A mother is awaiting the delivery of her baby. She expresses ...

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A mother is awaiting the delivery of her baby. She expresses concern about the safety of her baby. She wants to know what procedures will take place to maintain identification of her baby. You explain that:
 
  a. Identification will be placed on the baby after the baby reaches the nursery
  b. Identification will be placed on the mother now, and she places the identification on the baby after she recovers from delivery
  c. Identification will be placed on both the mother and the baby while still in the delivery room
  d. Identification will be placed on the mother in the delivery room, and the father will place the identification on the baby while the mother recovers

Question 2

The nurse is working with a parent whose child had a perforation of the appendix. The nurse shares with the parents why appendicitis frequently progresses to perforation in children by saying:
 
  a. The appendix is usually near the perforation state by the time children will say anything for fear they have done something wrong.
  b. Young children have a thinner appendiceal wall than adults, so they progress to perforation much quicker than adults.
  c. Children tolerate pain much better than adults, so they are in a lot of pain by the time they tell caregivers.
  d. The appendix in children is smaller and therefore much easier to rupture.

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Answer to Question 1

C
Every effort is made to ensure the safety and identity of the baby. The identification is placed on the mother and the baby before they leave the delivery room. There is not sufficient information to determine that the father is participating in the birth.

Answer to Question 2

B

Feedback
A Incorrect. This statement is an incorrect rationale for why appendicitis frequently progresses to perforation in children.
B Correct. Appendicitis frequently progresses to perforation in children because they have a thinner appendiceal wall than adults, so progress from inflammation to perforation is more rapid than in adults.
C Incorrect. This is a false statement because children feel pain similarly to adults.
D Incorrect. Although the appendix may be smaller in a child, this is not the rationale for why appendicitis frequently progresses to perforation.