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ts19998 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The nurse is doing discharge teaching and instructs the parents to notify their healthcare provider with any of these important concerns regarding the newborn/infant.

1. Temperature over 99.3 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Vomiting
3. Decreased wet diapers
4. All of the above

Question 2

A child with a chronic adrenocortical insufficiency is receiving Hydrocortisone BID. Nursing considerations related to the administration of this medication include which of the following?

1. Take 1 hour before meals or 2 hours after meals.
2. Mix the medication with milk or formula.
3. Take the medication with food.
4. Administer the medication by injection.

memslove · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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1. A temperature greater than 99.3 degrees Fahrenheit, especially in a newborn, may be a sign of sepsis
2. Vomiting and decreased wet diapers can be a sign on dehydration
3. Vomiting and decreased wet diapers can be a sign on dehydration
4. A temperature greater than 99.3 degrees Fahrenheit, especially in a newborn, may be a sign of sepsis. Vomiting and decreased wet diapers can be a sign on dehydration. Infants and children have less reserve than adults and can become dehydrated quickly.

Answer to Question 2

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1. The medication should be taken with meals.
2. Milk or formula may increase the rate of vomiting, so the medication should be taken with food.
3. The administration of hydrocortisone with food will help decrease the amount of nausea that a child could have with the dose.
4. The medication is taken orally.