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Worksheet Maternity and PedsWhich principle should the nurse teach the parent concerning administering liquid iron preparations
to the child with iron-deficiency anemia? - ANS Administer between meals
When administering digoxin (Lanoxin) to an infant, the medication should be withheld and the
health care provider notified if the: - ANS pulse rate is below 100 beats/min
Which is a priority nursing diagnosis in a child admitted with acute asthma? - ANS Ineffective
breathing pattern
Which sign or symptom observed in a sleeping 2-year-old child immediately after a tonsillectomy
necessitates reporting and following-up care? - ANS frequent swallowing
A health care provider is preparing to examine the throat of a child diagnosed with acute epiglottitis.
A priority nursing responsibility would be to: - ANS A health care provider is preparing to examine
the throat of a child diagnosed with acute epiglottitis. A priority nursing responsibility would be to:
A yellow bruise is approximately - ANS 7-10 days old
An abnormal S-shaped curvature of the spine seen in school-age children is: - ANS scoliosis
A teenager who had a cast applied after a tibia fracture complains that his pain medication is not
working and his pain is still a 9 or 10. The nurse notices some edema of the toes and a capillary refill
of 6 seconds. The priority action of the nurse would be to: - ANS call the health care provider
immediately
A type of fracture in a young child that may be indicative of child abuse is - ANS spiral fracture of the
femur
The priority nursing intervention when administering Dilantin (phenytoin) to a patient diagnosed
with epilepsy is - ANS providing detailed oral hygiene
Symptoms of an earache in an infant include: - ANS tugging at the ear and rolling the head from side
to side
, What information would the nurse give to parents of a young child following surgical insertion of a
pressure equalization tube during myringotomy after eardrum rupture? - ANS The tube may fall out
spontaneously within 6 to 12 months
Early signs of Reye's syndrome include - ANS vomiting and lethargy
Which factor is most likely to trigger seizures in a child with epilepsy? - ANS Sensitivity to light
The nurse recognizes which as a symptoms of meningitis - ANS Irritability and fever
A 7-month-old child hd a febrile seizure. Which statement would the nurse give to the infant's
parents? "Febrile seizures: - ANS rarely develop into epilepsy"
Nursing care for a child following a generalized tonic-clonic seizure would include - ANS turning on
his or her side
The nurse teaching is parents about the adverse effects of phenytoin (Dilantin) would explain this
medication can cause: - ANS gum overgrowth
One of the most common causes of death in a child with muscular dystrophy is - ANS cardiac failure
Which type of traction would the nurse expect to be used for a 20-month-old child who has a
fractured femur? - ANS Bryant's
The nurse is aware that a fracture involving the epiphyseal plate in a long bone can result in: - ANS
delayed bone healing
When a child is referred to a health care provider after scoliosis screening, the plan is to defer
treatment and watch the child. The nurse determines that the child's curvature must be less than: -
ANS 20 degrees
Which is an expected assessment finding in a child with suspected scoliosis? - ANS asymmetry of the
shoulders
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