NUR 2513 Maternal-Child Nursing
Maternal Child Exam 3
Teaching point on iron administration, what should we tell the parents of a child
receiving iron?
- Give iron with citrus juice (orange juice) vit c helps absorption
constipation
black/tarry stools are normal finding
Teaching considerations on how to avoid skin cancer
- Apply sunscreen
avoid severe sunburn
do not go into tanning beds
Teenagers over dose on medication in hopes of committing suicide
how do we prevent this from happening again?
- Involve a mental health provider
Prepare a child for a "scary" procedure like a MRI
- Have child pretend it is a giant camera, use imagination
After collecting the ova and parasites stool sample, you can add alcohol and put it in the
fridge
- False
Which age group is most likely to contract STIs?
- Adolescents with an underdeveloped frontal lobe
What is the criteria for failure to thrive in an infant?
What would show this is resolving?
- Underweight (under the 5th percentile) on growth chart
resolving: weight gain, wanting/excited to eat
Nursing considerations for a patient with seizures, what precautions should we take?
- Safe environment
maintain patent airway
always stay with the patient
Know the nursing responsibilities for cystourethrogram
- Insert foley cath
Why must immunocompromised individuals avoid social gatherings?
- Prevent or reduce the risk of infection
Common cause of glomerulonephritis
- Group a beta-hemolytic streptococci
Nursing assessment for head injury
- Level of consciousness
airway
protect the spine/neck
monitor for s/s of bleeding
What is the Moro reflex and when does it go away?
- Goes away around 4 months
2-month-old still has Moro reflex, 3-month-old still has Moro reflex
Calculation that predicts an infant’s weight at one year?
- Babies should triple their birth weight by the first year check up
Developmental stage for a toddler
- Autonomy vs. Shame
want to do everything on their own
brushing their teeth
let them do it themselves but help if needed
What are the nursing considerations of the medication pancrelipase
- It needs to be administered before or with meals and a snack
Know how to use meter-dose inhaler
- Shake canister
- activate the inhaler and place into mouth as begin to inhale
- hold breath for 5-10 seconds
Common treatments for croup (medications)
- Racemic epinephrine neb
What is the mechanism of action of digoxin?
- Increase contractility and decrease in hr.
Nursing care and intervention for chest tube
- Clamp the tube if the tube becomes disconnected
What does a patent ductus arteriosus sound like?
- Continuous pathologic murmur
sounds like a machine
Nursing care for a newly placed cast, what type of assessment to complete
- Cap refill
neurovascular assessment
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