NUR 254 EXAM 4 TESTED QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ The nurse is providing a teaching session to the health care
staff regarding osteosarcoma. Which of the following statements
by an attendee indicates a need for additional teaching?
Answer: "In the early stage, the symptoms of this disease are
usually attributed to normal growing pains.
◉ The nurse is caring for a child who is suspected of having a
Wilm's tumor. Which of the following actions by the nurse
indicates the need for additional training?
Answer: Palpating the child's abdomen
◉ The nurse is caring for a 5-year-old child who has sickle cell
disease (SCD). An assessment of the child includes the following:
respirations 10 and unarousable. The child is currently on
intravenous (IV) fluids and continuous IV morphine sulfate Based
on the assessment information, which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
Answer: Administer naloxone to reverse the effect of the
morphine.
, ◉ The nurse is admitting a child who has a vaso-occlusive sickle
cell crisis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
anticipate to be prescribed for the child?
Answer: Hydration and pain management
◉ The nurse working in the emergency department (ED) is caring
for a child who has hemophilia and developed a swollen knee
after falling off a bicycle. The nurse is teaching the child's parents
about care when similar incidents occur at home in the future.
Which of the following actions should the nurse teach the
parents?
Answer: Apply an ice pack and compression dressings to the knee.
◉ The newly hired nurse is talking with the nurse preceptor
about the prevention of irondeficiency anemia in infants. Which of
the following statements by the newly hired nurse is correct
regarding prevention of this condition?
Answer: "Iron-fortified commercial formula should be given for
the first 6 months of life
◉ The nurse is assessing a child who has severe iron deficiency
anemia. Which of the following assessment finds should the nurse
expect to observe?
Answer: Pallor
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ The nurse is providing a teaching session to the health care
staff regarding osteosarcoma. Which of the following statements
by an attendee indicates a need for additional teaching?
Answer: "In the early stage, the symptoms of this disease are
usually attributed to normal growing pains.
◉ The nurse is caring for a child who is suspected of having a
Wilm's tumor. Which of the following actions by the nurse
indicates the need for additional training?
Answer: Palpating the child's abdomen
◉ The nurse is caring for a 5-year-old child who has sickle cell
disease (SCD). An assessment of the child includes the following:
respirations 10 and unarousable. The child is currently on
intravenous (IV) fluids and continuous IV morphine sulfate Based
on the assessment information, which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
Answer: Administer naloxone to reverse the effect of the
morphine.
, ◉ The nurse is admitting a child who has a vaso-occlusive sickle
cell crisis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
anticipate to be prescribed for the child?
Answer: Hydration and pain management
◉ The nurse working in the emergency department (ED) is caring
for a child who has hemophilia and developed a swollen knee
after falling off a bicycle. The nurse is teaching the child's parents
about care when similar incidents occur at home in the future.
Which of the following actions should the nurse teach the
parents?
Answer: Apply an ice pack and compression dressings to the knee.
◉ The newly hired nurse is talking with the nurse preceptor
about the prevention of irondeficiency anemia in infants. Which of
the following statements by the newly hired nurse is correct
regarding prevention of this condition?
Answer: "Iron-fortified commercial formula should be given for
the first 6 months of life
◉ The nurse is assessing a child who has severe iron deficiency
anemia. Which of the following assessment finds should the nurse
expect to observe?
Answer: Pallor
