Author Question: The nurse is caring for a child with a terminal illness. Physical care for the dying child would ... (Read 71 times)

cabate · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The nurse is caring for a child with a terminal illness. Physical care for the dying child would include which interventions? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. Providing oral care to moisten a dry mouth
2. Administering ordered laxatives to counter the effects of opioids
3. Encouraging a favorite food
4. Keeping the child pain-free
5. Taking vital signs and blood pressure every two hours

Question 2

The nurse recommends to the mother of a 10-month-old child that cow's milk not be introduced into the diet until after 12 months of age. The mother asks why she can't switch to cow's milk earlier.

The nurse explains that cow's milk can lead to iron deficiency anemia because: Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Cow's milk is a poor source of iron.
2. The child may be exposed to an antibiotic in processed milk.
3. Cow's milk has a high fat content.
4. In young children, cow's milk can lead to bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract.
5. Cow's milk contains no vitamin C, which is necessary for iron absorption.

memslove · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 28, 2018

Answer to Question 1

1,2,3,4
Rationale 1: Oral care will provide moisture to a dry mouth and increase the child's physical comfort.
Rationale 2: Opioids given for pain often cause constipation. Relief of constipation will increase the child's comfort.
Rationale 3: Offering and encouraging favorite foods and liquids as tolerated should be part of the physical care.
Rationale 4: Providing analgesia to promote optimal pain relief. Oral, transdermal, or rectal analgesia is available for families who choose to withhold intravenous fluids.
Rationale 5: Measuring vital signs will be intrusive, uncomfortable, and provide no benefit to the dying child.
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Answer to Question 2

1,4
Rationale 1: This information is correct.
Rationale 2: This would not be a rationale for delaying the entry of milk into the diet.
Rationale 3: Because there are low-fat varieties of cow's milk, this would not be a reason to delay introducing it.
Rationale 4: This information is correct.
Rationale 5: While the amount of vitamin C in milk is limited, this is not the reason for delaying introducing cow's milk into the child's diet.
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