NSG3600- PEDS (EXAM 3) PQ
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
\.A pediatrician diagnoses gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in an infant. Which
information will the nurse provide during the teaching session to the infant's
parents? (Select all that apply.) - ANSWERS-a. Results in an infant who is often
fussy and irritable
b. Causes the infant to refuse feedings because of discomfort
c. Includes symptoms such as vomiting and regurgitation
d. Includes the return of gastric contents from the stomach
\.A child is being discharged from the hospital after a pyloromyotomy. Which
discharge instruction does the nurse provide for the parents? - ANSWERS-a.
Report vomiting after 48 hours.
\.Acute glomerulonephritis is most likely to be suspected when the child presents
with the clinical manifestations of: - ANSWERS-a. edema, hematuria, and oliguria
\.The nurse caring for a child with acute glomerulonephritis would expect to: -
ANSWERS-a. weigh the child daily
\.The sign that can be used to indicate increased intracranial pressure in the
infant, but not in the older child is: - ANSWERS-a. Bulging fontanel
, \.A 12-year-old child is being assessed in the Emergency Department for possible
Reye Syndrome. The child was diagnosed with influenza by a primary health-care
provider 2 weeks earlier. Which of the following findings would the nurse expect
to see? Select all that apply. - ANSWERS-a. The child is unusually argumentative
and aggressive
b. The child's Babinski reflex is positive
c. The child has had vomiting episodes for the past 24 hours.
\.A new nurse is caring for a toddler with failure to thrive (FTT). Which action by
the new nurse would cause the preceptor nurse to intervene? - ANSWERS-a.
Hiding needed medication and supplements in child's favorite food
\.A neonate is born with rectal atresia. Which action is the priority for this
patient? - ANSWERS-a. Obtain informed consent for surgery
\.A nurse is caring for an infant waiting for surgical correction of intussusception.
The child passes a diarrheal stool. Which action by the nurse is the most
appropriate? - ANSWERS-a. Notify the physician.
\.A mother is distraught after learning that her son has Hirschsprung disease. She
asks the nurse how she could have prevented this from occurring. Which response
by the nurse is most appropriate? - ANSWERS-a. "Nothing; this disease seems to
be familial in origin."
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
\.A pediatrician diagnoses gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in an infant. Which
information will the nurse provide during the teaching session to the infant's
parents? (Select all that apply.) - ANSWERS-a. Results in an infant who is often
fussy and irritable
b. Causes the infant to refuse feedings because of discomfort
c. Includes symptoms such as vomiting and regurgitation
d. Includes the return of gastric contents from the stomach
\.A child is being discharged from the hospital after a pyloromyotomy. Which
discharge instruction does the nurse provide for the parents? - ANSWERS-a.
Report vomiting after 48 hours.
\.Acute glomerulonephritis is most likely to be suspected when the child presents
with the clinical manifestations of: - ANSWERS-a. edema, hematuria, and oliguria
\.The nurse caring for a child with acute glomerulonephritis would expect to: -
ANSWERS-a. weigh the child daily
\.The sign that can be used to indicate increased intracranial pressure in the
infant, but not in the older child is: - ANSWERS-a. Bulging fontanel
, \.A 12-year-old child is being assessed in the Emergency Department for possible
Reye Syndrome. The child was diagnosed with influenza by a primary health-care
provider 2 weeks earlier. Which of the following findings would the nurse expect
to see? Select all that apply. - ANSWERS-a. The child is unusually argumentative
and aggressive
b. The child's Babinski reflex is positive
c. The child has had vomiting episodes for the past 24 hours.
\.A new nurse is caring for a toddler with failure to thrive (FTT). Which action by
the new nurse would cause the preceptor nurse to intervene? - ANSWERS-a.
Hiding needed medication and supplements in child's favorite food
\.A neonate is born with rectal atresia. Which action is the priority for this
patient? - ANSWERS-a. Obtain informed consent for surgery
\.A nurse is caring for an infant waiting for surgical correction of intussusception.
The child passes a diarrheal stool. Which action by the nurse is the most
appropriate? - ANSWERS-a. Notify the physician.
\.A mother is distraught after learning that her son has Hirschsprung disease. She
asks the nurse how she could have prevented this from occurring. Which response
by the nurse is most appropriate? - ANSWERS-a. "Nothing; this disease seems to
be familial in origin."
