Question

While on the delivery table, a primipara tells the nurse that she wishes to breastfeed her infant. To assist the new mother with her goal, which intervention is best for the nurse to implement?

Answer 1

Correct Answers:

Assist the mother to elicit a rooting reflex in the infant.

Rationale :

⏩ The rooting reflex helps a newborn locate the breast and is an important first step in establishing effective breastfeeding.

⏩ The nurse can assist the mother by gently touching the infant's cheek or lip near the nipple, causing the infant to turn toward the stimulus and open the mouth.

⏩ A wide-open mouth promotes a deep latch, allowing the infant to take in the nipple and an adequate portion of the areola.

⏩ Early assistance with positioning and latch supports successful initiation of breastfeeding and helps stimulate maternal oxytocin and prolactin release.

⏩ Breastfeeding should ideally begin as soon as the stable newborn demonstrates feeding cues, making assistance with the rooting response the best intervention among these choices.

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Answer 2

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Oral mucosa
Volume of verbal responses
Temperature
Respiratory rate

Rationale :

Oral mucosa

✅ The child's dry, sticky oral mucous membranes and dry, chapped lips are important signs of inadequate hydration.

✅ The history supports this concern because the mother reports that the child struggles to drink regularly and has a decreased appetite during a prolonged febrile illness.

✅ Fever increases insensible fluid losses, which can further contribute to dehydration in a pediatric client.

✅ The nurse should assess additional hydration indicators such as urine output, capillary refill, skin turgor, tear production, and recent fluid intake.

✅ Pediatric clients can deteriorate from fluid deficit relatively quickly, making evidence of dehydration an immediate follow-up priority.

Volume of verbal responses

✅ The child does not consistently answer unless the speaker is facing her and speaks unusually loudly, which suggests decreased hearing acuity.

✅ Her own voice sounding like yelling can also occur when a child cannot adequately hear and regulate the volume of her speech.

✅ The finding is especially concerning because she has recurrent ear infections, multiple previous tympanostomy tubes, significant ear pain, and current purulent ear drainage.

✅ Middle-ear infection, fluid accumulation, or tympanic membrane involvement can cause temporary conductive hearing loss, while recurrent disease can place hearing at greater risk.

✅ The nurse should therefore promptly follow up with assessment of hearing and the affected ear, particularly given the child's extensive otologic history.

Temperature

✅ A temperature of 102.5°F (39.2°C) represents a significant fever in this 6-year-old child.

✅ The fever developed after approximately 10 days of respiratory symptoms and accompanies thick purulent ear and nasal drainage, raising concern for a secondary bacterial infection.

✅ Fever also increases metabolic demands and fluid losses, which is particularly concerning because the child already demonstrates signs of dehydration.

✅ The child's lethargy, severe ear pain rated 8/10, and persistent illness make the elevated temperature clinically significant rather than an isolated finding.

✅ Further evaluation and treatment of the underlying infection, hydration status, and response to antipyretic therapy are therefore necessary.

Respiratory rate

✅ A respiratory rate of 14 breaths/minute is low for a 6-year-old child and should be reassessed promptly.

✅ School-age children normally have a faster respiratory rate than most adults, making this measurement potentially indicative of bradypnea.

✅ The concern is heightened because the child appears lethargic and has an ongoing productive respiratory illness.

✅ An oxygen saturation of 97% is reassuring, but a normal oxygen saturation does not eliminate the need to investigate an abnormally slow respiratory rate.

✅ The nurse should repeat the respiratory assessment and evaluate depth, effort, breath sounds, mental status, and signs of respiratory deterioration.

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Answer 3

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Unaware of hearing difficulty [ slight ]
Responds to loud voices [ profound hearing impairment. ]
Has challenges in school [ slight ]
Has difficulty hearing others in a group setting [ moderately severe ]
No Speech defects [ slight ]

Rationale :

Slight Hearing Impairment: Unaware of hearing difficulty

⏩ Children with slight hearing impairment can still hear much ordinary conversational speech, particularly in favorable listening environments.

⏩ Because only faint or distant sounds may be missed, the child can remain unaware that hearing is impaired.

⏩ Parents and teachers may notice subtle behaviors before the child recognizes a problem independently.

⏩ Background noise, distance from the speaker, and soft speech can make the impairment more apparent.

⏩ Being unaware of the hearing difficulty is therefore characteristic of slight hearing impairment.

Profound Hearing Impairment: Responds to loud voices

⏩ In profound hearing impairment, ordinary conversational speech is generally not audible or understandable.

⏩ The child may detect only very loud speech or environmental sounds, depending on the amount of residual hearing.

⏩ Responses may occur when voices are extremely loud even though normal speech cannot be followed.

⏩ Profound hearing loss substantially affects speech perception and often requires intensive hearing and communication interventions.

⏩ Among the categories provided in this question, responding to loud voices best corresponds with profound hearing impairment.

Slight Hearing Impairment: Has challenges in school

⏩ Slight hearing impairment can cause children to miss soft speech sounds, distant instructions, or portions of classroom discussion.

⏩ A child can still achieve academically but may experience subtle school difficulties, particularly in a noisy classroom.

⏩ Missing parts of verbal instructions can appear as inattentiveness, misunderstanding, or inconsistent classroom performance.

⏩ These children may compensate well enough that their hearing problem remains undetected without screening.

⏩ School challenges despite otherwise functional hearing are therefore characteristic of slight hearing impairment.

Moderately Severe Hearing Impairment: Has difficulty hearing others in a group setting

⏩ Moderately severe hearing impairment substantially reduces the child's ability to understand normal conversational speech.

⏩ Children may hear raised or loud speech in quiet surroundings but have great difficulty when background noise is present.

⏩ Group and classroom discussions are especially challenging because several voices, distance, and environmental noise interfere with speech perception.

⏩ Hearing-assistive technology and educational accommodations are commonly needed to improve communication and learning.

⏩ Difficulty hearing others in group settings is therefore a characteristic manifestation of moderately severe hearing impairment.

Slight Hearing Impairment: No speech defects

⏩ Children with slight hearing impairment generally retain enough auditory input to develop understandable speech normally.

⏩ Normal conversational speech remains largely accessible, particularly in quiet settings.

⏩ The child may miss faint sounds without experiencing enough auditory deprivation to produce obvious speech abnormalities.

⏩ This distinguishes slight hearing impairment from more severe childhood hearing losses, which can interfere with speech and language development.

⏩ No speech defects is therefore consistent with slight hearing impairment.

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Answer 4

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Blank 1 Correct Option: Conductive
Blank 2 Correct Option: Loudness

Rationale :

✅ Conductive hearing loss occurs when sound transmission through the external or middle ear is impaired before sound reaches the inner ear.

✅ Otitis media with effusion places fluid behind the tympanic membrane, which interferes with normal vibration of the tympanic membrane and movement of the ossicles.

✅ A perforated tympanic membrane can further reduce the efficiency with which sound vibrations are transmitted through the middle ear.

✅ Conductive hearing loss primarily makes sounds seem quieter or less loud, while the auditory nerve and brain's ability to interpret sound remain relatively intact.

✅ The child's need to have speakers face her and her unusually loud speaking voice are consistent with reduced sound transmission and decreased perceived loudness.

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Answer 5

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Attract attention before speaking [ Indicated ]
Use exaggerated lip and facial movements [ Not Indicated ]
Look the child in the eyes [ Indicated ]
Speak in short sentences [ Indicated ]
Kneel to be at eye level to the child [ Indicated ]
Increase volume of speech [ Indicated ]

Rationale :

INDICATED

Attract attention before speaking

*️⃣ Obtaining the child's attention before beginning to speak helps ensure that she is prepared to receive the message and can focus on the speaker.

*️⃣ The child has already demonstrated difficulty responding when a person is not facing her, supporting the need to gain her visual attention first.

*️⃣ A gentle touch, calling her name, or moving into her visual field can help establish attention before instructions are given.

*️⃣ This approach allows the child to combine auditory information with visual cues, which improves communication when hearing is impaired.

*️⃣ Gaining attention before speaking reduces missed information and supports safer, more effective communication about the plan of care.

Look the child in the eyes

*️⃣ Maintaining eye contact allows the child to see the nurse's face and observe natural lip and facial movements while listening.

*️⃣ Visual cues can supplement decreased auditory input caused by the child's conductive hearing loss.

*️⃣ Facing the child is particularly important because the assessment already showed that she sometimes fails to respond when the speaker is not facing her.

*️⃣ Eye contact also helps maintain the child's attention and allows the nurse to observe signs of confusion or misunderstanding.

*️⃣ Direct face-to-face communication therefore promotes both effective hearing and accurate understanding of the nurse's instructions.

Speak in short sentences

*️⃣ Using short, clear sentences reduces the amount of auditory information the child must process at one time.

*️⃣ Hearing impairment can cause portions of longer statements to be missed, particularly when multiple ideas are presented together.

*️⃣ Brief statements allow the nurse to pause and determine whether the child understood each important message.

*️⃣ Simple language is also developmentally appropriate for a 6-year-old child and makes complex health information easier to understand.

*️⃣ The nurse can reinforce important instructions by asking the child to repeat or demonstrate what she understood.

Kneel to be at eye level with the child

*️⃣ Kneeling places the nurse directly within the child's visual field, allowing her to see the nurse's face while listening.

*️⃣ Eye-level positioning supports the use of natural lip movements, facial expressions, and other visual communication cues.

*️⃣ This position is especially beneficial because the child's assessment suggests that she relies partly on visual cues to compensate for decreased hearing.

*️⃣ Being at eye level can also make communication less intimidating and encourage the child to participate in the conversation.

*️⃣ Face-to-face positioning therefore enhances both communication effectiveness and therapeutic interaction.

Increase volume of speech

*️⃣ Conductive hearing loss primarily causes sounds to seem softer or less loud because sound transmission through the outer or middle ear is impaired.

*️⃣ Speaking somewhat louder can increase the intensity of sound reaching the functioning inner ear and improve the child's ability to hear.

*️⃣ The child's own unusually loud voice and difficulty responding to speakers who are not facing her support the presence of reduced sound perception.

*️⃣ The nurse should increase volume enough to improve hearing while avoiding shouting, which can distort speech and create unnecessary anxiety.

*️⃣ Clear speech at a moderately increased volume, combined with face-to-face communication, is appropriate for this child's conductive hearing deficit.

NOT INDICATED

Use exaggerated lip and facial movements

*️⃣ Exaggerated mouth or facial movements can distort normal speech patterns and make visual cues more difficult rather than easier to understand.

*️⃣ The nurse should speak naturally, clearly, and at a slightly increased volume while maintaining normal facial movements.

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Answer 6

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Blank 1 Correct Option: mouth
Blank 2 Correct Option: writing

Rationale :

Mouth

💠 Watching the speaker's mouth and natural lip movements provides important visual information when a child has difficulty hearing spoken words.

💠 The child's conductive hearing loss reduces the loudness of auditory input, making visual speech cues useful for supplementing what she can hear.

💠 The speaker should face the child directly, keep the mouth visible, and use normal rather than exaggerated lip movements.

💠 Visual attention to the mouth can help the child distinguish words that might otherwise sound unclear because of reduced sound transmission through the middle ear.

💠 Combining mouth movements with hand signals and pictures provides multiple communication pathways and can reduce misunderstanding.

Writing

💠 Writing provides a visual communication method that does not depend on the child's ability to hear spoken information accurately.

💠 A 6-year-old who has developed basic reading skills can use simple written words, short phrases, or instructions to supplement spoken communication.

💠 Written information can be especially useful when background noise or hearing impairment makes verbal instructions difficult to understand.

💠 The nurse should use developmentally appropriate vocabulary and combine writing with pictures, gestures, and face-to-face speech as needed.

💠 Using several communication methods helps the child understand information while her conductive hearing deficit is being evaluated and treated.

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Answer 7

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Will require continued follow up with a speech pathologist
I will instruct my child's teacher to minimize group projects
Wear ear protection while operating high pitched equipment
Do not go swimming or take baths where ears will be immersed

Rationale :

Will require continued follow up with a speech pathologist

💟 Children with recurrent or persistent hearing impairment should have ongoing monitoring of speech and language development, especially during the school-age years.

💟 Reduced hearing can cause a child to miss speech sounds and instructions, which can interfere with articulation, vocabulary development, and classroom performance.

💟 A speech-language pathologist can assess whether repeated episodes of otitis media and reduced hearing have affected the child's communication abilities.

💟 This child has experienced recurrent ear infections and already demonstrates behavioral evidence of reduced hearing, making continued developmental follow-up appropriate.

💟 Early identification and intervention can prevent hearing impairment from producing unnecessary speech, language, and academic difficulties.

I will instruct my child's teacher to minimize group projects

💟 Children with hearing impairment can have particular difficulty understanding speech when several people are talking simultaneously or when substantial background noise is present.

💟 Group activities can make it difficult for the child to identify which person is speaking and to hear individual instructions clearly.

💟 Classroom accommodations should reduce competing noise and place the child where she can clearly see and hear the primary speaker.

💟 Smaller or carefully structured group activities may therefore improve the child's ability to participate while the hearing impairment persists.

💟 The teacher should also use visual information, face the child while speaking, and verify that the child understands instructions.

Wear ear protection while operating high-pitched/loud equipment

💟 Exposure to excessive noise can cause additional sensorineural hearing damage, even when the child's existing problem is conductive.

💟 Appropriate ear protection such as earmuffs or earplugs helps decrease sound intensity reaching the inner ear during exposure to loud machinery or equipment.

💟 Preventing additional auditory injury is particularly important for a child who already has compromised hearing from recurrent middle-ear disease.

💟 Parents should also protect the child from excessively loud music, recreational noise, and other environments capable of damaging cochlear hair cells.

💟 Hearing conservation therefore remains an important component of long-term hearing protection.

Do not go swimming or take baths where ears will be immersed

💟 The child has a 3-mm tympanic membrane perforation, creating an opening through which contaminated water can enter the middle ear.

💟 Water entering through the perforation can introduce bacteria and worsen or prolong the existing middle-ear infection.

💟 The affected ear should therefore be kept dry while the tympanic membrane is healing.

💟 Swimming and underwater immersion should be avoided until the health care provider confirms that the perforation has healed and water exposure is safe.

💟 During bathing, precautions should also be taken to prevent water from entering the ear canal.

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Answer 8

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Release fluid from the lesions.

Rationale :

🤍 Impetigo is a highly contagious bacterial skin infection, commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes.

🤍 The caregiver should not intentionally open, squeeze, or drain the lesions, because this can spread bacteria to surrounding skin and other people.

🤍 Lesions should instead be gently cleansed as directed, and prescribed topical or systemic antibiotics should be administered for the full treatment course.

🤍 Keeping the child's fingernails short and discouraging scratching helps prevent autoinoculation and secondary infection.

🤍 The statement about releasing fluid therefore indicates misunderstanding and requires additional teaching about preventing spread of infection.

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Answer 9

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A fluctuation in hormones in the early postpartum period can cause mood changes.

Rationale :

🏵️ The mother's symptoms beginning on approximately postpartum day 3 are characteristic of the postpartum blues, which commonly begin several days after childbirth.

🏵️ Rapid changes in estrogen, progesterone, physical exhaustion, and adjustment to caring for a newborn can contribute to irritability, tearfulness, and emotional lability.

🏵️ Postpartum blues are generally temporary and self-limited, usually resolving within about 2 weeks with reassurance, rest, and support.

🏵️ Explaining the hormonal basis helps the father understand that these early mood fluctuations can occur during normal postpartum adjustment while still emphasizing observation for worsening symptoms.

🏵️ Symptoms that persist longer than 2 weeks, become severe, impair functioning substantially, or include thoughts of harming self or the infant require prompt professional evaluation for postpartum depression or another postpartum psychiatric disorder.

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Answer 10

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Crackers.

Rationale :

✏️ Celiac disease is an immune-mediated disorder in which ingestion of gluten damages the small-intestinal villi and impairs nutrient absorption.

✏️ Gluten is found primarily in wheat, barley, and rye, and many conventional crackers are made from wheat flour.

✏️ Eating gluten can trigger intestinal inflammation and manifestations such as abdominal discomfort, diarrhea, bloating, weight loss, and nutritional deficiencies.

✏️ The child should follow a strict lifelong gluten-free diet, including careful assessment of processed foods for hidden gluten-containing ingredients.

✏️ Standard crackers should therefore be removed unless they are specifically labeled and verified as gluten-free.

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Symptoms	slight	moderately severe	profound hearing impairment.
Unaware of hearing difficulty
Responds to loud voices
Has challenges in school
Has difficulty hearing others in a group setting
No Speech defects

Laboratory Test	Results	Reference Range
Sodium	137 mEq/L (137 mmol/L)	136 to 145 mEq/L (136 to 145 mmol/L)
Potassium	3.4 mEq/L (3.4 mmol/L)	3.4 to 4.7 mEq/L (3.4 to 4.70 mmol/L)
Chloride	97 mEq/L (97 mmol/L)	90 to 110 mEq/L (90 to 110 mmol/L)
Calcium	9 mEq/L (2.25 mmol/L)	8.8 to 10.8 mEq/L (2.2 to 10.8 mmol/L)
Carbon dioxide	24 mEq/L (24 mmol/L)	20 to 28 mEq/L (20 to 28 mmol/L)
Blood urea nitrogen	16 mg/dL (5.7 mmol/L)	5 to 18 mg/dL (1.8 to 6.4 mmol/L)
Creatinine	0.3 mg/dL (22.88 µmol/L)	0.3 to 0.7 mg/dL (22.88 to 53.38 µmol/L)
Glucose	100 mg/dL (5.55 mmol/L)	70 to 110 mg/dL (3.89 to 6.11 mmol)

Laboratory Test	Results	Reference Range
Red blood cell (RBC) count	4.8 × 10⁶/μL (4.8 × 10¹²/μL)	4 to 5.5 × 10⁶/μL (4 to 5.5 × 10¹²/μL)
Hemoglobin	12.2 g/dL (122 g/L)	10 to 15.5 g/dL (100 to 155 g/L)
Hematocrit	37% (0.37 volume fraction)	32 to 44% (0.32 to 0.44 volume fraction)
Platelet Count	215 × 10⁹/L (215 × 10³/mm³)	150 to 400 × 10³/mm³ (150 to 400 × 10⁹/L)
White blood cell (WBC) count	24 × 10⁹/L (24,000/mm³)	5,000 to 10,000/mm³ (5 to 10 × 10⁹/L)
Erythrocyte Sedimentation rate (ESR)	20 mm/hr	Less than or equal to 15 mm/hr

Laboratory Test	Results	Reference Range
Sodium	137 mEq/L (137 mmol/L)	136 to 145 mEq/L (136 to 145 mmol/L)
Potassium	3.4 mEq/L (3.4 mmol/L)	3.4 to 4.7 mEq/L (3.4 to 4.70 mmol/L)
Chloride	97 mEq/L (97 mmol/L)	90 to 110 mEq/L (90 to 110 mmol/L)
Calcium	9 mEq/L (2.25 mmol/L)	8.8 to 10.8 mEq/L (2.2 to 10.8 mmol/L)
Carbon dioxide	24 mEq/L (24 mmol/L)	20 to 28 mEq/L (20 to 28 mmol/L)
Blood urea nitrogen	16 mg/dL (5.7 mmol/L)	5 to 18 mg/dL (1.8 to 6.4 mmol/L)
Creatinine	0.3 mg/dL (22.88 µmol/L)	0.3 to 0.7 mg/dL (22.88 to 53.38 µmol/L)
Glucose	100 mg/dL (5.55 mmol/L)	70 to 110 mg/dL (3.89 to 6.11 mmol)

Laboratory Test	Results	Reference Range
Red blood cell (RBC) count	4.8 × 10⁶/μL (4.8 × 10¹²/μL)	4 to 5.5 × 10⁶/μL (4 to 5.5 × 10¹²/μL)
Hemoglobin	12.2 g/dL (122 g/L)	10 to 15.5 g/dL (100 to 155 g/L)
Hematocrit	37% (0.37 volume fraction)	32 to 44% (0.32 to 0.44 volume fraction)
Platelet Count	215 × 10⁹/L (215 × 10³/mm³)	150 to 400 × 10³/mm³ (150 to 400 × 10⁹/L)
White blood cell (WBC) count	24 × 10⁹/L (24,000/mm³)	5,000 to 10,000/mm³ (5 to 10 × 10⁹/L)
Erythrocyte Sedimentation rate (ESR)	20 mm/hr	Less than or equal to 15 mm/hr

RN Obstetrics and Pediatrics NGN Retake Fall 2026

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While on the delivery table, a primipara tells the nurse that she wishes to breastfeed her infant. To assist the new mother with her goal, which intervention is best for the nurse to implement?

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Patient Data.

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Patient Data.

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8 :
A school-age child is diagnosed with impetigo. During discharge teaching, which statement made by the caregiver should indicate to the nurse that additional education is needed?

9 :
The father of a 3-day-old infant who is breast feeding calls the postpartum help line to report that his wife is acting strangely. She is irritable, cannot cope with the baby, and frequently cries for no apparent reason. Which information is most important for the nurse to provide this father?

10 :
A 9-year-old with celiac disease is admitted to the pediatric unit following an appendectomy. Which food should the nurse remove from this child's meal tray?

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RN Obstetrics and Pediatrics NGN Retake Fall 2026

No.

1 : While on the delivery table, a primipara tells the nurse that she wishes to breastfeed her infant. To assist the new mother with her goal, which intervention is best for the nurse to implement?

2 : Patient Data.

Answer Options

3 : Patient Data.

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4 : Patient Data.

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5 : Patient Data.

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6 : Patient Data.

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7 : Patient Data.

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8 : A school-age child is diagnosed with impetigo. During discharge teaching, which statement made by the caregiver should indicate to the nurse that additional education is needed?

9 : The father of a 3-day-old infant who is breast feeding calls the postpartum help line to report that his wife is acting strangely. She is irritable, cannot cope with the baby, and frequently cries for no apparent reason. Which information is most important for the nurse to provide this father?

10 : A 9-year-old with celiac disease is admitted to the pediatric unit following an appendectomy. Which food should the nurse remove from this child's meal tray?

1 :
While on the delivery table, a primipara tells the nurse that she wishes to breastfeed her infant. To assist the new mother with her goal, which intervention is best for the nurse to implement?

2 :
Patient Data.

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Patient Data.

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Patient Data.

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Patient Data.

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Patient Data.

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Patient Data.

8 :
A school-age child is diagnosed with impetigo. During discharge teaching, which statement made by the caregiver should indicate to the nurse that additional education is needed?

9 :
The father of a 3-day-old infant who is breast feeding calls the postpartum help line to report that his wife is acting strangely. She is irritable, cannot cope with the baby, and frequently cries for no apparent reason. Which information is most important for the nurse to provide this father?

10 :
A 9-year-old with celiac disease is admitted to the pediatric unit following an appendectomy. Which food should the nurse remove from this child's meal tray?