Author Question: The physician has ordered a complete blood count for a 6-year-old child. When the nurse enters the ... (Read 24 times)

aabwk4 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

The physician has ordered a complete blood count for a 6-year-old child. When the nurse enters the room, she finds the child sobbing uncontrollably. His mother tells him to shut up and act your age. How should the nurse proceed?

a. Request that the mother leave the room immediately.
b. Request the help of a coworker to hold the child down.
c. Inform the child that this won't hurt a bit.
d. Calmly approach the child and tell him what is going to happen.

Question 2

The nurse assesses that her patient's intravenous solution has infiltrated into the tissues. What action should she take first?

a. Aspirate, then inject 0.5 mL normal saline.
b. Restart the IV line in a different vein.
c. Stop the infusion immediately.
d. Notify the primary care provider.