A parent asks the nurse why her children get fewer ear infections ...

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A parent asks the nurse why her children get fewer ear infections as they grow older. The nurse's answer would be based on knowledge that, as compared with older children and adults, the in-fant's eustachian tube is proportionately:
 
  1. Shorter, wider, and more horizontal.
  2. Shorter, narrower, and more horizontal.
  3. Shorter, narrower, and more diagonal.
  4. Shorter, wider, and more diagonal.

Question 2

The prevalence of obesity in the United States has risen dramatically in both adults and children. The increase in the number of overweight children is addressed in Healthy People 2020 .
 
  Strategies designed to approach this issue include (select all that apply) a. Decreased calcium and iron intake
  b. Increased fiber and whole grain intake
  c. Decreased use of sugar and sodium
  d. Increase fruit and vegetable intake
  e. Decrease the use of solid fats

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale:
1. The eustachian tube is shorter, wider, and more horizontal in infants than in older children or adults, allowing bacteria to enter during yawning or sucking.
2. The eustachian tube is shorter, wider, and more horizontal in infants than in older children or adults, allowing bacteria to enter during yawning or sucking.
3. The eustachian tube is shorter, wider, and more horizontal in infants than in older children or adults, allowing bacteria to enter during yawning or sucking.
4. The eustachian tube is shorter, wider, and more horizontal in infants than in older children or adults, allowing bacteria to enter during yawning or sucking.
Nursing Process: Implementation
Category of Client Need: Physiological Integrity

Answer to Question 2

B, C, D, E
Feedback
Correct Along with these recommendations, children at risk for being overweight
should be screened beginning at age 2 years. Children with a family
history of dyslipidemia or early cardiovascular disease development,
children whose body mass index percentile exceeds the definition for
overweight, and children who have high blood pressure should have a
fasting lipid screen.
Incorrect The nurse should instruct parents that calcium and iron intake should be
increased as part of this strategy.