NUR-353 PEDS FINAL EXAM | ATI RN PEDS NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN|ALREADY
GRADED A+.
How long do you perform hand hygiene? - (ANSWER)10-15 seconds
Standard Precautions - (ANSWER)apply to blood, all body fluid, secretions, excretions, nonintact skin,
and mucous membranes
What do you wash hands with when they are visibly dirty, contaminated with proteinaceous material, or
visibly soiled with blood or body fluids? - (ANSWER)either a nonantimicrobial soap and water or an
antimicrobial soap and water
Transmission-Based Precautions (Tier 2) - (ANSWER)Airborne Precautions, contact precautions, and
droplet precautions
Airborne precautions - (ANSWER)for patients known or suspected to have serious illnesses transmitted
by airborne droplet nuclei
Examples: measles, varicella, TB
Droplet Precautions - (ANSWER)for patients know.suspected to have serious illnesses transmitted by
large particle droplets
Example: meningitis, pneumonia
Contact precautions - (ANSWER)for patients known/suspected to have serious illnesses easily
transmitted by direct patient contact or by contact with items in patient's environment
Definition of asepsis - (ANSWER)absence of pathogenic microorganism
Medical Asepsis - clean
Surgical Asepsis - sterile
Chain of infection - (ANSWER)infectious agent - reservoir - portal of exit - mode of transmission - portal
of entry - susceptible host
, NUR-353 PEDS FINAL EXAM | ATI RN PEDS NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN|ALREADY
GRADED A+.
When giving a bed bath, if one extremity is injured or immobilized what do you do? - (ANSWER)always
dress the affected side first
What should you assess for during a bath? - (ANSWER)signs of warmth, redness, swelling, tenderness,
and pain in lower extremities
If a patient demonstrates weakness or paralysis of one side of the body, where would you place a chair?
- (ANSWER)On the patient's strong side
Orthostatic hypotension - (ANSWER)drop in blood pressure that occurs when a patient changes position
from horizontal to vertical (greater than 20 mmHg or >10 mmHg)
What is important to do with aging adults before having them get up off the bed? - (ANSWER)Raise the
head of the bed and allow them a few minute before dangling.
List some Long-term care considerations - (ANSWER)patients who have maintained bed rest for a long
period may revert back to a favorite position and you should frequently assess them and turn more
often than needed.
Use a drawsheet to prevent shearing force on fragile skin
Allow the patient to assist with moving and positioning
First priority if a fire occurs is _____ - (ANSWER)the patient, or course!
MSDS - (ANSWER)Material Safety Data Sheet: for hazardous chemicals
Fire Safety: What do you do if a fire occurs in the hospital? - (ANSWER)Rescue
Activate the alarm
Contain the fire
GRADED A+.
How long do you perform hand hygiene? - (ANSWER)10-15 seconds
Standard Precautions - (ANSWER)apply to blood, all body fluid, secretions, excretions, nonintact skin,
and mucous membranes
What do you wash hands with when they are visibly dirty, contaminated with proteinaceous material, or
visibly soiled with blood or body fluids? - (ANSWER)either a nonantimicrobial soap and water or an
antimicrobial soap and water
Transmission-Based Precautions (Tier 2) - (ANSWER)Airborne Precautions, contact precautions, and
droplet precautions
Airborne precautions - (ANSWER)for patients known or suspected to have serious illnesses transmitted
by airborne droplet nuclei
Examples: measles, varicella, TB
Droplet Precautions - (ANSWER)for patients know.suspected to have serious illnesses transmitted by
large particle droplets
Example: meningitis, pneumonia
Contact precautions - (ANSWER)for patients known/suspected to have serious illnesses easily
transmitted by direct patient contact or by contact with items in patient's environment
Definition of asepsis - (ANSWER)absence of pathogenic microorganism
Medical Asepsis - clean
Surgical Asepsis - sterile
Chain of infection - (ANSWER)infectious agent - reservoir - portal of exit - mode of transmission - portal
of entry - susceptible host
, NUR-353 PEDS FINAL EXAM | ATI RN PEDS NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN|ALREADY
GRADED A+.
When giving a bed bath, if one extremity is injured or immobilized what do you do? - (ANSWER)always
dress the affected side first
What should you assess for during a bath? - (ANSWER)signs of warmth, redness, swelling, tenderness,
and pain in lower extremities
If a patient demonstrates weakness or paralysis of one side of the body, where would you place a chair?
- (ANSWER)On the patient's strong side
Orthostatic hypotension - (ANSWER)drop in blood pressure that occurs when a patient changes position
from horizontal to vertical (greater than 20 mmHg or >10 mmHg)
What is important to do with aging adults before having them get up off the bed? - (ANSWER)Raise the
head of the bed and allow them a few minute before dangling.
List some Long-term care considerations - (ANSWER)patients who have maintained bed rest for a long
period may revert back to a favorite position and you should frequently assess them and turn more
often than needed.
Use a drawsheet to prevent shearing force on fragile skin
Allow the patient to assist with moving and positioning
First priority if a fire occurs is _____ - (ANSWER)the patient, or course!
MSDS - (ANSWER)Material Safety Data Sheet: for hazardous chemicals
Fire Safety: What do you do if a fire occurs in the hospital? - (ANSWER)Rescue
Activate the alarm
Contain the fire
