NSG 3600 Pediatrics Exam 3 Study Guide 2026 | Complete Questions,
Answers & Rationales | Ultimate Exam Success Bundle
acute diarrhea causes - (ANSWER)- Rotavirus
- Diet/food
- Infection
- Medication - ANTIBIOTICS
- Toxic substances
What are you worried about with acute diarrhea? - (ANSWER)- Dehydration( look at skin turgor)
- Electrolyte imbalance
Interventions for Acute Diarrhea - (ANSWER)- Give Pedialyte
- IV fluids, NO FRUIT JUICE
- Electrolytes, START with bland, soft food
Prevention for Acute Diarrhea - (ANSWER)- Handwashing
- Proper Food handling
Cleft lip and palate Meaning - (ANSWER)- Facial malformation during embryonic development
- Native American/ Asian Male
Cleft lip and palate risk factors - (ANSWER)- Smoking
- Gestational Diabetes
- Use of certain meds
- Lack of folic acid prenatal
Cleft lip and palate interventions - (ANSWER)- Haberman feeder
- Promote bonding between family
- Burp infants often
,NSG 3600 Pediatrics Exam 3 Study Guide 2026 | Complete Questions,
Answers & Rationales | Ultimate Exam Success Bundle
- No- Nos ( elbow restraints: take off every 1-2hrs)
- Apply petroleum jelly to operative site
- Feed with syringe/ dropper until surgical site is healed
Intussuspection - (ANSWER)- Intestines folding into itself causing an obstruction normally at the ileocecal
valve
Intussuspection Risk Factors - (ANSWER)- Males less than 18 months
- Cystic Fibrosis
Intussuspection signs and symptoms - (ANSWER)- Current jelly stool
-Sausage shaped mass in RUG
- pulling legs to chest
- Vomitting
Intussuspection Systom triad - (ANSWER)- Stool with blood
- Screaming with drawing up legs
- Paroxysmal episodic abdominal pain with vomitting every 5-30 minutes.
Intussuspection Dx - (ANSWER)- BARIUM ENEMA
- Abdominal ultrasound
Intussuspection Intervention - (ANSWER)- Monitor for signs of perforation, peritonitis and shock.
- coach and reeda stool and if patient passed stool alert pcp.
- If child has surgery: NPO, NGT, IV fluids
- Fever greater than 99.5 is very bad, alert PCP.
- Moniotor for infection
, NSG 3600 Pediatrics Exam 3 Study Guide 2026 | Complete Questions,
Answers & Rationales | Ultimate Exam Success Bundle
failure to thrive - (ANSWER)a condition in which infants become malnourished and fail to grow or gain
weight for no obvious medical reason
Failure to thrive symptoms - (ANSWER)- weight < 5th percentile, length WNL
- decreased or lack of subcutaneous fat
- pale skin
- developmental delays
- Decreased albumin levels
appendicitis - (ANSWER)inflammation of the appendix
appendictis s/s - (ANSWER)- Periumbilical pain
- RLQ pain
Appendictis Interventions - (ANSWER)- Monitor VS
- If Pain stops CALL THE PCP, IT COULD HAVE RUPTURED
-NPO 24hrs post op
- Monitor for peritonitis( stiff tender abdomen)
Hirschsprung disease - (ANSWER)absent ganglion cells in submucosal/myenteric plexus rectosigmoid (
meaning there's a blockage that stops peristalsis from occurring). - Common in Down syndrome kids
Hirschsprung Symptoms - (ANSWER)- inability to pass stool meconium within the first 24-48 hours,
- visible reverse peristalsis,
- ribbon-like stool in older kids
- Newborn failure to thrive,
Answers & Rationales | Ultimate Exam Success Bundle
acute diarrhea causes - (ANSWER)- Rotavirus
- Diet/food
- Infection
- Medication - ANTIBIOTICS
- Toxic substances
What are you worried about with acute diarrhea? - (ANSWER)- Dehydration( look at skin turgor)
- Electrolyte imbalance
Interventions for Acute Diarrhea - (ANSWER)- Give Pedialyte
- IV fluids, NO FRUIT JUICE
- Electrolytes, START with bland, soft food
Prevention for Acute Diarrhea - (ANSWER)- Handwashing
- Proper Food handling
Cleft lip and palate Meaning - (ANSWER)- Facial malformation during embryonic development
- Native American/ Asian Male
Cleft lip and palate risk factors - (ANSWER)- Smoking
- Gestational Diabetes
- Use of certain meds
- Lack of folic acid prenatal
Cleft lip and palate interventions - (ANSWER)- Haberman feeder
- Promote bonding between family
- Burp infants often
,NSG 3600 Pediatrics Exam 3 Study Guide 2026 | Complete Questions,
Answers & Rationales | Ultimate Exam Success Bundle
- No- Nos ( elbow restraints: take off every 1-2hrs)
- Apply petroleum jelly to operative site
- Feed with syringe/ dropper until surgical site is healed
Intussuspection - (ANSWER)- Intestines folding into itself causing an obstruction normally at the ileocecal
valve
Intussuspection Risk Factors - (ANSWER)- Males less than 18 months
- Cystic Fibrosis
Intussuspection signs and symptoms - (ANSWER)- Current jelly stool
-Sausage shaped mass in RUG
- pulling legs to chest
- Vomitting
Intussuspection Systom triad - (ANSWER)- Stool with blood
- Screaming with drawing up legs
- Paroxysmal episodic abdominal pain with vomitting every 5-30 minutes.
Intussuspection Dx - (ANSWER)- BARIUM ENEMA
- Abdominal ultrasound
Intussuspection Intervention - (ANSWER)- Monitor for signs of perforation, peritonitis and shock.
- coach and reeda stool and if patient passed stool alert pcp.
- If child has surgery: NPO, NGT, IV fluids
- Fever greater than 99.5 is very bad, alert PCP.
- Moniotor for infection
, NSG 3600 Pediatrics Exam 3 Study Guide 2026 | Complete Questions,
Answers & Rationales | Ultimate Exam Success Bundle
failure to thrive - (ANSWER)a condition in which infants become malnourished and fail to grow or gain
weight for no obvious medical reason
Failure to thrive symptoms - (ANSWER)- weight < 5th percentile, length WNL
- decreased or lack of subcutaneous fat
- pale skin
- developmental delays
- Decreased albumin levels
appendicitis - (ANSWER)inflammation of the appendix
appendictis s/s - (ANSWER)- Periumbilical pain
- RLQ pain
Appendictis Interventions - (ANSWER)- Monitor VS
- If Pain stops CALL THE PCP, IT COULD HAVE RUPTURED
-NPO 24hrs post op
- Monitor for peritonitis( stiff tender abdomen)
Hirschsprung disease - (ANSWER)absent ganglion cells in submucosal/myenteric plexus rectosigmoid (
meaning there's a blockage that stops peristalsis from occurring). - Common in Down syndrome kids
Hirschsprung Symptoms - (ANSWER)- inability to pass stool meconium within the first 24-48 hours,
- visible reverse peristalsis,
- ribbon-like stool in older kids
- Newborn failure to thrive,
