Maternal Exam 3

The paediatric nurse carefully monitors a patients status by assessing the child's level of consciousness - Neurological status When assessing a family, the nurse determines that the parents exert little control over kids - Permissive The nurse is caring for a school age girl who has a cardiac catheterization. Bandages soaked in blood - Apply direct pressure to the catheterization site The pediatric nurse caring for hearing impaired children teaches parents the following recommended guidelines for communicating - Obtain child's attention Talk slow A young child is brought to the emergency department with severe dehydration secondary to acute diarrhea and vomiting - Intravenous fluids What is the priority nursing intervention when a child is unconscious after a fall - Establish airway Discipline is important to growth and development of children - B. Time our C. Consequences of actions D. Removal of privileges When caring for a child with an IV infusion, what nursing intervention is the most appropriate - Ensure latency by observing the infusion site frequently for signs of infiltration What is probably the single most important influence on growth at all stages of childhood - Nutrition On physical assessment of the skin of a patient the nurse documents cyanosis this funding may indicate what complication - Compromised cardio respiratory state A contraindication to vaccine administration indicates that the child has an increased risk of serious side effects to the vaccine and therefore should not receive the vaccine what is one universal contraindication - Previous severe allergic reaction to the vaccine A 6 year old is being discharged from the ED after being diagnosed with chickenpox, what OTC should parents avoid - Motrin After the acute stage and during the healing process the primary complication from burn injury is? - Infection A prescription of morphine sulfate IV boils has been ordered for a child, child seems small for age, what should nurse do - Weigh the child and calculate the dosage range A toddlers parents ask the nurse for suggestions on dealing with temper tantrums - Ignore the behavior provided the child is not causing injury Nursing care of a child during a seizure includes which interventions - Loosen restrictive clothing Maintain the child's airway Provide a safe environment A baby is born today 9 pounds 8 ounces at 38 weeks gestation what serum level should be assessed immediately - Glucose level Health teaching that the nurse would provide for parents of an immunosuppressed child focused on what - Hand washing The nurse is caring for a child who has a burn. The child has a large burned area on the left leg - Thickness superficial An infant who weighs 9 pounds at birth would be expected to weigh how many pounds at 1 year of age - 27 pounds 4 year old girl is brought to the ED, she has frog like croaking sound on inspiration and is agitated and is drooling - Maintain airway The nurse is caring for a hospitalized 4 year old child Ryan, his parents tell the nurse that they will be back to visit at 6pm when Ryan asks the nurse when his parents are coming what is the nurses best response - They will come after dinner