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RYAN BANYAN · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The parents of a toddler are worried that the child is not eating enough because food is always left on the child's plate. What should the nurse encourage the parents to do?

A) Place smaller amount on the child's plate.
B) Reinforce that the child is to eat everything on the plate.
C) Discipline the child for not eating by removing a toy from play.
D) Feed the child if refusing to eat the food on the plate independently.

Question 2

While caring for a preterm newborn receiving oxygen therapy, the nurse monitors the oxygen therapy duration closely based on the understanding that the newborn is at risk for which of the following?

A) Retinopathy of prematurity
B) Metabolic acidosis
C) Infection
D) Cold stress

Ddddd · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
Because the actual amount of food eaten daily varies, the parents should be instructed to place a small amount of food on a plate and allow their child to eat it and ask for more rather than serve a large portion the child cannot finish. Cleaning a plate gives a child a feeling of independent functioning, whereas leaving food uneaten suggests parents expected something more. Allowing self-feeding is a major way to both strengthen independence in a toddler and improve the amount of food consumed. Most toddlers insist on feeding themselves and generally will resist eating if a parent insists on feeding them. An individual child may react to repeated attempts at being fed by refusing to eat at all. The child does not need discipline.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
Oxygen therapy has been linked the pathogenesis of retinopathy of prematurity and is associated with the duration of oxygen use rather than the concentration of oxygen. Therefore, the nurse monitors the newborn's oxygen therapy closely. Metabolic acidosis may occur due to anaerobic metabolism used for heat production. Infection may occur for numerous reasons, but they are unrelated to oxygen therapy. Cold stress results from problems due to the preterm newborn's inadequate supply of brown fat, decreased muscle tone, and large body surface area.