PEDS CAPSTONE FINAL EXAM STUDY NOTES –
GUARANTEED PASS
1. wKoplik w spots w are w small, w irregular w oral w lesions w with w a w bluish-
white w center w and ware wcharacteristic wof w?: wmeasles w(rubeola)
2. Strawberry wtongue w is w an wexpected wfinding win wa wchild wwho whas:
w scarlet wfever
3. Paroxysmal wcough wis wan wexpected wfinding win wa wchild wwho whas:
wpertussis
1 w/
w21
,4. Swollen w parotid w glands w are w an w expected w finding w in w a w child
w who w has: w mumps
5. pt wteaching wfor wa wBoston wbrace: w-wear wthe wbrace wfor w23 whr weach wday
-only wremove wit wfor wshowering wor wPT
-avoid wloosening wstraps wbecause wthis wcan wdecrease wcompression w& wcontraction
-brace wshould wbe wworn wover wa wt-shirt wto wprevent wpads wfrom wrubbing wskin
6. pt wwho
w has wceliac wdisease wshould wbe won wa w diet.: wlow-
gluten wno wflour, wrye, wwheat, wbarley, woat
rice wis wOK
7. In wthe wsurgical wrepair wof wthe wmyelomeningocele, wthe he
wpathway wfor wt wspinal wfluid wis waltered; wthe winfant wis wat w cerebral
wrisk wfor w?: whydrocephalus
8. Children wwho whave wnephrotic wsyndrome ware wat wincreased wrisk
wfor w?: winfection
so wkeep wthem waway wfrom wother wsick wkids, wweigh wthem wdaily, wtx ww/ wcorticosteroids, wrestrict wthe
wsodium wintake wand wsometimes weven wfluids
9. chi
w who w has w acute w glomerulonephritis w should w have w a w restricted w
intake: w potassium
also wcheck wtheir wBP wQ4-6hrs wfor wHTN
10. ASO w titer: w recent wstrep winfection wtest
(a wdefinitive wdiagnosis wfor wacute wglomerulonephritis)
11. pt wteaching wfor wkids won wchemo: w-avoid wMMR wvaccine
-avoid wrectal wtemp
2 w/
w21
, -check wmouth wfor wsores
-avoid wactivities wthat wcould wavoid winjury w(riding wbike)
12. during w asthma w attack.... w sudden w decrease w in w wheezing
w occurs.... w this w can w be wan windication wthat wthe wchild wis wexperiencing w?:
wdecreased wair wmovement wso wnotify wthe wDR
13. The wnurse wshould
wrecommend wan wincrease win w intake wfor wthe wchild
wwho whas wcystic wfibrosis.: wprotein
These wchildren wrequire wup wto w150% wof wthe wrecommended wdaily wallowances wto wmeet wtheir
wnutritional wneeds.
14. nursing wcare wfor wbaby wafter wcleft wpalate wrepair: w-suction wwith wbulb
wsyringe wto wmaintain wairway
-position winfant wupright
-clean wwith wsterile wsaline
-avoid wplacing wobjects win wmouth wwhen wnot wneeded
-feed wwith wa wcup
15. Infants w who w have w tracheomalacia w have w a w weakened
w trachea, w which w leads w to wcollapse. wClinical wmanifestations wof
wtracheomalacia winclude: wbarking wcough, wstridor, wwheezing wcyanosis, wand
wapnea
16. pt w teaching w for w ear w drops: w -warm wor wroom wtemp
-massage wanterior warea wof wear wafter wgiving whelp winstillation
-don't wneed wto whyperextend wneck
-pull wauricle wdown wand wback w(younger wthan w3) wor wup wand wback wfor wolder wthan w3
17. Intussusception wis wthe winvasion wof wone wpart wof wthe
wintestine winto wthe wother, wcreating wa wpocket. wThe wpresence wof wx-
bdominal
wintussusception wis wconfirmed wby: wa wultrasound, wor wCT wscan ray,
these wkids ware wNPO
tx: wbarium wenema; wpressure wmight wforce wthe wbowel wto wresume wa wnormal wconfiguration. wSome
wchildren war e wtreated
3 w/
w21
GUARANTEED PASS
1. wKoplik w spots w are w small, w irregular w oral w lesions w with w a w bluish-
white w center w and ware wcharacteristic wof w?: wmeasles w(rubeola)
2. Strawberry wtongue w is w an wexpected wfinding win wa wchild wwho whas:
w scarlet wfever
3. Paroxysmal wcough wis wan wexpected wfinding win wa wchild wwho whas:
wpertussis
1 w/
w21
,4. Swollen w parotid w glands w are w an w expected w finding w in w a w child
w who w has: w mumps
5. pt wteaching wfor wa wBoston wbrace: w-wear wthe wbrace wfor w23 whr weach wday
-only wremove wit wfor wshowering wor wPT
-avoid wloosening wstraps wbecause wthis wcan wdecrease wcompression w& wcontraction
-brace wshould wbe wworn wover wa wt-shirt wto wprevent wpads wfrom wrubbing wskin
6. pt wwho
w has wceliac wdisease wshould wbe won wa w diet.: wlow-
gluten wno wflour, wrye, wwheat, wbarley, woat
rice wis wOK
7. In wthe wsurgical wrepair wof wthe wmyelomeningocele, wthe he
wpathway wfor wt wspinal wfluid wis waltered; wthe winfant wis wat w cerebral
wrisk wfor w?: whydrocephalus
8. Children wwho whave wnephrotic wsyndrome ware wat wincreased wrisk
wfor w?: winfection
so wkeep wthem waway wfrom wother wsick wkids, wweigh wthem wdaily, wtx ww/ wcorticosteroids, wrestrict wthe
wsodium wintake wand wsometimes weven wfluids
9. chi
w who w has w acute w glomerulonephritis w should w have w a w restricted w
intake: w potassium
also wcheck wtheir wBP wQ4-6hrs wfor wHTN
10. ASO w titer: w recent wstrep winfection wtest
(a wdefinitive wdiagnosis wfor wacute wglomerulonephritis)
11. pt wteaching wfor wkids won wchemo: w-avoid wMMR wvaccine
-avoid wrectal wtemp
2 w/
w21
, -check wmouth wfor wsores
-avoid wactivities wthat wcould wavoid winjury w(riding wbike)
12. during w asthma w attack.... w sudden w decrease w in w wheezing
w occurs.... w this w can w be wan windication wthat wthe wchild wis wexperiencing w?:
wdecreased wair wmovement wso wnotify wthe wDR
13. The wnurse wshould
wrecommend wan wincrease win w intake wfor wthe wchild
wwho whas wcystic wfibrosis.: wprotein
These wchildren wrequire wup wto w150% wof wthe wrecommended wdaily wallowances wto wmeet wtheir
wnutritional wneeds.
14. nursing wcare wfor wbaby wafter wcleft wpalate wrepair: w-suction wwith wbulb
wsyringe wto wmaintain wairway
-position winfant wupright
-clean wwith wsterile wsaline
-avoid wplacing wobjects win wmouth wwhen wnot wneeded
-feed wwith wa wcup
15. Infants w who w have w tracheomalacia w have w a w weakened
w trachea, w which w leads w to wcollapse. wClinical wmanifestations wof
wtracheomalacia winclude: wbarking wcough, wstridor, wwheezing wcyanosis, wand
wapnea
16. pt w teaching w for w ear w drops: w -warm wor wroom wtemp
-massage wanterior warea wof wear wafter wgiving whelp winstillation
-don't wneed wto whyperextend wneck
-pull wauricle wdown wand wback w(younger wthan w3) wor wup wand wback wfor wolder wthan w3
17. Intussusception wis wthe winvasion wof wone wpart wof wthe
wintestine winto wthe wother, wcreating wa wpocket. wThe wpresence wof wx-
bdominal
wintussusception wis wconfirmed wby: wa wultrasound, wor wCT wscan ray,
these wkids ware wNPO
tx: wbarium wenema; wpressure wmight wforce wthe wbowel wto wresume wa wnormal wconfiguration. wSome
wchildren war e wtreated
3 w/
w21
