Pediatric - nursing the critical componen
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Chapter1. Issues and Trends in Pediatric Nursing
MULTIPLE CHOICE
• A nurse is completing a care plan for a child and is finishing the assessment
phase. Whichactivity is not part of a nursing assessment?
a. Writing nursing diagnoses
b. Reviewing diagnostic reports
c. Collecting data
d. Setting priorities
ANS: D
Setting priorities is a part of planning. Writing nursing diagnoses, reviewing
diagnostic reports,and collecting data are parts of assessment.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 19
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: Physiological Integrity
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• Which patient outcome is stated correctly?
a. The child will administer his insulin injection before breakfast on 10/31.
b. The child will accept the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus before discharge.
c. The parents will understand how to determine the childs daily insulin dosage.
d. The nurse will monitor blood glucose levels before meals and at bedtime.
ANS: A
The outcome is stated in client terms, with a measurable verb and a time frame for
action. The verb accept is difficult to measure. The goal of accepting a diagnosis
before hospital discharge isunrealistic. Outcomes should be stated in client terms.
Nursing actions are determined after outcomes are developed in the
implementation phase of the nursing process.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 20
OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
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• A nurse is reviewing the nursing care plan for a hospitalized child. Which
statements arecollaborative problems? Select all that apply.
a. Risk for injury
b. Potential complication of seizure disorder
c. Altered nutrition: Less than body requirements
d. Fluid volume deficit
e. Potential complication of respiratory acidosis
ANS: B, E
In addition to nursing diagnoses, which describe problems that respond to
independent nursing functions, nurses must also deal with problems that are
beyond the scope of independent nursingpractice. These are sometimes termed
collaborative problemsphysiological complications that usually occur in
association with a specific pathological condition or treatment. The potential
complications of seizure disorder and respiratory acidosis are physiological
complications that will require physician collaboration to treat. Risk for injury,
altered nutrition, and fluid volume deficit will respond to independent nursing
functions.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 20
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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment
• Which nursing activities do not meet the standard of care? Select all that apply.
a. Failure to notify a physician about a childs worsening condition
b. Calling the supervisor about staffing concerns
c. Delegating assessment of a new admit to the Unlicensed
Assistive Personnel(UAP)
d. Asking the Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) to take vital signs
e. Documenting that a physician was unavailable and the nursing
supervisor wasnotified
ANS: A, C
A nurse who fails to notify a physician about a childs worsening condition and
delegating theassessment of a new admit to a UAP do not meet the standard of
care. Calling the supervisor about staffing concerns, asking the UAP to take
vital signs, and documenting that a physiciancould not be reached and the
nursing supervisor was notified all meet the standard of care.
• A nurse is reviewing changes in healthcare delivery and funding for pediatric
populations.Which current trend in the pediatric setting should the nurse
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