The nurse is measuring the height of Tonya, age 13, who has just started menstruating. At age 9, Tonya was 56 inches tall. If Tonya is following a normal pattern of growth, the nurse would expect Tonya to now be approximately how tall?
A) 58 inches tall
B) 62 inches tall
C) 68 inches tall
D) 76 inches tall
Question 2
The caregivers of a dying 9-year-old boy are in his hospital room. Death is near and the child has drifted in and out of consciousness for several days.
The caregivers are at two different stages of anticipatory grief and are arguing in whispers in the room. The best response in this situation would be for the nurse to:
A) recognize that their differences are normal and leave them to their argument.
B) interrupt their conversation, acknowledge that their feelings are valid, and let them know that the child can hear them and might be upset by their discord.
C) interrupt their conversation, acknowledge that their feelings are valid, and ask them to leave the room.
D) call a chaplain to come and speak with them.
The nurse is using Standard Precautions to draw blood.
Nurse examining and measuring hematuria sample from client with a UTI
Measuring Pediatric Vital Signs
a) Appropriate chair height b) Chair is too low c) Chair is too high
Measuring Pressure: Mercury Barometers
Measuring Blood Pressure