PEDS CMA RETAKE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!

A nurse is caring for an 18 month old toddler who has been admitted for lead poisoning. An order for a urine specific gravity is written. Which of the following would be the appropriate way for the nurse to collect the urine? - ANSWER Applying a pediatric urine collector A nurse is performing a physical assessment on a 30 month old toddler. Which of the following nursing assessments should the nurse not expect to find at this age? - ANSWER Birth weight is tripled A nurse is caring for an infant who is crying. The nurse plans to administer a liquid medication. Which of the following administration methods should the nurse use? - ANSWER Place a needless syringe in the buccal cavity A nurse is caring for a child who is dying. The child's 4-year-old sibling is visiting. Which of the following statements indicates a 4-year-old's perception of death? - ANSWER Death is the same as going to sleep. Death caused magical thinking. Death is the result of a wish. Death is a punishment. A nurse is caring for a dehydrated toddler who must receive 100 mL of normal saline over the next 4 hrs. Using a 60 gtt microdrip set, what rate should the nurse regulate the IV to deliver? - ANSWER 25 gtt/min A nurse is performing a physical assessment on a 6 month old infant. Which of the following reflexes should the nurse expect to find at this age? - ANSWER Babinski A nurse is performing a physical assessment on a 6-year-old child. Which of the following findings should prompt the nurse to conduct additional follow-up? - ANSWER Sparse, fine pubic hair A nurse is caring for a toddler who is scheduled for surgery. The parent asks the nurse for suggestions on how to prepare her child for the upcoming surgery. Which of the following would be an appropriate statement by the nurse to the parent? - ANSWER "You could read books to your child about being hospitalized" A nurse is assessing a 9-month-old infant for potential developmental delay. Which of the following observations should the nurse expect to find to support this condition? - ANSWER Inability to sit without support A nurse is educating a parent of a toddler on development. Which of the following would be an appropriate response by the nurse? - ANSWER "Your child will begin to scribble spontaneously using a crayon by the age of 18 months" A nurse is administering an MMR vaccine to a child. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the vaccine? - ANSWER "I can give my child Tylenol for discomfort associated with the vaccine" A nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child who has been admitted to the hospital. Which of the following would be appropriate toy for the 4-year-old? - ANSWER Plastic stethoscope