Hatfield: Introductory Maternity and Pediatric Nursing #31 New!!

Hatfield: Introductory Maternity and Pediatric Nursing
#31 New!!
The nursing student identifies which technique as the correct one to use when giving oral
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medications to an infant? - Correct Answers Use a dropper and slowly inject the liquid into the
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side of the infant's mouth.
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Il` A nurse is administering ear drops to a 7-year-old girl. What should the nurse do? - Correct
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Il` Answers Pull the pinna of the ear up and back to straighten the external ear canal.
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Il` A mother of a newborn brings her child to the well child clinic the week after birth. The mother
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Il` asks the nurse if the child will get any "shots" at the next appointment. The best response from
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Il` the nurse would be: - Correct Answers "Yes, your child will get 3 shots next time. They will be
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Il` the polio vaccine (called IPV), Haemophilus influenza B vaccine (called Hib), and hepatitis B
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Il` The nurse is administering medications to a 10-year-old child who takes medications at home for
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Il` a chronic condition. The child's parent is at the bedside. What are appropriate guidelines for
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Il` medication administration to this client? Select all that apply. - Correct Answers 1. The nurse
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Il` compares the child's ID band with the medication record. Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




2. The nurse carefully reads the label on the side of the medication bottle.
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3. The nurse documents the medication administration after giving the medication.
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Il` A 4-year-old child is admitted to the hospital for surgery. Before the nurse administers medicine,
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Il` the best way to identify the child would be to: - Correct Answers Reread the armband
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Il` The nurse is preparing to administer regular insulin to a child following lunch. Which finding will
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Il` cause the nurse to question administering the medication? - Correct Answers The client
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, Il` Parents question the necessity of moving their preschooler from her room to another place to
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Il` insert her IV line. The nurse explains: - Correct Answers The importance of avoiding unpleasant
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Il` experiences in the child's room and bed in order for both to remain safe places. Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




Il` The nurse is teaching a parent how to administer medications to her young child. Which
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Il` instructions are appropriate? Select all that apply. - Correct Answers 1. Gently restrain the Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




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2. Have the parent administer the medication.
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3.Hold the child against the body with the head raised.
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Il` An infant is to have a scalp-vein intravenous infusion begun. What is an advantage of this insertion
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Il` site? - Correct Answers The scalp veins are easily visualized.
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Il` The nurse is caring for an 8-year-old girl who requires medication that is only available in an
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Il` enteric tablet form. The nurse is teaching the mother how to help the girl swallow the medication.
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Il` Which statement indicates a need for further teaching? - Correct Answers "I can pinch her nose
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Il` to make it easier to swallow."
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Il` Samuel, a 1-month-old baby, is severely ill and has been prescribed an injection as part of his drug
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Il` therapy. What is the preferred injection site? - Correct Answers The vastus lateralis muscle...the
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Il` A toddler requires 1.5 mL (.05 oz) of an antibiotic given intramuscularly (IM). How will the nurse
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Il` administer this medication? - Correct Answers Divide the dose. Administer 0.75 mL (0.25 oz) IM Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il` Il`




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Il` The clinical nurse educator who oversees the emergency department in a children's hospital has
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Il` launched an awareness program aimed at reducing drug errors. What measure addresses the
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Il` most common cause of incorrect doses in the care of infants and children? - Correct Answers
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Il` Having nurses check their math calculations with a colleague before administering a drug
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