Peds & Maternity HESI

Peds & Maternity HESI The nurse is caring for a 3 year old child who is 2 hours postop from a cardiac catheritization via the right femoral artery. Which assessment finding is an indication of arterial obstruction? - ANSWER Right foot is cool to the touch and appears pale and blanched During fundal massage, place one hand at the fundus, what is the second hand used for - ANSWER to anchor fundus Following a motor vehicle collision, a 3 year old girl has a spica cast applied. Which toy is best for the nurse for this 3 year old child? - ANSWER Set of cloth and hand puppets There is a question that has to be put in order - ANSWER *isolate the baby, move mom to private room, collect u/a, start iv* An infant with tetralogy of fallot becomes acutely cyanotic and hyperpneic. Which action should the nurse implement first? - ANSWER Place the infant in a knee-chest position How do you measure the frequency of contractions - ANSWER from the beginning of one to the beginning of the next A child admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis is demonstrating Kussmaul respirations. The nurse determines that the increased respiratory rate is a compensatory mechanism for which acid base alteration? - ANSWER Metabolic Acidoses Mothers Hemoglobin A1C - ANSWER give her a consultation to a nutritionist A 7 year old is admitted to the hospital with persistent vomiting, and a nasogastric tube attached to low intermittent suction is applied. Which finding is most important for the nurse to report to the healthcare provider? - ANSWER Serum potassium of 3.0 mg/dL