Nutrition & Gastrointestinal Disorders

A mother and 7 month old infant present to the pediatric clinic. The infant appears developmentally appropriate and healthy, but the mother tells you that she is exacerbated. She says yesterday her infant had been incessantly crying with vomiting and jelly-like stool. But now, the infant appears fine. Which of the following GI disorders does the nurse suspect?

Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

Celiac's disease

Intussusception

Encopresis

When planning care for the infant diagnosed with cleft lip and palate, which action would the nurse take in relation to the priority nursing diagnosis for this child?

Prevent the baby from vigorously crying

Burp the baby well throughout feedings

Temporarily refrain from having the baby breastfeed

Encourage mother to use false palate covering when feeding baby

The nurse is caring for the child with cleft lip and palate. Which of the following does the nurse understand as a complication of this disorder? Select all that apply:

You are taking care of an infant who has come back from having cleft lip and palate repair. The nurse would include all of the following in the plan of care except:

Use of pacifier to prevent vigorous crying

Holding, cuddling and rocking of infant

Arm restraints or mummy restraint

Placing infant in the supine position

When discussing with the child's mother the recommended diet for a child who is experiencing diarrhea, which teaching point made by the nurse is incorrect?

Avoid fruit juice and gelatin, because these are high in glucose.

We want your child to get back to his regular diet as quickly as possible.

We recommend the BRAT diet for children until they can resume their regular diet.

We really like to avoid the use of clear liquids in a child with diarrhea.

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