Author Question: The caregiver of a 17-year-old boy reports that her normally active son has a temperature of 101 ... (Read 29 times)

crobinson2013 · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

The caregiver of a 17-year-old boy reports that her normally active son has a temperature of 101 Fahrenheit, a sore throat, a headache, and seems completely exhausted. He has just had a nosebleed.

The care provider sees the child and a diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis is made. The treatment most likely to be recommended for this child would include:
A) admission to the hospital for about 7 days.
B) a 10-day course of antibiotics.
C) a high-protein, high-fiber, low-fat diet.
D) increased fluids, bed rest, analgesics.

Question 2

The nurse has gathered the following data on four different children. Which of the following children will likely be further assessed and tested for autism?

A) A 16 month old who spends 30 minutes moving empty plastic bottles in and out of a container
B) An 18 month old who enjoys spinning until she falls then announces, Me fall
C) A 14 month old whose reaction to his caregiver leaving him is to calmly repeat the statement, Bye-bye, Will. Bye-bye, Will.
D) A 20 month old who frequently walks on tiptoe and smiles at her caregiver when the caregiver looks at the child