While being comforted in the emergency department, the ...

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While being comforted in the emergency department, the six-year-old sibling of a pediatric trauma victim blurts out to the nurse, It's all my fault When we were fighting yesterday, I told him I wished he was dead The nurse, realizing that th
 
  child is experiencing magical thinking, should respond by: 1. Asking the child if he would like to sit down and drink some water.
  2. Sitting the child down in an empty room with markers and paper so that he can draw a picture.
  3. Reassuring the child that it is normal to get angry and say things that we do not mean, but that we have no control over whether an accident happens.
  4. Calmly discussing the catheters, tubes, and equipment that the patient requires, and explaining to the sibling why the patient needs them.

Question 2

A child diagnosed with congestive heart failure is started on digoxin (Lanoxin) and spironolactone (Aldactone).
 
  The mother questions why the child was placed on spironolactone (Aldactone) instead of furosemide (Lasix), which her elderly grandmother uses. The nurse explains that spironolactone (Aldactone) is a diuretic that: 1. Produces rapid diuresis.
  2. Blocks reabsorption of sodium and water in renal tubules.
  3. Spares potassium.
  4. Promotes vascular relaxation.

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Ignoring the child's outburst will not help the child understand it really was not his fault.
Rationale 2: Asking the child to draw a picture might be appropriate later, but the nurse first needs to make sure the child knows the trauma did not occur because of anything he said.
Rationale 3: Magical thinking is the belief that events occur because of one's thoughts or actions, and the most therapeutic way to respond to this is to correct any misconceptions that the child might have and reassure him that he is not to blame for any accident or illness.
Rationale 4: Addressing the sibling's needs and equipment reinforces the child's magical thinking that the trauma was his fault.
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Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: Furosemide (Lasix) produces rapid diuresis and blocks reabsorption of sodium and water in renal tubules.
Rationale 2: Furosemide (Lasix) produces rapid diuresis and blocks reabsorption of sodium and water in renal tubules.
Rationale 3: Spironolactone (Aldactone) is a maintenance diuretic that is potassium-sparing. Hypokalemia would increase the risk of lanoxin toxicity.
Rationale 4: ACE inhibitors promote vascular relaxation.
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