Author Question: A child with an atrial septal defect (ASD) cannot have surgery without appropriate growth. Which ... (Read 45 times)

mikaylakyoung · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A child with an atrial septal defect (ASD) cannot have surgery without appropriate growth. Which suggestion by the nurse is most appropriate to facilitate weight gain for this child?

A) Buy the child a rocking horse.
B) Sign the child up for swimming lessons.
C) Take the child to the park to play on the swings.
D) Conserve the child's energy use.

Question 2

A nurse is caring for a pregnant client who has a history of depression. When including information to decrease the client's risk for having an infant diagnosed with failure to thrive (FTT), which rationale is appropriate?

A) Women with mental illness have a decreased breast milk supply, increasing the risk of FTT.
B) Women with mental illness may be socially isolated, increasing the risk of FTT.
C) Women with mental illness take medications that pass through the breast milk, increasing the risk of FTT.
D) Women with mental illness lack the knowledge required to provide adequate nutrition, increasing the risk of FTT.

duke02 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: D

The child with a heart defect will have activity intolerance. The parents are taught to provide the child with plenty of rest and nonstrenuous activities to promote growth. A rocking horse may be too strenuous, as are swimming and playing on the swings. The key for this child is conservation of resources and energy.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B

Women with mental illness may be socially isolated, increasing the risk of FTT. The other statements are false generalizations and are not culturally competent statements.