Pediatric nursing questions with answers 2024 passed

Pediatric nursingThe nurse has completed the admission interview with a parent and toddler and is ready to begin the physical assessment. Which of the following interventions will the nurse use? - correct answer 1. Perform portions of the exam while the toddler is dressed. 2. Start with least invasive and proceed to the most invasive 3. Allow the toddler to handle equipment used in exam The nurse is caring for a child after a tonsillectomy. The nurse monitors the child, knowing that which finding indicates the child is bleeding? - correct answer Frequent swallowing A 4-year-old who weighs 40 lbs (18 kg) is brought to the emergency department with sudden onset of a temperature of 103° F (39.4° C), sore throat, and refusal to drink. The child will not lie down and prefers to lean forward while sitting up. What should the nurse do next? - correct answer Have an appropriate-sized tracheostomy tube readily available. A 10 year child is admitted with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes Mellitis. She asks why she cannot take a pill like her grandmother does for her diabetes. What is the nurse's best answer? - correct answer "Your body doesn't produce insulin and there is no pill to replace this." The practical nurse is communicating with the parent of an 11- year-old girl regarding growth and developmental changes that occur in the child. Which information regarding the girl is most appropriate in this situation? - correct answer "Your child can show breast development and experience menarche." A young child has been exposed to a plant suspected to be poison ivy. Which statement by the mom requires further teaching? - correct answer I can apply a topical anti-fungal to help with itching The nurse is taking a blood pressure of a 3 year old child admitted to the hospital for mild dehydration from vomiting and diarrhea and obtains a reading of 90/50mm Hg. The nurse interprets this as an indication to which finding? - correct answer A normal finding Which of the following pediatric client is in need of emergent intervention? - correct answer Protruding tongue and drooling 5-year-old