Author Question: The nurse assessing a baby finds that the baby has creamy-white plaques on the buccal mucosa and ... (Read 38 times)

Shelles · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The nurse assessing a baby finds that the baby has creamy-white plaques on the buccal mucosa and lateral borders of the tongue. What method will the nurse normally use to see if this is thrush or residual milk curds?

a. Send a sample of the plaques to the lab for a thrush test.
b. Scrape a sample of the plaques, and look at it under the microscope.
c. Give the baby something acidic to drink such as sweetened lemonade.
d. Do a simple scraping; milk curds will scrape away and thrush will not.

Question 2

The nurse is forking with a prepubescent adolescent. The family asks the nurse to explain then the adolescent will go through puberty. The nurse's response will be based on the idea that the age then puberty begins:

a. varies individually
b. is about the same for all females
c. is slightly different for males and females
d. depends on the person's culture

Benayers · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D

Feedback
A Incorrect. Finding that the baby has creamy-white plaques on the buccal mucosa and lateral borders of the tongue, the nurse will not send a sample of the plaques to the lab for a thrush test.
B Incorrect. Finding that the baby has creamy-white plaques on the buccal mucosa and lateral borders of the tongue, the nurse will not scrape a sample of the plaques, and look at it under the microscope.
C Incorrect. Finding that the baby has creamy-white plaques on the buccal mucosa and lateral borders of the tongue, the nurse will not give the baby something acidic to drink such as sweetened lemonade.
D Correct. Thrush is characterized by the development of creamy-white plaques on the buccal mucosa and lateral borders of the tongue. Lesions gradually become confluent and may cover the entire oral cavity. The plaques associated with thrush can be distinguished from residual milk curds by their inability to be removed from the buccal mucosa. The nurse will do a simple scraping; milk curds will scrape away and thrush will not.

Answer to Question 2

A

Feedback
A Correct. The age then puberty begins and how long adolescence lasts varies individually and cross-culturally.
B Incorrect. The age of onset for puberty is not the same for all females, nor is it only slightly different for males and females.
C Incorrect. The age of onset for puberty is not the same for all females, nor is it only slightly different for males and females.
D Incorrect. The age then puberty begins does not depend on the person's culture.