NURS 3548 PEDS Exam 3_Peds Exam 3 Questions and Answers with Response Feedback.

• Question 1 2 out of 2 points What is the primary treatment for hemophilia? Answers: Exercise Corticosteroids Pain management Replacement of missing clotting factor Response Feedback: Replacement of the missing clotting factor is the primary therapy hemophilia. Exercise is important but not the primary therapy for hemophilia. Corticosteroids are helpful for hematuria and chronic synovitis but are not the primary therapy for hemophilia. Treatment of pain is important but not the primary therapy for hemophilia. • Question 2 2 out of 2 points The health care provider has prescribed dantrolene sodium (Dantrium) 0.5 mg/kg PO once a day for a child with cerebral palsy. The child weighs 55 lb. Calculate the dose the nurse should administer in milligrams. Record your answer below using one decimal place. Response Feedback: The correct calculation is: 55 lb/2.2 kg = 25 kg Dose of Dantrium is 0.5 mg/kg given once a day 0.5 mg × 25 = 12.5 mg • Question 3 2 out of 2 points The nurse is caring for an infant with hydrocephalus who has just undergone surgical placement of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. What is the nurse's priority of care during the postoperative period? Answers: Infection Hemorrhage Poor feeding Seizure disorder Response Feedback: Infection is the greatest hazard of the postoperative period in an infant who has just been fitted with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus. Although bleeding may occur, hemorrhage is not the greatest hazard of the postoperative period. A seizure disorder is not expected in the postoperative period. Poor feeding can occur after a ventriculoperitoneal shunt is placed as a result of excess fluid on the brain, but the greatest hazard of the postoperative period is infection.