Nursing Care of Children Alternate Item
Format 2025 Quiz
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with osteomyelitis. The nurse would
expect which of the following findings during the assessment? Select all
that apply.
Select one or more:
a. Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
b. Leukocytosis
c. Coolness upon palpation
d. Sharp bone pain
e. Positive wound cultures - >>a. Elevated
ANSWERerythrocyte
sedimentation rate
b. Leukocytosis
e. Positive wound cultures
ESR elevates in the presence of infection/inflammation.
With osteomyelitis the client will experience an increase in the WBC count
(leukocytosis) due to infection.
Positive wound cultures are found in osteomyelitis as it is an infectious
process.
boring, constant pulsating bone pain is usually noted in osteomyelitis.
An 8-year-old child was admitted to the hospital for possible shunt
malfunction. The child has been diagnosed with hydrocephalus since birth.
, The nurse understands which of the following are symptoms of increased
intracranial pressure? Select all that apply.
Select one or more: a.
High-pitched cry
b. Increased cluminess
c. Vomiting
d. Hypotonic deep tendon reflexes
e. Headache - >>b. Increased cluminess
ANSWER
c. Vomiting
e. Headache
Headaches, increased clumsiness and vomiting may indicate increased
ICP in a school-aged child. High pitched crying would be a manifestation in
an infant, but not for an 8 year old child.
What are common factors that lead a personal or family into crisis? Select
all that apply.
Select one or more: a.
Perceived loss
b. Increase family communication
c. Life-threatening event
d. Sudden event with no time to prepare
e. Recognizable control - ANSWER >>a. Perceived
loss
c. Life-threatening event
d. Sudden event with no time to prepare
Format 2025 Quiz
A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with osteomyelitis. The nurse would
expect which of the following findings during the assessment? Select all
that apply.
Select one or more:
a. Elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
b. Leukocytosis
c. Coolness upon palpation
d. Sharp bone pain
e. Positive wound cultures - >>a. Elevated
ANSWERerythrocyte
sedimentation rate
b. Leukocytosis
e. Positive wound cultures
ESR elevates in the presence of infection/inflammation.
With osteomyelitis the client will experience an increase in the WBC count
(leukocytosis) due to infection.
Positive wound cultures are found in osteomyelitis as it is an infectious
process.
boring, constant pulsating bone pain is usually noted in osteomyelitis.
An 8-year-old child was admitted to the hospital for possible shunt
malfunction. The child has been diagnosed with hydrocephalus since birth.
, The nurse understands which of the following are symptoms of increased
intracranial pressure? Select all that apply.
Select one or more: a.
High-pitched cry
b. Increased cluminess
c. Vomiting
d. Hypotonic deep tendon reflexes
e. Headache - >>b. Increased cluminess
ANSWER
c. Vomiting
e. Headache
Headaches, increased clumsiness and vomiting may indicate increased
ICP in a school-aged child. High pitched crying would be a manifestation in
an infant, but not for an 8 year old child.
What are common factors that lead a personal or family into crisis? Select
all that apply.
Select one or more: a.
Perceived loss
b. Increase family communication
c. Life-threatening event
d. Sudden event with no time to prepare
e. Recognizable control - ANSWER >>a. Perceived
loss
c. Life-threatening event
d. Sudden event with no time to prepare
