Latest Elsevier Adaptive Quizzing for the NCLEX -RN TEST BANK EXAMS . Good luck!. Loading... Quiz Results Quiz Summary Correct Responses Incorrect Responses Quiz: Infants Correct Answers: 13 11123939 Confidence: Stats Issue with this question? 2. A nurse is caring for of a 9-month -old infant with severe dehydra tion. What does the nurse expect to note while completing a physical assessment of this infant? 1 Frothy stools Correct 2 Showing Page: 2/100 Weak, rapid puls e 3 Pale, copious urine 4 Bulging anterior fontanel A weak, rapid pulse is an expected adaptation with a state of severe dehydra tion because of hypovolemia. Children with untreated cys tic fibrosis and celiac disease have frothy stools. There is no indication that this infant has either of these disorders. Severe dehydra tion results in decreased urine output and concentrated urine. One of the signs of dehydra tion in an infant is a sunken, not bulging, anterior fontanel. 82% of students nationwide answere d this question correctly. View Topics 11138639 Confidence: Just a guess Stats Issue with this question? 5. A nurse is caring for a 3 -month -old infant in whom a ventriculoperitonea l shunt has been inserted. What should the nurse teach the parents during th e postopera tive period? 1 Position the infant on the side with the shunt. 2 Be alert for leakage of fluid from the incision. Correct 3 Showing Page: 3/100 Know how to identify the signs of increased intracranial pressure. 4 Continue applying sterile moist dressings until the incision has healed. The parents must be taught to identify clinical manifesta tions of increase d intracranial pressure because it may develop if the shunt malfunctions. Posi tion the infant on the side with the shunt places too muc h pressure on the shunt; the infant should be flat and turned on the unopera tive side. Cerebrospinal fluid will not drain from the incision. Dry sterile dressings are applied a fter surgery to prevent infec tion; they may be removed at the time of discharge Issue with this question? 3. How can a nurse best soothe a hospitalized infant who appears to be in pain? 1 Feeding the infant Correct 2 Holding the infant Incorrect 3 Playing soft music in the room 4 Providing a quiet environment Physical contac t provides security for a distressed infant. Feeding to provide comfort is not always an option because the infant may have been fed recently, may be anorexic, or may be on nothing -by-mouth status. Music or a quiet environment may not always have a calming influence; often infants are not aware of the environment. 80% of students nationwide answered this question correctly. View Topics 11143880 Confidence: Just a guess Stats
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