Chapter 2, Cellular Responses to Stress, Injury, and Aging
A nurse is working in a community health clinic in an underserved rural area. A 12-month-old infant is seen in the clinic and is noted to have an elevated lead level during the routine screening for his age group.
1. What historical information should the nurse obtain to identify possible risk factors for elevated lead in this child?
2. What questions should the nurse ask the mother to determine if the child is currently having symptoms of lead poisoning?
3. Explain how the nurse would teach the mother the importance of decreasing lead levels in her child by integrating the impact elevated lead levels can have on both red blood cell formation and neurological development.