The nurse is caring for an infant receiving tube feedings ...

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The nurse is caring for an infant receiving tube feedings exclusively. An important nursing intervention for this infant is
 
  1. keeping the mouth suctioned andfree of secretions.
  2. providing a pacifier for non-nutritivesucking.
  3. putting small amounts of formula onthe infant's lips.
  4. giving glycerin suppositories asneeded to maintain bowel function.

Question 2

While teaching a health promotion class to a group of parents of children in a Head Start class,the nurse informs the parents that the most common preventable chronic infectious disease in U.S.children is
 
  1. hepatitis A.
  2. dental decay.
  3. human immunodeficiency virus.
  4. herpes.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer:2
Rationale:It is important to maintain the infant's sucking reflex when he is not orally fed,and the non-nutritive sucking from the pacifier helps facilitate this. The other interventions are not necessary and would be irritating to the infant.

Answer to Question 2

Answer:2
Rationale:By 2 to 4 years of age,17 of U.S.children have already had dental decay,and by the age of 8,52 of children have experienced dental decay, making this the most common preventable chronic infectious disease in U.S. children.

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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