VATI Nursing for the Child Assessment

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of a school-age child who is undergoing testing for acute lymphoid leukemia. The nurse should inform the parent that the child will undergo which of the following tests to confirm the diagnosis? - Answer- Bone Marrow biopsy A nurse is planning to reinforce teaching about head injuries with a group of parents of school age children. The nurse should instruct the parents to monitor for and report which of the following meanifestations? - Answer- Irritability A nurse is obtaining a sputum sample form a school age child. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answer- ask the child to cough deeply A nurse is caring for an adolescent who reports manifestations of an STI. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answer- request that the adolescent sign a consent for treatment form prior to performing STI screening A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of a child who is newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. Which of the following guidelines should the nurse include? - Answer- Your child's meal plan should include a snack before physical activity A nurse is assisting with the care of a hospitalized toddler who has congenital heart disease. The parent calls the nurse to the room to ask for fresh linens and states. "My child never wets the bed at home. I am not sure why this is happening now." Which of the following responses should the nurse make to the parent? - Answer- Regression is a common reaction to stress when toddlers are hospitalized. This is temporary. A nurse is assisting with care for an adolescent client who has asthma and a new prescription for albuterol by meterd-dose inhaler. Which of the following statements by the client indicates that they might be experiencing an adverse effect of albuterol? - Answer- My heart feels like it's fluttering after taking my medication A nurse is preparing to obtain a blood pressure reading from a school age child. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Answer- Position the child's arm at the level of the heart A nurse is caring for a mth old toddler who has a prescription for a urinary catheter. Which of the following urinary catheters should the nurse use - Answer- 5 French A nurse is caring for a preschooler who has diabetes mellitus and pale, and irritable. The child's blood glucose level is 52 mg/dL. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - Answer- Administer 1 tbsp of sugar to the child A nurse is caring for a child who has pertussis. Which of the following precautions sh