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Jramos095

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A 6-year-old child is having a generalized seizure in the classroom at school. Place in order the interventions the school nurse should implement, starting with the highest-priority intervention and sequencing to the lowest-priority intervention.
 
  a. Take vital signs.
  b. Ease child to the floor.
  c. Allow child to rest.
  d. Turn child to the side.
  e. Integrate child back into the school environment.
 
   49. First priority
 
   50. Second priority
 
   51. Third priority
 
   52. Fourth priority
 
   53. Fifth priority

Question 2

A nurse should expect which cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) laboratory results on a child diagnosed with bacterial meningitis (Select all that apply)?
 
  a. Elevated white blood cell (WBC) count
  b. Decreased protein
  c. Decreased glucose
  d. Cloudy in color
  e. Increase in red blood cells (RBCs)


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Reply #1 on: Jun 28, 2018
Answer to Question 1

49. ANS: B
50. ANS: D
51. ANS: A
52. ANS: C
53. ANS: E

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, C, D
The CSF laboratory results for bacterial meningitis include elevated WBC counts, cloudy or milky in color, and decreased glucose. The protein is elevated and there should be no RBCs present. RBCs are present when the tap was traumatic.


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