Author Question: The nurse is providing teaching on how to administer nasal drops. Which of the following responses ... (Read 93 times)

jho37 · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

The nurse is providing teaching on how to administer nasal drops. Which of the following responses by the parents indicates a need for further teaching?

A) We need to be careful not to stimulate a sneeze..
B) She needs to remain still for at least 10 minutes after administration..
C) Our daughter should lie on her back with her head hyperextended..
D) We must not let the dropper make contact with the nasal membranes..

Question 2

The nursing is planning care for a child recovering from neck surgery for rhabdomyosarcoma. Which outcome suggests the best long-term prognosis for this patient?

A) The child tolerates chemotherapy to treat the tumor and on the neck and lungs.
B) The child tolerates radiation for neck tumor and tumor found in the colon and liver.
C) The child tolerates chemotherapy provided after complete removal of the neck tumor.
D) The child tolerates chemotherapy every 4 weeks for 24 months to eradicate inoperable tumor.

steff9894 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Once the drops are instilled, the child should remain in hyperextension for at least 1 minute to ensure the drops have come in contact with the nasal membranes. Ten minutes would be excessive. The other statements are correct.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
A child's prognosis depends on the size of the tumor and whether metastasis was present at the time of initial diagnosis. If the entire tumor was removed and no lymph node metastasis has occurred, the chances are as high as 80 that the tumor will not recur. If some of the tumor had to be left because of its size or location, the chance of recurrence rises to about 50. If metastasis to the lungs or bone was present at the time of the initial diagnosis, the prognosis drops to about 20 of children with long-term survival.