PEDS EXAM 2 EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPLETE PRACTICE RESOURCE VERIFIED

PEDS EXAM 2 EXAM SCRIPT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS COMPLETE PRACTICE
RESOURCE VERIFIED

●● The nurse is caring for a 9-year-old child with asthma. Where should
the nurse place the pulse oximeter to monitor the child's oxygen
saturation?
Ear
Finger
Big toe
Forehead
Answer: Finger


●● when do we give antibiotics for sepsis management
Answer: antibiotics within 1 hour


●● How do we manage sepsis
Answer: 1) monitor (PEWS, early recognition and prevention)


2) IV access (at least 1)


3) Antibiotics within 1 hour

, 4) support (respiratory and perfusion)


●● aside from prematurity in the first year of life, what is the leading
cause of death
Answer: congenital heart defects


●● what is the biggest compensatory mechanism in children
Answer: Heart rate


will increase because their stroke volume is a fixed number


●● how does blood normally flow through the heart
Answer: right atria --> right ventricle --> lungs to get oxygenated --> left
atria ---> left ventricle --> body


●● what are cardiac assessment techniques in kids
Answer: - listen to apical pulse x 1 min
- cap refill
- mottling (central vs peripheral). often times central is not as bad as
peripheral because the body wants to protect the central organs


●● oxygen is a pulmonary __________