A nurse is caring for four clients in the hospital. Which client ...

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A nurse is caring for four clients in the hospital. Which client should the nurse refer for play therapy?
 
  1. An adolescent with asthma
  2. A preschool child hospitalized with injuries sustained in a traumatic motor vehicle accident
  3. A school-age child having an appendectomy
  4. An infant with sepsis

Question 2

While assessing the newborn, the nurse should be aware that the average expected apical pulse range of a full-term, quiet, alert newborn is:
 
  a. 80 to 100 beats/min.
  b. 100 to 120 beats/min.
  c. 120 to 140 beats/min.
  d. 150 to 180 beats/min.

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Answer to Question 1

2
Rationale:
1. The adolescent with asthma does not have as great a need for play therapy as does the pre-school-age child surviving a car accident.
2. Play therapy often is used with preschool- and school-age children who are experiencing anxi-ety, stress, and other specific nonpsychotic mental disorders. In this case, the child who experi-enced a traumatic motor vehicle accident should be referred for play therapy.
3. The school-age child having an appendectomy does not have as great a need for play therapy as does the preschool-age child surviving a car accident.
4. The infant with sepsis does not have as great a need for play therapy as does the preschool-age child surviving a car accident.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A The newborn's heart rate may be about 85 to 100 beats/min while sleeping.
B The infant's heart rate typically is a bit higher when alert but quiet.
C The average infant heart rate while awake is 120 to 140 beats/min.
D A heart rate of 150 to 180 beats/min is typical when the infant cries.