NR328 PEDIATRIC NURSING WEEK 4 2026
FINAL PAPER REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS
BUNDLED PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ The nurse is admitting a 2-month-old infant prior to a surgical
intervention for pyloric stenosis. The parent reports the infant has
not had a wet diaper since the evening before. The nurse assesses
the infant has a sunken anterior fontanelle and is tachycardic. Which
is the most important order the nurse should request from the
health care provider?
Answer: An order for intravenous fluids
◉ Match the gastrointestinal problem with the correct description.
Answer: *Hirschsprung's disease* - Mechanical obstruction from
inadequate motility of intestine.
*Pyloric stenosis* - Thickened obstruction between stomach and
duodenum.
*Constipation* - Alteration in frequency, consistency, or ease of
passing stool.
*Appendicitis* - Inflammation of sac at the end of cecum.
, *Gastroesophageal reflux* - Relaxation of esophageal sphincter
allowing stomach contents into esophagus.
◉ The nurse is caring for a pediatric client who presented to the
pediatric unit with abdominal pain which causes the child to double
over in pain. The child has intermittent periods of relief from the
abdominal pain. The pediatric surgeon has scheduled the child for
surgery. Which assessment finding should the nurse report to the
pediatric surgeon immediately?
Answer: Passage of normal brown stool
◉ Which are the top 4 assessment findings that require follow up by
the nurse? Select four responses.
Answer: Temperature
Lethargy
Abdominal pain
Vomiting
◉ For each finding, indicate if the finding is consistent with the
disease process of gastroesophageal reflux, appendicitis, or
constipation. Each finding may support more than one disease
process.
Answer: *Gastroesophageal Reflux:*
FINAL PAPER REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS
BUNDLED PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ The nurse is admitting a 2-month-old infant prior to a surgical
intervention for pyloric stenosis. The parent reports the infant has
not had a wet diaper since the evening before. The nurse assesses
the infant has a sunken anterior fontanelle and is tachycardic. Which
is the most important order the nurse should request from the
health care provider?
Answer: An order for intravenous fluids
◉ Match the gastrointestinal problem with the correct description.
Answer: *Hirschsprung's disease* - Mechanical obstruction from
inadequate motility of intestine.
*Pyloric stenosis* - Thickened obstruction between stomach and
duodenum.
*Constipation* - Alteration in frequency, consistency, or ease of
passing stool.
*Appendicitis* - Inflammation of sac at the end of cecum.
, *Gastroesophageal reflux* - Relaxation of esophageal sphincter
allowing stomach contents into esophagus.
◉ The nurse is caring for a pediatric client who presented to the
pediatric unit with abdominal pain which causes the child to double
over in pain. The child has intermittent periods of relief from the
abdominal pain. The pediatric surgeon has scheduled the child for
surgery. Which assessment finding should the nurse report to the
pediatric surgeon immediately?
Answer: Passage of normal brown stool
◉ Which are the top 4 assessment findings that require follow up by
the nurse? Select four responses.
Answer: Temperature
Lethargy
Abdominal pain
Vomiting
◉ For each finding, indicate if the finding is consistent with the
disease process of gastroesophageal reflux, appendicitis, or
constipation. Each finding may support more than one disease
process.
Answer: *Gastroesophageal Reflux:*
