NURS 3444 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Rheumatic Fever, Blood Culture, Steatorrhea
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Objectives: review the role of the respiratory system for aeration and to prevent infection. Identify the physical symptoms of cystic fibrosis reproductive system: describe the nursing care of a child with cystic fibrosis. A client who has a 6-month-old child asks a nurse about developmentally appropriate behaviors at that age. The nurse instructs the client that which of the following developmental activities are expected at this age: 1. A sits alone, displays pincer grasp, and waves bye-bye: 2. Pulls self to a standing position, releases a toy by choice, and plays peek-a-boo: 3. Crawls, transfers toy from one hand to the other, and displays fear of strangers: 4. Turns from back to stomach, sits momentarily without support, and reaches to be picked up. The nurse is caring for a 6-year-old child who just returned to the day-surgery recovery area following a tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, and bilateral myringotomy with insertion of tympanostomy tubes.
