1. A nurse is assisting a child who has multiple closed fractures of the lower extremities due to a
motor-vehicle crash. The nurse should monitor the
... [Show More] child for which of the following complications
during the first 24hr after the injury occurred?
a. Osteomyelitis
b. Compartment syndrome
c. Volkmann ischemic contracture
d. Renal calculi
2. A nurse is teaching the parent of a toddler who has phenylketonuria about meal planning. Which
of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. Use aspartame as sugar substitute
b. Avoid foods containing milk products
c. Increase the toddler’s protein consumption
d. Limit foods high in iron
3. A nurse at an inpatient facility is planning care for a child who has autism spectrum disorder.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Vary daily routines when providing care for the child
b. Keep the television on in the child's room for background noise
c. Keep staff visits with the child brief
d. Place the child in a semiprivate room.
4. A nurse is assisting an infant who has severe dehydration due to gastroenteritis. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Increase urine output
b. Hypertension
c. Increase respiratory rate
d. Capillary refill of 2 seconds
5. A nurse is planning care for a child who has cystic fibrosis. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse plan to include?
a. Restrict the child's physical activity to promote rest
b. Administer pancreatic enzymes by mouth 1 hr. prior to each meal
c. Provide the child with low sodium diet
d. Use a vest to perform high-frequency chest compressions
6. A nurse is teaching the parent of a school age child about bicycle safety. Which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. Your child's feet should be 3 to 6 inches off the ground when seated on the bicycle
b. Your child should walk the bicycle through intersections
c. Your child should keep the bicycle at least 3 feet from the curb while riding in the street
d. Your child should ride the bicycle against the flow of traffic
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7. A nurse is preparing a child for a lumbar puncture. In which of the following positions should the
child be placed for the procedure?
a. Lateral
b. Prone
c. Semi-fowler
d. Supine
8. A nurse is reviewing the complete blood count results for a child who is receiving treatment for
acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that
the treatment is having a therapeutic effect?
a. WBC count 15.000/mm
b. Hemoglobin 6.8 g/dL
c. Platelet count 98.0000/mm
d. RBC count 5/mm
9. A nurse is caring for a school age child who has pertussis. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
a. Report the diagnosis to the public health department
b. Place the child in a protected environment for 48hr??
c. Administer the pertussis vaccine
d. Restrict oral fluids to 500mL per day
10. A nurse is assessing a week old infant. The nurse should identify which of the following
manifestations can indicate neonatal abstinence syndrome?
a. Frequent coughing
b. Constipation
c. Excessive sucking??
d. Lethargy
11. 11) A nurse is preparing to initiate IV antibiotic therapy for a newly admitted 12-month-old
infant. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. Use a 12-gauge catheter to the start the IV
b. Start the IV in the infant's foot
c. Cover the insertion site with an opaque dressing
d. Change the IV site every 3 days
12. A nurse is assessing a toddler who is 8 hr. postoperative following a cardiac catheterization
procedure. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
a. Weak pedal pulse distal to the site
b. Blood pressure 102/58mm Hg
c. Bilateral cool extremities
d. Serum glucose 90mg/dL
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13. A nurse is caring for an adolescent who has scoliosis and is refusing to wear a back brace which
of the following statement should the nurse make?
a. I think you are worrying too much about wearing the brace.
b. Let's sit down and discuss why you do not want to wear the brace.
c. your primary care provider said you have to wear a brace.
d. At first it is hard to wear a back brace but it gets easier over time
14. A nurse is providing teaching to a parent of a child who has HIV. which of the following
statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a. I will ensure that my child istested for tuberculosis every year.??
b. my child will need to double his medications for the next 6 months.
c. the risk of transmission decreases once my child is on zidovudine for 2 weeks.
d. my child will need to repeat his childhood immunizations once he is in remission.
15. A nurse is caring for a 2-month-old infant who has heart failure and is receiving furosemide.
Which of the following finding is the nurse's priority?
a. heart rate 162/min
b. negative doll's eye reflex.
c. Sunken anterior fontanel
d. potassium 5.1MEq/L
16. A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a child who experienced submersion injury.
Which of the following is the priority action for the nurse to take?
a. obtain an ABG sample.
b. Apply warming blankets.
c. Assist with intubation.
d. Administer an IV bolus.
17. A nurse is caring for a school- age child who is experiencing a sickle cell crisis. Which of the
following action should the nurse take?
a. initiate contact precaution
b. Apply warm compresses to the affected area.
c. Decrease the child's fluid intake.
d. administers furosemide IV twice per day.
18. A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a child who has varicella about management of
the disease. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. Avoid giving the child a bath while vesicles are present
b. Keep the child away from others until the skin is clever of scabs
c. Apply calamine lotion to vesicles on the child's skin??
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