NCLEX-RN Exam Question 421
The family member of a child scheduled for heart surgery states, "I just don't understand this open-heart or closed-heart business. I'm so confused! Can you help me understand it?" The nurse explains that patent ductus arteriosus repair is:
NCLEX-RN Exam Question 422
The mother of a child taking phenytoin will need to plan appropriate mouth care and gingival stimulation.
When tooth-brushing is contraindicated, the next most effective cleansing and gingival stimulation technique would be:
When tooth-brushing is contraindicated, the next most effective cleansing and gingival stimulation technique would be:
NCLEX-RN Exam Question 423
A 55-year-old client is unconscious, and his physician has decided to begin tube feeding him using a smallbore silicone feeding tube (Keofeed, Duo-Tube). After the tube is inserted, the nurse identifies the most reliable way to confirm appropriate placement is to:
NCLEX-RN Exam Question 424
A female baby was born with talipes equinovarus. Her mother has requested that the nurse assigned to the baby come to her room to discuss the baby's condition. The nurse knows that the pediatrician has discussed the baby's condition with her mother and that an orthopedist has been consulted but has not yet seen the baby. What should the nurse do first?
NCLEX-RN Exam Question 425
A neonate was admitted to the hospital with projectile vomiting. According to the parents, the baby had experienced vomiting episodes after feeding for the last 2 days. A medical diagnosis of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis was made. On assessment, the infant had poor skin turgor, sunken eyeballs, dry skin, and weight loss. Identify the number-one priority nursing diagnosis.