UWM NURS 431 Turning Point Questions
Exam 1 with Latest Update
What is a classic sign of pyloric stenosis?
A Reflux
B Ability to feed normally
C Inflammation of the GI system
D Projectile vomiting - Answer-D
A child presents with suspected intussusception. What are expected findings for this
condition?
A Projectile vomiting and constant hunger
B Drawing knees up to chest & stools mixed with blood and mucus
C Increased WBC & C Reactive Protein
D Respiratory problems & heartburn - Answer-B
A child weighing 22.2 kg is admitted for mild dehydration. What is the minimum daily
fluid requirements for this child?
A 1000 ml/day
B 2500 ml/day
C 1544 ml/day
D 450 ml/day - Answer-C
One of the main causes of GI disorders in children is:
A Obstructive
B Surgical complications
C Poor growth
D Malabsorption - Answer-A
A food intolerance is an immunological response to a certain food.
A True
B False - Answer-B
Colic peaks in children at:
A 1 year old
B 3 years old
C Within hours of birth
D 6 weeks - Answer-D
What statement by a parent would require further education regarding constipation?
A I can increase my child's activity to help with GI motility.
B I have increased my child's daily fiber intake.
C I need to limit my child's fluid intake to avoid constipation
D I will limit how much milk my child drinks. - Answer-C
, Diagnostic labs used to help diagnose Celiac disease include:
A 72 hour fecal fat & IgA levels
B CBC & C-reactive protein
C Full chemistry panel for electrolyte evaluation
D Urinalysis & culture - Answer-A
You are working in a college health center and are caring for a 19 year old women who
has just been diagnosed with an initial outbreak of Herpes Simplex virus (HSV). Which
of the following teaching interventions would be most appropriate at this time?
A Offer the patient information about symptom management.
B Offer the patient information about living with HSV as a chronic illness.
C Offer the patient information about the most appropriate antibiotics that will be
prescribed for her.
D Provide information about free clinics so that the patients partner can be treated. -
Answer-A
The most severe form of spina bifida is:
A spina bifida occulta
B meningocele
C meylomeningocele
D Neural tube defect - Answer-C
What statement by parents illustrate understanding of potential risk factors for neural
tube defects?
A I should have undergone genetic testing before I got pregnant.
B My other children were not born with a neural tube defect so I don't anticipate
problems with this pregnancy.
C I am having a boy so there is no chance of him being born with a neural tube defect.
D I will need to make sure I take enough folic acid. - Answer-D
A nurse is educating parents whose son has muscular dystrophy. Which statement tells
the nurse more education is necessary?
A I should think about having my daughter undergo genetic testing.
B Tommy's muscular dystrophy is improving with physical therapy.
C Tommy is having eating difficulties and may need a g-tube soon.
D I need to encourage Tommy to use his incentive spirometer now that he is in his
wheelchair more. - Answer-B
Medications used to help treat symptoms of cerebral palsy include all of the following
except:
A Botox
B Baclofen
C Antihypertensives
D Antiepileptics - Answer-C
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