PEDS HEMATOLOGY PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is conducting a physical examination of a 5-year-old with suspected iron- deficiency anemia.
How would the nurse evaluate for changes in neurologic functioning?
A) "Open your mouth so I can look inside your cheeks and lips."
B) "Do you have any bruises on your feet or shins?"
C) "Will you show me how you walk across the room?"
D) "Let me see the palms of your hands and soles of your feet." - (ANSWER)C) "Will you show me how
you walk across the room?"
The nurse is caring for a 12-year-old boy with idiopathic thrombocytopenia. The nurse is providing
discharge instructions about home care and safety recommendations to the boy and his parents. Which
response indicates a need for further teaching?
A) "We should avoid aspirin and drugs like ibuprofen."
B) "He can resume participation in football in 2 weeks."
C) "Swimming would be a great activity."
D) "Our son cannot take any antihistamines." - (ANSWER)B) "He can resume participation in football in 2
weeks."
The nurse is caring for a 13-year-old girl with von Willebrand disease. After teaching the adolescent and
her parents about this disorder and care, which response by the parents indicates a need for additional
teaching?
,PEDS HEMATOLOGY PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
A) "We need to administer Stimate prior to dental work."
B) "We should be aware that she may suffer from menorrhagia."
C) "We should administer desmopressin as often as needed."
D) "We understand that she may have frequent nosebleeds." - (ANSWER)C) "We should administer
desmopressin as often as needed."
The nurse is caring for a child who has been admitted for a sickle cell crisis. Which of the following would
the nurse do first to provide adequate pain management?
A) Administer a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug as ordered.
B) Use guided imagery and therapeutic touch.
C) Administer meperidine as ordered.
D) Initiate pain assessment with a standardized pain scale. - (ANSWER)D) Initiate pain assessment with a
standardized pain scale.
The nurse is caring for a child who has been admitted for a sickle cell crisis. Which of the following would
the nurse do first to provide adequate pain management?
A) Administer a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug as ordered.
B) Use guided imagery and therapeutic touch.
, PEDS HEMATOLOGY PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
C) Administer meperidine as ordered.
D) Initiate pain assessment with a standardized pain scale. - (ANSWER)D) Initiate pain assessment with a
standardized pain scale.
A child with iron-deficiency anemia is prescribed ferrous fumarate, 3 mg/kg/day in two divided doses.
The nurse interprets this order as indicating which of the following?
A) The child requires a prophylactic dose of iron.
B)The child has mild to moderate iron deficiency.
C) The child has severe iron deficiency.
D) The child is being prepared for packed red blood cell administration. - (ANSWER)B)The child has mild
to moderate iron deficiency.
The nurse is teaching the parents of a child with a hematologic disorder about the functions of the
various blood cells. The nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the parents state which
blood cell as being primarily responsible for blood clotting?
A)Granulocytes
B)Erythrocytes
C)Thrombocytes
VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is conducting a physical examination of a 5-year-old with suspected iron- deficiency anemia.
How would the nurse evaluate for changes in neurologic functioning?
A) "Open your mouth so I can look inside your cheeks and lips."
B) "Do you have any bruises on your feet or shins?"
C) "Will you show me how you walk across the room?"
D) "Let me see the palms of your hands and soles of your feet." - (ANSWER)C) "Will you show me how
you walk across the room?"
The nurse is caring for a 12-year-old boy with idiopathic thrombocytopenia. The nurse is providing
discharge instructions about home care and safety recommendations to the boy and his parents. Which
response indicates a need for further teaching?
A) "We should avoid aspirin and drugs like ibuprofen."
B) "He can resume participation in football in 2 weeks."
C) "Swimming would be a great activity."
D) "Our son cannot take any antihistamines." - (ANSWER)B) "He can resume participation in football in 2
weeks."
The nurse is caring for a 13-year-old girl with von Willebrand disease. After teaching the adolescent and
her parents about this disorder and care, which response by the parents indicates a need for additional
teaching?
,PEDS HEMATOLOGY PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
A) "We need to administer Stimate prior to dental work."
B) "We should be aware that she may suffer from menorrhagia."
C) "We should administer desmopressin as often as needed."
D) "We understand that she may have frequent nosebleeds." - (ANSWER)C) "We should administer
desmopressin as often as needed."
The nurse is caring for a child who has been admitted for a sickle cell crisis. Which of the following would
the nurse do first to provide adequate pain management?
A) Administer a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug as ordered.
B) Use guided imagery and therapeutic touch.
C) Administer meperidine as ordered.
D) Initiate pain assessment with a standardized pain scale. - (ANSWER)D) Initiate pain assessment with a
standardized pain scale.
The nurse is caring for a child who has been admitted for a sickle cell crisis. Which of the following would
the nurse do first to provide adequate pain management?
A) Administer a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug as ordered.
B) Use guided imagery and therapeutic touch.
, PEDS HEMATOLOGY PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
VERIFIED AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
C) Administer meperidine as ordered.
D) Initiate pain assessment with a standardized pain scale. - (ANSWER)D) Initiate pain assessment with a
standardized pain scale.
A child with iron-deficiency anemia is prescribed ferrous fumarate, 3 mg/kg/day in two divided doses.
The nurse interprets this order as indicating which of the following?
A) The child requires a prophylactic dose of iron.
B)The child has mild to moderate iron deficiency.
C) The child has severe iron deficiency.
D) The child is being prepared for packed red blood cell administration. - (ANSWER)B)The child has mild
to moderate iron deficiency.
The nurse is teaching the parents of a child with a hematologic disorder about the functions of the
various blood cells. The nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the parents state which
blood cell as being primarily responsible for blood clotting?
A)Granulocytes
B)Erythrocytes
C)Thrombocytes
