The nurse is caring for a 3-year-old who suffered a smoke inhalation injury. How long is this patient at the highest risk for pulmonary edema after exposure?
72 hours
2 hours
18 hours
4 hours - ANSWERS-72 hours
The first child of a couple is being treated for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BP...
NURS 130 - Respiratory/Cardiovascular
Disorders exam 2024
The nurse is caring for a 3-year-old who suffered a smoke inhalation injury. How long is
this patient at the highest risk for pulmonary edema after exposure?
The first child of a couple is being treated for bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). They
ask how to prevent this from happening with the child they are currently expecting. What
will the nurse explain as the best way the prevent BPD?
Maternal intake of folic acid
Provision of oxygen therapy to the newborn
prevention of preterm birth
exercise - ANSWERS-prevention of preterm birth
What will the nurse teach the child with cystic fibrosis to take in order to facilitate
digestion and absorption of nutrients?
The nurse reports which assessments that suggest a meconium ileus in a newborn?
(Select all that apply)
absence of stool
jaundice
hiccoughing
vomiting
abdominal distention - ANSWERS-absence of stool
vomiting
abdominal distention
The nurse describes the "allergic salute" as a cluster of what signs related to chronic
allergy? (select all that apply)
Dark circles under the eyes
reddened conjunctiva
, transverse nasal crease
productive cough - ANSWERS-Dark circles under the eyes
reddened conjunctiva
transverse nasal crease
The nurse explains that the difference between the systolic blood pressure reading and
the diastolic blood pressure reading is called the __________ ____________. -
ANSWERS-pulse pressure
A child develops carditis from rheumatic fever. Which areas of the heart are affected by
carditis?
contractility of the ventricles
aortic and pulmonic valves
heart muscle and the mitral valve
coronary arteries - ANSWERS-heart muscle and the mitral valve
How would the nurse caring for an infant with congestive heart failure (CHF) modify
feeding techniques to adapt for the child's weakness and fatigue? (select all that apply)
using a soft nipple with enlarged holes
feeding more frequently with smaller feedings
offering high-caloric formula
substituting glucose water for formula
holding and cuddling the child during feeding - ANSWERS-using a soft nipple with
enlarged holes
feeding more frequently with smaller feedings
offering high-caloric formula
holding and cuddling the child during feeding
What should the nurse closely assess in a child receiving a transfusion?
a 3-year-old child with sickle cell disease is admitted to the hospital in sickle cell crisis
with severe abdominal pain. Which type of crisis is the child most likely experiencing?
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