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Multiple –Choices (A-D)
1
,1. An 18 month-old weighing 22 pounds is admitted to the pediatric unit with
a diagnosis of dehydration. A replacement bolus of normal saline at 20 mL/kg
is ordered to be administered intravenously over 40 minutes.
In mL/hour, what will be the setting for the IV delivery system? 300
Using ratio proportion: First, convert 22 pounds to kilograms (22/2.2) = 10
kg20 mL/kg = 20 x 10 kg = 200 mL200 mL/40 minutes = x mL/60 minutes
(in an hour)200 x 60 = 12000/40 = 300 mL/hr. Using dimensional
analysis:20 mL/kg x 1 kg/2.2 lb. x 22 lb. x 60 min/hr. x 1/40 min = 300 mL/hr.
2. The mother of a 2 month-old baby calls a pediatrician's nurse two days
after the first Dap, inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), Hepatitis B and
Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB) immunizations. She reports that the
baby feels very warm, cries inconsolably for as long as three hours, and has
had several shaking spells. Which immunization would the nurse expect to be
primarily responsible with these findings?
A. DTaP
B. IPV
C. Hepatitis B
D. HIB: A
,DTaP immunization is a vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus
and pertussis (whooping cough). The majority of reactions described in this
question occur with the administration of the DTaP vaccination.
Contraindications to giving repeat DTaP immunizations include the
occurrence of severe side ettects after a previous dose, as well as signs of
encephalopathy within seven days of the immunization.
3. A client diagnosed with angina has been instructed about the use of sub-
lingual nitroglycerin. Which statement made by the client is incorrect and
indicates a need for further teaching?
A. "I'll call the health care provider if pain continues after three tablets five
minutes apart."
B. "I will rest briefly right after taking one tablet."
C. "I understand that the medication should be kept in the dark bottle."
D. "I can swallow two or three tablets at once if I have severe pain.": D
Clients must understand that just one sublingual tablet should be taken at a
time and placed under the tongue. After rest and a five-minute interval, a
second and then eventually a third tablet may be necessary.
4. The nurse is working with victims of domestic abuse. The nurse should un-
derstand which of these factors is a reason why domestic violence or
emotional abuse remains extensively undetected?
, A. The expenses due to police and court costs are prohibitive
B. Little knowledge is known about batterers and battering relationships
C. There are typically many series of minor, vague complaints
D. Few people who have been battered seek medical care: C
Signs of domestic violence or emotional abuse may not be clearly manifested
and include many series of a minor complaints such as headache, abdominal
pain, insomnia, back pain and dizziness. These may be covert indications of
violence or abuse that go undetected. These complaints may be vague and
reflect ambivalence about the disclosure of any violence or abuse.
5. The nurse is obtaining an aerobic wound culture from a client with stage
two pressure injury. The nurse first removes a gauze dressing and observes
a moderate amount of purulent drainage on the dressing and then the nurse
performs hand hygiene. What is the next correct step in the procedure?
A. Swab the gauze dressing that was removed from the wound
B. Irrigate the wound with normal saline
C. Obtain a culture by rotating a sterile swab in the open wound
D. Remove wound exudate from the wound edges with a cotton tip applicator-
:B
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Multiple –Choices (A-D)
1
,1. An 18 month-old weighing 22 pounds is admitted to the pediatric unit with
a diagnosis of dehydration. A replacement bolus of normal saline at 20 mL/kg
is ordered to be administered intravenously over 40 minutes.
In mL/hour, what will be the setting for the IV delivery system? 300
Using ratio proportion: First, convert 22 pounds to kilograms (22/2.2) = 10
kg20 mL/kg = 20 x 10 kg = 200 mL200 mL/40 minutes = x mL/60 minutes
(in an hour)200 x 60 = 12000/40 = 300 mL/hr. Using dimensional
analysis:20 mL/kg x 1 kg/2.2 lb. x 22 lb. x 60 min/hr. x 1/40 min = 300 mL/hr.
2. The mother of a 2 month-old baby calls a pediatrician's nurse two days
after the first Dap, inactivated polio vaccine (IPV), Hepatitis B and
Haemophilus influenzae type B (HIB) immunizations. She reports that the
baby feels very warm, cries inconsolably for as long as three hours, and has
had several shaking spells. Which immunization would the nurse expect to be
primarily responsible with these findings?
A. DTaP
B. IPV
C. Hepatitis B
D. HIB: A
,DTaP immunization is a vaccine that protects against diphtheria, tetanus
and pertussis (whooping cough). The majority of reactions described in this
question occur with the administration of the DTaP vaccination.
Contraindications to giving repeat DTaP immunizations include the
occurrence of severe side ettects after a previous dose, as well as signs of
encephalopathy within seven days of the immunization.
3. A client diagnosed with angina has been instructed about the use of sub-
lingual nitroglycerin. Which statement made by the client is incorrect and
indicates a need for further teaching?
A. "I'll call the health care provider if pain continues after three tablets five
minutes apart."
B. "I will rest briefly right after taking one tablet."
C. "I understand that the medication should be kept in the dark bottle."
D. "I can swallow two or three tablets at once if I have severe pain.": D
Clients must understand that just one sublingual tablet should be taken at a
time and placed under the tongue. After rest and a five-minute interval, a
second and then eventually a third tablet may be necessary.
4. The nurse is working with victims of domestic abuse. The nurse should un-
derstand which of these factors is a reason why domestic violence or
emotional abuse remains extensively undetected?
, A. The expenses due to police and court costs are prohibitive
B. Little knowledge is known about batterers and battering relationships
C. There are typically many series of minor, vague complaints
D. Few people who have been battered seek medical care: C
Signs of domestic violence or emotional abuse may not be clearly manifested
and include many series of a minor complaints such as headache, abdominal
pain, insomnia, back pain and dizziness. These may be covert indications of
violence or abuse that go undetected. These complaints may be vague and
reflect ambivalence about the disclosure of any violence or abuse.
5. The nurse is obtaining an aerobic wound culture from a client with stage
two pressure injury. The nurse first removes a gauze dressing and observes
a moderate amount of purulent drainage on the dressing and then the nurse
performs hand hygiene. What is the next correct step in the procedure?
A. Swab the gauze dressing that was removed from the wound
B. Irrigate the wound with normal saline
C. Obtain a culture by rotating a sterile swab in the open wound
D. Remove wound exudate from the wound edges with a cotton tip applicator-
:B
