Question: An important nursing consideration when suctioning a young child who has had heart surgery is to:
Question: The primary nursing intervention necessary to prevent bacterial endocarditis is to:
Question: The leading cause of death after heart transplantation is:
Question: One of the most frequent causes of hypovolemic shock in children is:
Question: Which structural defects constitute tetralogy of Fallot?
Question: When caring for the child with Kawasaki disease, the nurse should understand that:
Question: A young girl has just injured her ankle at school. In addition to calling the child’s parents, the most appropriate immediate action by the school nurse is to:
Question: An appropriate nursing intervention when caring for a child in traction is to:
Question: A neonate is born with mild clubfeet. When the parents ask the nurse how this will be corrected, the nurse should explain that:
Question: Which nursing intervention is appropriate to assess for neurovascular competency in a child who fell off the monkey bars at school and hurt his arm?
Question: Which term is used to describe a type of fracture that does not produce a break in the skin?
Question: A child is upset because, when the cast is removed from her leg, the skin surface is caked with desquamated skin and sebaceous secretions. What should the nurse suggest to remove this material?
Question: The primary method of treating osteomyelitis is:
Question: An advantage to using a fiberglass cast instead of a plaster cast is that a fiberglass cast:
Question: What effect does immobilization have on the cardiovascular system?
Question: Which statement is accurate concerning a child’s musculoskeletal system and how it may be different from an adult’s?
Question: The nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child immobilized by a fractured hip. Which complications should the nurse monitor?
Question: Kristin, age 10 years, sustained a fracture in the epiphyseal plate of her right fibula when she fell off of a tree. When discussing this injury with her parents, the nurse should consider which statement?
Question: When assessing the child with osteogenesis imperfecta, the nurse should expect to observe:
Question: The nurse is caring for a boy with probable intussusception. He had diarrhea before admission but, while waiting for administration of air pressure to reduce the intussusception, he passes a normal brown stool. The most appropriate nursing action is to:
Question: An infant with pyloric stenosis experiences excessive vomiting that can result in:
Question: Which description of a stool is characteristic of intussusception?
Question: When caring for a child with probable appendicitis, the nurse should be alert to recognize that a sign of perforation is:
Question: A newborn was admitted to the nursery with a complete bilateral cleft lip and palate. The physician explained the plan of therapy and its expected good results. However, the mother refuses to see or hold her baby. Initial therapeutic approach to the mother should be to:
Question: Caring for the newborn with a cleft lip and palate before surgical repair includes:
Question: The nurse is caring for an infant with suspected pyloric stenosis. Which clinical manifestation would indicate pyloric stenosis?
Question: The nurse is explaining to a parent how to care for a child with vomiting associated with a viral illness. The nurse should include:
Question: Therapeutic management of the child with acute diarrhea and dehydration usually begins with:
Question: Careful hand washing before and after contact can prevent the spread of which condition in day care and school settings?
Question: Therapeutic management of most children with Hirschsprung’s disease is primarily:
Question: A parasite that causes acute diarrhea is:
Question: The parents of a child who has just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes ask about exercise. The nurse should explain that:
Question: What is characteristic of the immune-mediated type 1 diabetes mellitus?
Question: Which laboratory finding confirms that a child with type 1 diabetes is experiencing diabetic ketoacidosis?
Question: A child with growth hormone (GH) deficiency is receiving GH therapy. The best time for the GH to be administered is:
Question: Type 1 diabetes mellitus is suspected in an adolescent. Which clinical manifestation may be present?
Question: The nurse is discussing various sites used for insulin injections with a child and her family. Which site usually has the fastest rate of absorption?
Question: A parent asks the nurse why self-monitoring of blood glucose is being recommended for her child with diabetes. The nurse should base the explanation on knowing that:
Question: Which symptom is considered a cardinal sign of diabetes mellitus?
Question: What should a nurse advise the parents of a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus who is not eating as a result of a minor illness?
Question: A stool specimen from a child with diarrhea shows the presence of neutrophils and red blood cells. This is most suggestive of which condition?
Question: The nurse is caring for a boy with probable intussusception. He had diarrhea before admission but, while waiting for administration of air pressure to reduce the intussusception, he passes a normal brown stool. The most appropriate nursing action is to:
Question: An infant with pyloric stenosis experiences excessive vomiting that can result in:
Question: What should the nurse stress in a teaching plan for the mother of an 11-year-old boy with ulcerative colitis?
Question: During the first few days after surgery for cleft lip, which intervention should the nurse do?
Question: A 4-month-old infant has gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) but is thriving without other complications. What should the nurse suggest to minimize reflux?
Question: The nurse is caring for a boy with probable intussusception. He had diarrhea before admission but, while waiting for administration of air pressure to reduce the intussusception, he passes a normal brown stool. The most appropriate nursing action is to:
Question: An infant with pyloric stenosis experiences excessive vomiting that can result in:
Question: Which description of a stool is characteristic of intussusception?
Question: An important nursing consideration in the care of a child with celiac disease is to:
Question: What is the primary result of anemia?
Question: Iron dextran is ordered for a young child with severe iron deficiency anemia. What nursing consideration should be considered?
Question: Which factor predisposes a child to urinary tract infections?
Question: The nurse is teaching the parent about the diet of a child experiencing severe edema associated with acute glomerulonephritis. Which information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Question: What statement about discharge planning for the pediatric patient is true?
Question: Separation anxiety is most pronounced for the following age group:
Question: Nonpharmacologic strategies for pain management:
Question: The most consistent indicator of pain in infants is:
