RN Nursing Care of Children 2019/2020

Complete Questions & Answers.

1. A nurse is planning care for a newly admitted school-age child who has

generalized seizure disorder. Which of the following interventions should the

nurse plan to include?

Ensure the oxygen source is functioning in the childs room

2. A nurse is providing dietary teaching to the guardian of a school-age child who

has cystic fibrosis. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

“You should offer your child high-protein meals and snacks throughout the day.”

3. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a 6-month-old infant

who is postoperative following hypospadias repair with a stent placement. Which

of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

“Allow the stent to drain into your infants diaper.”

4. A nurse is caring for a school-age child who has primary nephrotic syndrome and

is taking prednisone. Following 1 week of treatment, which of the following

manifestations indicates to the nurse that the medication is effective?

Decreased edema

5. A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report for four children. Which of the

following children should the nurse assess first?

A toddler who has a concussion and an episode of forceful vomiting.

6. A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the guardians of a toddler who had

lower leg cast applied 24 hr ago. The nurse should instruct the guardians to report

which of the following finding to the provider?

Restricted ability to move the toes.

7. A nurse in an emergency department is auscultating the lungs of an adolescent

who is experiencing dyspnea. The nurse should identify the sound as which of the

following?

Wheezes

8. A nurse is caring for a preschooler who has congestive heart failure. The nurse

observes wide QRS complexes and peaked T waves on the cardiac monitor.

Which of the following prescriptions should the nurse clarify with the provider?