9/7/24, 8:59 PM
NUR 232 FINAL EXAM
Jeremiah
Practice questions for this set
Terms in this set (122)
What medication can be given before antiemetic- give about 30 minutes before
chemo to help with nausea/vomiting?
distinguished from other lymphomas by the presence of large, cancerous lymphocytes
Hodgkins Lymphoma known as Reed-Sternberg cells
Key finding- enlarged, firm, nodular, lymph nodes
NUR 232 FINAL EXAM
1/7
, 9/7/24, 8:59 PM
Disease is diffuse rather than nodular, starts from lymphocytes, cells are
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
undifferentiated or poorly differentiated
What is the most common head injury in a concussion
child?
What are the hallmark symptoms of a confusion and amnesia that can occur with or without LOC
concussion?
wake pt up every couple hours
lower screen time
What is the NI/Pt teaching for head
Notify dr- seizures, increased headache, confusion
injury/concussion?
Nurses- NPO, I&O, Daily weights, S/S ICP
HA
Nausea
What are the early S/S of IICP Vomiting
Visual Disturbance
***Change in LOC
Irritable
bulging fontanelles
What are signs of IICP in a baby?
Widened sutures
bigger head circumference
Cushings Triad- Increased BP, Low HR, Low RR
What are late signs of IICP?
Fixed Dilated Pupils
X-ray, CT, MRI, PET
How do you diagnose IICP?
**LUMBAR PUNCTURE- don't do until you have CT
What is the most common pediatric neuro Seizures
disorder?
FEVER
IICP
Epilepsy
Migraines
Tumor
What are the causes of seizures?
Trauma
Hyperbilirubemia
Kernicterus
Infection
Toxins
What ages do febrile seizures occur? 6 months- 5 years
Leukemia
What is the most common cancer in kids? More common in boys
Onset 2-5 yo
What is used for the definitive diagnosis for Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
Leukemia?
cancer of white blood cells
Leukemia
WBC high initially then destruction of cells
What is the most important thing to The higher the initial WBC is the lower the prognosis is for the child
remember when diagnosing leukemia?
2/7
NUR 232 FINAL EXAM
Jeremiah
Practice questions for this set
Terms in this set (122)
What medication can be given before antiemetic- give about 30 minutes before
chemo to help with nausea/vomiting?
distinguished from other lymphomas by the presence of large, cancerous lymphocytes
Hodgkins Lymphoma known as Reed-Sternberg cells
Key finding- enlarged, firm, nodular, lymph nodes
NUR 232 FINAL EXAM
1/7
, 9/7/24, 8:59 PM
Disease is diffuse rather than nodular, starts from lymphocytes, cells are
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
undifferentiated or poorly differentiated
What is the most common head injury in a concussion
child?
What are the hallmark symptoms of a confusion and amnesia that can occur with or without LOC
concussion?
wake pt up every couple hours
lower screen time
What is the NI/Pt teaching for head
Notify dr- seizures, increased headache, confusion
injury/concussion?
Nurses- NPO, I&O, Daily weights, S/S ICP
HA
Nausea
What are the early S/S of IICP Vomiting
Visual Disturbance
***Change in LOC
Irritable
bulging fontanelles
What are signs of IICP in a baby?
Widened sutures
bigger head circumference
Cushings Triad- Increased BP, Low HR, Low RR
What are late signs of IICP?
Fixed Dilated Pupils
X-ray, CT, MRI, PET
How do you diagnose IICP?
**LUMBAR PUNCTURE- don't do until you have CT
What is the most common pediatric neuro Seizures
disorder?
FEVER
IICP
Epilepsy
Migraines
Tumor
What are the causes of seizures?
Trauma
Hyperbilirubemia
Kernicterus
Infection
Toxins
What ages do febrile seizures occur? 6 months- 5 years
Leukemia
What is the most common cancer in kids? More common in boys
Onset 2-5 yo
What is used for the definitive diagnosis for Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
Leukemia?
cancer of white blood cells
Leukemia
WBC high initially then destruction of cells
What is the most important thing to The higher the initial WBC is the lower the prognosis is for the child
remember when diagnosing leukemia?
2/7
