What Should the Nurse Consider When Preparing a School-Age Child

question 57

Multiple Choice

What should the nurse consider when preparing a school-age child and the family for heart surgery?

• A) Not showing unfamiliar equipment
• B) Letting child hear the sounds of an electrocardiograph monitor
• C) Avoiding mentioning postoperative discomfort and interventions
• D) Explaining that an endotracheal tube will not be needed if the surgery goes well

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Definitions:

Vascular Tissue

Plant tissue involved in the transport of water and nutrients throughout the plant.

Osseous Tissue

The primary structural and supportive connective tissue in the body, forming bones through a dense matrix of calcium salts and collagen fibers.

Dense Regular

A type of connective tissue with fibers (mostly collagen) that are closely packed and aligned in parallel, providing strong, unidirectional strength.

Elasticity

The ability of a material or tissue to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed, crucial for functions of elastic tissues in the body like arteries.