A child is hospitalized with a serious bacterial infection. Which ...

[wenmo]

A child is hospitalized with a serious bacterial infection. Which assessment finding indicates that the goals for a priority nursing diagnosis have been met?
 
  A.
  Intact skin integrity
  B.
  Normal temperature
  C.
  Stable weight
  D.
  Urine output of 1 mL/kg/hour

Question 2

A nurse is assessing a 7-year-old who has white patches inside his mouth. Which question by the nurse would be most helpful to ask?
 
  A.
  Do you have asthma?
  B.
  Do you drink milk?
  C.
  How much soda do you drink?
  D.
  When you do brush your teeth?

[Cheesycrackers]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
This urine output is normal, demonstrating that the goals for the diagnosis of risk for fluid volume deficit have been met. The other outcomes are demonstrative of met goals, but do not take priority over a possible fluid volume deficit.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
This child's complaint sounds like oral thrush. Often seen in infants, it can also be caused by inhaler use in children with asthma. The other questions are not related.

[wenmo]

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