Pediatric Nursing Final exam questions
and detailed verified answers
"Rub baby oil on the infant's head and brush the hair out carefully." - answer ✔✔-What is the
correct nursing response to a mother who asks, "How can I get rid of the baby's cradle cap?"
-Use disposable diapers.
Avoid plastic bloomer or pants.
Change diapers frequently. - answer ✔✔-What would the nurse teach parents to do in order to
avoid diaper rash? (Select all that apply.)
Small cuts and bites should be treated promptly. - answer ✔✔-What should the nurse stress to
the mother of a child with impetigo?
-Asthma - answer ✔✔-What risk is increased with children who have been diagnosed with
infantile eczema?
Wear the brace over a T-shirt 23 hours a day. - answer ✔✔-What instruction would the nurse
provide to an adolescent who has been fitted with a Milwaukee brace?
Ask the child to bend forward at the waist and observe the child's back for asymmetry. - answer
✔✔-What intervention is appropriate for a nurse assessing a preadolescent child for scoliosis?
,-Limb is cool to the touch
Capillary refill is 5 seconds - answer ✔✔-The nurse is performing a neurovascular check on a
limb in traction. Which findings would be indicative of altered circulation? (Select all the apply.)
Falls frequently and is clumsy - answer ✔✔-What characteristic manifestation would the nurse
assessing a child with Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy document?
Applying moist heat packs upon awakening - answer ✔✔-Which intervention would be helpful
in relieving morning discomfort associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
Degenerative arthritis may develop later in life. - answer ✔✔-What would the nurse include in
planning teaching to parents of a child with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease about the long-term
effects of this disease?
Patching the good eye to force the brain to use the affected eye - answer ✔✔-What might the
nurse explain as a common treatment for amblyopia?
Give meticulous oral hygiene. - answer ✔✔-What would the nurse instruct the parents of a
child who takes dilantin?
Move objects out of the child's immediate area. - answer ✔✔-What is an appropriate nursing
action when a child is experiencing a generalized tonic-clonic seizure?
Aviod giving salicylate-containing medications to a child who has viral symptoms. - answer ✔✔-
The nurse is planning to teach parents about prevention of Reye's syndrome. What information
would the nurse include in this teaching?
Face the child and speak clearly in short sentences. - answer ✔✔-What is the best way for the
nurse to communicate with a 10-year-old child who has a hearing impairment?
, Bacterial meningitis - answer ✔✔-The nurse urges the mother of a 6-month-old child to get her
child inoculated with Haemophillus influenzae type B. What does this immunization protect
against?
Increase in blood pressure with a decrease in pulse - answer ✔✔-The nurse is caring for a
preschooler with a head injury. Which assessment would lead the nurse to report the
probability of increasing intracranial pressure (ICP)?
Clear the drainage from the inner to the outer aspect of the eye. - answer ✔✔-What will the
nurse teach parents when giving instructions for acute conjunctivitis?
Pulling at ears
Irritability
Rolls head from side to side
Temperature of 39.4 C (103 F) - answer ✔✔-Which assessments would cause the pediatric
nurse to suspect the probability of an ear infection in a 15-month-old child. (Select all that
apply.)
Irregular respirations - answer ✔✔-Which assessment finding in a child with meningitis should
be reported immediately?
Child covers one eye to read the chalkboard - answer ✔✔-What assessment made by the school
nurse would lead to the suspicion of strabismus?
They occur when the temperature rises quickly. - answer ✔✔-What does the nurse explain to
parents of a child who experienced a febrile seizure?
Cannot remember what happened to him - answer ✔✔-A child is brought to the emergency
department after he fell and hit his head on the ground. Which nursing assessment suggests the
child has a concussion?