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The nurse is caring for a B
3-year-old Right foot is cool to the touch and appears
child who is 2 hours post-op from pale
a and blanched
cardiac catheterization via the right
femoral artery. which assessment
finding is an indication of arterial
obstruction?
a. Blood pressure trend is
downward
and pulse is rapid and irregular.
b. Right foot is cool to the touch
and
appears pale and blanched.
c. Pulse distal to the femoral artery
is
weaker on the left foot than right
foot.
d. The pressure dressing at right
femoral area is moist and oozing
blood.
,Following a motor vehicle collision, C
a Set of cloth and hand puppets
3-year old girl has a spica cast
applied. Which toy is best for the
nurse for this 3 year old child?
a. duck that squeaks
b. fashion doll and clothes
c. set of cloth and hand puppets
d. hand held video game
An infant with tetralogy of Fallot C
becomes acutely cyanotic and Place the infant knee to chest
hyperpneic. Which action should
the
nurse implement first?
a. administer morphine sulfate
b. start IV fluids
c. place the infant knee to chest
d. provide 100% oxygen via face
mask
A child admitted with DKAA is D
demonstrating Kussmaul metabolic acidosis
repsirations.
The nurse determines that the
increased respiratory rate is a
compensatory mechanism for
which
acid base alteration?
a. metabolic alkalosis
b. respiratory acidosis
c. respiratory alkalosis
d. metabolic acidosis
,a 7-year-old is admitted to the C
hospital with persistent vomiting, serum potassium of 3.0
and
a nasogastric tube attached to low
intermittent suction is applied.
Which
finding is most important for the
nurse to report to the healthcare
provider?
a. gastric output of 100 mL in the
last
8 hours
b. shift intake of 640 mL iV fluids
plus
30 mL PO ice chips
c. serum potassium of 3.0 mg/dL
d. serum pH of 7.45
The nurse is evaluating diet A
teaching creamed corn
for a client who has nontropical
sprue (celiac disease). Choosing
which food indicates that the
teaching has been effective?
a. creamed corn
b. pancakes
c. rye crackers
d. cooked oatmeal
, During a well-baby check, the D
nurse object permanence
hides a block under the baby's
blanket, and the baby looks for the
block. Which normal growth and
development milestone is the baby
developing?
a. separation anxiety
b. associative play
c. object prehension
d. object permanence
The nurse is measuring the frontal B
occipital circumference (FOC) of a palpate the anterior fontanel for tension
3- and
month-old infant, and notes that bulging
the
FOC has increased 5 inches since
birth and the child's head appears
large in relation to body size.
Which
action is most important for the
nurse to take next?
a. measure the infant head-to-toe
b. palpate the anterior fontanel for
tension and bulging
c. observe the infant for sunken
eyes
d. plot the measurement on the
infants growth chart
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The nurse is caring for a B
3-year-old Right foot is cool to the touch and appears
child who is 2 hours post-op from pale
a and blanched
cardiac catheterization via the right
femoral artery. which assessment
finding is an indication of arterial
obstruction?
a. Blood pressure trend is
downward
and pulse is rapid and irregular.
b. Right foot is cool to the touch
and
appears pale and blanched.
c. Pulse distal to the femoral artery
is
weaker on the left foot than right
foot.
d. The pressure dressing at right
femoral area is moist and oozing
blood.
,Following a motor vehicle collision, C
a Set of cloth and hand puppets
3-year old girl has a spica cast
applied. Which toy is best for the
nurse for this 3 year old child?
a. duck that squeaks
b. fashion doll and clothes
c. set of cloth and hand puppets
d. hand held video game
An infant with tetralogy of Fallot C
becomes acutely cyanotic and Place the infant knee to chest
hyperpneic. Which action should
the
nurse implement first?
a. administer morphine sulfate
b. start IV fluids
c. place the infant knee to chest
d. provide 100% oxygen via face
mask
A child admitted with DKAA is D
demonstrating Kussmaul metabolic acidosis
repsirations.
The nurse determines that the
increased respiratory rate is a
compensatory mechanism for
which
acid base alteration?
a. metabolic alkalosis
b. respiratory acidosis
c. respiratory alkalosis
d. metabolic acidosis
,a 7-year-old is admitted to the C
hospital with persistent vomiting, serum potassium of 3.0
and
a nasogastric tube attached to low
intermittent suction is applied.
Which
finding is most important for the
nurse to report to the healthcare
provider?
a. gastric output of 100 mL in the
last
8 hours
b. shift intake of 640 mL iV fluids
plus
30 mL PO ice chips
c. serum potassium of 3.0 mg/dL
d. serum pH of 7.45
The nurse is evaluating diet A
teaching creamed corn
for a client who has nontropical
sprue (celiac disease). Choosing
which food indicates that the
teaching has been effective?
a. creamed corn
b. pancakes
c. rye crackers
d. cooked oatmeal
, During a well-baby check, the D
nurse object permanence
hides a block under the baby's
blanket, and the baby looks for the
block. Which normal growth and
development milestone is the baby
developing?
a. separation anxiety
b. associative play
c. object prehension
d. object permanence
The nurse is measuring the frontal B
occipital circumference (FOC) of a palpate the anterior fontanel for tension
3- and
month-old infant, and notes that bulging
the
FOC has increased 5 inches since
birth and the child's head appears
large in relation to body size.
Which
action is most important for the
nurse to take next?
a. measure the infant head-to-toe
b. palpate the anterior fontanel for
tension and bulging
c. observe the infant for sunken
eyes
d. plot the measurement on the
infants growth chart
