. Open to air
b. Covered with a sterile, moist, nonadherent dressing
c. Reinforcement of the original dressing if drainage noted
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d. A diaper secured over the dressing
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13. What is the most appropriate nursing response to the father of a newborn infant with
myelomeningocele who asks about the cause of this condition?
a. ―One of the parents carries a defective gene that causes myelomeningocele.‖
b. ―A deficiency in folic acid in the father is the most likely cause.‖
c. ―Offspring of parents who have a spinal abnormality are at greater risk for myelomeningocele.‖
d. ―There may be no definitive cause identified.‖
ANS: D
14. The nurse is preparing to admit a newborn with myelomeningocele to the neonatal intensive care
nursery. Which describes this newborn‘s defect?
a. Fissure in the spinal column that leaves the meninges and the spinal cord exposed
,Test Bank for Maternal Child Nursing
Care 7th Edition by Shannon E. Perry,
Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Mary Catherine
Cashion Chapter 1-50 Complete Guide
2024(verified by expert 100% pass)
b. Herniation of the brain and meninges through a defect in the skull
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c. Hernial protrusion of a saclike cyst of meninges with spinal fluid but no neural elements
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d. Visible defect with an external saclike protrusion containing meninges, spinal fluid, and nerves
ANS: D
15. The nurse is admitting a child with Werdnig-Hoffmann disease (spinal muscular atrophy type 1). Which
signs and symptoms are associated with this disease?
a. Spinal muscular atrophy
b. Neural atrophy of muscles
c. Progressive weakness and wasting of skeletal muscle
d. Pseudohypertrophy of certain muscle groups
ANS: C
, Test Bank for Maternal Child Nursing
Care 7th Edition by Shannon E. Perry,
Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Mary Catherine
Cashion Chapter 1-50 Complete Guide
2024(verified by expert 100% pass)
16. The nurse is caring for an infant with myelomeningocele scheduled for surgical closure in the morning.
Which interventions should the nurse plan for the care of the myelomeningocele sac?
a. Open to air
b. Covered with a sterile, moist, nonadherent dressing
c. Reinforcement of the original dressing if drainage noted
Test Bank For Maternal Child Nursing Care 7th Edition by
Shannon E. Perry, Marilyn J. Hockenberry, Mary
Catherine Cashion Chapter 1-50 Complete .Latest updated
2023
d. A diaper secured over the dressing
