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PALS POST FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
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ASSESSMENTS & QUESTIONS WITH
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CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS
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A+ GRADED ( ALL VERIFIED )
A provider is assessing a child with suspected shock. Which statement correctly
describes hypotension and shock?
, Hypotension is not a consistent feature of shock presentation in children.
A 10-year-old child has collapsed in the gym of the elementary school. The school
nurse arrives and determines that the child is unresponsive. The school nurse then
simultaneously checks for breathing and a central pulse, limiting this assessment to
which time frame?
No more than 10 seconds
K
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A 4-year-old child is brought to the emergency department by the parents. Assessment
C
reveals that the child has only gasping respirations and the pulse rate is 65 beats per
minute. Which action would the provider initiate first?
Deliver 1 BVM ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds.
LO
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A 7-year-old child collapses on the playground at school. The school nurse is called to
the scene and determines that the child is unresponsive and is not breathing and has no
YC
pulse. The nurse initiates CPR. At what rate and depth would the nurse deliver
compressions to this child?
100 to 120 compressions per minute at a depth of about 2 inches
D
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What is considered inadequate perfusion when assessing/caring for a pediatric patient
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with an arrhythmia?
Diminished peripheral pulses
Acutely altered mental status
ST
Hypotension
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A 9-year-old child is brought to the emergency department because the child suddenly
collapsed at school. The child's ECG reveals the following waveform, and primary
assessment findings indicate that the child has inadequate perfusion. Which primary
assessment findings indicate this?
Signs of shock
Acutely altered mental status
C
LO
YC
PALS POST FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
D
ASSESSMENTS & QUESTIONS WITH
U
CORRECT DETAILED SOLUTIONS
ST
A+ GRADED ( ALL VERIFIED )
A provider is assessing a child with suspected shock. Which statement correctly
describes hypotension and shock?
, Hypotension is not a consistent feature of shock presentation in children.
A 10-year-old child has collapsed in the gym of the elementary school. The school
nurse arrives and determines that the child is unresponsive. The school nurse then
simultaneously checks for breathing and a central pulse, limiting this assessment to
which time frame?
No more than 10 seconds
K
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
A 4-year-old child is brought to the emergency department by the parents. Assessment
C
reveals that the child has only gasping respirations and the pulse rate is 65 beats per
minute. Which action would the provider initiate first?
Deliver 1 BVM ventilation every 2 to 3 seconds.
LO
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
A 7-year-old child collapses on the playground at school. The school nurse is called to
the scene and determines that the child is unresponsive and is not breathing and has no
YC
pulse. The nurse initiates CPR. At what rate and depth would the nurse deliver
compressions to this child?
100 to 120 compressions per minute at a depth of about 2 inches
D
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
What is considered inadequate perfusion when assessing/caring for a pediatric patient
U
with an arrhythmia?
Diminished peripheral pulses
Acutely altered mental status
ST
Hypotension
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
A 9-year-old child is brought to the emergency department because the child suddenly
collapsed at school. The child's ECG reveals the following waveform, and primary
assessment findings indicate that the child has inadequate perfusion. Which primary
assessment findings indicate this?
Signs of shock
Acutely altered mental status
