RN Learning System Nursing Care of Children Practice Quiz 2
A nurse is caring for a child who has a possible intussusception. The parents of the child ask the nurse how the diagnosis is made. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
"An abdominal ultrasound will confirm the pocket in the intestine."
A nurse is preparing to obtain an antistreptolysin O (ASO) titer from a child who has acute glomerulonephritis. The child's parent asks the nurse to explain the purpose of the test. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
"The test shows us if your child had a recent strep infection."
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a child who has experienced diarrhea for the past 24 hr. Which of the following values for urine specific gravity should the nurse expect?
1.035
A nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant following a cardiac catheterization. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
BP 86/40 mm Hg
A nurse is teaching about clinical manifestations of tracheomalacia to a parent of an infant who had tracheoesophageal fistula repair as a newborn. Which of the following findings should the nurse include in the teaching?
Barking cough
A nurse is caring for a 12-month-old infant following surgical repair of a cleft palate. The nurse should plan to feed the infant using which of the following instruments?
Cup
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a toddler who is in acute respiratory distress. Which of the following findings should alert the nurse to the possibility of epiglottitis?
Drooling
A nurse is caring for a child who is in skeletal traction. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?
Encourage the child to use an incentive spirometer.
A nurse is assessing pain in a 3-year-old child following a tonsillectomy. Which of the following rating scales should the nurse use to determine the child's pain level?
FACES Rating Scale
A nurse is caring for a child who is postoperative following a tonsillectomy. Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority?
Frequent swallowing
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a toddler who is receiving chemotherapy for leukemia. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse report to the provider?
Hgb 6 g/dL
A nurse is teaching a newly hired nurse about the care of an infant who is postoperative following myelomeningocele repair. The nurse should teach the newly hired nurse to monitor the infant for which of the following complications?
Hydrocephalus
A nurse is providing dietary teaching to the parent of a child who has cystic fibrosis. Which of the following dietary recommendations should the nurse make?
Increase the child's protein intake.
A home health nurse is developing a plan of care for the parents of a toddler who has hemophilia. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the plan?
Inspect the toddler's toys for sharp edges.
A nurse is assessing a toddler who has measles (rubeola). Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Koplik spots
A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who has sickle cell anemia and is experiencing a vaso-occlusive crisis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
Maintain the child on bed rest.
A nurse is creating a plan of care for a child who has leukopenia secondary to chemotherapy. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
Monitor the child for increased temperature.
A nurse is assessing a child who has a ventricular septal defect. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Murmur at the left sternal border.
A nurse is caring for an 8-year-old who has acute glomerulonephritis. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Periorbital edema
A nurse is admitting a child who has Wilms' tumor. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Put a "no abdominal palpation" sign over the child's bed.
A nurse is providing nutritional teaching to an adolescent client who has celiac disease. Which of the following breakfast foods should the nurse recommend?
Scrambled eggs
A nurse is caring for a 6-week-old infant following a pyloromyotomy. Which of the following forms of feeding should the nurse anticipate for the infant 6 hr after the procedure?
Small, frequent bottle feedings of electrolyte solution
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a school-age child who is experiencing an acute asthma exacerbation. Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
Sudden decrease in wheezing
A nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant who was recently admitted with acute vomiting and diarrhea. Which of the following findings indicates the infant has moderate dehydration?
Tachypnea
A nurse is caring for an infant following surgical repair of a cleft lip and palate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Use a suction catheter to gently remove the infant's oral secretions PRN.
A nurse is assessing a 2-month-old infant who has a ventricular septal defect. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Weight gain of 1.8 kg (4 lb)
A nurse is providing teaching to an adolescent who has scoliosis and a new prescription for a Boston brace. Which of the following responses by the adolescent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I can take my brace off for about an hour daily to shower."
A clinic nurse is providing teaching to the parent of a 1-month-old infant who has gastroesophageal reflux. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I will add rick cereal to my baby's feedings."
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a school-age child who has leukemia and is receiving chemotherapy. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I will inspect my child's mouth every day for sores."
A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a school-age child who has type 1 diabetes mellitus about management of hypoglycemia. Which of the following responses by the parents indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I will make sure my child drinks 240 mL (8 oz) of milk as soon as possible."
A nurse is teaching an adolescent who has asthma about how to use a peak expiratory flow meter (PEFM). Which of the following responses by the adolescent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
"I will record the highest reading of three attempts."
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a 2-year-old child who has diarrhea and has been vomiting for 24 hr. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Potassium 2.5 mEq/L
