STUDY QUESTIONS: MED SURG PEDIATRIC
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A child is ordered to have ibuprofen 140 mg PO. The child weighs 30.6 pounds. The
safe dose of ibuprofen is 10 mg/kg. Ibuprofen is available as 100mg/5ml/. The nurse
then:
a.) calculates this as a safe dosage, draws up 7ml of ibuprofen and administers it to the
child.
b.) the nurse calculates that this is not a safe dose and calls the physician
c.) calculates this as a safe dosage, draws up 1.4ml of ibuprofen and administers it to
the child.
d.) the nurse doesn't calculate the safe dosage because physicians do not make
mistakes - ANSWER a.) calculates this as a safe dosage, draws up 7ml of ibuprofen
and administers it to the child.
A nine year old with severe factor VIII deficiency falls, injures an elbow and is brought to
the ER. The nurser should prepare for which of the following?
a.) a placental transfusion
b.) an IM injection of factor VIII
c.) an IV infusion of factor VIII
d.) a transmission of packed red blood cells - ANSWER c.) an IV infusion of factor VIII
Tetralogy of Fallot involves all of the following defects except:
a.) VSD
b.) overriding aorta
c.) patent ductus arteriosis
d.) right ventricular hypertrophy
e.) pulmonary valce stenosis - ANSWER c.) patent ductus arteriosis
Parents are told by the genetic counselor that they have a 1 to 4 probability of having a
second child with cystic fibrosis. They already have one child who is affected. The
parents state their risk is lower now than when they had the previous child. What should
the nurse tell the parents about the 1 to 4 probability?
a.) They will not have another child with cystic fibrosis until their fifth child
b.) each pregnancy is an independent event
c.) the probability of having another child with cystic fibrosis is twice as likely as it was
when they had their first child
d.) the probability of having a child that is healthy is twice as likely with this pregnancy -
ANSWER b.) each pregnancy is an independent event
A myelomeningocele contains:
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A child is ordered to have ibuprofen 140 mg PO. The child weighs 30.6 pounds. The
safe dose of ibuprofen is 10 mg/kg. Ibuprofen is available as 100mg/5ml/. The nurse
then:
a.) calculates this as a safe dosage, draws up 7ml of ibuprofen and administers it to the
child.
b.) the nurse calculates that this is not a safe dose and calls the physician
c.) calculates this as a safe dosage, draws up 1.4ml of ibuprofen and administers it to
the child.
d.) the nurse doesn't calculate the safe dosage because physicians do not make
mistakes - ANSWER a.) calculates this as a safe dosage, draws up 7ml of ibuprofen
and administers it to the child.
A nine year old with severe factor VIII deficiency falls, injures an elbow and is brought to
the ER. The nurser should prepare for which of the following?
a.) a placental transfusion
b.) an IM injection of factor VIII
c.) an IV infusion of factor VIII
d.) a transmission of packed red blood cells - ANSWER c.) an IV infusion of factor VIII
Tetralogy of Fallot involves all of the following defects except:
a.) VSD
b.) overriding aorta
c.) patent ductus arteriosis
d.) right ventricular hypertrophy
e.) pulmonary valce stenosis - ANSWER c.) patent ductus arteriosis
Parents are told by the genetic counselor that they have a 1 to 4 probability of having a
second child with cystic fibrosis. They already have one child who is affected. The
parents state their risk is lower now than when they had the previous child. What should
the nurse tell the parents about the 1 to 4 probability?
a.) They will not have another child with cystic fibrosis until their fifth child
b.) each pregnancy is an independent event
c.) the probability of having another child with cystic fibrosis is twice as likely as it was
when they had their first child
d.) the probability of having a child that is healthy is twice as likely with this pregnancy -
ANSWER b.) each pregnancy is an independent event
A myelomeningocele contains:
