ATI Proctored Nursing Care of Children Test Questions and Answers 2024

If a child has an allergy to neomycin with a anapylactic reaction what vaccine should you withhold? or an allergy to eggs or gelatin - measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) what is an indication of bacterial meningitis? - increased protein concentration, increased WBC, decreased glucose level, increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure normal HCT for a child - 32 - 44% what can a child experience with a low HCT? - tachycardia, lightheadedness, fatigue, dyspnea, pallor normal wbc for child - 5,000 - 10,000 mm3 normal platelet for child - 150,000-400,000 normal Hgb for child - 9.5-14 g/dL normal prealbumin for child - 15-33 mg/dL pavlik harness - used for hip dysplasia in infants Remove only to take baths, place diapers under the harness straps, do not use products becuase can cause skin irritation, and do not adjust straps peritonitis - inflammation of the peritoneum (membrane lining the abdominal cavity and surrounding the organs within it) abdominal distension, chills, irritability, restlessness scoliosis - should expect to see a unilateral rib hump with hip flexion