questions and answers15
Home safety SATA - ANSWERS-Put safety gates at the top and bottom of stairs, crib mattress in
lowest position
Instruct parent of DM sick child - ANSWERS-Increase fluids
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt report to provider - ANSWERS-Vomiting (increased ICP)
What should nurse do to minimize the traumatic experience of getting immunizations -
ANSWERS-Provide pacifier with sugar
Patient teaching for parents of child with seizures - ANSWERS-Remove heavy objects near by
and clear area
Parent teaching kid with down syndrome - ANSWERS-I will demonstrate what she needs to do
before i expect her to do it on my own
When administering gentamycin which lab value to report? - ANSWERS-Creatinine 3.0
Glomerulonephritis lab value to be present - ANSWERS-Antistreptolysin (ASO titer)
Mother brings her 9 month infant because she notices her infant tilts her head to the right,
nurse knows it is due to: - ANSWERS-Sternocleidomastoid muscle
, Adolescent with ADHD prescribed methylphenidate and asks what it's for - ANSWERS-Decrease
anxiety
What expect to see in child with cushings disease - ANSWERS-Hyperglycemia
Preschool-Aged Children
Body-Integrity - ANSWERS-- Preschool-aged children are very concerned about their body
integrity
- They believe that their insides can leak our from even a small wound.
- Explains reason for their preoccupation with bandages
Preschool (3-6 Years) - ANSWERS-- IMITATION of adults: providing a stethoscope allows child an
opportunity for THERAPEUTIC play.
- Time based on events, magical thinking, animism, centration.
- Stress = Regresion; may still be picky eaters , sleep 12 hours average, pedestrian safety
- Keep a consistent bedtime routine
Pyloromyotomy - ANSWERS-- Release of hypertrophied muscle around the pyloric sphincter that
causes narrowing of the pyloric canal.
- Infants will be fed shortly postoperative (with return of bowel sounds) in small, frequent oral
feeds.
- There is no incision to the gastric walls or mucosa and NPO is not required.
Chemotherapy - ANSWERS-- Low WBC count places the child at risk for infection and isolation
with monitoring of fever is priority.
↓RBC - ANSWERS-- Quiet play and best rest, administer O2