Pediatric Nursing for Metabolic & Endocrine Disorders Questions And Answers NCLEX Exam 2022

A 5 year old a has temperature of 103.6 'F and is brought into the emergency room by his mother. Which statement by the mother causes concern? • "I administered Aspirin to help with the fever a few hours ago." • "I re-took his temperature 30 minutes after I gave the medication and it was still high." • "I've tried to encourage fluid intake every hour." • "I gave him a sponge bath to help witht he fever." A child should never have aspirin, especially for a fever due to Reyes Syndrome. A 7 year old has been having vomiting with diarrhea for 3 days. How do you expect the child to present clinically? • Tachycardia, dry mucous membranes, weight loss • Bradycardia, dry mucous membranes, absence of tears • Sunken eyeballs and bradycardia • None of the options are correct. The child should be experiencing dehydration and would present clinically with: Tachycardia, dry mucous membranes, weight loss, sunken eyes and/or fontanles, decreased urinary output