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lbcchick

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on: Jun 27, 2018
The nurse caring for a post-surgical child who had a repair of a cleft lip will clean the suture line by:
 
  a. Gently washing the sutures with soap and warm water
  b. Carefully removing the crusty exudate with a moist cotton-tipped applicator
  c. Applying a dilute solution of hydrogen peroxide and blotting with a cotton ball
  d. Rinsing with sterile saline and blotting dry with a gauze pad

Question 2

Which of the following terms is preferred then referring to a child who has diabetes?
 
  a. that kid c. the child with diabetes
  b. the diabetic kid d. the cute diabetic child


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Reply #1 on: Jun 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D
The suture line of a cleft lip repair should be cleaned using sterile saline to loosen the crusts and blotting dry with a gauze pad.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A Incorrect. The term that kid should not be used because it minimizes the dignity of children.
B Incorrect. The term the diabetic kid should not be used. This term identifies the child by the disease, diabetes. As stated in A the term kid is inappropriate.
C Correct. The term the child with diabetes is preferred then referring to a child who has diabetes. This term emphasizes that he is a child with a health problem. Any other term labels or stereotypes the child and can have detrimental effects.
D Incorrect. The cute diabetic child is inappropriate because it identifies the child by the disease.


lbcchick

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Reply 2 on: Jun 27, 2018
:D TYSM

bdobbins

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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