Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0:
Pediatric Emergencies Part I - ENA-ENO-
C38 Questions With Solutions
Which pediatric patient is the most emergent? An infant, age 2 months, with a temperature
of 96.4°F (35.8°C)
For a pediatric patient with a heart rate of 50 beats per minute and absent peripheral pulses,
which treatment is the priority? Cardiac compressions
How is respiratory syncytial virus most commonly transmitted to pediatric patients?
Direct contact
A girl, age 4, has just received a diagnosis of tuberculosis. Which discharge instructions should
the nurse provide to her caregivers? "Be sure she takes all of the prescribed medications."
In addition to sinus tachycardia, what is the most common rhythm disturbance in pediatric
patients? Supraventricular tachycardia
Pediatric Emergencies Part I - ENA-ENO-
C38 Questions With Solutions
Which pediatric patient is the most emergent? An infant, age 2 months, with a temperature
of 96.4°F (35.8°C)
For a pediatric patient with a heart rate of 50 beats per minute and absent peripheral pulses,
which treatment is the priority? Cardiac compressions
How is respiratory syncytial virus most commonly transmitted to pediatric patients?
Direct contact
A girl, age 4, has just received a diagnosis of tuberculosis. Which discharge instructions should
the nurse provide to her caregivers? "Be sure she takes all of the prescribed medications."
In addition to sinus tachycardia, what is the most common rhythm disturbance in pediatric
patients? Supraventricular tachycardia
