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Questions and CORRECT Answers
A nurse is assessing a school-age child who has heart failure and is taking furosemide. Which
of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the medication is
effective?
a. an increase in venous pressure
b. a decrease in peripheral edema
c. a decrease in cardiac output
d. an increase in potassium levels - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A decrease in peripheral
edema
A nurse is assessing an infant who has acute otitis media. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)
a. increased appetite
b. enlarged subclavian lymph node
c. crying
d. restlessness
e. fever - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Enlarged subclavicular lymph node
Restlessness
Fever
Crying
A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of an infant who is to undergo pilocarpine
iontophoresis testing for cystic fibrosis. Which of the following statements should the nurse
include in the teaching?
a. We will measure the amount of protein in your baby's urine over 24 hour period
b. The test will measure the amount of chloride in your baby's sweat
c. A nurse will insert an IV prior to the test
d. Your baby will need to fast for 8 hours prior to the test - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔"The
test will measure the amount of chloride in your baby's sweat."
,A nurse in an urgent care clinic is prioritizing care for four children. Which of the following
children should the nurse assess first?
a. A toddler who has nephrotic syndrome and facial edema
b. a preschool-age child who has a muffled voice and no spontaneous cough
c. a preschool-age child who has diabetes mellitus and a blood glucose of 200 mg/dL
d. an adolescent who has Crohn's disease and recent weight loss of 5kg mg (11 lb) -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a preschool age child who has a muffled voice and no
spontaneous cough
A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a toddler who is to undergo a sweat chloride
test. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?
a. The purpose of the test is to determine if your child has Crohn's disease
b. the technician will use a device to produce an electrical current during the test
c. during the test, your child will be in a room that is cold.
d. your child sweat will be collected over 24 hours - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d. your child
sweat will be collected over 24 hours
a nurse is providing teaching for the parents of a child with impetigo. which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. Soak hairbrushes in boiling water for 10 min
b. Apply bacterial ointment to lesions
c. Seal soft toys in a plastic bag for 14 days
d. Administer acyclovir PO two times per day - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔apply bactericidal
ointment to lesions
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for an adolescent who is requesting testing for
STIs. Which of the following actions is appropriate for the nurse to take?
a. Request verbal consent from the social worker
b. contact the client's parents to obtain phone consent
c. postpone the testing until the client's parents are present
d. obtain written consent from the client - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d. Obtain written
consent from the client
, A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a toddler who has hyperpyrexia, severe
dyspnea, and is drooling. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. obtain a blood culture from the toddler
b. administering antibiotic to the toddler
c. insert an IV catheter for the toddler
d. prepare the toddler for nasotracheal intubation - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔prepare the
toddler for naso-tracheal intubation
A nurse is providing teaching to a 10-year-old child who is scheduled for an arterial cardiac
catheterization. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. You will have your dressing removed 12 hours after the procedure
b. you will need to keep your legs straight for 8 hours following the procedure
c. you will be on a clear liquid diet for 24 hours following the procedure
d. you will be on bed rest for 2 days after the procedure - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔You
will need to keep your leg straight for 8 hours
A nurse is caring for an infant who has a patent ductus arteriosus. The nurse should identify
that the defect is at which of the following locations of the heart? (You will find hot spots to
select in the artwork below. Select only the hot spot that corresponds to your answer.) -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the one on the top (b)
A nurse is caring for a preschooler who is postoperative following a tonsillectomy. The child
is now ready to resume oral intake. Which of the following dietary choices should the nurse
offer the child?
a. sugar-free Cherry gelatin
b. vanilla ice cream
c. chocolate milk
d. lime flavored ice pop - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Lime flavored ice pop
A school nurse is assessing a 7-year old student. The nurse should identify which of the
following as a potential indicator of physical abuse?
a. bruising around the wrists
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A nurse is assessing a school-age child who has heart failure and is taking furosemide. Which
of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the medication is
effective?
a. an increase in venous pressure
b. a decrease in peripheral edema
c. a decrease in cardiac output
d. an increase in potassium levels - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔A decrease in peripheral
edema
A nurse is assessing an infant who has acute otitis media. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)
a. increased appetite
b. enlarged subclavian lymph node
c. crying
d. restlessness
e. fever - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Enlarged subclavicular lymph node
Restlessness
Fever
Crying
A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of an infant who is to undergo pilocarpine
iontophoresis testing for cystic fibrosis. Which of the following statements should the nurse
include in the teaching?
a. We will measure the amount of protein in your baby's urine over 24 hour period
b. The test will measure the amount of chloride in your baby's sweat
c. A nurse will insert an IV prior to the test
d. Your baby will need to fast for 8 hours prior to the test - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔"The
test will measure the amount of chloride in your baby's sweat."
,A nurse in an urgent care clinic is prioritizing care for four children. Which of the following
children should the nurse assess first?
a. A toddler who has nephrotic syndrome and facial edema
b. a preschool-age child who has a muffled voice and no spontaneous cough
c. a preschool-age child who has diabetes mellitus and a blood glucose of 200 mg/dL
d. an adolescent who has Crohn's disease and recent weight loss of 5kg mg (11 lb) -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a preschool age child who has a muffled voice and no
spontaneous cough
A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a toddler who is to undergo a sweat chloride
test. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?
a. The purpose of the test is to determine if your child has Crohn's disease
b. the technician will use a device to produce an electrical current during the test
c. during the test, your child will be in a room that is cold.
d. your child sweat will be collected over 24 hours - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d. your child
sweat will be collected over 24 hours
a nurse is providing teaching for the parents of a child with impetigo. which of the following
instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. Soak hairbrushes in boiling water for 10 min
b. Apply bacterial ointment to lesions
c. Seal soft toys in a plastic bag for 14 days
d. Administer acyclovir PO two times per day - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔apply bactericidal
ointment to lesions
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for an adolescent who is requesting testing for
STIs. Which of the following actions is appropriate for the nurse to take?
a. Request verbal consent from the social worker
b. contact the client's parents to obtain phone consent
c. postpone the testing until the client's parents are present
d. obtain written consent from the client - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d. Obtain written
consent from the client
, A nurse in the emergency department is assessing a toddler who has hyperpyrexia, severe
dyspnea, and is drooling. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. obtain a blood culture from the toddler
b. administering antibiotic to the toddler
c. insert an IV catheter for the toddler
d. prepare the toddler for nasotracheal intubation - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔prepare the
toddler for naso-tracheal intubation
A nurse is providing teaching to a 10-year-old child who is scheduled for an arterial cardiac
catheterization. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. You will have your dressing removed 12 hours after the procedure
b. you will need to keep your legs straight for 8 hours following the procedure
c. you will be on a clear liquid diet for 24 hours following the procedure
d. you will be on bed rest for 2 days after the procedure - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔You
will need to keep your leg straight for 8 hours
A nurse is caring for an infant who has a patent ductus arteriosus. The nurse should identify
that the defect is at which of the following locations of the heart? (You will find hot spots to
select in the artwork below. Select only the hot spot that corresponds to your answer.) -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔the one on the top (b)
A nurse is caring for a preschooler who is postoperative following a tonsillectomy. The child
is now ready to resume oral intake. Which of the following dietary choices should the nurse
offer the child?
a. sugar-free Cherry gelatin
b. vanilla ice cream
c. chocolate milk
d. lime flavored ice pop - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Lime flavored ice pop
A school nurse is assessing a 7-year old student. The nurse should identify which of the
following as a potential indicator of physical abuse?
a. bruising around the wrists
