Answer to Question 1
D
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When admitting a child to the hospital, the nurse should determine what the parents' understanding is of why the child is being admitted. This could be best assessed by asking if the parents have any questions about the child's admission. The nurse may or may not be able to tell the parents everything they need to know. Minimizing the parent's concerns is an inappropriate response. The parent's understanding of why the child is in the hospital may be different than what the physician may have said or believes.
Answer to Question 2
C
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One chief fear of toddlers is the fear of mutilation. It is always better to use the word fix rather than cut when talking about surgery with young children, because cut automatically suggests pain and mutilation. Saying that bad tissue will be cut out of the throat can conjure up a horrific scene for a toddler and should not be used. Eating popsicles, having the parents with the child, and getting medicine to feel better are appropriate phrases to use when discussing surgery with a toddler.
Hydrocephalus. The figure on the left is a child with the enlarged ventricles of hydrocephalus. The
Enamel defects due to malnutrition in a child from the Illinois valley (A.D. 600-1200).
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A child with Down syndrome.
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IgG after treatment with pepsin.