The pediatric nurse beginning the morning shift learns during report that an infant may have a heart murmur. Where on the infant's chest will the nurse auscultate for heart sounds?
A) At the second and fifth right and left intercostal spaces and apex area
B) At the first and fourth right and left intercostal spaces, axillae, and apex areas
C) At the third and fourth right and left intercostal spaces, apex, and clavicular areas
D) At the second and fourth right and left intercostal spaces, apex, and axillae areas
Question 2
A 6-month-old girl is diagnosed as having atopic dermatitis. When interviewing her parents, they describe the following care measures. Which one would lead you to think more health teaching is needed?
A) The mother gives her a daily bath without using soap.
B) After a bath, the mother applies Eucerin cream.
C) To aid healing, the father applies hydrocortisone cream to the lesions.
D) To dry lesions, the father applies alcohol to lesions daily.
Nurse-patient interaction; nonverbal communication
When using an interpreter, the nurse should pose questions directly to the patient, not the interpre
Heart Flow
Perform Infant Rescue Breathing
listen to your brain not your heart
Anatomic and Physiologic Considerations with Infant and Child Patients