Over the course of an eight-hour shift caring for a child
recovering from ventriculoatrial shunt placement, the nurse notes that the child's cry has become increasingly shrill and the child has projectile vomiting. For which reason should the nurse immediately notify the health care provider?
A) Infection at the surgical site
B) Rejection of the shunt
C) A sudden increase in pain
D) Increased intracranial pressure
Question 2
Before their infant is admitted for cleft palate surgery, in an effort to help the infant adjust after surgery, what should encourage the parents to do?
A) Feed the infant with a drinking straw
B) Feed the infant with a rubber-covered spoon
C) Train the infant to drink from a glass or cup
D) Let the infant become accustomed to being in elbow restraints
Child racing at the Naadam festival
Photograph of a child with a cochlear implant. This device sends electrical impulses directly to the
This young child is pulling at the ear and acting fussy, two important signs of otitis media.
U.S. Subsurface Coal Mining: Output, Price, and Output per Worker-Hour, 1949–1994
The horizontal phase shift of the resultant graph is
A karyotype shows this child has three copies of chromosome 21.