Peds quiz 9

The nurse is instructing the parents of a child with iron deficiency anemia regarding the administration of a liquid oral iron supplement. Which instruction should the nurse tell the parents? Administer the iron at mealtimes. Administer the iron through a straw. Mix the iron with cereal to administer. Add the iron to formula for easy administration.

Administer the iron through a straw.

What is the best response for the nurse to give a parent about contacting the physician regarding an infant with diarrhea? Call your pediatrician if the infant has not had a wet diaper for 6 hours. The pediatrician should be contacted if the infant has two loose stools in an 8-hour period. Call the doctor immediately if the infant has a temperature greater than 100 degrees F. Notify the pediatrician if the infant naps more than 2 hours.

Call your pediatrician if the infant has not had a wet diaper for 6 hours.

A child has fluid volume deficit. The nurse performs an assessment and determines that the child is improving and the deficit is resolving if which finding is noted? The child has no tears. Urine specific gravity is 1.035. Capillary refill is less than 2 seconds. Urine output is less than 1ml/kg/hour.

Capillary refill is less than 2 seconds.

A health care provider prescribes an intravenous (IV) solution of 5% dextrose and half-normal saline (0.45%) with 40mEq of potassium chloride for a child with hypotonic dehydration. The nurse performs which priority assessment before administering this IV prescription? Obtains a weight. Takes the temperature. Takes the blood pressure. Checks the amount of urine output.

Checks the amount of urine output

Fever is a disease. Is this statement true or false? True False

False

Which statement best describes why infants are at greater risk for dehydration than older childern? Infants have an increased ability to concentrate urine. Infants have a greater volume of intracellular fluid. Infants have a smaller body surface area. Infants have an increased extracellular fluid volume.

Infants have an increased extracellular fluid volume.

A child is hospitalized because of persistent vomiting. The nurse should monitor the child closely for which problem? Diarrhea. Metabolic acidosis. Metabolic alkalosis. Hyperacitve bowel sounds.

Metabolic alkalosis.

Laboratory studies are performed for a child suspected to have iron deficiency anemia. The nurse reviews the laboratory results, knowing that which result indicates this type of anemia? Elevated hemoglobin level. Decreased reticulocyte count. Elevated red blood cell count. Red blood cells that are microcytic and hypochromic.

Red blood cells that are microcytic and hypochromic.

Breastfeeding is the ideal method for providing nutrition to the human infant and is recommended by the American Heart Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the World Health Organization. Infants should be exclusively breastfed fro a minimum of 4 months and preferably 6 months. Is this statement true or false? True False

True

Bodily fluids are composed of two elements; water and ____________________?

solutes