PN VATI NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN 2019
FORM A,B & C /VATI PN NURSING CARE OF
CHILDREN REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
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Ensure the child receives pain medication 30 to 45
min prior to therapy.
A nurse is contributing to
the plan of care for a
The nurse should ensure that the preschooler receives
preschooler who has
pain medication 30 to 45 min prior to physical therapy
moderate partial-thickness
sessions. The nurse should monitor the child's pain
burns on both lower
levels and treat them as needed. This will minimize or
extremities. Which of the
eliminate pain from moving tight skin at joints, which
following interventions
will encourage the child to participate in physical
should the nurse
therapy. If the child is in pain during therapy, it will be
recommend?
a challenge to get the child to participate in future
sessions.
A nurse is assisting with "My heart feels like it's fluttering after taking my
care for an adolescent medication,"
client who has asthma and
a new prescription for The nurse should identify that the client might be
albuterol by metered- experiencing palpitations or tachycardia, common
dose inhaler. Which of the adverse effects of albuterol.
following statements by
the client indicates that
they might be
experiencing an adverse
effect of albuterol?
,A nurse in a provider's "Inoticed some blood in my stool this morning."
office is collecting data
from an adolescent who The nurse should identify that bloody stools are an
has juvenile idiopathic adverse effect of long-term therapy with ibuprofen.
arthritis and has been The nurse should question the adolescent regarding a
taking ibuprofen daily for new onset of abdominal pain and should report the
the last 6 months. Which client's statement to the provider.
of the following client
statements should the
nurse report to the
provider?
A nurse is reinforcing "My child should hold their finger under warm water
teaching with the parent before obtaining a sample.
of a child who has
diabetes mellitus. The Holding the finger under warm water will'promote
parent asks the nurse how blood flow to the finger, making the puncture less
to minimize the child's pain painful.
when monitoring blood
glucose levels. Which of
the following statements
by the parent indicates an
understanding of the
teaching?
A nurse is reinforcing "I will keep my child's towels separate from those of
teaching with the parent the rest of the family."
of a child who has a
bacterial upper respiratory The nurse should identify that a child who has an
infection. Which of the upper respiratory infection should use separate
following statements by towels, utensils, and cups to prevent the infection
the parent indicates an from spreading.
understanding of the
teaching?
, A nurse is contributing to Provide a low-sodium diet.
the plan of care for a child
who has nephrotic The nurse should recommend providing the child with
syndrome and a a low-sodium diet to decrease edema associated with
prescription for nephrotic syndrome.
corticosteroids. Which of
the following interventions
should the nurse
recommend?
A nurse is collecting data Amnesia
from a child who recently
experienced a The nurse should identify that amnesia is an expected
psychomotor seizure. manifestation after a seizure. Children often do not
Which of the following remember the seizure activity.
findings should the nurse
expect?
FLACC pain rating scale
A nurse is collecting data
The nurse should use the FLACC pain rating scale to
from a 5-month-old infant
evaluate this infant's pain level following outpatient
who is postoperative
surgery to repair an umbilical hernia. The FLACC scale
following umbilical hernia
is a postoperative pain rating tool used for children
repair. Which of the
ranging from 2 months old to 7 years old. The
following measures should
acronym stands for Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, and
the nurse use to evaluate
Consolability. The scoring ranges from 0, indicating
the infant's pain level?
"no pain behaviors" to 10, indicating "most possible
pain behaviors."
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