The camp nurse is caring for a child who was bitten on the leg by a dangerous spider. What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to do with this child?
A) Administer pain medication
B) Apply ice to the affected area
C) Splint the leg
D) Briskly scrub the site
Question 2
The nurse is presenting information on atopic dermatitis to a group of nursing students. Which student statement is most accurate related to atopic dermatitis?
A) My sister never gives her 6-month-old eggs because her other kids have all had this disorder.
B) This disorder is usually first recognized by red skin on the child's back.
C) When children are diagnosed, if they aren't up to date with all of their immunizations they need to get them right away.
D) Children with this disorder sleep a lot; sometimes you even have to wake them to feed them.
Goblin spider Australoonops granulatus
Spider preserved in amber
A nurse administers an intermittent bolus feeding.
Child development varies and is hard to predict
Nurse opens sterile package
Nurse palpating the patient's brachial artery