Author Question: The nurse is planning outcomes of care for a family whose infant was born with a birth defect. Which ... (Read 39 times)

panfilo · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The nurse is planning outcomes of care for a family whose infant was born with a birth defect. Which outcome statement would be the most appropriate for this family?

A) The parents will seek information regarding the birth defect.
B) The parents will limit involvement with extended family members.
C) The mother will return to work after 6 weeks as planned before the delivery.
D) The father will learn to care for the infant so that the mother can return to work.

Question 2

A boy who has fractured his forearm is unable to extend his fingers. The nurse knows that this

a. Is normal following this type of injury
b. May indicate compartmental syndrome
c. May indicate fat embolism
d. May indicate damage to the epiphyseal plate

Ksanderson1296 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
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The family has a new member that has a birth defect. The outcome statement that would be most appropriate for the family would be for the parents to seek out information about the birth defect. The parents limiting involvement with extended family members may indicate that the family will be isolated. The father learning to care for the infant so that the mother can return to work does not take into consideration if the father is employed. The mother planning to return to work after 6 weeks as planned before the delivery does not take into consideration the newborn's health care needs.

Answer to Question 2

B
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A This is not normal and indicates neurovascular compromise of some type.
Paresthesia or numbness or loss of feeling can indicate a serious problem and
can result in paralysis.
B Swelling causes pressure to rise within the immobilizing device leading to
compartmental syndrome. Signs include severe pain, often unrelieved by
analgesics, and neurovascular impairment. It is not uncommon in the forearm, so
the inability to extend the fingers may indicate compartmental syndrome.
C The inability to extend the fingers often indicates neurovascular compromise. Fat
embolism causes respiratory distress with hypoxia and respiratory acidosis.
D This is not related to damage to the epiphyseal plate.