10/16/24, 1:26 Final EXAM
PM Review
FINAL EXAM REVIEW
1. Which type of croupe is always considered a medical emergency?
- Epiglottitis
2. What are symptoms of heart failure in an infant?
- Difficulty feeding, irritability, edema, sweating on the head
3. What drug is avoided in the treatment of sick cell disease?
- Meperidine (Demoral)
4. What precautions should the nurse take when administering hydroxyurea?
- Double glove
5. What CHD is a right to left shunt?
- Tetralogy of Fallot
6. What CHD is left to right shunt?
- ASD, VSD, PDA
7. What CHD increases pulmonary blood flow?
- ASD, VSD, PDA
8. What CHD decreases pulmonary blood
flow?
- Tetralogy of Fallot and Pulmonary Stenosis
9. What is an obstructive CHD?
- Aortic stenosis, coarctation, pulmonic stenosis
10. What is a cause of sinus tachycardia?
- Anemia
11. This position is called what?
- Tripod
12. What is an early indicator of multiple sclerosis?
- Nystagmus
13. What is compartment syndrome and describe the treatment?
- 5 P’s (pain, pallor, paresthesia, paralysis, pulselessness)
- Fasciotomy
- Medical Emergency
14. What IV fluid would the nurse except to administer to a client who is prescribed
to receive hypotonic fluids?
- Saline 0.45%
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15. What are the side effects of hydroxyurea?
- Infection risk d/t neutropenia
16. What are some high fiber foods used to treat chronic constipation?
- Bran cereal, apples, Raisins, Prunes
17. What reflex is this?
- Moro
- Legs and arms flexed
18. Assessment finding like murmur on auscultation of the heart and signs of heart
failure. The nurse identifies the infant’s current condition to be associated with which
of the following an infant admitted to the hospital reveals a machine like murmer?
- PDA
19. The nurse is providing care to a 2-month-old admitted for rule out intussusception”
What is descriptive of the stool?
- Currant jelly stool
20. A 5-year-old has a fracture of the right upper arm. The x ray showed that one side of
the bone is bent while the other is broken. This is known as what kind of fracture?
- Greenstick
21. Multifocal PVC
22. A nurse is charting that a hospitalized child has labored breathing. Which describes
labored breathing?
- Dyspnea
23. A nurse is admitting an infant with asthma. What usually triggers asthma in infants?
- Viral infections
24. A patient with a fracture is confused. Vitals are normal but the o2 is 90%. What is priority
nursing intervention?
- Administer oxygen
25. What will you instruct the UAP in caring for a patient with Parkinson’s disease
regarding their care?
- Encourage independence
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PM Review
FINAL EXAM REVIEW
1. Which type of croupe is always considered a medical emergency?
- Epiglottitis
2. What are symptoms of heart failure in an infant?
- Difficulty feeding, irritability, edema, sweating on the head
3. What drug is avoided in the treatment of sick cell disease?
- Meperidine (Demoral)
4. What precautions should the nurse take when administering hydroxyurea?
- Double glove
5. What CHD is a right to left shunt?
- Tetralogy of Fallot
6. What CHD is left to right shunt?
- ASD, VSD, PDA
7. What CHD increases pulmonary blood flow?
- ASD, VSD, PDA
8. What CHD decreases pulmonary blood
flow?
- Tetralogy of Fallot and Pulmonary Stenosis
9. What is an obstructive CHD?
- Aortic stenosis, coarctation, pulmonic stenosis
10. What is a cause of sinus tachycardia?
- Anemia
11. This position is called what?
- Tripod
12. What is an early indicator of multiple sclerosis?
- Nystagmus
13. What is compartment syndrome and describe the treatment?
- 5 P’s (pain, pallor, paresthesia, paralysis, pulselessness)
- Fasciotomy
- Medical Emergency
14. What IV fluid would the nurse except to administer to a client who is prescribed
to receive hypotonic fluids?
- Saline 0.45%
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PM Review
15. What are the side effects of hydroxyurea?
- Infection risk d/t neutropenia
16. What are some high fiber foods used to treat chronic constipation?
- Bran cereal, apples, Raisins, Prunes
17. What reflex is this?
- Moro
- Legs and arms flexed
18. Assessment finding like murmur on auscultation of the heart and signs of heart
failure. The nurse identifies the infant’s current condition to be associated with which
of the following an infant admitted to the hospital reveals a machine like murmer?
- PDA
19. The nurse is providing care to a 2-month-old admitted for rule out intussusception”
What is descriptive of the stool?
- Currant jelly stool
20. A 5-year-old has a fracture of the right upper arm. The x ray showed that one side of
the bone is bent while the other is broken. This is known as what kind of fracture?
- Greenstick
21. Multifocal PVC
22. A nurse is charting that a hospitalized child has labored breathing. Which describes
labored breathing?
- Dyspnea
23. A nurse is admitting an infant with asthma. What usually triggers asthma in infants?
- Viral infections
24. A patient with a fracture is confused. Vitals are normal but the o2 is 90%. What is priority
nursing intervention?
- Administer oxygen
25. What will you instruct the UAP in caring for a patient with Parkinson’s disease
regarding their care?
- Encourage independence
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