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Hands-on Clinic => Nursing and Clinical => Topic started by: Shelles on Jun 27, 2018
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To avoid tooth decay in deciduous teeth, parents should: (Select all that apply.)
a. Omit intermittent night feedings
b. Avoid putting the child to bed with a bottle
c. Allow child to nurse on juice during the night
d. Substitute late-night feedings with water
e. Substitute the night feeding with a pacifier
Question 2
Hydrocephalus occurs when cerebrospinal fluid collects in an abnormal pattern in the brain, causing an enlargement in the ventricles.
What feature of young infants helps to compensate for the increased pressure caused by the collection of the cerebrospinal fluid? 1. They are too young to perceive pain.
2. They have open fontanels and sutures in the skull to allow for the expansion of the fluid.
3. Infants grow quickly, so the ventricles accommodate for the fluid.
4. All of the above
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Answer to Question 1
A, B, D
Juice or milk pool around the teeth and encourage decay.
Answer to Question 2
2
Feedback
1. Pain is perceived at any age.
2. Open fontanels and sutures help to compensate for increases in intracranial pressure. The nurse should gently palpate the fontanel and be alert to changes, such as a tense and bulging fontanel.
3. Infant ventricle growth does not occur fast enough to compensate for the extra fluid.
4. One answer applies.