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A, B AND C) ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 400
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
,A 2-year-old female has cool the child with tepid water and transport to the hospital.
experienced a seizure. When
you arrive at the scene, the
child is conscious, crying, and
clinging to her mother. Her
skin is hot and moist. The
mother tells you that the
seizure lasted approximately
5 minutes. She further tells
you that her daughter has no
history of seizures, but has
had a recent ear infection.
You should:
- suspect that the child
hasmeningitis and transport
at once.
- allow the mother to
driveher daughter to the
hospital.
- place the child in
coldwater to attempt to
reduce her fever.
- cool the child with
tepidwater and transport to
the hospital.
,A 4-year-old boy had an ask the father to hold the child so you can assess him while your
apparent seizure. He is partner tries to calm the mother
conscious and calm and is
sitting on his mother's lap.
His father is sitting in a
nearby chair. The child's
mother suddenly begins
crying uncontrollably, which
causes the child to start
crying. You should:
-reassure the child's mother
that seizures in children are
very common and that there
is nothing to worry about
-give the child a favorite toy
or blanket to hold onto and
perform your assessment to
the best of your ability
-attempt to calm the child's
mother, but avoid separating
her from the child because
this will increase her anxiety
-ask the father to hold the
child so you can assess him
while your partner tries to
calm the mother
, A 4-year-old female has a transport her to the emergency department.
peanut lodged in the
external auditory canal of her
right ear. You should:
- use tweezers to try
toremove the object.
- thoroughly flush her
earwith sterile saline.
- remove the peanut
witha cotton-tipped swab.
- transport her to
theemergency department.
A 5-year-old child has had Blood pressure of 70/40 mm Hg
severe vomiting and diarrhea
for 4 days. Which of the
following assessment
findings would be the MOST
indicative of decompensated
shock?
- Respiratory rate of 30
breaths/min
- Blood pressure of
70/40
mm Hg
- Capillary refill time of
4 seconds
- Pulse rate greater
than
120/min