RN 3.0 Nursing Care of Children Final EXAM

A nurse is caring for a child who is receiving treatment for diabetic ketoacidosis and has current blood glucose level of 250mg/dL. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Administer D5NS by continuous IV infusion A nurse is caring for a child who has epistaxis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Apply continuous pressure to the child's nose for at least 10 minutes A nurse is teaching the parents of a 3-year-old who has persistent otitis media about prevention. Which of the following statements by the parents indicates and understanding of the teaching? We should not smoke around our child A nurse is assessing the pain level of a 3-year-old who is postoperative following abdominal surgery. Which of the following pain scales should the nurse use? FACES pain rating scale A nurse is caring for a child who has acute glomerulonephritis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Check the child's blood pressure every 4 hours A nurse on the pediatric unit is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following findings should be the nurse's priority? A child who has sickle cell anemia and a urine specific gravity of 1.030 A nurse is caring for a preschool-age child who has mucosal ulceration after receiving chemotherapy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Instruct the child to use a soft sponge toothbrush when brushing her teeth A nurse is caring for a group of infants who have congenital heart defects. For which of the following defects should the nurse expect to observe cyanosis? Transposition of great arteries A nurse is teaching a school-age child who has a new diagnosis of T1DM. which of the following statements should the nurse make? You can use a vial of insulin for up to 30 days A nurse is teaching to a group of parents of adolescents about developmental needs. Which of the following statements by a parent should the nurse investigate further? My child spends 4 hours per day in internet chat rooms A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a 2-month-old infant who has rotavirus. The nurse notes a hemoglobin level of 12g/dL and a hematocrit of 51%. Which of the following statements by the nurse indicates an understanding of the laboratory values? The infant might be dehydrated A school nurse is assessing an adolescent child who returned to school following a case of mononucleosis. The child has a note from his provider excusing him from gym class. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as the reason for this excusal? Potential for sustaining abdominal trauma A