CAPSTONE NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN

CAPSTONE NURSING CARE OF
CHILDREN



a8home8health8nurse8is8providing8teaching8about8post-
seizure8management8to8the8parents8of8a8school-
age8child8who8has8epilepsy,8what8should8be8included8-8answer---
8record8the8length8and8character8of8the8child's8postictal8period8following8a8seizure8

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8call8for8emergency8medical8services8if8the8size8of8the8child's8pupils8are8unequal8after8the

8seizure



a8nurse8is8assessing8a83yr8old8preschooler8at8a8well-
child8visit,8what8developmental8tasks8should8be8expected8uses8-8answer--primarily8two-
word8phrases

a8nurse8is8teaching8the8parents8of8a8toddler8about8strategies8to8manage8temper8tantrums
,8what8instructions8should8the8nurse8include8in8the8teaching8to8establish8-8answer--
a8structured8daily8routine8for8the8child

a8nurse8in8a8pediatric8clinic8is8discussing8the8physiology8of8Reye8syndrome8with8a8newly8
licensed8nurse,8what8statements8by8the8newly8licensed8nurse8indicate8an8understanding8
of8the8disorder8-8answer--Reye's8syndrome8causes8fatty8changes8in8the8liver

a8nurse8is8assessing8a8child8who8has8received8the8first8508mL8of8a8blood8transfusion,8wh
at8findings8indicate8the8child8may8be8experiencing8an8air8embolism8-8answer--
sharp8pain8in8the8middle8of8the8chest

a8school8nurse8is8assessing8the8visual8acuity8of8a8school-
age8child,8what8finding8indicates8that8the8child8should8be8evaluated8for8strabismus8-
8answer--movement8of8the8uncovered8eye8during8a8cover8test



a8nurse8is8assessing8a86-month-old8infant8during8a8well-
child8visit,8what8findings8should8the8nurse8report8to8the8provider8-8answer--
the8infant8does8not8roll8over8from8his8abdomen8to8his8back

a8nurse8is8instilling8otic8drops8into8a8toddler's8ears,8what8method8is8used8-8answer--
pull8the8pinna8down8and8back

, a8nurse8is8providing8teaching8to8the8parent8of8an8infant8about8care8seat8safety,8what8stat
ement8by8the8parent8indicates8an8understanding8of8the8teaching8-8answer--
I8should8place8the8car8seat8rear8facing8until8my8child8is82

a8nurse8is8providing8teaching8to8parents8of8a8school-
age8child8who8has8ADHD8and8a8new8prescription8for8methylphenidate8ER8capsules,8wha
t8responses8by8the8parent8indicate8an8understanding8of8the8nurse's8instruction8-8answer--
I8will8inform8my8child's8teacher8that8he8is8taking8this8medication

a8nurse8in8a8pediatric8clinic8is8performing8a8history8and8physical8for8a8toddler8who8is8goin
g8to8receive8an8MMR8immunization,8which8indicates8that8it8should8be8withheld8-8answer--
receiving8prednisone8for8nephrotic8syndrome

a8nurse8is8providing8teaching8to8a8mother8who8plans8to8breastfeed8her83-day-
old8infant,8what8info8should8the8nurse8include8in8the8teaching8-8answer--
your8baby8will8need8a8follow-up8evaluation8by8her8provider8within8the8next838days

a8nurse8is8assessing8a8toddler8who8is8toilet-
trained8and8has8a8temperature8of838.5/101.3,8what8findings8should8the8nurse8suspect8-
8answer--a8UTI8incontinence



a8nurse8is8caring8for8a8school-
age8child8who8has8hemophilia8and8reports8increased8bruising,8what8lab8values8explain8th
e8finding8-8answer--plt8count8120,000

a8nurse8is8preparing8a8teaching8plan8for8the8parent8of8a8school-
age8child8who8has8asthma,8the8nurse8should8include8what8manifestation8as8an8"exacerb
ation"8of8asthma8-8answer--hacking,8non-productive8cough

a8nurse8is8providing8discharge8teaching8to8the8parents8of8a86-month-
old8infant8following8a8surgical8procedure8to8repair8hypospadias,8what8instructions8should8
the8nurse8include8in8the8teaching8-8answer--
avoid8giving8the8infant8a8tub8bath8until8the8stent8is8removed

a8nurse8is8assessing8an8infant8who8has8intussusception,8what8manifestation8is8expected8
-8answer--gelatinous8red8stool

a8nurse8is8caring8for8a8school-
age8child8who8has8metastatic8osteosarcoma,8the8child8asks8the8nurse8"am8I8going8to8die
?",8what8should8the8nurse8respond8-
8answer--"It8sounds8like8you8are8worried.8tell8me8what8you8have8been8told"



a8nurse8is8caring8for8an8infant8who8has8GERD,8what8action8should8the8nurse8take8to8avoi
d8regurgitation8-8answer--