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jho37

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When a child is at the end-stage of life, the nursing priority should be:
 
  1. Restoration of health.
   2. Health education.
   3. Patient comfort.
   4. Developmental assessment.

Question 2

The nurse is preparing to assess a 4-week-old infant who is suffering from shaken baby syndrome. The most appropriate pain scale is:
 
  1. CHOPS.
   2. The numerical scale.
   3. VAS.
   4. NIPS.



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1. Comfort care is needed for the child.
2. Health education and developmental assessment are both important, but not a priority. Restoration of health is generally not possible.
3. The nursing priorities during end-of-life care for pediatric patients would focus on patient comfort. Health education and developmental assessment are both important, but not a priority. Restoration of health is generally not possible.
4. Health education and developmental assessment are both important, but not a priority. Restoration of health is generally not possible.

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1. CHOPS is not used for a neonate assessment.
2. A numerical scale is not able to identify pain in a neonate.
3. VAS is not used to assess pain in a neonate.
4. NIPS, or Neonatal and Infant Pain Scale, is the most appropriate for a 4-week-old infant.





 

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