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xroflmao

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The nurse receives an order from the physician to collect a urine specimen from a 7-month-old infant to test for specific gravity and glucose, and to send for culture. The nurse collects the specimen by:
 
  1. Inserting a straight catheter.
  2. Squeezing urine from the wet diaper.
  3. Placing cotton balls over the urethra and squeezing urine from them after the baby urinates.
  4. Cleaning the area around the urethra and placing a pediatric urine-collector bag.

Question 2

When assessing the client with Bell's palsy, the nurse anticipates which of the following findings?
 
  1. Fine tremors of the hand; pill rolling of the fingers; and cog wheeling of extremities
  2. Unilateral facial paralysis with sagging; inability to close the eye or wrinkle the forehead
  3. Loss of memory and inability to plan, organize, and sequence; irritability
  4. Lower-extremity weakness progressing in an ascending pattern to the upper body



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Leostella20

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: The nurse cleans the area around the urethra (the penis and scrotum in the male child and the perineum in the girl) and places a pediatric urine-collector bag, allowing the nurse to collect a clean-catch urine specimen.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale: Bell's palsy is acute paralysis of the facial cranial nerve, and will manifest as unilateral facial paralysis with sagging, inability to close the eye, or a wrinkled forehead.




xroflmao

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


Joy Chen

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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