APHON NURSE ASSESSMENT IN PEDS
ONC TEST
symptoms of a brain tumour in school-age children: ANSWER abnormalities in
eyesight, morning headaches, and nausea
Preschooler symptoms of leukaemia include ANSWER pallor, exhaustion,
bruises, and bone discomfort.
ANSWER acute/chronic anaemia and WBC/platelet abnormalities are
indicators of alterations in blood cell production.
symptoms of anaemia, including tachypnea, compensatory tachycardia, pallor,
and exhaustion
ANSWER bleeding, bruising, petechiae, or purpura (non-blanching) as a result
of low platelet count
Viral infection-induced low platelet count ANSWER ITP
Cancer symptoms that resemble ailments in children ANSWER • Fatigue/pallor
• Abdominal mass • Lymphadenopathy • Bone or joint pain/limp •
Bleeding/bruising/purpura/petechiae
• Visual changes, nausea, coughing, and respiratory issues
• Unusual weight loss; • Unusual bulk or swelling; • Modifications to gait,
balance, or personality
Which symptoms are typical of anemia? (Open-ended; potential ANSWERs are
listed below.)
Fatigue; compensatory tachycardia and tachypnea; headache;
dizziness/lightheadedness; palmar creases, nail beds, conjunctivae, and oral
mucosa; and SOB with exertion
The ANSWER thymus, thyroid, trachea, lymph nodes, esophagus,
heart/pericardium, arteries, and nerves are all parts of the mediastinum.
ONC TEST
symptoms of a brain tumour in school-age children: ANSWER abnormalities in
eyesight, morning headaches, and nausea
Preschooler symptoms of leukaemia include ANSWER pallor, exhaustion,
bruises, and bone discomfort.
ANSWER acute/chronic anaemia and WBC/platelet abnormalities are
indicators of alterations in blood cell production.
symptoms of anaemia, including tachypnea, compensatory tachycardia, pallor,
and exhaustion
ANSWER bleeding, bruising, petechiae, or purpura (non-blanching) as a result
of low platelet count
Viral infection-induced low platelet count ANSWER ITP
Cancer symptoms that resemble ailments in children ANSWER • Fatigue/pallor
• Abdominal mass • Lymphadenopathy • Bone or joint pain/limp •
Bleeding/bruising/purpura/petechiae
• Visual changes, nausea, coughing, and respiratory issues
• Unusual weight loss; • Unusual bulk or swelling; • Modifications to gait,
balance, or personality
Which symptoms are typical of anemia? (Open-ended; potential ANSWERs are
listed below.)
Fatigue; compensatory tachycardia and tachypnea; headache;
dizziness/lightheadedness; palmar creases, nail beds, conjunctivae, and oral
mucosa; and SOB with exertion
The ANSWER thymus, thyroid, trachea, lymph nodes, esophagus,
heart/pericardium, arteries, and nerves are all parts of the mediastinum.
