PEDS

The nurse is teaching the parent of a 5-year-old patient about home safety and injury prevention. Which of the following principles I correct regarding safety for this age group?

A forward-facing booster seat in the backseat with lap and shoulder belts should be used after reaching the car seat height restriction.

The nurse evaluating a school-aged patient brought in for a recent decline in academic performance. The parent reports that the patient has been doing poorly in school and states that the child "wastes time staring at the wall and daydreaming instead of working" The nurse suspects that the patient may be experiencing which type of seizure activity?

Absence

A nurse is caring for a preschool-aged patient experiencing generalized tonic-clonic seizures. This patient is at greatest risk for which of the following complications?

Aspiration Incontinence Head trauma

A nurse is reviewing lab results and notes that a 5-year-old patient's serum phenobarbital level is 8 mcg/mL. Phenobarbital is considered therapeutic at levels between 10 and 40 mcg/mL. What is the nurse's best interpretation of this data?

Further assessment is needed regarding phenobarbital administration and compliance with therapy

The nurse is admitting a pediatric patient with a known seizure history with an order to implement seizure precautions. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the patient's plan of care?

Keep oxygen and suction at the bedside Supervise when ambulating or bathing Keep bed in low position and remove objects from bed

A patient weighing 40 lb ha an order for Phenobarbital 60 mg twice daily. The safe dose range is 3 to 6 mg/kg/day. Is this order safe?

No, the safe range is 54.6 to 109.2 mg/day

The role of the pediatric nurse has many components. Which of the following components includes the nurse's work with the interdisciplinary health care team to integrate the needs of the patient and family into a coordinated plan of care?

Collaborator

During an admission assessment, the nurse notes a sudden. onset of tonic contractions of the patient's entire body followed by clonic contractions alternating with relaxation of all muscle groups. What actions should the nurse take?

Check for a patent airway Raise the side rails and remove any safety hazards