The nurse responds to a mother who is crying and saying, There's ...

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The nurse responds to a mother who is crying and saying, There's something wrong with my baby. There's blood in the diaper. The nurse looks at the diaper and sees a small drop of blood in the diaper, and notes some on the infant's vagina.
 
  The nurse's best response is: 1. I will take the baby to the nursery and call the pediatrician.
  2. This is a normal occurrence called pseudomenstruation caused by the loss of maternal hormones.
  3. Did you scratch the baby when you changed her diaper?
  4. I will need to take the baby to the nursery and notify Social Services.

Question 2

The nurse caring for a client with low hemoglobin secondary to iron deficiency anticipates the client will report which of the following?
 
  1. Fatigue
  2. Confusion
  3. Lack of appetite
  4. Diarrhea

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Answer to Question 1

2
Rationale: Pseudomenstruation is a normal occurrence that results from the withdrawal of the mother's hormones, and can be a onetime occurrence or could last for a few days.

Answer to Question 2

1
Rationale: Clients with iron-deficiency anemia often report fatigue as the result of inadequate levels of hemoglobin needed to transport oxygen to the tissues. The other symptoms are not associated with iron-deficiency anemia.

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Gracias!

[atrochim]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it