When caring for an infant who is hospitalized with Haemophilus influenzae meningitis, an important nursing intervention for the child would be for the nurse to:
A) restrain the child before and during a seizure.
B) place the child in a side-lying position and keep position using pillows.
C) monitor intake and output and increase fluid intake every 4 hours.
D) check the child's neurologic status every 2 hours.
Question 2
The nurse is weighing and measuring a term newborn. Which of the following findings would cause the nurse to conclude that the baby is suffering from asymmetric intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)? The baby:
A) looks wasted and has poor skin turgor.
B) is pale with loose, dry skin.
C) has cracked and leathery skin.
D) has very thin skin and has multiple visible veins.
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