NURS 406 Nursing Care of Children. Assessment Quiz.

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NURS 406 -Assessment Quiz 1. A home health nurse is providing teaching about post seizure management to the parents of a school age child who has epilepsy and experiences tonic-clonic seizures. Which... of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.) 2. A nurse in a pediatric clinic is discussing the pathophysiology of Reye syndrome with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicate an understanding of the disorder? 3. A nurse is teaching the parents of a toddler about strategies to manage temper tantrums. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? 4. A nurse is completing an assessment following suctioning of a child who has a tracheostomy. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the procedure has been effective? 5. A nurse is developing a plan of care for a 4-year-old child who has hemophilia and is experiencing acute hemarthrosis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? 6. A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a preschooler who has epiglottitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 7. A nurse is providing teaching to the parent of a child about home care following a cardiac catheterization. Which of the following statements should the nurse include? 8. A nurse is admitting a child who has pertussis. Which of the following isolation precautions should the nurse initiate? 9. A nurse on a pediatric unit is receiving change-of-shift report for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse see first? 10. A nurse in a pediatric clinic is performing a history and physical for a toddler who is scheduled to receive a measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) immunization. Which of the following findings indicate that the immunization should be withheld? 11. A nurse is instilling optic drops into an 18-month-old child's ears. Which of the following methods should the nurse use? 12. A nurse is providing teaching to an adolescent who has a new prescription for cefazolin. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse instruct the adolescent to monitor and report to the provider? 13. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a child who has sickle cell anemia and was hospitalized after experiencing a vasoocclusive crisis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? 14. A nurse is providing teaching to the parent of a school-age child who has pediculosis capitis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? 15. A nurse is admitting a childs who has bacterial meningitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? 16. A nurse is assessing a 12-month-old infant who is immediately postoperative following hernia repair surgery. Which of the following pain measurement tools should the nurse use to determine if the infant is experiencing pain? 17. A nurse is caring for a school-age child who has metastatic osteosarcoma. The child asks the nurse, "Am I going to die?" Which of the following responses should the 18. A nurse is caring for a toddler who drinks 946 mL (32 oz) of whole milk per day and has a poor appetite. The nurse should identify the toddler as being at risk for which of the following conditions? 19. A nurse is providing teaching to the parent of a child who has a new prescription for methylphenidate. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? 20. A nurse is planning care for an infant who has congenital talipes equinovarus. Which of the following referrals should the nurse expect the provider to make? 21. A nurse is caring for a child who has acute glomerulonephritis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 22. A nurse is teaching a school-age child and their parents about managing diabetes mellitus during illness. The nurse should determine that the teaching has been effective when the parents indicate they will provide which of the following when the child is ill? 23. A nurse is assessing a toddler who is toilet-trained and has a temperature of 38.5° C (101.3° F). Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as an indication of a urinary tract infection (UTI)? 24. A nurse on a pediatric unit is reviewing the laboratory results for a group of clients. Which of the following results should the nurse identify as the priority? 25. A nurse is assessing a child who has received the first 50 mL of a blood transfusion. Which of the following findings indicates that the child might be experiencing an air embolism? 26. A nurse is assessing a child who has sickle cell anemia and is experiencing a vasoocclusive crisis. Which of the following clinical manifestations should the nurse expect? 27. A charge nurse is assisting a newly licensed nurse with the preoperative assessment of a 2-year-old child who has a Wilms' tumor. Which of the following actions by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the needed care? 28. A nurse is creating a plan of care for a child who is awake and responsive following an acute head injury. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include? 29. A nurse is providing teaching to the parent of an infant about car seat safety. Which of the following statements by the parent indicate an understanding of the teaching? 30. A nurse is caring for a child who is experiencing status asthmaticus. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? 31. A nurse is caring for a child who has cancer and is receiving chemotherapy. The parent tells the nurse that they want to discontinue treatment and take the child home. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? 32. A nurse is assessing an infant who has intussusception. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse expect? 33. A school nurse is assessing the visual acuity of a school-age child. Which of the following findings indicate that the child should be evaluated for strabismus? 34. A nurse is preparing an educational program about death and dying for the guardians of children who have a terminal illness. Which of the following 35. A nurse is assessing a child who has acute kidney injury. Which of the following clinical manifestations should the nurse expect? 36. A nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant during a well-child visit. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? 37. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a 6-month-old infant following a surgical procedure to repair a hypospadias. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? 38. A nurse is assessing a toddler who has infective endocarditis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? 39. A nurse is assessing a child who has a congenital heart defect. The nurse should recognize that which of the following defects is associated with increased pulmonary blood ow? 40. A nurse working on an outpatient surgical unit is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a preschooler following placement of tympanoplasty tubes. The parent asks the nurse, "What should I do if the tubes fall out?" Which of the following responses should the nurse make? 41. A nurse is caring for a school-age child who has a prescription for amoxicillin 320 mg PO every 8 hr for 10 days. Available is amoxicillin suspension 400 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) 42. A nurse is providing teaching to an adolescent who has type 2 diabetes mellitus and a new prescription for metformin. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? 43. A nurse is caring for an infant who has gastroesophageal reflux (GER). Which of the following actions should the nurse take to prevent regurgitation? (Select all that apply.) 44. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a school-age child who has pharyngitis caused by group A ß-hemolytic streptococci (GABHS). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select all that apply.) 45. A nurse is caring for a 4-month-old infant who is immediately postoperative following cleft palate repair. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 46. A nurse is assessing a 4-year-old child following a surgical procedure. Which of the following pain rating scales should the nurse use? 47. A school nurse is assessing a child who fell from playground equipment and landed head-first. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse recognize as indicating the presence of increased intracranial pressure? 48. A nurse is assessing an infant who has hydrocephalus. Which of the following clinical manifestations should the nurse expect? 49. A nurse is preparing a teaching plan for the parent of a school-age child who has asthma. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse include as an indication of an exacerbation of asthma? 50. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a school-age child who reports increased bruising. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse expect? 51. A nurse is caring for an infant following a cleft lip and palate repair. Which of the following……………………. Period? 52. A nurse is providing dietary education to the mother of infant. What recommendation……………………………. Diet should the nurse make. Select all apply [Show More]

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