Answer to Question 1
3
Rationale:
1. Appendicitis is not associated with bloody stools, and usually not with diarrhea.
2. The teen with Crohn's disease might have abdominal pain and diarrhea, but stools usually do not have blood in them.
3. Diarrhea and bloody stools are typical symptoms of UC.
4. Necrotizing enterocolitis is usually seen in premature infants, and not generally in an adolescent patient.
Answer to Question 2
3
Rationale:
1. Because meningitis is contagious, this infant should be placed on isolation, and not placed in a semi-private room.
2. A child with neutropenia is susceptible to viral illness, and should not be placed in a room with a child who has gastroenteritis.
3. Gastroenteritis can be viral or bacterial, and can be infectious. It is best to cohort children with this infectious process. Good handwashing is essential to prevent the spread.
4. A child recovering from an appendectomy should not be placed with another child with an infectious process.
Nursing Process: Implementation
Client Need: Safe, Effective Care Environment
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The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
Mechanisms of pain at the nociceptor level
Deliver abdominal thrusts to the supine unconscious patient.
Common Types of Neuropathic Pain
Various sites of referred pain.