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A nurse providing crisis intervention to the family of a seriously ill child can best keep the family
informed of the child's condition by doing which of the following?
Appointing one staff member to communicate with them. This will help create a solid
patient-staff bond and facilitate communication.
,Prioritizing pediatric patients presenting with fever is often difficult. Which of the following
patients is at greatest risk of serious illness?
A 7-year old boy with a history of sickle cell anemia and an oral temperature of 38.3°C
(101°F) Children with chronic illnesses such as sickle cell disease are at greatest risk for
life-threatening fever-related illnesses.
During the tertiary survey, the emergency nurse should continue to conduct reevaluations of the
Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT), abnormal findings, and which of the following other
assessment components?
Primary survey, vital signs, pain management, and effectiveness of therapeutic
interventions The additional components of the reevaluation in the tertiary survey
include the primary survey, vital signs, pain management, and effectiveness of
therapeutic interventions.
, All of the vaccine administrations listed are appropriate EXCEPT for which of the following?
Fifth Disease at 6 months There is an animal vaccine but not a human vaccine for fifth
disease.
A 6-month-old is brought to the emergency department for a recurrent respiratory infection.
When gathering a history from the caregiver, the emergency nurse learns that, in addition to the
respiratory symptoms, the infant has had fatty stools. The emergency nurse should be concerned
about which of the following disease processes?
Cystic Fibrosis Pancreatic insufficiency leads to fat malabsorption, which results in the
fatty stools seen with cystic fibrosis.
The emergency nurse is caring for a 14-year-old patient who sustained a displaced fracture of the
radius and ulna after falling from a bicycle. Which of the following pain interventions is most likely
A nurse providing crisis intervention to the family of a seriously ill child can best keep the family
informed of the child's condition by doing which of the following?
Appointing one staff member to communicate with them. This will help create a solid
patient-staff bond and facilitate communication.
,Prioritizing pediatric patients presenting with fever is often difficult. Which of the following
patients is at greatest risk of serious illness?
A 7-year old boy with a history of sickle cell anemia and an oral temperature of 38.3°C
(101°F) Children with chronic illnesses such as sickle cell disease are at greatest risk for
life-threatening fever-related illnesses.
During the tertiary survey, the emergency nurse should continue to conduct reevaluations of the
Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT), abnormal findings, and which of the following other
assessment components?
Primary survey, vital signs, pain management, and effectiveness of therapeutic
interventions The additional components of the reevaluation in the tertiary survey
include the primary survey, vital signs, pain management, and effectiveness of
therapeutic interventions.
, All of the vaccine administrations listed are appropriate EXCEPT for which of the following?
Fifth Disease at 6 months There is an animal vaccine but not a human vaccine for fifth
disease.
A 6-month-old is brought to the emergency department for a recurrent respiratory infection.
When gathering a history from the caregiver, the emergency nurse learns that, in addition to the
respiratory symptoms, the infant has had fatty stools. The emergency nurse should be concerned
about which of the following disease processes?
Cystic Fibrosis Pancreatic insufficiency leads to fat malabsorption, which results in the
fatty stools seen with cystic fibrosis.
The emergency nurse is caring for a 14-year-old patient who sustained a displaced fracture of the
radius and ulna after falling from a bicycle. Which of the following pain interventions is most likely
