Nursing Care of Children Practice A
a nurse is caring for a preschooler who is scheduled for hydrotherapy treatment for wound debridement following a burn injury. which of the following actions should the nurse take prior to the procedure.
administer an analgesic to the child
a nurse is performing hearing screenings for children at a community health fair. which of the following children should the nurse refer to a provider for a more extensive hearing evaluation?
an infant who is 8 months old and not yet making babbling sounds.
a nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a three month old infant following a cheiloplasty. which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
apply a thin layer of antibiotic ointment on your baby's suture line daily fo rat next three days.
a nurse is teaching the parent of a newborn about ways to prevent sudden infant death syndrome. which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
five the infant a pacifier at bedtime.
a nurse is creating plan of care for a newly admitted adolescent who has bacterial meningitis. how long should the nurse plan to maintain the adolescent in droplet precautions?
for 24 hr following initiations of antimicrobial therapy.
a nurse in the emergency department is caring for an adolescent who has severe abdominal pain due to appendicitis. which of the following locations should the nurse identify as McBurney's point?
lower right quadrant
a nurse is teaching the parents of a school age child who has a new diagnosis of osteomyelitis of the tibia. the nurse should identify that which of the following statements indicates an understand of the teaching.
my child will receive antibiotics for several weeks.
a nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a school age child who has moderate persistent asthma. which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
pulmonary function test will be performed every 12 to 24 months to evaluate how your child is responding to therapy.
a nurse is assessing the vital signs of a ten year old child following a run injury. which of the following clinical manifestations indicate early septic shock.
temperature 39.1 degrees
a nurse in an emergency department is caring for an adolescent who reports painful urination. which of the following behaviors should the nurse identify as suggestive of possible child maltreatment?
uses mood-elevated substances
a nurse ina provider's office is preparing to administer immunizations to a toddler during a well-child visit. which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
withhold the influenza vaccine