NUR 410 PREPU Peds Exam Questions With Answers-The parents of an 11-year-old boy who is dying from cancer are concerned that he is not eating. Which intervention would serve both the parents' and child's needs?
- Serving small meals of things the child likes
A child is receiving methotrexate a...
NUR 410 PREPU Peds Exam Questions With
Answers
The parents of an 11-year-old boy who is dying from cancer are concerned that he is not
eating. Which intervention would serve both the parents' and child's needs?
- Serving small meals of things the child likes
A child is receiving methotrexate as part of his chemotherapy protocol. The nurse would
anticipate administering which agent to counteract the toxic effects of methotrexate?
- Leucovorin
A 15-year-old boy has been diagnosed with an osteogenic sarcoma of the distal femur.
He also demonstrates a chronic cough, dyspnea, and chest pain, along with chronic leg
pain. Based on these findings, the nurse should suspect metastasis to which body area?
- Lungs
Which child would the nurse identify as having the greatest risk for stomatitis and
therefore needs meticulous oral hygiene?
- A 7-year-old male with leukemia
The nurse is assessing a 3-year-old boy whose mother reports that he is listless and has
been having trouble swallowing. Which finding suggests the child may have a brain
tumor?
- Observation reveals nystagmus and head tilt
The nurse is planning a discussion group for parents with children who have cancer. How
would the nurse describe a difference between cancer in children and adults?
- Most childhood cancers affect the tissues rather than organs.
When reviewing information about the incidence of the various types of childhood
cancer, nursing students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify
which type as having the highest incidence?
- Acute lymphocytic (lymphoblastic) leukemia
, After teaching a group of nursing students about chemotherapy agents used in treatment
cancer, the instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students
identify cisplatin as which type of drug?
- Alkylating agent
The nurse is working with a family whose daughter is dying of a brain tumor. When
addressing the situation with the child's siblings, the nurse should prioritize what
consideration?
- The children's stages of growth and development
The nurse is explaining the procedure of bone marrow aspiration to a 6-year-old child
with leukemia. What explanation would be best to give to the child?
- "You may feel pressure on your hip during the procedure."
An important nursing intervention to institute with an infant prior to surgery for a Wilms'
tumor is to place a sign over his crib that reads:
- "do not palpate abdomen."
Parents tell the nurse who is admitting their infant for a well-child exam that they
recently saw a "white glow" in their child's left pupil. What is the nurse's best response?
- "I will report this to the pediatrician."
The mother of a 13-year-old adolescent is concerned about her daughter getting cervical
cancer later in life and asks the nurse if there are any ways to reduce the risk. Which
would the nurse recommend?
- Vaccination for the human papilloma virus
The school nurse is providing information to parents of adolescents about prevention of
cervical cancer. Which information is included in the teaching?
- vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV)
How can the nurse most simply describe for distressed parents a rhabdomyosarcoma that
has been found in their 5-year-old?
- Call it a tumor of muscle tissue
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