PEDS FINAL EXAM 2024.

PEDS FINAL EXAM 2024. discharge instructions following cardiac catheterization of a child. - CORRECT ANSWER -*Give the child acetaminophen for comfort.* -Encourage fluid intake to help with the removal of dye from the body. -Advise the parents and child to monitor the site for infection. A nurse is obtaining vital signs from 2 month old infant. The infant's heart rate is 190/min and his temp is 40 C (104 F). The father asks the nurse why the babies heart is beating so fast. Which response by the nurse is appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER The fever is causing an increase in your baby's heart rate. A nurse is caring for an 8 year old child who has acute rheumatic fever. Which of the following assessments is the nurse's priority immediately after admission? - CORRECT ANSWER Auscultating the rate and characteristics of the child's heart sounds. A nurse is caring for a child who has rheumatic fever. When obtaining the child's medical history from the parent, the nurse should recognize the significance of which of the following data as the possible source of the childs infection? - CORRECT ANSWER A sibling who had a sore throat 3 weeks ago A nurse is preparing to measure an infant's vital signs. The nurse should use which of the following sites to assess a heart rate? - CORRECT ANSWER Apex of the heart A nurse is caring for a child who has Kawasaki disease. Which of the following systems should the nurse monitor in response to this diagnosis. - CORRECT ANSWER Cardiovascular Kawasaki disease--acute systemic vasculitis Expected findings in Kawasaki disease - CORRECT ANSWER Acute phase: onset of high fever that is unresponsive to antipyretics, with development of other manifestations. -Fever greater than 38.9 C (102 F) lasting 5 days to 2 weeks and unresponsive to antipyretics