University:
American Career College
Course:
NURS112 | Fundamentals of Nursing
Academic year:

2020
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40

Pages:

2
Author:

Hallie Randolph

Pre/Post Test Pediatrics 1. Parent is concerned that their daughter gained 10 pounds starting puberty. How should the nurse respond? Inform the child's mother that it is common for teen girls to gain weight during puberty. 2. A 5-year-old needs ear drops. How should the nurse administer them? pull ear up and back 3. What is included in atraumatic care? Using EMLA cream 1 hr prior 4. The patient fractured their left femur and receives a cast, six hours post-application the nurse notices that the patient's toes are edematous, what is the priority action? check pedal pulses 5. PCA ask the nurse to describe the difference in communication of school-aged child vs. a toddler. What is the most appropriate answer? for toddlers, preparation for the procedures is just before the procedure 6. A child is scheduled for a catheter balloon deflation of narrow heart valves. What is the most important thing to do? Ask if the child has a latex allergy and if they do notify the surgeon immediately. 7. A child has a chronic condition of epilepsy and is admitted to the hospital. What is the best way to protect a child from injury during a seizure? Maintain airway patency and then turn the child on their side 8. Fine motor development is evaluated in 10 month old baby by observing what? pincer grasp 9. What is normal for a 4-year-old? able to walk forward heel to toe 10. How do you decrease the likelihood of SIDS? It is advisable to put the child on her back to sleep. 11. Erikson's theory we should expect toddlers to? Want to feed and dress themselves without interference 12. When providing diversional activities for a child in isolation, the nurse should remember what? any articles brought into the unit should be washable 13. A child is admitted to the unit with suspected pertussis. What type of precautions would this child be on? droplet precautions 14. When rehydrating a severely dehydrated child, which value would you assess for? urine specific gravity 15. The mother of a 15-year-old boy is frustrated because he spends much of his weekend time sleeping. She informs the nurse, "My son sleeps longer now than he did when he was in kindergarten." What is the nurse's best response to the child's mother's frustration? "Teens require more sleep due to the rapid physical growth that is occurring during adolescence." 16. Placing no limits on the ages of visitors and providing sleep facilities for the caregivers in room in facility will most likely bring what result? family-centered care will be enhanced 17. What medication should be given to a child with transposition of the great vessels? prostaglandin E 18. The toddler is in various stages of healing. Parents say he bruises easily. What is the best inter-disciplinary team action? report the finding to children and family services and order PT and PTT and coagulation time 19. Early indication of hemorrhage in a child who recently had a tonsillectomy? continuous swallowing 20. A family is involved in a MVA the father is unconscious, the mother cannot be reached and the 14-year-old suffered life-threatening injuries what should the nurse complete? obtain informed consent from the child if possible and with or without it provide life saving procedures