The pediatric nurse working in a community clinic assesses a 2-year-old patient who is short in stature (below the third percentile).
The nurse suspects growth-hormone deficiency and begins a nursing assessment based on a diagnostic work-up to help confirm the diagnosis. The nurse's initial action is to:
A) determine bone age by taking the child for an x-ray of the ankle.
B) determine rate of growth by reviewing the child's growth charts.
C) determine brain function by taking the child for a magnetic resonance imaging.
D) determine growth-hormone release by reviewing the child's pituitary function tests.
Question 2
The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that the effects of the H1 receptor antagonists include:
Select all answers that apply:
A) Blocking histamine action at the receptor sites
B) Decreasing anxiety
C) Decreasing fetal heart rate variability
D) Causing variable decelerations in the fetal heart rate
The tone of the nurse-patient introduction sets the stage for the patient interview and patient care
Patient teaching: lung assessment
Patient teaching: female breast assessment
The nurse begins the general survey
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