Pediatric ATI Practice Exam 3 (final) Precise Questions and answers

a nurse is reviewing sick-day management with a parent of a child who has type 1 DM. which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching (SATA) a. monitor blood glucose levels every 3 hours b. discontinue taking insulin until feeling better c. drink 8 oz of fruit juice every hour d. test urine for ketones e. call the provider if blood glucose is greater than 2540 mg/dL - A D E a nurse is teaching a child who has type 1 DM about self care. which of the following statements by the child indicates understanding of the teaching? a. I should skip breakfast when I am not hungry b. I should increase by insulin with exercise c. I should drink a glass of milk when I am feeling irritable d. I should draw up the NPH insulin into the syringe before the regular insulin - C a nurse is caring for a child who has type 1 DM. which of the following are manifestations of diabetic keotacidosis (SATA) a. blood glucose 58 b. weight gain c. dehydration d. mental confusion e. fruit breath - C D E a nurse is teaching a school-age child who has DM about insulin administration. which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching? a. you should inject the needle at a 30 degree angle b. you should combine your glargine and regular insulin in the same syringe c. you should aspirate for blood before injecting the insulin d. you should give four or five injections in one area before switching sites - D a nurse is teaching an adolescent who has DM about manifestations of hypoglycemia. which of the following findings should the nurse include in the teaching (SATA) a. increased urination b. hunger c. signs of dehydration d. irritability e. sweating f. kussmaul respirations - B D E a nurse is caring for a child who has short stature. which of the following diagnostic tests should be completed to confirm growth hormone (GH) deficiency? (SATA) a. CT scan of the head b. bone age scan c. GH stimulation test D. serum IGF-1 e. DNA testing - A B C D a nurse is teaching the parent of a child who has growth hormone deficiency. which of the following are complications of untreated growth hormone deficiency? (SATA) a. delayed sexual development b. premature aging c. advanced bone age d. short stature e. increased epiphyseal closure - A B D a parent of a school-age child who has GH deficiency asks the nurse how long the child will need to take injections for growth delay. which of the following responses should the nurse make a. injections are usually continued until age 10 for girls and age 12 for boys b. injections continue until your child reaches the fifth percentile on the growth chart c. injections should be continued until there is evidence of epiphyseal closure d. the injections will need to be administered throughout your child's entire life - C a nurse is assessing a child who has short stature. which of the following findings would indicate a growth hormone deficiency a. proportional height to weight b. heigh proportionally greater than weight c. weight proportionally greater than height d. BMI greater than height/weight ratio - A a nurse is caring for a child who has watery diarrhea for the past 3 days. which of the following is an appropriate action for the nurse to take? a. offer chicken broth b. initiate oral rehydration therapy c. start hypertonic IV solution d. keep NPO until diarrhea subsides - B a nurse is caring for a child who is suspected to have Enterobius vermicularis. which of the following actions should the nurse take a. perform a tape test b. collect stool specimen c. test the stool for occult blood d. initiate IV fluids - A