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ATI RN NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN NUR 212 PROCTORED EXAM Q& A GURANTEED SUCCESS LATEST UPDATE 2022/2023 HIGHLY RATED A+ SCORE A nurse is preparing an adolescent for a lumbar puncture. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A- Place a cardia$11.49
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ATI RN NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN NUR 212 PROCTORED EXAM Q& A GURANTEED SUCCESS LATEST UPDATE 2022/2023 HIGHLY RATED A+ SCORE A nurse is preparing an adolescent for a lumbar puncture. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A- Place a cardia
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ATI RN NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN NUR 212 PROCTORED EXAM
Q& A GURANTEED SUCCESS LATEST UPDATE 2022/2023 HIGHLY
RATED A+ SCORE
A nurse is preparing an adolescent for a lumbar puncture. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
A- Place a cardiac monitor on the Adolescent prior to th...
ATI RN NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN NUR 212 PROCTORED EXAM
Q& A GURANTEED SUCCESS LATEST UPDATE 2022/2023 HIGHLY
RATED A+ SCORE
A nurse is preparing an adolescent for a lumbar puncture. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
A- Place a cardiac monitor on the Adolescent prior to the procedure
B- apply topical analgesic cream to the site one hour prior to the procedure
C- keep the Adolescent in a semi Fowler's position for 4 hours following the procedure
D- restrict fluids for 2 hours following the procedure
Answer- b
The nurse should apply a topical analgesic to the lumbar site 60 min prior to the procedure to
decrease the adolescent's pain while the lumbar needle is inserted.
A- Cardiac monitoring is not necessary during a lumbar puncture.
C- The nurse should place the adolescent in the prone position or flat in bed for up to 12 hr to
prevent post procedural spinal headache.
D- The adolescent should be encouraged to drink extra fluids following the procedure to replace
the cerebrospinal fluid removed during the procedure.
A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a toddler about the administration of a
prescribed eye drops and eye ointment. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include?
A- Apply the eye ointment within 30 minutes of your toddler Awakening in the morning
B- apply the eye ointment from the outer canthus to the inner campus
C- use one hand to pull the upper eyelid upward when instilling the eye drops
D- administer the eye drops 3 minutes before the ointment
,Answer- d
The nurse should instruct the parents to administer the eye drops first and then wait 3 min
before administering the eye ointment. This action provides adequate time and spacing for each
separate medication to work.
A- The nurse should instruct the parents to administer the eye ointment prior to a nap or
bedtime since the medication can cause temporary blurred vision.
B- The nurse should apply the eye ointment from the inner canthus to the outer canthus to
prevent the entry of infectious organisms into the lacrimal duct.
C- The nurse should instruct the parents to use one hand to pull the lower eyelid downward
when instilling the eye medication to ensure placement of the medication in the conjunctival
sac.
The nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of an 18 month old toddler who has
dehydration as a result of acute diarrhea. Which of the following statements by the parent
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A- I will offer my child small amounts of fruit juice frequently
B- I will avoid giving my child solid foods until his diarrhea has stopped
C- I will monitor my child's number of wet diapers
D- I will give my child polyethylene glycol daily for 7 days
Answer- c
The nurse should teach the parent to closely monitor the child's number of wet diapers.
Monitoring the number of wet diapers per day is the best way for the parent to monitor
adequate output and hydration status.
A- Children recovering from dehydration should not be encouraged to drink frequent, small
amounts of fruit juice because it is high in carbohydrates, low in electrolytes, and has a high
osmolality value.
B- The nurse should teach the parent to encourage solid foods even when the child has
diarrhea.
,D- Polyethylene glycol is an osmotic agent that will pull fluid into the bowel, increasing the
frequency of stools, which will increase the level of dehydration.
A nurse is preparing to collect a sample from a toddler for a sickle turbidity test. Which of the
following actions should the nurse plan to take?
A- Obtain a sputum specimen
B- perform an allen test
C- perform a finger stick
D- obtain a stool specimen
Answer- c
The nurse should perform a finger stick on a toddler as a component of the sickle-turbidity test.
If the test is positive, hemoglobin electrophoresis is required to distinguish between children
who have the genetic trait and children who have the disease.
A- Sputum specimens are collected to identify the infectious organism in a child who has as
acute respiratory tract infection. Therefore, this is not a component of the sickle-turbidity test.
B- An Allen test determines adequate circulation by observing capillary refill before an arterial
puncture. Therefore, this is not a component of the sickle-turbidity test.
D- Stool specimens are collected to identify organisms or parasites that cause diarrhea or to
check for the presence of occult blood. Therefore, this is not a component of the sickle-turbidity
test.
, Teaching the parents of a school-aged child who has a new diagnosis of osteomyelitis of the tibia. The
nurse should identify that which of the following statements by the parents indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
my child will have a cast until healing is complete.
My child will receive antibiotics for several weeks.
My child can return to playing sports once he is discharged.
My child needs to be in contact isolation.
Answer: b
The nurse should instruct the parent that the child will receive antibiotic therapy for at least 4
weeks. Surgery might be indicated if the antibiotics are not successful.
A - incorrect
Weight bearing must be avoided with osteomyelitis. Therefore, the child is placed in a
comfortable position with the limb supported. There is no indication for a cast.
C- incorrect
Weight bearing should be avoided to prevent complications and minimize pain. Therefore, it will
be several weeks to months before the child can play contact sports.
D- incorrect
Contact isolation is NOT necessary, because osteomyelitis is not a communicable illness.
A nurse is auscultating the lungs of an adolescent who has asthma. The nurse should identify the
sound as which of the following? Click the audio button to listen.
A- Biots respiration
B- Chaney Stokes respiration
C- tackypnea
D - Bradypnea
Answer- c
The nurse should identify the sound heard during auscultation as tachypnea, which is a rapid,
regular breathing pattern. This breathing pattern often occurs with anxiety, fever, metabolic
acidosis, or severe anemia.
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