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ATI- Nursing Care of Children
Final
A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 5mg/kg/day PO
to divide equally every 8 hr to a school-age child who weighs 50 lb.
Available is diphenhydramine oral solution 12.5 mg/5 mL. How many
mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the
nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a
trailing zero.) - -Correct answer--15
A nurse is caring for a toddler who has asthma. The parents are
concerned about the toddler's reaction to the hospitalization. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take to decrease the child's
anxiety? - -Correct answer--Encourage rooming-in
A nurse is assessing the pain level of a 3-year-old child who is
postoperative following abdominal surgery. Which of the following
pain scales should the nurse use? - -Correct answer--FACES pain
rating scale
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a 2-month-old infant who
has rotavirus. The nurse notes a hemoglobin level of 12 g/dL and a
hematocrit of 51%. Which of the following statements by the nurse
indicates an understanding of the laboratory values? - -Correct
answer--"The infant might be dehydrated."
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A nurse is caring for a 4-month-old child who has acute otitis media
and a fever of 38.3 degrees C (101 degrees F). Which of the following
medications should the nurse administer? - -Correct answer--
Amoxicillin
A nurse is caring for a child who has an exacerbation of cystic
fibrosis. Which of the following laboratory findings should the nurse
report to the provider immediately? - -Correct answer--Oxygen
saturation of 85%
A nurse is caring Rosa 4-year-old child who has pneumonia. The
child's mother left 2 hr ago and he is currently experiencing the
despair stage of separation anxiety. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? - -Correct answer--Inactive and thumb
sucking
A nurse on the pediatric unit is caring for a group of clients. Which of
the following findings should be the nurse's priority? - -Correct
answer--A child who has sickle cell anemia and a urine specific
gravity of 1.030
A nurse is caring for a child who has epistaxis. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - -Correct answer--Apply continuous
pressure to the child's nose for at least 10 min
A school nurse is assisting a child whip has been stung by a bee. The
child's hand is swelling and the nurse notes that the child has
allergies to insect stings. Which of the following findings should the
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ATI- Nursing Care of Children
Final
A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 5mg/kg/day PO
to divide equally every 8 hr to a school-age child who weighs 50 lb.
Available is diphenhydramine oral solution 12.5 mg/5 mL. How many
mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the
nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a
trailing zero.) - -Correct answer--15
A nurse is caring for a toddler who has asthma. The parents are
concerned about the toddler's reaction to the hospitalization. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take to decrease the child's
anxiety? - -Correct answer--Encourage rooming-in
A nurse is assessing the pain level of a 3-year-old child who is
postoperative following abdominal surgery. Which of the following
pain scales should the nurse use? - -Correct answer--FACES pain
rating scale
A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a 2-month-old infant who
has rotavirus. The nurse notes a hemoglobin level of 12 g/dL and a
hematocrit of 51%. Which of the following statements by the nurse
indicates an understanding of the laboratory values? - -Correct
answer--"The infant might be dehydrated."
1
, 2
A nurse is caring for a 4-month-old child who has acute otitis media
and a fever of 38.3 degrees C (101 degrees F). Which of the following
medications should the nurse administer? - -Correct answer--
Amoxicillin
A nurse is caring for a child who has an exacerbation of cystic
fibrosis. Which of the following laboratory findings should the nurse
report to the provider immediately? - -Correct answer--Oxygen
saturation of 85%
A nurse is caring Rosa 4-year-old child who has pneumonia. The
child's mother left 2 hr ago and he is currently experiencing the
despair stage of separation anxiety. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? - -Correct answer--Inactive and thumb
sucking
A nurse on the pediatric unit is caring for a group of clients. Which of
the following findings should be the nurse's priority? - -Correct
answer--A child who has sickle cell anemia and a urine specific
gravity of 1.030
A nurse is caring for a child who has epistaxis. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? - -Correct answer--Apply continuous
pressure to the child's nose for at least 10 min
A school nurse is assisting a child whip has been stung by a bee. The
child's hand is swelling and the nurse notes that the child has
allergies to insect stings. Which of the following findings should the
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