NUR 254 TEST 4 STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
|| 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION>
Galen College Of Nursing
1. Iron deficiency Anemia:Etiology/Diagnostics - ANSWER inadequate
amount of iron, children 12-36 months at risk
2. Iron deficiency Anemia: S/S - ANSWER -tachy
-can be underweight or overweight
3. Iron deficiency Anemia: treatment - ANSWER -Iron rich foods (green
leafy), supplements, dietary supplements, organ meats, rice cereal at 6
months,
4. Iron deficiency Anemia: Teaching - ANSWER - No cow's milk until the
baby is 1 years old
-NO iron supplements with milk, give on empty stomach acid makes it
absorb beer*
• Liquid supplement can stain teach, use straw or regular iron
supplement capsule/pill
• Black tarry green stools
• Keep away from children, never keep more than a month supply at
home
, • Infants 30 mins before on empty, older child with something citric for
the acid*
• Dietary counseling
5. Scoliosis (Idiopathic): Etiology/Diagnostics - ANSWER -Lateral curvature
or spinal rotaon,
-diagnosis: during preadolescent growth spurt. (girls 10-12) (boys 13-14)
Radiographs and MRI's
6. Scoliosis (Idiopathic): S/S - ANSWER o lateral curvature or spinal rotaon
• poorly fitted jeans
• asymmetry of shoulder height
7. Scoliosis: Treatment & Intervenons - ANSWER o <10* no treatment
• 10-25* no treatment if nonprogressive
• 25-45* bracing, >45* surgical intervenon.
• Bracing- not curave.
• Pain medicaons
• Wear a shirt under the brace
• Skin care, don't put loon
• Post op: logroll, pain meds
8. The nurse is caring for a child who has leukemia with a white blood cell
(WBC) count of < 1000 mm. Which of the following should the nurse
include in the child's plan of care? - ANSWER Administer prescribed
influenza vaccination
9. The nurse is providing a teaching session to the health care staff regarding
osteosarcoma. Which of the following statements by an attendee indicates a
, need for additional teaching? - ANSWER "In the early stage, the symptoms
of this disease are usually attributed to normal growing pains.
10.The school nurse is teaching parents about pediculosis capitis. Which of the
following should the nurse include in the teaching plan? - ANSWER .
Children should be instructed to refrain from sharing headbands with others.
11.A nurse is admitting an infant diagnosed with phenylketonuria (PKU).
Which of the following should the nurse consider when planning care for
this infant? - ANSWER roviding teaching about a low-phenylalanine diet.
12.The nurse is caring for a 5-year-old child who has been bitten on the leg by a
dog. After cleansing the area with soap and water, which of the following
actions should the nurse take next? - ANSWER Report the bite to the local
health department.
13.The nurse is teaching the parent of a toddler about insect bites. Which of the
following statements by the parents indicates an understanding of the
teaching? "If my child ever gets stung by a bee, I will - ANSWER Remove
the stinger immediately
14.. The nurse is caring for the following assigned clients. Which client should
the nurse follow up with first? - ANSWER The client who is in skeletal
traction and has warmth, redness, and pain in the affected leg.
15.A nurse is caring for a child who has a new cast and is at risk for
compartment syndrome. Which of the following manifestations should the
nurse monitor with this child? - ANSWER Paresthesia
, 16.The nurse is caring for an infant who is undergoing serial casting for the
correction of clubfoot and has had the initial cast applies. Which of the
following actions should the nurse teach the parents? - ANSWER Perform
neurovascular checks every 2 hours
17.The nurse is caring for a child who is diagnosed with severe scoliosis.
Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse expect to be ordered?
- ANSWER A referral to an orthopedic surgeon for surgery
18.Neoplastic Disorders - ANSWER Leading cause of death from disease in
children past infancy
19.Neoplastic Disorders - ANSWER Almost half of all childhood cancers
involve blood or blood-forming organs
20.Leukemia - ANSWER Most common form of childhood cancer
21.Leukemia - ANSWER Three or four cases per 100,000 Caucasian children
<15 years old
22.Leukemia - ANSWER More frequent in males >1 year old
23.Leukemia - ANSWER Peak onset between 2 and 5 years of age
24.Leukemia - ANSWER Survivability
25.Leukemia - ANSWER a broad group of malignant diseases of bone marrow
and lymphatic system
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
|| 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION>
Galen College Of Nursing
1. Iron deficiency Anemia:Etiology/Diagnostics - ANSWER inadequate
amount of iron, children 12-36 months at risk
2. Iron deficiency Anemia: S/S - ANSWER -tachy
-can be underweight or overweight
3. Iron deficiency Anemia: treatment - ANSWER -Iron rich foods (green
leafy), supplements, dietary supplements, organ meats, rice cereal at 6
months,
4. Iron deficiency Anemia: Teaching - ANSWER - No cow's milk until the
baby is 1 years old
-NO iron supplements with milk, give on empty stomach acid makes it
absorb beer*
• Liquid supplement can stain teach, use straw or regular iron
supplement capsule/pill
• Black tarry green stools
• Keep away from children, never keep more than a month supply at
home
, • Infants 30 mins before on empty, older child with something citric for
the acid*
• Dietary counseling
5. Scoliosis (Idiopathic): Etiology/Diagnostics - ANSWER -Lateral curvature
or spinal rotaon,
-diagnosis: during preadolescent growth spurt. (girls 10-12) (boys 13-14)
Radiographs and MRI's
6. Scoliosis (Idiopathic): S/S - ANSWER o lateral curvature or spinal rotaon
• poorly fitted jeans
• asymmetry of shoulder height
7. Scoliosis: Treatment & Intervenons - ANSWER o <10* no treatment
• 10-25* no treatment if nonprogressive
• 25-45* bracing, >45* surgical intervenon.
• Bracing- not curave.
• Pain medicaons
• Wear a shirt under the brace
• Skin care, don't put loon
• Post op: logroll, pain meds
8. The nurse is caring for a child who has leukemia with a white blood cell
(WBC) count of < 1000 mm. Which of the following should the nurse
include in the child's plan of care? - ANSWER Administer prescribed
influenza vaccination
9. The nurse is providing a teaching session to the health care staff regarding
osteosarcoma. Which of the following statements by an attendee indicates a
, need for additional teaching? - ANSWER "In the early stage, the symptoms
of this disease are usually attributed to normal growing pains.
10.The school nurse is teaching parents about pediculosis capitis. Which of the
following should the nurse include in the teaching plan? - ANSWER .
Children should be instructed to refrain from sharing headbands with others.
11.A nurse is admitting an infant diagnosed with phenylketonuria (PKU).
Which of the following should the nurse consider when planning care for
this infant? - ANSWER roviding teaching about a low-phenylalanine diet.
12.The nurse is caring for a 5-year-old child who has been bitten on the leg by a
dog. After cleansing the area with soap and water, which of the following
actions should the nurse take next? - ANSWER Report the bite to the local
health department.
13.The nurse is teaching the parent of a toddler about insect bites. Which of the
following statements by the parents indicates an understanding of the
teaching? "If my child ever gets stung by a bee, I will - ANSWER Remove
the stinger immediately
14.. The nurse is caring for the following assigned clients. Which client should
the nurse follow up with first? - ANSWER The client who is in skeletal
traction and has warmth, redness, and pain in the affected leg.
15.A nurse is caring for a child who has a new cast and is at risk for
compartment syndrome. Which of the following manifestations should the
nurse monitor with this child? - ANSWER Paresthesia
, 16.The nurse is caring for an infant who is undergoing serial casting for the
correction of clubfoot and has had the initial cast applies. Which of the
following actions should the nurse teach the parents? - ANSWER Perform
neurovascular checks every 2 hours
17.The nurse is caring for a child who is diagnosed with severe scoliosis.
Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse expect to be ordered?
- ANSWER A referral to an orthopedic surgeon for surgery
18.Neoplastic Disorders - ANSWER Leading cause of death from disease in
children past infancy
19.Neoplastic Disorders - ANSWER Almost half of all childhood cancers
involve blood or blood-forming organs
20.Leukemia - ANSWER Most common form of childhood cancer
21.Leukemia - ANSWER Three or four cases per 100,000 Caucasian children
<15 years old
22.Leukemia - ANSWER More frequent in males >1 year old
23.Leukemia - ANSWER Peak onset between 2 and 5 years of age
24.Leukemia - ANSWER Survivability
25.Leukemia - ANSWER a broad group of malignant diseases of bone marrow
and lymphatic system
