The nurse is teaching a nursing student about standard precautions. Which statement made by the student indicates a need for further teaching?
“I will
... [Show More] use precautions when administering oral medications to a school-age child.”
A teen has a scoliosis curve of 35°. What treatment option does the nurse prepare the child and family for?
Bracing-Applies to use of Brace or an orthotic for the correction of scoliosis to help straighten the spine.
A nurse is caring for a child with suspected epilepsy. Which diagnostic test does the nurse facilitate as the priority for this child?
Electroencephalogram (EEG)-To help assess brain activity.
An adolescent child has just had surgery and has an abdominal dressing Which question should the nurse expect the child to initially ask?
“Will I have a large scar?”
A child, age 3 years, refuses to have his temperature checked by the nurse. What nursing action should the nurse implement?
Do the procedure quickly as possible, involving the parent to help child cooperation , if present.
After returning from cardiac catheterization, the nurse monitors the child’s vital signs. The heart rate should be counted for how many seconds?
60 seconds
The nurse is planning home care for a 2-year-old child with a tracheostomy. What recommendation should be included?
Parents are able to change the tracheostomy tube when needed and should ensure high aseptic technique.
What factor is most important for parents implementing do not resuscitate (DNR) orders?
Acknowledgement by health care team of what will and will not be done for the child
The nurse must suction a 6-month-old infant with a tracheostomy. What intervention should be included?
Perform each pass of the suction catheter for no longer than 5 seconds.
The parents of a young child with heart failure (HF) tell the nurse that they are nervous about giving digoxin. The nurse’s response should be based on which knowledge?
Parents need to learn specific, important guidelines for administration of digoxin.
According to Erikson, the psychosocial task of adolescence is developing what?
Identity
Cognitive development influences response to pain. What age group is most concerned with the fear of losing control during a painful experience?
Adolescents
Parents ask for help for their other children to cope with the changes in the family resulting from the special needs of their sibling. What strategy does the nurse recommend?
Invite the siblings to attend meetings to develop plans for the child with special needs.
A 6-year-old child is admitted to the pediatric unit and requires bed rest. Having art supplies available meets which purpose?
Let’s the child express thoughts and feelings through pictures rather than words
The nurse finds that a 6-month-old infant has an apical pulse of 166 beats/min during sleep. What nursing intervention is most appropriate at this time?
Report data to the practitioner.
The nurse stops to assist an adolescent who has experienced severe trauma when hit by a motorcycle. The emergency medical system (EMS) has been activated. The first person who provided
assistance applied a tourniquet to the child’s leg because of arterial bleeding. What should the nurse do related to the tourniquet?
Leave the tourniquet in place.
The school nurse is informed that a child with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection will be attending school soon. What is an important nursing intervention to include in the plan of care?
Carefully follow universal precautions.
An 8-year-old child is hit by a motor vehicle in the school parking lot. The school nurse notes that the child is responding to verbal stimulation but is not moving his extremities when requested. What is the first action the nurse should take?
Have someone notify the emergency medical services (EMS) system
A school-age child is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. The parents want to protect their child from knowing the seriousness of the illness. The nurse should provide which explanation?
Terminally ill children know when they are seriously ill, even when protected from the truth.
The nurse should suspect a child has cerebral palsy (CP) if the parent says what? “My 4-month-old doesn’t lift his head when on his tummy.”
Poor muscle tone in baby’s limbs resulting in heavy or floppy arms and legs
Stiffness in baby’s joints or muscles or uncontrolled movement in a baby’s arms or legs
Because of their striving for independence and productivity, which age group of children is particularly vulnerable to events that may lessen their feeling of control and power?
School-age children
The nurse is caring for a child with a tracheostomy. What clinical manifestation should the nurse recognize as an early sign of impending respiratory distress or failure?
Restlessness
The nurse in a community clinic is caring for a 6-month old boy and his mother. Which intervention is the priority to promote adequate growth?
Monitoring the child’s weight and height
The nurse is caring for a school-age girl who has had a cardiac catheterization. The child tells the nurse that her bandage is “too wet.” The nurse finds the bandage and bed soaked with blood. What nursing action is most appropriate to institute initially?
Apply direct pressure above the catheterization site. For atleast 3 minutes
The nurse is caring for a school-age child with severe anemia and activity intolerance. What diversional activity should the nurse plan for this child?
Playing board or card games
An acutely ill child is admitted for a suspected severe urinary tract infection (UTI). Which is the priority action by the nurse?
Obtain a urine sample for culture and sensitivity.
A 7-year old girl is being seen at a healthcare clinic; the nurse suspects that the child is being neglected and physically abused at home. Beyond physical markings on the child, which of the following can also indicate signs of a child being abused or neglected? Select all that apply.
The patient is wearing dirty, poorly-fitted clothes
The patient misses school approximately once per week The child has body odor and rotting teeth
There is a strict limit setting in the home
The child is malnourished
The nurse is conducting a physical examination of a child following a comprehensive health history. What should be the focus of the physical examination?
Chief complaint and duration of complaints
The nurse is providing care to a 4-year-old boy with a broken arm and an infected laceration from a fall.
The nurse notes a significant elevation in the child’s heart rate. Which intervention would be at least appropriate?
Using a defibrillator(pacing) to reduce heart rate
A 6-year-old child is scheduled for a cardiac catheterization. What consideration is most important in planning preoperative teaching?
Preoperative teaching should be adapted to his level of development so that he can understand
What is the most common form of child maltreatment?
Child neglect
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