Question

Pediatric Variations of Nursing Interventions

The pediatric nurse is giving care to a group of four patients of various ages. The nurse needs to perform a number of procedures and needs to modify procedures based on the patients’ ages and developmental stages.

Answer the following questions and give the rationale: (NOTE: Proper English grammar, word usage and a thorough response is required to answer the Rationale correctly!)

3. The nurse is trying to get a preschooler to eat after having nothing by mouth (NPO) for several days postoperatively. The child has been experiencing nausea. What approaches should the nurse try? Select all that apply.

1. Allow the parents to feed the child.
2. Encourage the child to eat the same amount of food as he or she did preoperatively.
3. Serve food that the child chooses.
4. Cover the plate with a variety of food.
5. Cut sandwiches into small shapes.
6. Avoid giving cookies or sweet drinks.

Answer: _____________________________________________________________________________________

Rationale: __________________________________________________________________________________

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Answer 1

Answers ; A) allow the parent to feed the child
C) serve food that the child chooses.
D) Cover a plate with a variety of food.
E) Cut sandwiches into small pieces.

Rationale ; After a long period of having noting by mouth condition, the child may experience nausea when a complex foods are introduced in their diet serving. So it is recommended to give small and simple foods that the child may love at that time. Allowing their parents to feed will enable them to feel comfortable while they are eating. Foods that are attracted to the child and different variety of food will make curiosity for them to eat and it will reduce rejection of foods. cutting foods into small pieces will be very helpful and simple for the child to consume. Therefore the above mentioned statement are the appropriate approaches need to be taken by the nurse.