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darbym82

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The nurse is working with a child with severe burns who is not eating much. What strategy will the nurse most likely use to get the child to eat more?
 
  a. Explain how eating more helps a person get well quicker.
  b. Offer rewards for eating more.
  c. Serve food more often.
  d. Have other children or family members eat with this child.

Question 2

Families who are in the priority group for lead poisoning screening include those with children between the ages of:
 
  a. birth and 5 months c. 7 and 10 years
  b. 6 months and 6 years d. 11 and 18 years



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Answer to Question 1

D

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A Incorrect: The strategy of explaining how eating more helps a person get well quicker will not most likely get the child to eat more. Children with burns often lack an appetite.
B Incorrect: The strategy of offering rewards for eating more will not most likely get the child to eat more. Children with burns often lack an appetite.
C Incorrect: Serving food more often will not most likely get the child to eat more.
D Correct: The nurse is working with a child with severe burns who is not eating much. The strategy the nurse will most likely use to get the child to eat more is to encourage them to have their meals with family members or other children.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A Incorrect. Lead paint poisoning requires ingestion, and infants from birth to 5 months are unlikely to be able to ingest the paint chips because teething does not begin until 5 to 7 months of age.
B Correct. Lead poisoning is most prevalent between the ages 6 months to 6 years. Lead enters a child's body most commonly by ingestion of loose lead-based paint chips or hand to mouth behaviors via contaminated hands, fingers, toys, pacifiers, etc.
C Incorrect. Lead enters a child's body most commonly by ingestion of loose lead-based paint chips or hand to mouth behaviors via contaminated hands, fingers, toys, pacifiers, etc.These behaviors are typically not seen in 7 to 10 years olds.
D Incorrect. Lead enters a child's body most commonly by ingestion of loose lead-based paint chips or hand to mouth behaviors via contaminated hands, fingers, toys, pacifiers, etc.These behaviors are not seen in 11 to 18 years olds.



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