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lunatika

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The nurse caring for a 22-pound 1-year-old child who has had open heart surgery is aware that the minimum acceptable urine output for the child is:
 
  a. 8 mL/hour
  b. 10 mL/hour
  c. 12 mL/hour
  d. 42 mL/hour

Question 2

The school nurse observes parents interacting with a school-aged child and notices that they do not show any affection toward the child and there is no evidence of emotional support or supervision.
 
  Later the nurse learns from the child that he must take care of all his own hygiene tasks, has to find something to eat on his own, and his parents never say anything nice about him. The nurse at this point believes that the parents are engaging in: a. physical abuse c. poor parenting
  b. psychological abuse d. withholding of love



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Answer to Question 1

B
A 22-pound child weighs 10 kg (22 pounds/2.2 = 10 kg). Using the guideline 1 mL/kg/hour, the minimal acceptable urine output for this child would be 10 mL/hour.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A Incorrect: These characteristics are not specific for physical abuse.
B Correct: Psychological abuse results from the recurrent lack of attention to the child's needs, and includes lack of affection, emotional support, or supervision.
C Incorrect: These characteristics are not specific for poor parenting.
D Incorrect: These characteristics are not specific for withholding of love.



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