PEDS! Exam 2 !! Questions And Answers All Correct

PEDS! Exam 2 !! Questions And Answers All Correct Nursing care of a 9 month old who has recently undergone cleft palate lip repair can be expected to include feeding with a(n): a. Plastic spoon b. Open cup c. Pigeon bottle d. Special needs feeder - ANS B. A 3 month old infant is seen in the clinic with the following symptoms: irritability, crying, refusal to nurse for more than 2-3min, rhinitis, and a rectal temperature of 101.8F (38.8). The labor, delivery and postpartum history for this term infant is unremarkable. The nurse anticipates a diagnosis of: a. Acute Otitis Media b. Otitis Media with effusion (OME) c. Otitis externa d. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) - ANS a. A child with Croup is placed in a cool mist tent. The mother becomes concerned because the child is frightened, consistently crying and trying to climb out of the tent. Which is the most appropriate nursing action? 1. Tell the mother that the child must stay in the tent. 2. Place a toy in the tent to make the child feel more comfortable 3. Call the health care provider and obtain a prescription for a mild sedative 4. Let the mother gold the child and direct the cool mist over the child's face - ANS 4. The mother of a hospitalized 2 year old child with Croup asks the nurse why the health care provider did not prescribe antibiotics. Which response should the nurse make? 1. The child may be allergic to antibiotics 2. The child is too young to receive antibiotics 3. Antibiotics are not indicated unless a bacterial infection is present 4. The child still has the maternal antibodies from birth and does not need antibiotics. - ANS 3. An infant has just returned to the nursing unit after surgical repair of a cleft lip on the right side. The nurse should place the infant in which best position at this time? 1. Prone position 2. On the stomach 3. Left lateral position 4. Right lateral position - ANS 3. Which of the following statements about the inheritance of CF is most accurate? 1. CF is an autosomal-dominant trait that is passed on from the child's mother. 2. CF is an autosomal-dominant trait that is passed on from the child's father. 3. The child of parents who are both carriers of the gene for CF has a 50% chance of acquiring CF. 4. The child of a mother who has CF and a father who is a carrier of the gene for CF has a 50% chance of acquiring CF - ANS 4. If the child is born to a mother with CF and a father who is a carrier, the child has a 50% chance of acquiring the disease and a 50% chance of being a carrier of the disease. The parent of a 4-month-old with CF asks the nurse what time to begin the child's first CPT each day. Which is the nurse's best response?