Nursing Care of Children VATI Exam Questions
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A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |toiler |who |is |24hr |postoperative |following |a |cleft |palate |repair. |WHich |
of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Administer |opioids |
for |pain
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |10-day-old |client. |Which |of |the |following |should |the |nurse |understand |is
|a |clinical |manifestation |of |pyloric |stenosis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Projectile |vomiting |after |
feedings |
Pyloric |stenosis |is |a |narrowing |and |thickening |of |the |pyloric |canal |between |the |stomach |and |
the |duodenum, |resulting |in |projectile |vomiting.
A |nurse |is |planning |care |for |an |adolescent |who |is |postoperative |following |scoliosis |repair |with |
Harrington |rod |instrumentation. |Which |of |the |following |interventions |should |the |nurse |include
|in |the |plan |of |care? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Initiate |the |use |of |a |PCA |pump |for |pain |control
A |nurse |is |assessing |an |adolescent |who |has |attention |deficit |hyperactivity |disorder |(ADHD). |
Which |of |the |following |findings |should |the |nurse |expect? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Impulsivity
A |nurse |is |reviewing |the |laboratory |results |of |a |client |who |has |acute |leukemia |and |received |an
|aggressive |chemotherapy |treatment |10 |days |ago. |Which |of |the |following |hematologic |
laboratory |values |should |the |nurse |expect? |(Select |all |that |apply.) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Decreased |platelet |count
Decreased |leukocyte |count
Decreased |erythrocyte |count
, A |nurse |is |preparing |to |administer |the |first |measles, |mumps, |and |rubella |(MMR) |immunization
|to |15-month-old |toddler. |Which |of |the |following |findings |is |a |contraindication |for |this |
immunization? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |child |has |a |congenital |immunodeficiency
A |nurse |is |providing |health |promotion |teaching |to |the |parents |of |an |infant. |Which |of |the |
following |conditions |should |the |nurse |identify |as |the |leading |cause |of |death |among |this |age |
group? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Congenital |amnomalies
A |nurse |is |caring |for |an |infant |who |has |a |congenital |heart |defect. |Which |of |the |following |
defects |is |associated |with |increased |pulmonary |blood |flow? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Patent |
ductus |arteriosus |
the |area |between |the |pulmonary |artery |and |aorta |remains |open, |allowing |the |blood |to |flow |
through |the |patent |ductus |arteriosus |and |back |to |the |pulmonary |artery |and |lungs.
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |3-month-old |infant. |Which |of |the |following |findings |should |the |nurse |
report |to |the |provider? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Inability |to |raise |head |when |in |prone |
position. |
A |3 |month-old |infant |should |be |able |to |raise |her |head |and |shoulders |from |prone |position; |
therefore, |the |nurse |should |report |this |finding |to |the |provider.
A |school |nurse |is |performing |a |routine |health |assessment |for |a |school-age |child. |Which |of |the |
following |findings |indicates |the |nurse |should |investigate |further |for |pediculosis |capitis? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pruritus |of |the |scalp
Pediculosis |capitis |is |an |infestation |of |head |lice. |Generally, |the. |only |manifestation |is |scalp |
itchiness.
With Correct Answers
A |nurse |is |caring |for |a |toiler |who |is |24hr |postoperative |following |a |cleft |palate |repair. |WHich |
of |the |following |actions |should |the |nurse |take? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Administer |opioids |
for |pain
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |10-day-old |client. |Which |of |the |following |should |the |nurse |understand |is
|a |clinical |manifestation |of |pyloric |stenosis? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Projectile |vomiting |after |
feedings |
Pyloric |stenosis |is |a |narrowing |and |thickening |of |the |pyloric |canal |between |the |stomach |and |
the |duodenum, |resulting |in |projectile |vomiting.
A |nurse |is |planning |care |for |an |adolescent |who |is |postoperative |following |scoliosis |repair |with |
Harrington |rod |instrumentation. |Which |of |the |following |interventions |should |the |nurse |include
|in |the |plan |of |care? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Initiate |the |use |of |a |PCA |pump |for |pain |control
A |nurse |is |assessing |an |adolescent |who |has |attention |deficit |hyperactivity |disorder |(ADHD). |
Which |of |the |following |findings |should |the |nurse |expect? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Impulsivity
A |nurse |is |reviewing |the |laboratory |results |of |a |client |who |has |acute |leukemia |and |received |an
|aggressive |chemotherapy |treatment |10 |days |ago. |Which |of |the |following |hematologic |
laboratory |values |should |the |nurse |expect? |(Select |all |that |apply.) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Decreased |platelet |count
Decreased |leukocyte |count
Decreased |erythrocyte |count
, A |nurse |is |preparing |to |administer |the |first |measles, |mumps, |and |rubella |(MMR) |immunization
|to |15-month-old |toddler. |Which |of |the |following |findings |is |a |contraindication |for |this |
immunization? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |child |has |a |congenital |immunodeficiency
A |nurse |is |providing |health |promotion |teaching |to |the |parents |of |an |infant. |Which |of |the |
following |conditions |should |the |nurse |identify |as |the |leading |cause |of |death |among |this |age |
group? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Congenital |amnomalies
A |nurse |is |caring |for |an |infant |who |has |a |congenital |heart |defect. |Which |of |the |following |
defects |is |associated |with |increased |pulmonary |blood |flow? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Patent |
ductus |arteriosus |
the |area |between |the |pulmonary |artery |and |aorta |remains |open, |allowing |the |blood |to |flow |
through |the |patent |ductus |arteriosus |and |back |to |the |pulmonary |artery |and |lungs.
A |nurse |is |assessing |a |3-month-old |infant. |Which |of |the |following |findings |should |the |nurse |
report |to |the |provider? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Inability |to |raise |head |when |in |prone |
position. |
A |3 |month-old |infant |should |be |able |to |raise |her |head |and |shoulders |from |prone |position; |
therefore, |the |nurse |should |report |this |finding |to |the |provider.
A |school |nurse |is |performing |a |routine |health |assessment |for |a |school-age |child. |Which |of |the |
following |findings |indicates |the |nurse |should |investigate |further |for |pediculosis |capitis? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Pruritus |of |the |scalp
Pediculosis |capitis |is |an |infestation |of |head |lice. |Generally, |the. |only |manifestation |is |scalp |
itchiness.
