ATI Nursing Care of Children Practice A
A nurse is providing teaching to an adolescent about how to manage tinea pedis. Which of the following statements by the adolescent indicates an understanding of the teaching? - I should place the permethrin cream between my toes twice daily - I should by some plastic shoes to wear at the swimming pool - I should seal my non-washable shoes in plastic bags for a couple of weeks - I should wear sandals as much as possible
- wear sandals Rationale: Sandals allow air to circulate around the feet, decreasing perspiration and eliminating the medium for bacteria and fungus to grow. The nurse should inform the adolescent that wearing sandals, open-toed, or well-venillated shoes will promote healing of his fungal infection
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a 3-month-old infant following a cheiloplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - apply a thin layer of antibiotic ointment on your baby's suture line daily for the next 3 days - clean your baby's sutures daily with a mixture of chlorhexidine and water - inspect your baby's tongue for white patches using a tongue depressor every 8 hours - expect your baby to swallow more than usual for the next few days
- apply a thin layer of antibiotic ointment on your baby's suture line daily for the next 3 days Rationale: apply for 3 days and continue apply petroleum jelly to the area for several weeks to promote healing
A charge nurse in an emergency department is preparing an in-service for a group of newly licensed nurses on the clinical manifestations of child maltreatment. Which of the following clinical manifestations should the charge nurse include as a suggestive of potential physical abuse? -recurrent UTI -growth failure -lack of subcutaneous fat -symmetric burns of the lower extremities
- symmetric burns on the lower extremities are a suggestive clinical manifestation of physical abuse. Rationale: The patterns are usually characteristic of the method or object used, such as cigar, cigarette burns, or burns in the shape of an iron
