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bobypop

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When communicating with a 5-year-old child, the nurse should:
 
  a. use two-word sentences and colored pictures.
  b. rely on short three-word sentences.
  c. use descriptive words with hand gestures.
  d. speak in no more than six-word sentences.

Question 2

When assessing a neonate, the pediatric nurse should alert the head nurse or physician about which assessment finding?
 
  a. Crossed eyes
  b. A tuft of hair on the sacrum
  c. Purposeless movement of the arms
  d. Blue tint to the soles of the feet



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Answer to Question 1

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When conversing with children, the nurse should use sentences with the number of words being equal to their age plus 1 . A 5-year-old can follow a six-word sentence.

Answer to Question 2

B
The tuft of hair along the spine is an indicator for spina bifida occulta. All other options are normal in the newborn.





 

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