PEDS NUR 203 Test Questions and
Correct Answers
, What is number one nursing assessment focused on for someone with sickle cell anemia? - CORRECT
ANSPain management
Child has just had open surgery. Getting morphine. Would we be concerned about addiction in a peds
patient? - CORRECT ANSNo, this is a myth.
When do you use a non opioid analgesic? Ex: tylenol - CORRECT ANSArthritis. joint, bone, muscle pain,
headache, dental pain and menstrual pain
Chronic pain. Pay attention to history. What is included? - CORRECT ANSIntensity, duration, location,
onset. (Scale 1-10.)
Patients' pain is not controlled? - CORRECT ANSObtain a different medication.
Pentazocine. Know drug class. - CORRECT ANSMixed opioid agonist-antagonist
Patient has pain when taking a deep breath, Chest hurting. Tachypnic. No lungs sound on one side. What
is going to happen? - CORRECT ANSCollapsed lung(pneumothorax). Prepare for a chest tube.
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). What is indicative of this disorder? - CORRECT ANSPositive
fibrin split products.
Pain transmission. Understand myelinated versus unmyelinated fibers. - CORRECT ANSMyelinated: large
and rapid. Unmyelinated: small and slow.
Worried pt may have sinusitis? - CORRECT ANSSneezing, thick drainage, halitosis.
Murmurs: - CORRECT ANSGrade 1: barely audible, sometimes heard, sometimes not. Usually heard only
with intense concentration.
Correct Answers
, What is number one nursing assessment focused on for someone with sickle cell anemia? - CORRECT
ANSPain management
Child has just had open surgery. Getting morphine. Would we be concerned about addiction in a peds
patient? - CORRECT ANSNo, this is a myth.
When do you use a non opioid analgesic? Ex: tylenol - CORRECT ANSArthritis. joint, bone, muscle pain,
headache, dental pain and menstrual pain
Chronic pain. Pay attention to history. What is included? - CORRECT ANSIntensity, duration, location,
onset. (Scale 1-10.)
Patients' pain is not controlled? - CORRECT ANSObtain a different medication.
Pentazocine. Know drug class. - CORRECT ANSMixed opioid agonist-antagonist
Patient has pain when taking a deep breath, Chest hurting. Tachypnic. No lungs sound on one side. What
is going to happen? - CORRECT ANSCollapsed lung(pneumothorax). Prepare for a chest tube.
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). What is indicative of this disorder? - CORRECT ANSPositive
fibrin split products.
Pain transmission. Understand myelinated versus unmyelinated fibers. - CORRECT ANSMyelinated: large
and rapid. Unmyelinated: small and slow.
Worried pt may have sinusitis? - CORRECT ANSSneezing, thick drainage, halitosis.
Murmurs: - CORRECT ANSGrade 1: barely audible, sometimes heard, sometimes not. Usually heard only
with intense concentration.
