Author Question: When caring for an infant who is hospitalized with Haemophilus influenzae meningitis, an important ... (Read 53 times)

CBme · **on:** Jun 28, 2018

When caring for an infant who is hospitalized with Haemophilus influenzae meningitis, an important nursing intervention for the child would be for the nurse to:

A) restrain the child before and during a seizure.
B) place the child in a side-lying position and keep position using pillows.
C) monitor intake and output and increase fluid intake every 4 hours.
D) check the child's neurologic status every 2 hours.

Question 2

The nurse is weighing and measuring a term newborn. Which of the following findings would cause the nurse to conclude that the baby is suffering from asymmetric intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR)? The baby:

A) looks wasted and has poor skin turgor.
B) is pale with loose, dry skin.
C) has cracked and leathery skin.
D) has very thin skin and has multiple visible veins.