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The nurse is assessing a school-age child who suffers from encopresis. Which advice provides effective treatment for this condition?

"you should drink lots of fluid" "you should increase cereals in your diet" "you should eat fresh fruit for breakfast"

Which assessment would the nurse use to evaluate the severity of dehydration in a hospitalized infant with dry mucous membranes, absence of tears when the infant cries, and poor skin turgor.

Change in weight from prior measurement

Which instruction would the nurse give to the parent of a child who has had one episode of diarrhea according to evidence-based practice for this situation?

Continue the child's feedings as usual, observe frequency of stools, and bring child to clinic tomorrow if diarrhea continues

Which priority of care for child who was recently diagnosed with celiac disease?

Helping the parents and child adjust to the long-term dietary restrictions

Which assessment finding would the nurse expect for a 2-month-old infant admitted to the pediatric unit with gastroenteritis and dehydration.

Tachycardia

Which education would the nurse anticipate providing the parent of a 3-year old w/ a tentative diagnosis of celiac disease?

The necessity of reading food labels correctly

Which clinical finding would the nurse expect when assessing an infant with pyloric stenosis?

Visible peristaltic waves Olive-shaped mass in RUQ

Which goal would the nurse identify for a toddler with dehydration caused by diarrhea?

improvement of fluid balance

Which parent education would the nurse provide the mother of an infant recently treated for a severe dehydration related to diarrhea?

s/s of dehydration in infants

A 3.5 year old child is admitted to hospital for an appendectomy. Which strategy would the nurse use to prepare the child for the hospital expierance?

therapeutic play


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