ATI RN NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN PRACTICE B. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

45. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardian of a child who has a new diagnosis of rheumatic fever. Which of the following statements by the guardian indicates an understanding of the teaching? 46. A nurse is preparing to assist a provider with a lumbar puncture for a school-age child. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority? 47. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardian of a child who has a new prescription for levalbuterol solution for use in a nebulizer. Which of the following statements by the guardian indicates an understanding of the teaching? 48. A nurse is assisting with the development of a health promotion program for the guardians of adolescents. Which of the following information about adolescents should the nurse recommend to include in the program? 49. A nurse is preparing to administer furosemide to a toddler who has a heart defect. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to identify the toddler? 50. During a well-child visit, the parent of a toddler expresses concern to the nurse that the toddler takes several hours to fall asleep at night. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse make? 51. A nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular injection to an 11-month-old infant. In which of the following areas should the nurse administer the injection? 52. A nurse is caring for a toddler who has otitis media and a temperature of 39.1° C (102.4° F). Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? 53. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardian of a school-age child who has acute bacterial conjunctivitis and a new prescription for sulfacetamide. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? 54. A nurse is caring for a 1-month-old infant who has a nasogastric tube in place for intermittent feedings. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 55. A nurse is caring for a toddler who has terminal cancer and is receiving hospice care. The child's parent tells the nurse, "I'm a bad parent, and I can't deal with this." Which of the following responses should the nurse make? 56. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about liquid oral iron supplements with the guardian of a school-age child who has iron deficiency anemia. Which of the following statements by the guardian indicates an understanding of the teaching? 57. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of a 4-month-old infant who has a new prescription for nystatin to treat oral candidiasis and is breastfeeding. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? 58. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about vital signs with the guardian of a 1-year-old toddler. Which of the following statements by the guardian indicates an understanding of the teaching? 59. A nurse in a pediatric clinic is caring for an infant who has heart failure and a prescription for digoxin. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates the desired therapeutic effect of the medication? 60. A nurse is collecting data from a 12-month-old infant during a well-child visit. At birth, the infant's weight was 3.6 kg (8 lb) and his length was 50.8 cm (20 in). Based on this data, which of the following findings should the nurse expect?