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An appropriate intervention for a child with bronchiolitis is: Answer: increased fluids
What is the best liquid for the nurse to give to a child who has had a tonsillectomy?
Answer: Apple juice
The nurse determines a parent understands dietary teaching for a child with cystic fibrosis
when she states the child should eat which type of diet? Answer: High calorie, high protein,
no salt supplement
The nurse places a child with croup in an environment of high humidity for which effect?
Answer: Decrease mucosal swelling
An appropriate nursing action when a child is suspected of having spiglottitis is to: Answer:
avoid examination of the pharynx
The nurse observes a child who had a tonsillectomy a few hours earlier is swallowing
frequently. What is the appropriate action for the nurse to take? Answer: Notify the health
care provider
What information would be included in a teaching plan for a child with asthma? Answer:
Identify early signs of an asthma attack
The nurse would expect the parent of an infant with croup to describe the infant's cough as:
Answer: barking
Which instruction is most helpful for administering albuterol to a child with asthma?
Answer: Child should hold breath 5-10 seconds after inhaling or use a spacer
Influenza Type A or B may be diagnosed with which test? Answer: Nasal swab
A 3-year-old boy was seen in the clinic by the health care provider and diagnosed with
pneumonia. Amoxicillin for 10 days was prescribed, with a follow-up visit in 2 weeks.
Choose the priority parent teaching. Answer: Importance of taking all of the prescribed
amoxicillin
What is the most common congenital heart defect occurring in children? Answer:
Ventricular septal defect
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, What is the best method for feeding an infant with congestive heart failure from a large
ventricular septal defect? Answer: Feed smaller amounts more frequently
Digoxin (Lanoxin) is withheld if the pulse of a newborn is lower than _____bpm? Answer:
100
When an infant is receiving digoxin (Lanoxin), the nurse would be alert to which finding as a
sign of toxicity? Answer: nausea and vomiting
A nurse's responsibility when a child is receiving diuretics is to: Answer: monitor serum
electrolyte levels
An infant with tetralogy of Fallot becomes hypercyanotic. The nurse would place the infant
in the _____________position. Answer: knee-chest
Hypertension is identified in a 10-year-old child during routine screening. Which plan of
care can the nurse expect to see implemented initially? Answer: An exercise and diet
program is developed
An infant with congestive heart failure would most likely experience: Answer: difficulty
feeding
A congenital heart defect that results in decreased pulmonary blood flow is: Answer:
tetralogy of Fallot
The nurse measuring an infant's blood pressure finds it is higher in the arms than the legs.
The finding is associated with which congenital heart defect. Answer: Coarctation of the
aorta
by what age do children realize that death is final and permanent Answer: 10
Iron absorption is increased by taking it with Answer: orange juice
it is recommended that iron-fortified formula be given to infants through age: Answer: 12
months
which of the following presents the greatest risk to the child with hemophilia Answer:
Intracranial bleeding
s/s that might indicate that a child has idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura include
Answer: petechiae and purpura
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An appropriate intervention for a child with bronchiolitis is: Answer: increased fluids
What is the best liquid for the nurse to give to a child who has had a tonsillectomy?
Answer: Apple juice
The nurse determines a parent understands dietary teaching for a child with cystic fibrosis
when she states the child should eat which type of diet? Answer: High calorie, high protein,
no salt supplement
The nurse places a child with croup in an environment of high humidity for which effect?
Answer: Decrease mucosal swelling
An appropriate nursing action when a child is suspected of having spiglottitis is to: Answer:
avoid examination of the pharynx
The nurse observes a child who had a tonsillectomy a few hours earlier is swallowing
frequently. What is the appropriate action for the nurse to take? Answer: Notify the health
care provider
What information would be included in a teaching plan for a child with asthma? Answer:
Identify early signs of an asthma attack
The nurse would expect the parent of an infant with croup to describe the infant's cough as:
Answer: barking
Which instruction is most helpful for administering albuterol to a child with asthma?
Answer: Child should hold breath 5-10 seconds after inhaling or use a spacer
Influenza Type A or B may be diagnosed with which test? Answer: Nasal swab
A 3-year-old boy was seen in the clinic by the health care provider and diagnosed with
pneumonia. Amoxicillin for 10 days was prescribed, with a follow-up visit in 2 weeks.
Choose the priority parent teaching. Answer: Importance of taking all of the prescribed
amoxicillin
What is the most common congenital heart defect occurring in children? Answer:
Ventricular septal defect
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, What is the best method for feeding an infant with congestive heart failure from a large
ventricular septal defect? Answer: Feed smaller amounts more frequently
Digoxin (Lanoxin) is withheld if the pulse of a newborn is lower than _____bpm? Answer:
100
When an infant is receiving digoxin (Lanoxin), the nurse would be alert to which finding as a
sign of toxicity? Answer: nausea and vomiting
A nurse's responsibility when a child is receiving diuretics is to: Answer: monitor serum
electrolyte levels
An infant with tetralogy of Fallot becomes hypercyanotic. The nurse would place the infant
in the _____________position. Answer: knee-chest
Hypertension is identified in a 10-year-old child during routine screening. Which plan of
care can the nurse expect to see implemented initially? Answer: An exercise and diet
program is developed
An infant with congestive heart failure would most likely experience: Answer: difficulty
feeding
A congenital heart defect that results in decreased pulmonary blood flow is: Answer:
tetralogy of Fallot
The nurse measuring an infant's blood pressure finds it is higher in the arms than the legs.
The finding is associated with which congenital heart defect. Answer: Coarctation of the
aorta
by what age do children realize that death is final and permanent Answer: 10
Iron absorption is increased by taking it with Answer: orange juice
it is recommended that iron-fortified formula be given to infants through age: Answer: 12
months
which of the following presents the greatest risk to the child with hemophilia Answer:
Intracranial bleeding
s/s that might indicate that a child has idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura include
Answer: petechiae and purpura
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