ATI- Nursing Care of Children Final
A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 5mg/kg/day PO to divide equally
every 8 hr to a school-age child who weighs 50 lb. Available is diphenhydramine oral
solution 12.5 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round
the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a
trailing zero.) - Question and answers15
A nurse is caring for a toddler who has asthma. The parents are concerned about the
toddler's reaction to the hospitalization. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take to decrease the child's anxiety? - Question and answersEncourage rooming-in
A nurse is assessing the pain level of a 3-year-old child who is postoperative following
abdominal surgery. Which of the following pain scales should the nurse use? - Question
and answersFACES pain rating scale
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a 2-month-old infant who has rotavirus. The
nurse notes a hemoglobin level of 12 g/dL and a hematocrit of 51%. Which of the
following statements by the nurse indicates an understanding of the laboratory values? -
Question and answers"The infant might be dehydrated."
A nurse is caring for a 4-month-old child who has acute otitis media and a fever of 38.3
degrees C (101 degrees F). Which of the following medications should the nurse
administer? - Question and answersAmoxicillin
A nurse is caring for a child who has an exacerbation of cystic fibrosis. Which of the
following laboratory findings should the nurse report to the provider immediately? -
Question and answersOxygen saturation of 85%
A nurse is caring Rosa 4-year-old child who has pneumonia. The child's mother left 2 hr
ago and he is currently experiencing the despair stage of separation anxiety. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect? - Question and answersInactive and
thumb sucking
A nurse on the pediatric unit is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following
findings should be the nurse's priority? - Question and answersA child who has sickle
cell anemia and a urine specific gravity of 1.030
A nurse is caring for a child who has epistaxis. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take? - Question and answersApply continuous pressure to the child's nose for at
least 10 min
A school nurse is assisting a child whip has been stung by a bee. The child's hand is
swelling and the nurse notes that the child has allergies to insect stings. Which of the
A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 5mg/kg/day PO to divide equally
every 8 hr to a school-age child who weighs 50 lb. Available is diphenhydramine oral
solution 12.5 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round
the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a
trailing zero.) - Question and answers15
A nurse is caring for a toddler who has asthma. The parents are concerned about the
toddler's reaction to the hospitalization. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take to decrease the child's anxiety? - Question and answersEncourage rooming-in
A nurse is assessing the pain level of a 3-year-old child who is postoperative following
abdominal surgery. Which of the following pain scales should the nurse use? - Question
and answersFACES pain rating scale
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a 2-month-old infant who has rotavirus. The
nurse notes a hemoglobin level of 12 g/dL and a hematocrit of 51%. Which of the
following statements by the nurse indicates an understanding of the laboratory values? -
Question and answers"The infant might be dehydrated."
A nurse is caring for a 4-month-old child who has acute otitis media and a fever of 38.3
degrees C (101 degrees F). Which of the following medications should the nurse
administer? - Question and answersAmoxicillin
A nurse is caring for a child who has an exacerbation of cystic fibrosis. Which of the
following laboratory findings should the nurse report to the provider immediately? -
Question and answersOxygen saturation of 85%
A nurse is caring Rosa 4-year-old child who has pneumonia. The child's mother left 2 hr
ago and he is currently experiencing the despair stage of separation anxiety. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect? - Question and answersInactive and
thumb sucking
A nurse on the pediatric unit is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following
findings should be the nurse's priority? - Question and answersA child who has sickle
cell anemia and a urine specific gravity of 1.030
A nurse is caring for a child who has epistaxis. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take? - Question and answersApply continuous pressure to the child's nose for at
least 10 min
A school nurse is assisting a child whip has been stung by a bee. The child's hand is
swelling and the nurse notes that the child has allergies to insect stings. Which of the
