Questions And Answers
A nurse is teaching a group of female adolescents about healthy eating. Which
of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. Increase the amount of your dietary iron intake
b. limit your sodium intake to 3000 mg per day
c. consumer 1,500 to 1700 calories per day
d. decrease your vitamin D intake once you start to menstruate
✓~ a. Increase the amount of your dietary iron intake
A nurse is assessing a child who has multiple Closed fractures of the lower
extremities due to a motor vehicle crash. The nurse should monitor the child
for which of the following complications during the first 24 hours after the
injury occurred?
,A. Compartment syndrome
B. Osteomyelitis
C. Renal calculi
D. Volkmann ischemic contracture.
✓~ A. Compartment syndrome
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a preschool-age child who has
acute acetylsalicylic acid poisoning. Which of the following should the nurse
expect?
A. Neck vein distention
B. Jaundice
C. Polyuria
D. Hyperpyrexia
✓~ D. Hyperpyrexia
A nurse is assessing a toddler who has a history of lead poisoning. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
,A. Inspect the skin for discoloration
B. Initiate a low diet for lead absorption
C. Obtain a stool specimen for lead levels
D. Perform development testing for delays
✓~ D. Perform development testing for delays
A nurse teaches about growth and development to a parent of a 12- years old
child. The nurse should instruct the parent to expect the child to exhibit the
following characteristics during early adolescence?
A. Emotional separation from parents
B. Decelerating growth rate.
C. Mood swings
D. Increased self-esteem.
✓~ C. Mood swings
, A nurse preparing to administer ondansetron 0.15mg/kg IV to a child receiving
chemotherapy and weighs 29.4 kg. Available is ondansetron 4mg/2 ml solution.
How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest
tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero). mL
✓~ 2.2 mL
A nurse reviews the laboratory result of a preschooler who has gastroenteritis
and notes the client's potassium level is 3.2 mEq/L. Which of the following
assessment findings should the nurse expect?
A. Hypertension
B. Oliguria
C. Hyporeflexia
D. Hyperactive bowel sounds.
✓~ B. Oliguria
A nurse is assessing a toddler who is 8 hr postoperative following a cardiac
catheterization procedure. Which of the following findings should the nurse
report to the provider?