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Advise the family to visit only during the scheduled visiting hours. h Encourage play with other children of the same age. Provide a private room, allowing the child to bring the favorite toys from home. d. Encourage the child's parents to stay with the child. 54. A 16 year old is admitted to the hospital for acute appendicitis, and an appendectomy is performed. Which of the following nursing interventions is most appropriate to facilitate normal growth and development? a. Allow the family to bring in the child's favorite computer games. b. Encourage the parents to room-in with the child. c. Encourage the child to rest and read. d. Allow the child to participate in activities with other individuals in the same age group when the condition permits. 55. A nurse prepares to administer digoxin (Lanoxin) to a three year old child with a diagnosis congestive heart failure. The nurse notes that the apical rate is 110 beats per minute. Das on this finding, which nursing action is most appropriate? a. Administer the digoxin. b. Recheck the apical rate in 15 minutes. c. Notify the physician. d. Hold the medication. 56. A two year old child is treated in the emergency room for a burn to the chest and abdomer The child sustained the burn by grabbing a cup of hot coffee that was left on the kitchen counter. The nurse reviews safety principles with the parents before discharge. Which statement, if made by the parents, indicates an understanding of the measures to provide safety in the home? a. "I guess my children need to understand what the word hot means." b. "We will install a safety gate as soon as we get home so the children cannot get it the kitchen." C. "We will be sure that the children stay in their rooms when we work in the kitche d. "We will be sure not to leave hot things unattended." 57. A clinic nurse provides instructions to a parent for a toddler experiencing physiological anorexia. Which statement if made by the parent indicates a need for further instruction a. "I will not force-feed my child." b. "I will limit the juice intake to less than 12 ounces per day." C. "I will feed my child if she will not eat." d. "At mealtime, I will offer less than my child can eat and let my child ask for me 58. A mother of a four year old expresses concern because her hospitalized child has been thumb sucking. The mother states that this behavior began two days after hospital ad The most appropriate nursing response is which of the following? 2. "A four year old is too old for this type of behavior

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54. The correct option is d. Allow the child to participate in activities with other individuals in the same age group when the condition permits . It will allow for the normal growth and development .

55. The correct option is a) administration of digoxin . It is hold only when heart rate is less than or equal to 60 bpm

56. The correct option is d) .We will be sure not to leave hot things unattended indicates that the parents understood about the measures to provide safety in the home

57. The correct option is c) I will feed my child if she will not eat indicates that the parents need for further instructions .