A nurse is preparing to collect a sample from a toddler for a sickle turbidity test. Which of the

following actions should the nurse plan to take?

A- Obtain a sputum specimen

B- perform an allen test

C- perform a finger stick

D- obtain a stool specimen

Answer- c

The nurse should perform a finger stick on a toddler as a component of the sickle-turbidity test.

If the test is positive, hemoglobin electrophoresis is required to distinguish between children

who have the genetic trait and children who have the disease.

A- Sputum specimens are collected to identify the infectious organism in a child who has as

acute respiratory tract infection. Therefore, this is not a component of the sickle-turbidity test.

B- An Allen test determines adequate circulation by observing capillary refill before an arterial

puncture. Therefore, this is not a component of the sickle-turbidity test.

D- Stool specimens are collected to identify organisms or parasites that cause diarrhea or to

check for the presence of occult blood. Therefore, this is not a component of the sickle-turbidity

test.

Teaching the parents of a school-aged child who has a new diagnosis of osteomyelitis of the tibia. The

nurse should identify that which of the following statements by the parents indicates an

understanding of the teaching?

my child will have a cast until healing is complete.

My child will receive antibiotics forseveral weeks.