NSG 3600 PEDS EXAM 3 Study Test Questions and Correct Answers -2026

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acute ]diarrhea ]causes ]- ]correct ]answer: ]- ]Rotavirus

- ]Diet/food

- ]Infection

- ]Medication ]- ]ANTIBIOTICS

- ]Toxic ]substances



What ]are ]you ]worried ]about ]with ]acute ]diarrhea? ]- ]correct ]answer: ]- ]Dehydration( ]look ]at ]skin ]t
urgor)

- ]Electrolyte ]imbalance



Interventions ]for ]Acute ]Diarrhea ]- ]correct ]answer: ]- ]Give ]Pedialyte

- ]IV ]fluids, ]NO ]FRUIT ]JUICE

- ]Electrolytes, ]START ]with ]bland, ]soft ]food



Prevention ]for ]Acute ]Diarrhea ]- ]correct ]answer: ]- ]Handwashing

- ]Proper ]Food ]handling



Cleft ]lip ]and ]palate ]Meaning ]- ]correct ]answer: ]- ]Facial ]malformation ]during ]embryonic ]developm
ent

- ]Native ]American/ ]Asian ]Male



Cleft ]lip ]and ]palate ]risk ]factors ]- ]correct ]answer: ]- ]Smoking

- ]Gestational ]Diabetes

,- ]Use ]of ]certain ]meds

- ]Lack ]of ]folic ]acid ]prenatal



Cleft ]lip ]and ]palate ]interventions ]- ]correct ]answer: ]- ]Haberman ]feeder

- ]Promote ]bonding ]between ]family

- ]Burp ]infants ]often

- ]No- ]Nos ]( ]elbow ]restraints: ]take ]off ]every ]1-2hrs)

- ]Apply ]petroleum ]jelly ]to ]operative ]site

- ]Feed ]with ]syringe/ ]dropper ]until ]surgical ]site ]is ]healed



Intussusception ]- ]correct ]answer: ]- ]Intestines ]folding ]into ]itself ]causing ]an ]obstruction ]normally ]
at ]the ]ileocecal ]valve



Intussusception ]Risk ]Factors ]- ]correct ]answer: ]- ]Males ]less ]than ]18 ]months

- ]Cystic ]Fibrosis



Intussusception ]signs ]and ]symptoms ]- ]correct ]answer: ]- ]Current ]jelly ]stool

-Sausage ]shaped ]mass ]in ]RUG

- ]pulling ]legs ]to ]chest ]

- ]Vomiting



Intussusception ]System ]triad ]- ]correct ]answer: ]- ]Stool ]with ]blood

- ]Screaming ]with ]drawing ]up ]legs ]

- ]Paroxysmal ]episodic ]abdominal ]pain ]with ]vomiting ]every ]5-30 ]minutes.



Intussusception ]Dx ]- ]correct ]answer: ]- ]BARIUM ]ENEMA

, - ]Abdominal ]ultrasound



Intussusception ]Intervention ]- ]correct ]answer: ]- ]Monitor ]for ]signs ]of ]perforation, ]peritonitis ]and ]
shock.

- ]coach ]and ]reed ]stool ]and ]if ]patient ]passed ]stool ]alert ]pcp.

- ]If ]child ]has ]surgery: ]NPO, ]NGT, ]IV ]fluids ]

- ]Fever ]greater ]than ]99.5 ]is ]very ]bad, ]alert ]PCP.

- ]Monitor ]for ]infection



failure ]to ]thrive ]- ]correct ]answer: ]a ]condition ]in ]which ]infants ]become ]malnourished ]and ]fail ]to ]g
row ]or ]gain ]weight ]for ]no ]obvious ]medical ]reason



Failure ]to ]thrive ]symptoms ]- ]correct ]answer: ]- ]weight ]< ]5th ]percentile, ]length ]WNL

- ]decreased ]or ]lack ]of ]subcutaneous ]fat ]

- ]pale ]skin

- ]developmental ]delays

- ]Decreased ]albumin ]levels



appendicitis ]- ]correct ]answer: ]inflammation ]of ]the ]appendix



appendicitis ]/s ]- ]correct ]answer: ]- ]Periumbilical ]pain

- ]RLQ ]pain



Appendicitis ]Interventions ]- ]correct ]answer: ]- ]Monitor ]VS

- ]If ]Pain ]stops ]CALL ]THE ]PCP, ]IT ]COULD ]HAVE ]RUPTURED

-NPO ]24hrs ]post ]op

- ]Monitor ]for ]peritonitis( ]stiff ]tender ]abdomen)