NR 328 Peds Exam 2 Review UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The nurse is assessing a child with a - Decreased contractility
cardiac problem. The child's
extremities are cool with thready
pulses, and urinary output is
diminished. This is most suggestive of
which of the following?
Which of the following procedures - Echocardiography
uses high-frequency sound waves
obtained by a transducer to produce
an image of cardiac structures?
Nursing interventions for the child - Assess the affected extremity for temperature and
after a cardiac catheterization would color.
include which of the following?
Which of the following is an early - Tachypnea
sign of heart failure that the nurse
should recognize?
Nursing care of the infant and child - Organize activities to allow for uninterrupted
with heart failure would include sleep.
which of the following?
Which of the following heart defects - Tetralogy of Fallot
causes hypoxemia and cyanosis
because desaturated venous blood
is entering the systemic circulation?
, Nurses counseling parents regarding - Administer analgesics before procedure.
the home care of the child with a
cardiac defect before corrective
surgery should stress which of the
following?
Therapeutic management of the - administration of penicillin.
child with rheumatic fever includes
The primary therapy for secondary - treatment of underlying cause
hypertension in children is
Which of the following is an - Count the apical rate for 1 full minute and
important nursing responsibility compare with radial rate.
when a dysrhythmia is suspected?
Assessment findings of heart failure - Sweating
- Weak, thready pulses
- Dependent edema
- Fatigue
- Tachycardia
The nurse is explaining blood Help your body stop bleeding by forming a clot
components to an 8-year-old child. (scab) over the hurt area
The nurse's best description of
platelets is that they do which of the
following?
When hemoglobin falls sufficiently to - tissue hypoxia
produce clinical manifestations, the
signs and symptoms are caused by
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The nurse is assessing a child with a - Decreased contractility
cardiac problem. The child's
extremities are cool with thready
pulses, and urinary output is
diminished. This is most suggestive of
which of the following?
Which of the following procedures - Echocardiography
uses high-frequency sound waves
obtained by a transducer to produce
an image of cardiac structures?
Nursing interventions for the child - Assess the affected extremity for temperature and
after a cardiac catheterization would color.
include which of the following?
Which of the following is an early - Tachypnea
sign of heart failure that the nurse
should recognize?
Nursing care of the infant and child - Organize activities to allow for uninterrupted
with heart failure would include sleep.
which of the following?
Which of the following heart defects - Tetralogy of Fallot
causes hypoxemia and cyanosis
because desaturated venous blood
is entering the systemic circulation?
, Nurses counseling parents regarding - Administer analgesics before procedure.
the home care of the child with a
cardiac defect before corrective
surgery should stress which of the
following?
Therapeutic management of the - administration of penicillin.
child with rheumatic fever includes
The primary therapy for secondary - treatment of underlying cause
hypertension in children is
Which of the following is an - Count the apical rate for 1 full minute and
important nursing responsibility compare with radial rate.
when a dysrhythmia is suspected?
Assessment findings of heart failure - Sweating
- Weak, thready pulses
- Dependent edema
- Fatigue
- Tachycardia
The nurse is explaining blood Help your body stop bleeding by forming a clot
components to an 8-year-old child. (scab) over the hurt area
The nurse's best description of
platelets is that they do which of the
following?
When hemoglobin falls sufficiently to - tissue hypoxia
produce clinical manifestations, the
signs and symptoms are caused by
