A child with acute renal failure will have the diagnosis ...

[fahad]

A child with acute renal failure will have the diagnosis reclassified to chronic renal failure then which of the following conditions is met?
 
  a. There is renal scarring, and the condition is not responding to vigorous treatment for 2 weeks.
  b. About 50 of the renal function remains, and the condition has lasted several months or more.
  c. The condition has not responded to three courses of medication.
  d. There is no commonly used set of conditions, and this is a medical judgment.

Question 2

Since the school nurse may not always be present in the school, the nurse develops Individual Health Plans (IHPs). These plans are best described as:
 
  a. plans written by the caregivers as to what to do in an emergency, such as how to reach the health care practitioner and the caregivers and what can and cannot be done for the child
  b. protocols for what needs to be done for each of several types of emergencies for any child
  c. documents of health history, assessment, medications, equipment, possible problems, interventions, and emergency plan for each child with a health problem
  d. written orders from health care practitioners on each child with a health problem

[kbennett34]

Answer to Question 1

B

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A Incorrect. Acute renal failure is reclassified to chronic renal failure then 50 of renal function remains and has persisted for several months, not then there is renal scarring, or the condition is not responding to vigorous treatment for 2 weeks.
B Correct. Chronic renal failure is a progressive disease. The damage that is done to the renal system in some cases is irreversible. This condition is considered chronic then approximately 50 of the renal function remains and the condition has lasted for at least several months.
C Incorrect. Acute renal failure is reclassified to chronic renal failure then 50 of renal function remains and has persisted for several months, not then the condition has not responded to three courses of medication.
D Incorrect. Acute renal failure is reclassified to chronic renal failure then 50 of renal function remains and has persisted for several months, not then there is no commonly used set of conditions, and this is a medical judgment.

Answer to Question 2

C

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A Incorrect. Individual Health Plans (IHPs) are to the school nurse what a nursing care plan is to a hospital nurse, written by the nurse for individual students.
B Incorrect. Individual Health Plans (IHPs) are to the school nurse what a nursing care plan is to a hospital nurse, written by the nurse for individual students. They are not protocols for what needs to be done for each of several types of emergencies for any child. This is the Individual Emergency Plan (IEMP) which is developed from the IHP.
C Correct. Individual Health Plans (IHPs) are documents, based upon the nurse's assessment of the child, that outline the special needs, goals, interventions, and outcomes necessary to improve or maintain the health of the child and allow him or her to remain in school.
D Incorrect. Individual Health Plans (IHPs) are to the school nurse what a nursing care plan is to a hospital nurse, written by the nurse for individual students.