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ap345 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The nurse is working with a child who has a diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and is taking a stimulant medication. The child has lost weight and is short for his age group.

The nurse will talk with the parents about this weight loss and the lag in growth attainment. The nurse will most likely explain this to the parents in which of the following ways? a. The weight loss and growth lag are due to the energy that a hyperactive child burns, and this will eventually be corrected by the stimulant.
b. Children on stimulants often lose weight and have a lag in growth, so we need to talk with the pediatrician about how to minimize these side effects.
c. The child is at an age there weight loss is normal, and the child may soon have a growth spurt.
d. Some children are just slender and short for their age group and this may be a genetically caused phenomenon.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the term vertical transmission?

a. oral intake of germs that go through the body and are secreted rectally
b. when the person contracts the disease or infection while awake and standing
c. droplet infection that drops downward into the respiratory tract
d. the process of transmitting a disease from one generation to another

Jordin Calloway · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B

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A Incorrect: This is an incorrect statement.
B Correct: Growth rate may be decreased, and weight loss is common during the first few months of treatment because of appetite suppression. Talking with the pediatrician about how to minimize these side effects is appropriate; however, appetite may return to normal with long-term use.
C Incorrect: Since the age of the child is unknown, this may not be a true statement.
D Incorrect: Although this statement is true, the weight loss and lag in growth is due to appetite suppression of stimulants.

Answer to Question 2

D

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A Incorrect. Vertical transmission is not best described as the oral intake of germs that go through the body and are secreted rectally.
B Incorrect. Vertical transmission is not best described as when the person contracts the disease or infection while awake and standing.
C Incorrect. Vertical transmission is best described as a droplet infection that drops downward into the respiratory tract.
D Correct. Vertical transmission is best described as the process of transmitting a disease from one generation to another.