NUR 370 Exam 2 Actual Questions and Correct Answers
Q1
A histamine-receptor antagonist such as cimetidine (Tagamet) or ranitidine (Zantac) is ordered for an
infant with GER. The purpose of this is to
Answer: reduce gastric acid production
Q2
The nurse caring for a child with suspected appendicitis should question which order from the
physician?
Answer: apply K-pad to abd PRN for pain
Q3
A child is diagnosed with hypothyroidism. The nurse should expect to assess which symptoms
associated with hypothyroidism?
Answer: fatiguedry, thick skin cold intolerance
Q4
Which comment by a 12-year-old child with type 1 diabetes indicates deficient knowledge?
Answer: "I'll be glad when I can take a pill for my diabetes like my uncle does."
Q5
A true statement describing the differences in the pediatric genitourinary system compared with the
adult genitourinarysystem is that
Answer: Young children have shorter urethras, which can predispose them to UTIs
Q6
A child with secondary enuresis who complains of dysuria or urgency should be evaluated for which
condition?
Answer: UTI
Q7
Which assessment finding should the nurse expect in an infant with Hirschsprung disease?
Answer: Constipation with passage of foul-smelling, ribbon-like stools
, Q8
A 4-month-old infant has gastroesophageal reflux (GER) but is thriving without other complications
What should the nurse suggest to minimize reflux?
Answer: thicken formal with rice cereal
Q9
Which type of hernia has an impaired blood supply to the herniated organ?
Answer: strangulated hernia
Q10
When teaching parents about mandatory newborn screening, it is important for the nurse to explain
that the main purpose is to
Answer: recognize and treat newborn disorders early
Q11
Which sign, when exhibited by a hospitalized child, should the nurse recognize as a characteristic of
diabetes insipidus?
Answer: increased urination
Q12
What information provided by the nurse would be helpful to a 15-year-old adolescent taking
methimazole three times a day?
Answer: pill dispensers and alarms on her watch can remind her to take the medication as
ordered
Q13
What is the best nursing action when a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus is sweating, trembling, and
pale?
Answer: give the child a glass of orange juice
Q14
What is an appropriate intervention for a child with nephrotic syndrome who is edematous?
Answer: change the child's position Q2H
Q1
A histamine-receptor antagonist such as cimetidine (Tagamet) or ranitidine (Zantac) is ordered for an
infant with GER. The purpose of this is to
Answer: reduce gastric acid production
Q2
The nurse caring for a child with suspected appendicitis should question which order from the
physician?
Answer: apply K-pad to abd PRN for pain
Q3
A child is diagnosed with hypothyroidism. The nurse should expect to assess which symptoms
associated with hypothyroidism?
Answer: fatiguedry, thick skin cold intolerance
Q4
Which comment by a 12-year-old child with type 1 diabetes indicates deficient knowledge?
Answer: "I'll be glad when I can take a pill for my diabetes like my uncle does."
Q5
A true statement describing the differences in the pediatric genitourinary system compared with the
adult genitourinarysystem is that
Answer: Young children have shorter urethras, which can predispose them to UTIs
Q6
A child with secondary enuresis who complains of dysuria or urgency should be evaluated for which
condition?
Answer: UTI
Q7
Which assessment finding should the nurse expect in an infant with Hirschsprung disease?
Answer: Constipation with passage of foul-smelling, ribbon-like stools
, Q8
A 4-month-old infant has gastroesophageal reflux (GER) but is thriving without other complications
What should the nurse suggest to minimize reflux?
Answer: thicken formal with rice cereal
Q9
Which type of hernia has an impaired blood supply to the herniated organ?
Answer: strangulated hernia
Q10
When teaching parents about mandatory newborn screening, it is important for the nurse to explain
that the main purpose is to
Answer: recognize and treat newborn disorders early
Q11
Which sign, when exhibited by a hospitalized child, should the nurse recognize as a characteristic of
diabetes insipidus?
Answer: increased urination
Q12
What information provided by the nurse would be helpful to a 15-year-old adolescent taking
methimazole three times a day?
Answer: pill dispensers and alarms on her watch can remind her to take the medication as
ordered
Q13
What is the best nursing action when a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus is sweating, trembling, and
pale?
Answer: give the child a glass of orange juice
Q14
What is an appropriate intervention for a child with nephrotic syndrome who is edematous?
Answer: change the child's position Q2H
