NUR 353 IN-CLASS QUIZ 2026/2027 | NURSING STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & QUIZ REVIEW
What should the plan of care for a newborn with hypospadias include?
1
Preparing the infant for insertion of a cystostomy tube
2
Explaining to the parents the genetic basis for the defect
3
Keeping the infant's penis wrapped with petrolatum gauze
4
Giving the parents reasons why circumcision should not be performed - ANS ✔✔Correct4
Giving the parents reasons why circumcision should not be performed
The day after undergoing abdominal appendectomy a school-aged child is prepared for ambulation.
Which nursing action would be most effective before the start of ambulation?
1
Providing a rest period
2
Offering a reward for walking
3
Encouraging use of the spirometer
4
Administering the prescribed pain medication - ANS ✔✔Correct4
Administering the prescribed pain medication
An infant with a cardiac defect is fed in the semi-Fowler position. After the nurse feeds and burps the
infant and changes the infant's position, the infant has a bowel movement and almost immediately
becomes cyanotic, diaphoretic, and limp. Which activity most likely caused the infant's response?
1
Burping
2
Feeding
3
Position change
4
Bowel movement - ANS ✔✔4 / do to the vagus nerve response
Before discharging a 9-year-old child who is being treated for acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
(APSGN), what information should the nurse plan to give the parents?
How to obtain the vital signs daily
2
Date on which to return to prepare for renal dialysis
3
Instructions about which high-sodium foods to avoid
4
, List of activities that will encourage the child to remain active - ANS ✔✔3
An infant with congenital hypothyroidism receives levothyroxine for three months. During the return
appointment, which statement by the mother indicates to the nurse that the drug is effective?
1
The infant is alert and interactive.
2
The skin is cool to the touch.
3
The baby's fine tremor has ceased.
4
The baby's thyroid stimulating hormone level has increased - ANS ✔✔1
An infant with hydrocephalus has a ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgically inserted. What nursing care is
essential during the first 24 hours after this procedure?
1
Medicating the infant for pain
2
Placing the infant in a high Fowler position
3
Positioning the infant on the side that has the shunt
4
Monitoring the infant for increasing intracranial pressure - ANS ✔✔4
What is the priority of preoperative nursing care for an infant with a cleft lip?
1
Preventing crying
2
Modifying feeding
3
Preventing infection
4
Minimizing handling - ANS ✔✔2
key word = "prep"
The mother of an infant who just underwent cleft lip repair tells the nurse, "He seems restless. May I
hold him?" What information influences the nurse's response?
1
Holding may meet needs and reduce tension on the suture line.
2
Sedation limits activity and decreases tension on the suture line.
3
Handling may increase irritability, causing tension on the suture line.
4
Arm movements cannot be controlled, placing tension on the suture line - ANS ✔✔1
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS & QUIZ REVIEW
What should the plan of care for a newborn with hypospadias include?
1
Preparing the infant for insertion of a cystostomy tube
2
Explaining to the parents the genetic basis for the defect
3
Keeping the infant's penis wrapped with petrolatum gauze
4
Giving the parents reasons why circumcision should not be performed - ANS ✔✔Correct4
Giving the parents reasons why circumcision should not be performed
The day after undergoing abdominal appendectomy a school-aged child is prepared for ambulation.
Which nursing action would be most effective before the start of ambulation?
1
Providing a rest period
2
Offering a reward for walking
3
Encouraging use of the spirometer
4
Administering the prescribed pain medication - ANS ✔✔Correct4
Administering the prescribed pain medication
An infant with a cardiac defect is fed in the semi-Fowler position. After the nurse feeds and burps the
infant and changes the infant's position, the infant has a bowel movement and almost immediately
becomes cyanotic, diaphoretic, and limp. Which activity most likely caused the infant's response?
1
Burping
2
Feeding
3
Position change
4
Bowel movement - ANS ✔✔4 / do to the vagus nerve response
Before discharging a 9-year-old child who is being treated for acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis
(APSGN), what information should the nurse plan to give the parents?
How to obtain the vital signs daily
2
Date on which to return to prepare for renal dialysis
3
Instructions about which high-sodium foods to avoid
4
, List of activities that will encourage the child to remain active - ANS ✔✔3
An infant with congenital hypothyroidism receives levothyroxine for three months. During the return
appointment, which statement by the mother indicates to the nurse that the drug is effective?
1
The infant is alert and interactive.
2
The skin is cool to the touch.
3
The baby's fine tremor has ceased.
4
The baby's thyroid stimulating hormone level has increased - ANS ✔✔1
An infant with hydrocephalus has a ventriculoperitoneal shunt surgically inserted. What nursing care is
essential during the first 24 hours after this procedure?
1
Medicating the infant for pain
2
Placing the infant in a high Fowler position
3
Positioning the infant on the side that has the shunt
4
Monitoring the infant for increasing intracranial pressure - ANS ✔✔4
What is the priority of preoperative nursing care for an infant with a cleft lip?
1
Preventing crying
2
Modifying feeding
3
Preventing infection
4
Minimizing handling - ANS ✔✔2
key word = "prep"
The mother of an infant who just underwent cleft lip repair tells the nurse, "He seems restless. May I
hold him?" What information influences the nurse's response?
1
Holding may meet needs and reduce tension on the suture line.
2
Sedation limits activity and decreases tension on the suture line.
3
Handling may increase irritability, causing tension on the suture line.
4
Arm movements cannot be controlled, placing tension on the suture line - ANS ✔✔1
