The nurse is caring for a child with a decubiti on the buttocks. ...

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The nurse is caring for a child with a decubiti on the buttocks. The nurse notes that the dressing covering the decubiti is loose. What action should the nurse implement?
 
  a. Retape the dressing.
  b. Remove the dressing.
  c. Change the dressing.
  d. Reinforce the dressing.

Question 2

The clinic nurse is assessing a child with a heavy ascariasis lumbricoides (common roundworm) infection. Which assessment findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Anemia
  b. Anorexia
  c. Irritability
  d. Intestinal colic
  e. Enlarged abdomen

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Dressings should always be changed when they are loose or soiled. They should be changed more frequently in areas where contamination is likely (e.g., sacral area, buttocks, tracheal area). The dressing should not be retaped, removed, or reinforced.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B, C, D, E
The assessment findings in a heavy ascariasis lumbricoides infection include anorexia, irritability, intestinal colic, and an enlarged abdomen. Anemia is seen in hookworm infections but not ascariasis.