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NR 328 – PEDIATRIC NURSING EXAM 2
(CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY) COMPLETE (62)
CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|TOP-RATED
A+.
NR 328
Prepare for the NR 328 – Pediatric Nursing Exam 2 (Chamberlain
University) with this concise study resource covering growth and
development, common pediatric illnesses, and nursing
interventions. It reinforces key concepts and supports effective
exam preparation. Suitable for nursing students studying
pediatric nursing.
The nurse is assessing a child with a 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? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... - Decreased
contractility
Which of the following procedures uses high-frequency
sound waves obtained by a transducer to produce an image
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of cardiac structures? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... -
Echocardiography
Nursing interventions for the child after a cardiac
catheterization would include which of the following? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... - Assess the affected extremity for
temperature and color.
Which of the following is an early sign of heart failure that the
nurse should recognize? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... -
Tachypnea
Nursing care of the infant and child with heart failure would
include which of the following? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
- Organize activities to allow for uninterrupted sleep.
Which of the following heart defects causes hypoxemia and
cyanosis because desaturated venous blood is entering the
systemic circulation? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... -
Tetralogy of Fallot
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Nurses counseling parents regarding the home care of the
child with a cardiac defect before corrective surgery should
stress which of the following? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... -
Administer analgesics before procedure.
Therapeutic management of the child with rheumatic fever
includes ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... - administration of
penicillin.
The primary therapy for secondary hypertension in children
is ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... - treatment of underlying
cause
Which of the following is an important nursing responsibility
when a dysrhythmia is suspected? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
- Count the apical rate for 1 full minute and compare with
radial rate.
Assessment findings of heart failure ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... - Sweating
- Weak, thready pulses
- Dependent edema
NR 328 – PEDIATRIC NURSING EXAM 2
(CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY) COMPLETE (62)
CURRENT TESTING QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS|TOP-RATED
A+.
NR 328
Prepare for the NR 328 – Pediatric Nursing Exam 2 (Chamberlain
University) with this concise study resource covering growth and
development, common pediatric illnesses, and nursing
interventions. It reinforces key concepts and supports effective
exam preparation. Suitable for nursing students studying
pediatric nursing.
The nurse is assessing a child with a 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? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... - Decreased
contractility
Which of the following procedures uses high-frequency
sound waves obtained by a transducer to produce an image
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of cardiac structures? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... -
Echocardiography
Nursing interventions for the child after a cardiac
catheterization would include which of the following? ✓ ✓
...... ANSWER ....... - Assess the affected extremity for
temperature and color.
Which of the following is an early sign of heart failure that the
nurse should recognize? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... -
Tachypnea
Nursing care of the infant and child with heart failure would
include which of the following? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
- Organize activities to allow for uninterrupted sleep.
Which of the following heart defects causes hypoxemia and
cyanosis because desaturated venous blood is entering the
systemic circulation? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... -
Tetralogy of Fallot
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Nurses counseling parents regarding the home care of the
child with a cardiac defect before corrective surgery should
stress which of the following? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... -
Administer analgesics before procedure.
Therapeutic management of the child with rheumatic fever
includes ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... - administration of
penicillin.
The primary therapy for secondary hypertension in children
is ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER ....... - treatment of underlying
cause
Which of the following is an important nursing responsibility
when a dysrhythmia is suspected? ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER .......
- Count the apical rate for 1 full minute and compare with
radial rate.
Assessment findings of heart failure ✓ ✓ ...... ANSWER
....... - Sweating
- Weak, thready pulses
- Dependent edema
