Answer to Question 1
ANS: B
The most important intervention is to ensure that the correct child is going to the operating room for the identified procedure. It is the nurse's responsibility to verify identification of the child and what procedure is to be done. If an antibiotic is ordered, administering it is important, but correct identification is a priority. Clear liquids can be given up to 2 hours before surgery. If the child was NPO (taking nothing by mouth) since midnight, intravenous fluids should be administered. Parents should be encouraged to accompany the child to the preoperative area. Many institutions allow parents to be present during induction.
Answer to Question 2
ANS: C
One liter of GoLYTELY is difficult for many children to drink. By using small cups, the child will find the amount less overwhelming. Then a game can be made in which some type of reward (sticker, reading another page of a book) is given for each cup. A large cup of ice would make it more difficult because the child would see it as too much and ice adds additional fluid to be consumed. Negative reinforcement may work if the child wishes to be out of his room. A practitioner may or may not be angry if he does not finish drinking by a set time; this is a threat that may or may not be true. If the child is having difficulty drinking, this would most likely not be effective.
The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
A, A nurse is adding a medication to an IV line as a piggyback
To check pupillary reflexes the nurse first holds the penlight
Observed Mother–Child Arguments at Five Time Points Over an Eight-Year Period
Stereotaxic surgery: implanting an electrode in the rat amygdala.
A toddler demonstrates symbolic play