Peds Exam 1 (test bank) Questions and Answers Already Passed

Peds Exam 1 (test bank) Questions and Answers Already Passed Which nursing role is not directly involved when providing family-centered approach to the pediatric population? 1. Advocacy 2. Case management 3. Patient education 4. Researcher 4. Researcher A nurse is working with pediatric clients in a research facility. The nurse recognizes that federal guidelines are in place that delineate which pediatrics clients must give assent for participation in research trials. Based upon the clients age, the nurse would seek assent from which children? Select all that apply. 1. The precocious 4-year-old starting as a cystic fibrosis research-study participant. 2. The 7-year-old leukemia client electing to receive a newly developed medication, now being researched. 3. The 10-year-old starting in an investigative study for clients with precocious puberty. 4. The 13-year-old client beginning participation in a research program for ADHD treatments. 2. The 7-year-old leukemia client electing to receive a newly developed medication, now being researched. 3. The 10-year-old starting in an investigative study for clients with precocious puberty. 4. The 13-year-old client beginning participation in a research program for ADHD treatments. The nurse in a pediatric acute-care unit is assigned the following tasks. Which task is not appropriate for the registered to nurse complete? 1. Diagnose an 8-year-old with acute otitis media and prescribe an antibiotic. 2. Listen to the concerns of an adolescent about being out of school for a lengthy surgical recovery. 3. Provide information to a mother of a newly diagnosed 4-year-old diabetic about local support-group options. 4. Diagnose a 6-year-old with Diversional Activity Deficit related to placement in isolation. 1. Diagnose an 8-year-old with acute otitis media and prescribe an antibiotic. A 7-year-old child is admitted for acute appendicitis. The parents are questioning the nurse about expectations during the childs recovery. Which information tool would be most useful in answering a parents questions about the timing of key events? 1. Healthy People 2020 2. Clinical pathways 3. Child mortality statistics 4. National clinical practice guidelines 2. Clinical pathways The nurse recognizes that the pediatric client is from a cultural background different from that of the hospital staff. Which goal is most appropriate for this client when planning nursing care? 1. Overlook or minimize the differences that exist. 2. Facilitate the family's ability to comply with the care needed. 3. Avoid inadvertently offending the family by imposing the nurses perspective. 4. Encourage complementary beneficial cultural practices as primary therapies. 2. Facilitate the family's ability to comply with the care needed. The telephone triage nurse at a pediatric clinic knows each call is important. Which call would require extra attentiveness from the registered nurse because of an increased risk of mortality? 1. A 3-week-old infant born at 35 weeks gestation with gastroenteritis 2. A term 2-week-old infant of American Indian descent with an upper respiratory infection 3. A post term 4-week-old infant non-Hispanic black descent with moderate emesis after feeding 4. A 1-week-old infant born at 40 weeks gestation with symptoms of colic 1. A 3-week-old infant born at 35 weeks gestation with gastroenteritis Despite the availability of Childrens Health Insurance Programs (CHIP), many eligible children are not enrolled. Which nursing intervention would be the most appropriate to help children become enrolled in CHIP? 1. Assessment of the details of the familys income and expenditures 2. Case management to limit costly, unnecessary duplication of services 3. To advocate for the child by encouraging the family to investigate its CHIP eligibility 4. To educate the family about the need for keeping regular well-childvisit appointments 3. To advocate for the child by encouraging the family to investigate its CHIP eligibility A supervisor is reviewing the documentation of the nurses in the unit. Which client documentation is the most accurate and contains all the required part for a narrative entry? 1. 2/2/05 1630 Catheterized using an 8 French catheter, 45 mL clear yellow urine obtained, specimen sent to lab, squirmed and cried softly during insertion of catheter. Quiet in mothers arms following catheter removal. M. May RN 2. 1/9/05 2 pm NG tube placement confirmed and irrigated with 30 ml sterile water. Suction set at low, intermittent. Oxygen via nasal canal at 2 L/min. Nares patent, pink, and nonirritated. K. Earnst RN 3. 4:00 Trach dressing removed with dime-size stain of dry serous exudate. Site cleansed with normal saline. Dried with sterile gauze. New sterile trach sponge and trach ties applied. Respirations regular and even throughout the procedure. F. Luck RN 4. Feb. 05 Port-A-Cath assessed with Huber needle. Blood return presen 1. 2/2/05 1630 Catheterized using an 8 French catheter, 45 mL clear yellow urine obtained, specimen sent to lab, squirmed and cried softly during insertion of catheter