NURS 328
FINAL EXAM
Tested Questions with Rationales
Pediatric Health Concepts
Drexel University
This Document Description:
This document contains a collection of tested
and verified questions with accurate answers
from FINAL Exam of NURS 328 at the Drexel
University. It covers core topics assessed in the
course and reflects the actual exam format and question style.
Ideal for exam preparation and concept reinforcement.
,What is a primary intervention when an infant chokes on a piece of food?
a. Administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
b. Open the infant's mouth and perform a blind finger sweep.
c. Have the infant lie quietly while a call is placed for emergency help.
d. Position the infant in a head-down, prone position and administer five quick
blows between the shoulder blades.
d. Position the infant in a head-down, prone position and administer five quick
blows between the shoulder blades.
Placing the infant in a head-down, prone position and administering five quick
blows between the shoulder blades is the correct position and procedure for an
infant who had choked on a piece of food or another object. Blowing into the
infant's mouth might push the object into the lungs. Blind finger sweeps are
avoided in infants and children younger than age 8 years. If the infant is choking, it
is an emergency. Action must be taken.
Dustin who was diagnosed with Hirschsprung's disease has a fever and watery
explosive diarrhea. Which of the following would Nurse Joyce do first?
A. Administer an antidiarrheal.
B. Notify the physician immediately.
C. Monitor the child every 30 minutes.
D. Nothing. (These findings are common in Hirschsprung's disease.)
B. Notify the physician immediately.
For the child with Hirschsprung's disease, fever and explosive diarrhea indicate
enterocolitis, a life-threatening situation.
Mr. and Ms. Byers' child failed to pass meconium within the first 24 hours after
birth; this may indicate which of the following?
A. Celiac disease
, B. Intussusception
C. Hirschsprung's disease
D. Abdominal-wall defect
C. Hirschsprung's disease
Nurse Charlotte suspects that a child, age 4, is being neglected physically. To best
assess the child's nutritional status, the nurse should ask the parents which
question?
A. "Has your child always been so thin?"
B. "Is your child a picky eater?"
C. "What did your child eat for breakfast?"
D. "Do you think your child eats enough?"
C. "What did your child eat for breakfast?"
Nurse Nancy is assessing a child with pyloric stenosis; she is likely to note which
of the following?
A. "Currant jelly" stools
B. Regurgitation
C. Steatorrhea
D. Projectile vomiting
D. Projectile vomiting
Baby Jonathan was born with cleft lip (CL); Nurse Barbara would be alert that
which of the following will most likely be compromised?
A. GI function
B. Locomotion
C. Sucking ability
D. Respiratory status
C. Sucking ability
FINAL EXAM
Tested Questions with Rationales
Pediatric Health Concepts
Drexel University
This Document Description:
This document contains a collection of tested
and verified questions with accurate answers
from FINAL Exam of NURS 328 at the Drexel
University. It covers core topics assessed in the
course and reflects the actual exam format and question style.
Ideal for exam preparation and concept reinforcement.
,What is a primary intervention when an infant chokes on a piece of food?
a. Administer mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
b. Open the infant's mouth and perform a blind finger sweep.
c. Have the infant lie quietly while a call is placed for emergency help.
d. Position the infant in a head-down, prone position and administer five quick
blows between the shoulder blades.
d. Position the infant in a head-down, prone position and administer five quick
blows between the shoulder blades.
Placing the infant in a head-down, prone position and administering five quick
blows between the shoulder blades is the correct position and procedure for an
infant who had choked on a piece of food or another object. Blowing into the
infant's mouth might push the object into the lungs. Blind finger sweeps are
avoided in infants and children younger than age 8 years. If the infant is choking, it
is an emergency. Action must be taken.
Dustin who was diagnosed with Hirschsprung's disease has a fever and watery
explosive diarrhea. Which of the following would Nurse Joyce do first?
A. Administer an antidiarrheal.
B. Notify the physician immediately.
C. Monitor the child every 30 minutes.
D. Nothing. (These findings are common in Hirschsprung's disease.)
B. Notify the physician immediately.
For the child with Hirschsprung's disease, fever and explosive diarrhea indicate
enterocolitis, a life-threatening situation.
Mr. and Ms. Byers' child failed to pass meconium within the first 24 hours after
birth; this may indicate which of the following?
A. Celiac disease
, B. Intussusception
C. Hirschsprung's disease
D. Abdominal-wall defect
C. Hirschsprung's disease
Nurse Charlotte suspects that a child, age 4, is being neglected physically. To best
assess the child's nutritional status, the nurse should ask the parents which
question?
A. "Has your child always been so thin?"
B. "Is your child a picky eater?"
C. "What did your child eat for breakfast?"
D. "Do you think your child eats enough?"
C. "What did your child eat for breakfast?"
Nurse Nancy is assessing a child with pyloric stenosis; she is likely to note which
of the following?
A. "Currant jelly" stools
B. Regurgitation
C. Steatorrhea
D. Projectile vomiting
D. Projectile vomiting
Baby Jonathan was born with cleft lip (CL); Nurse Barbara would be alert that
which of the following will most likely be compromised?
A. GI function
B. Locomotion
C. Sucking ability
D. Respiratory status
C. Sucking ability
