CPN practice questions
what site is used for IM injections in kids <3? - CORRECT ANSWER-vastus
lateralis
IM injections in deltoid - CORRECT ANSWER-kids >6
only for small amounts of medications
IM injections in ventrogluteal - CORRECT ANSWER-kids >3
IM injections in dorsogluteal - CORRECT ANSWER-kids >6
finding most commonly associated with positional plagiocephaly in infants -
CORRECT ANSWER-torticollis
positional plagiocephaly - CORRECT ANSWER-flat spot on baby's head
torticollis - CORRECT ANSWER-condition in which neck muscles contract,
causing the head to twist to one side
immunization most important for college bound students planning to live in a
dorm - CORRECT ANSWER-meningococcal
how many days after onset of Kawaski disease must IVIG be administered? -
CORRECT ANSWER-no later than 10 days
symptom associated with initial presentation of cerebellar tumor - CORRECT
ANSWER-ataxia
Meckel diverticulum - CORRECT ANSWER--small bulge in small intestine
-congenital - leftover from umbilical cord
-most common congenital defect of GI tract
-S/S: GI bleeding, abd pain and cramping, tenderness near navel, obstruction of
bowels, diverticulitis
-most common symptom in young kids is bleeding, which is caused by ulcers in
the small intestine when the diverticulum secretes stomach acid
what site is used for IM injections in kids <3? - CORRECT ANSWER-vastus
lateralis
IM injections in deltoid - CORRECT ANSWER-kids >6
only for small amounts of medications
IM injections in ventrogluteal - CORRECT ANSWER-kids >3
IM injections in dorsogluteal - CORRECT ANSWER-kids >6
finding most commonly associated with positional plagiocephaly in infants -
CORRECT ANSWER-torticollis
positional plagiocephaly - CORRECT ANSWER-flat spot on baby's head
torticollis - CORRECT ANSWER-condition in which neck muscles contract,
causing the head to twist to one side
immunization most important for college bound students planning to live in a
dorm - CORRECT ANSWER-meningococcal
how many days after onset of Kawaski disease must IVIG be administered? -
CORRECT ANSWER-no later than 10 days
symptom associated with initial presentation of cerebellar tumor - CORRECT
ANSWER-ataxia
Meckel diverticulum - CORRECT ANSWER--small bulge in small intestine
-congenital - leftover from umbilical cord
-most common congenital defect of GI tract
-S/S: GI bleeding, abd pain and cramping, tenderness near navel, obstruction of
bowels, diverticulitis
-most common symptom in young kids is bleeding, which is caused by ulcers in
the small intestine when the diverticulum secretes stomach acid
