Peds Test #1, PEDS test 1 fully solved

Peds Test #1, PEDS test 1 fully solvedPeds Test #1, PEDS test 1 In order to administer a medication safely to a pediatric client, what drug information must the nurse be aware of that is not always essential when administering a medication to an adult client? Indicators of drug toxicity. Recommended dose per kg of body weight. Incompatibilities with other medications. Commonly expected side effects. - correct answer Recommended dose per kg of body weight. The nurse recognizes the need to update knowledge related to the most common cause of hospitalization in children. On which body system should continuing education focus? Gastrointestinal. Respiratory. Cardiac. Musculoskeletal. - correct answer Respiratory. The nurse is planning educational interventions to reduce the incidence of the number one cause of mortality in children ages 1-4. Recognizing the developmental needs of this age group, the nurse would focus the session on which topic? Seizure disorder management. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) recognition. Child abuse prevention. Unintentional injury awareness. - correct answer Unintentional injury awareness. A mother asks the pediatric nurse about what she should begin to feed her 6-month-old infant. The correct response is: Egg whites are the least allergenic food to be introduced into the baby's diet. Rice cereal is the first solid introduced that is least allergenic of the cereals. Formula is the only source of nutrition given for the first year. PEDS test 1 The nurse is preparing a 4-year-old for surgery. Which technique is most appropriate? 1 Allow the child to handle safe medical equipment. 2 Limit the teaching to one 1-hour session. 3 Explain to the child that he or she will be put to sleep for the procedure. 4 Use an anatomically correct doll to explain the procedure. - correct answer 1. The preschool-age child learns well by participating in therapeutic play, such as handling safe medical equipment. Terms such as "put to sleep" might be misinterpreted by the child. Anatomically correct dolls are not appropriate for preschool-age children. The preschool-age child benefits from several short teaching sessions. The nurse notes that a 6-month-old infant who weighed 7 pounds at birth now weighs 15 pounds. What is the nurse's evaluation of the infant's current weight? 1 The infant should be hospitalized for failure to thrive. 2 The infant needs weekly follow-up to assess weight. 3 The infant has been consuming more calories than needed. 4 The infant's weight is appropriate for age. - correct answer 4. The infant's birth weight should double by 5 to 6 months; therefore, the weight of 15 pounds is appropriate. There is no need for weekly