Prep-U 75 questions- study for final
A hospitalized infant, age 10 months, begins to choke while eating and quickly becomes unconscious. A foreign object isn't visible in the infant's airway, but respirations are absent and the pulse is 50 beats/minute and thready. The nurse attempts rescue breathing, but the ventilations are unsuccessful. What should the nurse do next? A) Deliver five chest thrusts. B) Deliver five abdominal thrusts. C) Deliver five back blows. D) Perform chest compressions.
C) deliver 5 back blows
A mother who is visibly upset carries her 2-month-old infant into the crowded emergency department. The child appears limp and lifeless. The mother screams to the nurse for help. The nurse's first action should be: - to take the infant and mother back to a treatment room. - to call the resuscitation team and the supervisor. - to assess the child's pulse and respirations. - to take the infant from the mother and offer to help.
to assess the child's pulse and respirations.
A nurse is teaching a caregiver how to administer antibiotics at home to a client with acute otitis media. Which statement by the caregiver indicates that teaching has been successful? - "Whenever my child is cranky or pulls on an ear, I'll give a dose of antibiotics." - "I'll give the antibiotics for the full 10-day course of treatment." - "If the ear pain is gone, there's no need to see the physician for another examination of the ears." - "I'll give the antibiotics until my child's ear pain is gone."
"I'll give the antibiotics for the full 10-day course of treatment."
A toddler is hospitalized for evaluation and management of congenital heart disease (CHD). During discharge preparation, the nurse should discuss which topic with the parents? A) the need to withhold childhood immunizations B) when to administer prophylactic antibiotics C) the importance of restricting the child's fat intake D) how to perform postural drainage
B) when to administer prophylactic antibiotics
An infant is having a 2-month checkup at the pediatrician's office. The physician tells the parents that the infant is being assessed for Ortolani's sign. The nurse explains that the presence of Ortolani's sign indicates dislocation of the: - hip. - knee. - elbow. - shoulder.
Hip
A nurse is conducting a physical examination on a 2-month-old infant at the well-child examination. When measuring chest circumference, what is the standard anatomical landmark used?
Nipple Line
A parent phones the healthcare provider's office stating that a 13-month-old infant has had diarrhea for 3 days and the parent is unsure what fluids to offer. Which suggestions would the nurse provide? Select all that apply. - Pedialyte® - whole milk - cola - water - apple juice - ginger ale
Pedialyte, Water
A 10-month-old infant with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) experiences an cyanotic episode. To improve oxygenation during such an episode, the nurse should place the infant in which position? - Trendelenburg's - prone - Fowler's - knee-to-chest
knee-to-chest
The nurse is caring for a 3-year-old child with acute kidney injury. Which laboratory finding should the nurse immediately report to the healthcare provider? - creatinine 2.5 mg/dL (221 umol/L) - blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 40 mg/dL (urea 14.3 mmol/L) - sodium 130 mEq/L (130 mmol/L) - potassium level of 6.5 mEq/L (6.5 mmol/L)
potassium level of 6.5 mEq/L (6.5 mmol/L)
A 13-year-old client is being evaluated for possible Crohn's disease. The nurse expects to prepare the client for which diagnostic study? - genetic testing - colonoscopy with biopsy - cystoscopy - myelography
colonoscopy with biopsy
