PrepU - infant

The caregiver of a 2-month-old client calls stating that the client is "fussy and has a runny nose." The caregiver states that the client has been sleeping poorly at night and is not eating as well. Which of the following interventions will the nurse teach the caregiver?

Use a bulb syringe to suction out the nasal passages.

Which method should the nurse use to feed an infant after surgical repair of a cleft lip?

bottle with a high flow nipple

The nurse judges that the mother has understood the teaching about care of an infant with colic when the nurse observes the mother doing which action?

burping the infant during and after the feeding

The mother of an infant with myelomeningocele asks if her baby is likely to have any other defects. The nurse responds based on the understanding that myelomeningocele is commonly associated with which disorder?

excessive cerebrospinal fluid within the cranial cavity

When teaching the parents of an infant how to perform back slaps to dislodge a foreign body, what should the nurse tell the parents to use to deliver the blows?

heel of the hand

A nurse is caring for an infant who weighs 8 kg and is ordered to receive ampicillin 25 mg/kg intravenously every 6 hours. How many milligrams would a nurse administer per dose? Record the answer as a whole number.

200

Which action should the nurse include when developing the plan of care for a neonate prior to surgical repair of a myelomeningocele?

Cover the defect with moist, sterile saline dressings.

The nurse lifted up a neonate from the bassinet. The neonate became startled, extended the arms with hands open and started crying. What intervention would be most appropriate for the nurse?

Document the finding as a normal response.

A nurse is approached by the mother of a child with hypospadias. She says to the nurse, "Why did this have to happen to my baby? Why couldn't he be perfect? How could this have happened?" What should the nurse say in response?

"You seem upset. Tell me about it."

A 6-month-old on the pediatric floor has a respiratory rate of 68, mild intercostal retractions, and an oxygen saturation of 89%. The infant has not been feeding well for the last 24 hours and is restless. Using the SBAR (Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation) technique for communication, the nurse calls the health care provider (HCP) with the recommendation for which treatment?

starting oxygen.