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Question 1 of 5

Discharge teaching for a child with celiac disease would include instructions about avoiding which of the following?

A. Rice

B. Milk

C. Wheat

D. Chicken

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Wheat

Question 2 of 5

What will the nurse expect when assessing the anterior fontanelle of a healthy, full-term newborn?

A. Depressed and sunken

B. Triangular shipped

C. Smaller than the posterior fontanelle

D. Open and diamond shaped

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Open and diamond shaped

Question 3 of 5

The child probably tells the nurse that brushing and flossing her teeth is her responsibility. When responding to this information, the nurse should realize that the child...

A. Is too young to be given this responsibility

B. Is most likely quite capable of this responsibility

C. Should have assumed this responsibility much sooner

D. Is probably just exaggerating the responsibility

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Is most likely quite capable of this responsibility

Question 4 of 5

At which of the following ages would the nurse expect to administer the varicella zoster vaccine to child?

A. At birth

B. 2 months

C. 6 months

D. 12 months

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: 12 months

Question 5 of 5

The nurse compared the birth weight of a 3-day-old with her current weight and determined the infant had lost weight. What is the most appropriate intervention by the nurse?

A. Do nothing because this is a normal occurrence.

B. Report the disease to the pediatrician immediately.

C. Decrease the interval between the infant's feedings.

D. Try feeding the infant a different type of formula.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Do nothing because this is a normal occurrence.

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