Author Question: As a nurse you must explore your beliefs about medication for infants and children because research ... (Read 59 times)

leo leo · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

As a nurse you must explore your beliefs about medication for infants and children because research has shown which of the following?

a. Nurses are likely to over-medicate and undermedicate children under their care.
b. Nurses tend to believe that medication will harm children more than help them.
c. It takes a lot of exploration of beliefs before a nurse can be consistent in the administration of pain medication regardless of race, gender, religion, or social status.
d. Educational level, personal pain experience, and number of years in practice influence the nurse in the decision to medicate or not medicate a child in pain.

Question 2

The nurse cautions that if thrush is untreated it can cause:

a. Hemorrhagic diarrhea
b. Painful diaper rash
c. Temperature elevation
d. Ulceration of the oral mucosa

leahm14 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D

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A Incorrect: Nurses are not thought to typically overmedicate and undermedicate children.
B Incorrect: It is not indicated that nurses believe that medications will harm children more than help them.
C Incorrect: The administration of pain medication is not thought to be dependent upon the exploration of the nurse's beliefs before consistency is reached in the medicating of clients regardless of race, gender, religion, or social status. However, such factors may contribute to the client's request for pain management.
D Correct: For the nurse, research suggests that the educational level, personal pain experience, and number of years in practice play a role in the decision to medicate or not medicate a child for pain.

Answer to Question 2

B
If untreated, thrush can advance along the mucous membranes into the gastrointestinal tract and cause inflammation of the esophagus and stomach and develop into a severe diaper rash.