A nurse is assisting a child who has
multiple closed fractures
,1) A nurse is assisting a child who has multiple closed fractures of the
lower extremities due to a motor-vehicle crash. The nurse should
monitor the child for which of the following complications during
the first 24 hr after the injury occurred? a. Osteomyelitis
b. Compartment syndrome
c. Volkmann ischemic contracture
d. Renal calculi
2) A nurse is teaching the parent of a toddler who has phenylketonuria
about meal planning. Which of the following information should the
nurse include in the teaching?
a. Use aspartame as sugar substitute
b. Avoid foods containing milk products
c. Increase the toddlers protein consumption
d. Limit foods high in iron
3) A nurse at an inpatient facility is planning care for a child who has
autism spectrum disorder. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Vary daily routines when providing care for the child
b. Keep the television on in the child’s room for background noise
c. Keep staff visits with the child brief
d. Place the child in a semi private room. 4) A nurse is assisting an
infant who has severe dehydration due to gastroenteritis. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect? a. Increase urine
output
b. Hypertension
, c. Increase respiratory rate
d. Capillary refill of 2 seconds
5) A nurse is planning care for a child who has cystic fibrosis. Which of
the following interventions should the nurse plan to include?
a. Restrict the child’s physical activity to promote rest
b. Administer pancreatic enzymes by mouth 1 hr.
prior to each meal
c. Provide the child with low sodium diet
d. Use a vest to perform high-frequency chest
compressions
6) A nurse is teaching the parent of a school age child about bicycle
safety. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in
the teaching?
a. Your child’s feet should be 3 to 6 inches off the ground when
seated on the bicycle
b. Your child should walk the bicycle through intersections
c. Your child should keep the bicycle at least 3 feet from the curb
while riding in the street
d. Your child should ride the bicycle against the flow of traffic
7) A nurse is preparing a child for a lumbar puncture. In which of
the following positions should the child be placed for the
procedure? a. Lateral
b. Prone
c. Semi-fowler
d. Supine
multiple closed fractures
,1) A nurse is assisting a child who has multiple closed fractures of the
lower extremities due to a motor-vehicle crash. The nurse should
monitor the child for which of the following complications during
the first 24 hr after the injury occurred? a. Osteomyelitis
b. Compartment syndrome
c. Volkmann ischemic contracture
d. Renal calculi
2) A nurse is teaching the parent of a toddler who has phenylketonuria
about meal planning. Which of the following information should the
nurse include in the teaching?
a. Use aspartame as sugar substitute
b. Avoid foods containing milk products
c. Increase the toddlers protein consumption
d. Limit foods high in iron
3) A nurse at an inpatient facility is planning care for a child who has
autism spectrum disorder. Which of the following interventions
should the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Vary daily routines when providing care for the child
b. Keep the television on in the child’s room for background noise
c. Keep staff visits with the child brief
d. Place the child in a semi private room. 4) A nurse is assisting an
infant who has severe dehydration due to gastroenteritis. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect? a. Increase urine
output
b. Hypertension
, c. Increase respiratory rate
d. Capillary refill of 2 seconds
5) A nurse is planning care for a child who has cystic fibrosis. Which of
the following interventions should the nurse plan to include?
a. Restrict the child’s physical activity to promote rest
b. Administer pancreatic enzymes by mouth 1 hr.
prior to each meal
c. Provide the child with low sodium diet
d. Use a vest to perform high-frequency chest
compressions
6) A nurse is teaching the parent of a school age child about bicycle
safety. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in
the teaching?
a. Your child’s feet should be 3 to 6 inches off the ground when
seated on the bicycle
b. Your child should walk the bicycle through intersections
c. Your child should keep the bicycle at least 3 feet from the curb
while riding in the street
d. Your child should ride the bicycle against the flow of traffic
7) A nurse is preparing a child for a lumbar puncture. In which of
the following positions should the child be placed for the
procedure? a. Lateral
b. Prone
c. Semi-fowler
d. Supine
