ATI Peds Practice Quiz 1

Morphine sulfate IVP is ordered for a child who is in pain. The nurse is preparing to administer the medication to the client realizes that the client appears small for her age. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Weight the child and calculate the dosage range b. Give the child one-half the ordered dose. c. Give the dose as prescribed by the provider d. Call the provider to ask to change the route to oral - ANSWER A. The nurse may believe that the child appears small, but weighing the child and calculating the dosage will tell the nurse if the medication is within the safe dosage range. A nurse is planning care for child that is admitting with mumps. Which of the following is an appropriate action for the nurse to take? a. Initiate standard precautions b. Initiate airborne precautions c. Initiate droplet precautions d. Initiate contact precautions - ANSWER C. Mumps is transferred via droplet precautions. A nurse is caring for a child that has red marks across his cheeks. Which of the following is an appropriate action for the nurse to take? a. Assess the child's body for a rash b. Call CPS c. Ask the parents how the marks appeared d. Obtain the child's temperature - ANSWER A. Fifths Disease presents with erythema on the face, resembling slap marks. Further assessment on the child's body and extremities should be done to determine if the child has fifths disease. The parent of a toddler asks a nurse a well-child clinic how the child's frequent temper tantrums can be best handled. Which of the following actions should the nurse suggest to the parent? a. Restrain the child physically b. Ignore the temper tantrums c. Tell the child that temper tantrums are not acceptable d. Distract the child by offering to play a game - ANSWER B. This is the recommended approach, since it does not provide positive reinforcement for the unacceptable behavior. Ignoring a negative behavior is a basic concept in behavior modification. The parent of a four old tells you that the child believes that there are monsters hiding monsters hidings in the closet at bedtime. What is appropriate?