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A decrease in peripheral edema - ANS. A nurse is assessing a school-age
child who has heart failure and is taking furosemide. Which of the following
findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the medication is
effective?
a. an increase in venous pressure
b. a decrease in peripheral edema
c. a decrease in cardiac output
d. an increase in potassium levels
Enlarged subclavicular lymph node
Restlessness
Fever
Crying - ANS. A nurse is assessing an infant who has acute otitis media.
Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that
apply)
a. increased appetite
b. enlarged subclavian lymph node
c. crying
d. restlessness
e. fever
"The test will measure the amount of chloride in your baby's sweat." - ANS.
A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of an infant who is to undergo
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,pilocarpine iontophoresis testing for cystic fibrosis. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. We will measure the amount of protein in your baby's urine over 24 hour
period
b. The test will measure the amount of chloride in your baby's sweat
c. A nurse will insert an IV prior to the test
d. Your baby will need to fast for 8 hours prior to the test
a preschool age child who has a muffled voice and no spontaneous cough -
ANS. A nurse in an urgent care clinic is prioritizing care for four children.
Which of the following children should the nurse assess first?
a. A toddler who has nephrotic syndrome and facial edema
b. a preschool-age child who has a muffled voice and no spontaneous cough
c. a preschool-age child who has diabetes mellitus and a blood glucose of 200
mg/dL
d. an adolescent who has Crohn's disease and recent weight loss of 5kg mg (11
lb)
d. your child sweat will be collected over 24 hours - ANS. A nurse is
providing teaching to the parents of a toddler who is to undergo a sweat
chloride test. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?
a. The purpose of the test is to determine if your child has Crohn's disease
b. the technician will use a device to produce an electrical current during the
test
c. during the test, your child will be in a room that is cold.
d. your child sweat will be collected over 24 hours
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, apply bactericidal ointment to lesions - ANS. a nurse is providing teaching
for the parents of a child with impetigo. which of the following instructions
should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. Soak hairbrushes in boiling water for 10 min
b. Apply bacterial ointment to lesions
c. Seal soft toys in a plastic bag for 14 days
d. Administer acyclovir PO two times per day
d. Obtain written consent from the client - ANS. A nurse in the emergency
department is caring for an adolescent who is requesting testing for STIs.
Which of the following actions is appropriate for the nurse to take?
a. Request verbal consent from the social worker
b. contact the client's parents to obtain phone consent
c. postpone the testing until the client's parents are present
d. obtain written consent from the client
prepare the toddler for naso-tracheal intubation - ANS. A nurse in the
emergency department is assessing a toddler who has hyperpyrexia, severe
dyspnea, and is drooling. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
a. obtain a blood culture from the toddler
b. administering antibiotic to the toddler
c. insert an IV catheter for the toddler
d. prepare the toddler for nasotracheal intubation
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