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INTRO TO MATERNITY AND PEDS CHAPTER 30 CHAPTER WELL REVIED WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS RATED A+
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INTRO TO MATERNITY AND PEDS CHAPTER 30 CHAPTER WELL REVIED WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS RATED A+1. The nurse is careful to apply only the prescribed amount of ointment to the skin of a 2-month-old. How is infant skin different from adult skin?
a. Less perfusion
b. Greater moisture
c. More perspiration
d. Greater absorption - Correct Answer ANS: D
The child's skin has a dramatically greater ability to absorb than does that of the adult.
2. What risk is increased with children who have been diagnosed with infantile eczema?
a. Pneumonia
b. Acne INTRO TO MATERNITY AND PEDS CHAPTER 30 CHAPTER WELL REVIED WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS RATED A+
c. Sun sensitivity
d. Asthma - Correct Answer ANS: D
Some children with eczema also develop asthma and hay fever-
type allergies.
3. What is the appropriate technique for the application of a topical treatment for a child with eczema?
a. Apply skin lotions in a circular motion.
b. Apply prescribed ointments with a gloved hand.
c. Apply as much and as frequently as relieves the symptoms.
d. Choose lanolin-based ointments. - Correct Answer ANS: B
The prescribed amount of ointment is usually applied to the skin by a gloved hand in long, smooth strokes. Lanolin-based INTRO TO MATERNITY AND PEDS CHAPTER 30 CHAPTER WELL REVIED WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS RATED A+
preparations should be avoided because of a possible allergy to wool.
4. A 2-day-old infant is noted to have small pustules on her skin.
What is the best nursing action?
a. Report it immediately because it may be a staphylococcus infection.
b. Keep the affected area dry and clean.
c. Teach the parents how to care for seborrheic dermatitis.
d. Chart the finding because it may be the beginning of a strawberry nevus. - Correct Answer ANS: A
A staphylococcal infection can spread readily
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