An adolescent girl who has experienced menarche asks the nurse ...

[DyllonKazuo]

An adolescent girl who has experienced menarche asks the nurse how much she will grow before she reaches her full height. The nurse's best response is to explain that once menarche has occurred, maximum growth will:
 
  a. have already been achieved c. occur within 2 years
  b. rarely be more than 2 more inches d. often take a spurt of 4 or 5 inches

Question 2

When a breastfeeding baby is found to have thrush, which of the following should be done?
 
  a. Stop the breastfeeding immediately, and start on the bottle.
  b. Evaluate the mother for candidiasis of the nipple.
  c. Pump the breast, and use this milk in a bottle.
  d. Paint the baby's mouth and the mother's nipples with gentian violet.

[Harbringer]

Answer to Question 1

B

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A Incorrect. Full height is not typically achieved at the onset of menarche.
B Correct. For the female adolescent who has reached menarche, it is rare for height to increase by more than 2 inches.
C Incorrect. Full height is not typically achieved at the onset of menarche, nor will full height be achieved within 2 years.
D Incorrect. It would be uncommon for a female adolescent to experience a growth spurt of 4 or 5 inches following the onset of menarche.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A Incorrect. Finding a breastfeeding baby has thrush, the appropriate action is not to stop the breastfeeding immediately, and start on the bottle.
B Correct. Diagnosis of the breastfeeding infant with thrush also should include evaluation of the mother for candidiasis of the nipple.
C Incorrect. Finding a breastfeeding baby has thrush, the appropriate action is not to pump the breast, and use this milk in a bottle.
D Incorrect. Finding a breastfeeding baby has thrush, the appropriate action is not to paint the baby's mouth and the mother's nipples with gentian violet.

[DyllonKazuo]

Excellent

[yeungji]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it