NSG3600- PEDS EXAM 3 PQ
bA pediatrician diagnoses gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in an infant. Which information will the nurse
provide during the teaching session to the infant's parents? (Select all that apply.) - a. Results in an infant
who is often fussy and irritable
b. Causes the infant to refuse feedings because of discomfort
c. Includes symptoms such as vomiting and regurgitation
d. Includes the return of gastric contents from the stomach
A child is being discharged from the hospital after a pyloromyotomy. Which discharge instruction does
the nurse provide for the parents? - a. Report vomiting after 48 hours.
Acute glomerulonephritis is most likely to be suspected when the child presents with the clinical
manifestations of: - a. edema, hematuria, and oliguria
The nurse caring for a child with acute glomerulonephritis would expect to: - a. weigh the child daily
The sign that can be used to indicate increased intracranial pressure in the infant, but not in the older
child is: - a. Bulging fontanel
A 12-year-old child is being assessed in the Emergency Department for possible Reye Syndrome. The
child was diagnosed with influenza by a primary health-care provider 2 weeks earlier. Which of the
following findings would the nurse expect to see? Select all that apply. - a. The child is unusually
argumentative and aggressive
b. The child's Babinski reflex is positive
c. The child has had vomiting episodes for the past 24 hours.
A new nurse is caring for a toddler with failure to thrive (FTT). Which action by the new nurse would
cause the preceptor nurse to intervene? - a. Hiding needed medication and supplements in child's
favorite food
A neonate is born with rectal atresia. Which action is the priority for this patient? - a. Obtain informed
consent for surgery
A nurse is caring for an infant waiting for surgical correction of intussusception. The child passes a
diarrheal stool. Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate? - a. Notify the physician.
A mother is distraught after learning that her son has Hirschsprung disease. She asks the nurse how she
could have prevented this from occurring. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate? - a.
"Nothing; this disease seems to be familial in origin."
A nurse has been working with a teenager who has celiac disease. Which statement by the patient
indicates that goals for an important diagnosis have been met? - a. "I am gaining weight and I have more
energy."
bA pediatrician diagnoses gastroesophageal reflux (GER) in an infant. Which information will the nurse
provide during the teaching session to the infant's parents? (Select all that apply.) - a. Results in an infant
who is often fussy and irritable
b. Causes the infant to refuse feedings because of discomfort
c. Includes symptoms such as vomiting and regurgitation
d. Includes the return of gastric contents from the stomach
A child is being discharged from the hospital after a pyloromyotomy. Which discharge instruction does
the nurse provide for the parents? - a. Report vomiting after 48 hours.
Acute glomerulonephritis is most likely to be suspected when the child presents with the clinical
manifestations of: - a. edema, hematuria, and oliguria
The nurse caring for a child with acute glomerulonephritis would expect to: - a. weigh the child daily
The sign that can be used to indicate increased intracranial pressure in the infant, but not in the older
child is: - a. Bulging fontanel
A 12-year-old child is being assessed in the Emergency Department for possible Reye Syndrome. The
child was diagnosed with influenza by a primary health-care provider 2 weeks earlier. Which of the
following findings would the nurse expect to see? Select all that apply. - a. The child is unusually
argumentative and aggressive
b. The child's Babinski reflex is positive
c. The child has had vomiting episodes for the past 24 hours.
A new nurse is caring for a toddler with failure to thrive (FTT). Which action by the new nurse would
cause the preceptor nurse to intervene? - a. Hiding needed medication and supplements in child's
favorite food
A neonate is born with rectal atresia. Which action is the priority for this patient? - a. Obtain informed
consent for surgery
A nurse is caring for an infant waiting for surgical correction of intussusception. The child passes a
diarrheal stool. Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate? - a. Notify the physician.
A mother is distraught after learning that her son has Hirschsprung disease. She asks the nurse how she
could have prevented this from occurring. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate? - a.
"Nothing; this disease seems to be familial in origin."
A nurse has been working with a teenager who has celiac disease. Which statement by the patient
indicates that goals for an important diagnosis have been met? - a. "I am gaining weight and I have more
energy."
