Nursing Care of Children VATI questions with complete solutions

Nursing Care of Children VATIA nurse is assisting with the discharge of a child who has a new prescription for an oral antibiotic. Which of following should the nurse include in the discharge instructions? - correct answer - Reason the child is taking the medication - Written information about the medication - Adverse effects of the medication A parent expresses concern to the nurse about his 5 year old child's stuttering. Which of the following statements is an appropriate nursing response? - correct answer Look directly at your son when he is speaking A nurse is collecting data from a 10 month old infant. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? - correct answer The infant does not sit steadily without support A nurse is caring for a 3 year old child who weighs 33lb and has had 160mL of urine output during the past 8hr. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - correct answer Continue to monitor the client - The child's urine output should be 1mL/kg/hr. A nurse is preparing to apply a eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA) cream prior to inserting an intravenous catheter on a preschool-age child. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? - correct answer - Cover the treated area with a transparent occlusive dressing - Apply the medication an hr before the procedure begins - Use a facial pain rating scale to evaluate effectiveness of the treatment A school-age child is brought to the ED with a 2-day history of nausea, vomiting, and report of severe right lower quadrant pain. The child's WBC is 17,000/mm3 so appendicitis is suspected. Which of the following statements made by the child is most concerning to the nurse? - correct answer "My belly doesn't hurt anymore"