NURS 2310 PEDS Quizzes With
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The nurse is assessing an infant who has hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect?
A) Projectile vomiting
B) Decreased appetite
C) Currant jelly stools
D) Sausage shaped abdominal mass - ANSWER Projectile vomiting
The parents of a newborn who was born with a cleft lip asks the nurse when
surgery is usually performed on this condition. The nurse will inform the parents
that closure of the lip is usually performed when the infant is:
A) 2 weeks old or at least 10 pounds
B) 3 months of age or 12 pounds
C) 1 year old or 20 pounds
D) 18 months old or 20 pounds - ANSWER 3 months of age or 12 pounds
A 3 month old infant presents to the clinic with these signs: visible peristaltic
waves, non-bilious vomit, and an olive shaped abdominal mass. The nurse
suspects this infant has:
A) Hirschsprung's Disease
B) Intussusception
C) Pyloric stenosis
D) Meckel's diverticulum - ANSWER Pyloric stenosis
The nurse assessing newborn babies and infants after birth will notice which of
the following symptoms as a primary manifestation of Hirschsprung's disease?
A) failure to pass meconium during the first 24 to 48 hours after birth
B) High-grade fever
C) the skin turns yellow and then brown over the first 48 hours of life
, D) a fine rash over the trunk - ANSWER Failure to pass meconium during the first
24 to 48 hours after birth
The nurse assessing an infant for intussusception will look for three classic
signs and symptoms: colicky intermittent abdominal pain, vomiting, and which
kind of stool?
A) mustard or clay-colored
B) currant-jelly-like stools
C) frothy stools that float
D) black tar-colored stools - ANSWER Currant-jelly-like stools
In hypospadias the urethral meatus is located in which of the following places?
A) on the dorsal side of the penis toward the distal end
B) at any point along the ventral side of the penis (under) or on the scrotum or
perineum
C) slightly under a larger-than-normal foreskin if uncircumcised or at the outer
perimeter of the head of the penis if circumcised
D) at the end of the ventral side of the penis, near, but not on the head of, the
penis - ANSWER At any point along the ventral side of the penis (under) or on the
scrotum or perineum
The nurse in the renal/urology unit is reviewing patient assignments for the day.
Which of these patients should be evaluated by the nurse first?
A) The 14 year old girl with dysuria, frequency, and retention of urine
B) A 9 year old who requires pre-operative teaching about a scheduled kidney
surgery
C) The child with nephroblastoma who requires an antibiotic by IV infusion
D) A 6 month old baby with tachycardia, sunken eyes, and orthostatic blood
pressure - ANSWER A 6 month old baby with tachycardia, sunken eyes, and
orthostatic blood pressure
The school nurse is talking with caregivers and school-aged girls about the
prevention of urinary tract infections. Which of the following teachings will be
most helpful in preventing urinary tract infections?
A) "Children will benefit from warm bubble baths to keep the external urinary
openings clean"
B) "Have the children wear nylon underwear rather than cotton underwear"
C) "Girls should always wipe with the toilet tissue from front to back and never
from back to front"
D) "Children can learn to hold their urine for 3-4 hours to strengthen the bladder
muscle tone" - ANSWER "Girls should always wipe with the toilet tissue from
front to back and never from back to front"
Complete Solutions
The nurse is assessing an infant who has hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Which of
the following findings should the nurse expect?
A) Projectile vomiting
B) Decreased appetite
C) Currant jelly stools
D) Sausage shaped abdominal mass - ANSWER Projectile vomiting
The parents of a newborn who was born with a cleft lip asks the nurse when
surgery is usually performed on this condition. The nurse will inform the parents
that closure of the lip is usually performed when the infant is:
A) 2 weeks old or at least 10 pounds
B) 3 months of age or 12 pounds
C) 1 year old or 20 pounds
D) 18 months old or 20 pounds - ANSWER 3 months of age or 12 pounds
A 3 month old infant presents to the clinic with these signs: visible peristaltic
waves, non-bilious vomit, and an olive shaped abdominal mass. The nurse
suspects this infant has:
A) Hirschsprung's Disease
B) Intussusception
C) Pyloric stenosis
D) Meckel's diverticulum - ANSWER Pyloric stenosis
The nurse assessing newborn babies and infants after birth will notice which of
the following symptoms as a primary manifestation of Hirschsprung's disease?
A) failure to pass meconium during the first 24 to 48 hours after birth
B) High-grade fever
C) the skin turns yellow and then brown over the first 48 hours of life
, D) a fine rash over the trunk - ANSWER Failure to pass meconium during the first
24 to 48 hours after birth
The nurse assessing an infant for intussusception will look for three classic
signs and symptoms: colicky intermittent abdominal pain, vomiting, and which
kind of stool?
A) mustard or clay-colored
B) currant-jelly-like stools
C) frothy stools that float
D) black tar-colored stools - ANSWER Currant-jelly-like stools
In hypospadias the urethral meatus is located in which of the following places?
A) on the dorsal side of the penis toward the distal end
B) at any point along the ventral side of the penis (under) or on the scrotum or
perineum
C) slightly under a larger-than-normal foreskin if uncircumcised or at the outer
perimeter of the head of the penis if circumcised
D) at the end of the ventral side of the penis, near, but not on the head of, the
penis - ANSWER At any point along the ventral side of the penis (under) or on the
scrotum or perineum
The nurse in the renal/urology unit is reviewing patient assignments for the day.
Which of these patients should be evaluated by the nurse first?
A) The 14 year old girl with dysuria, frequency, and retention of urine
B) A 9 year old who requires pre-operative teaching about a scheduled kidney
surgery
C) The child with nephroblastoma who requires an antibiotic by IV infusion
D) A 6 month old baby with tachycardia, sunken eyes, and orthostatic blood
pressure - ANSWER A 6 month old baby with tachycardia, sunken eyes, and
orthostatic blood pressure
The school nurse is talking with caregivers and school-aged girls about the
prevention of urinary tract infections. Which of the following teachings will be
most helpful in preventing urinary tract infections?
A) "Children will benefit from warm bubble baths to keep the external urinary
openings clean"
B) "Have the children wear nylon underwear rather than cotton underwear"
C) "Girls should always wipe with the toilet tissue from front to back and never
from back to front"
D) "Children can learn to hold their urine for 3-4 hours to strengthen the bladder
muscle tone" - ANSWER "Girls should always wipe with the toilet tissue from
front to back and never from back to front"
