RN Pediatric Nursing Care of Children A 2024

a nurse is reviewing the lab report of a school-age child who is experiencing fatigue. which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as an indication of anemia? - hematocrit 28% a nurse is reviewing the lumbar puncture results of a school-age child who is suspected of having bacterial meningitis. which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of bacterial meningitis? - increased protein concentration a nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a 7 year old child who is receiving chemotherapy. which of the following lab values should the nurse report to the provider? - Hgb 8.5 g/dL a nurse is caring for a preschooler whose father is going home for a few hours while another relative stays with the child. which of the following statements should the nurse make to explain to the child when their father will return? - your daddy will be back after you eat a nurse is receiving change-of-shift report for four children. which of the following children should the nurse see first? - a school-age child who has sickle cell anemia and reports decreased vision in the left eye a nurse in a provider's office is preparing to administer immunizations to a toddler during a well-child visit. which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? - withhold the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine a nurse is creating a plan of care for an infant who has an epidural hematoma from a head injury. which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to include? - implement seizure precautions for the infant a nurse is planning care for a toddler who has a serum lead level of 4 mcg/dL. which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? - schedule the toddler for a yearly prescreening. a nurse is assessing a toddler who has gastroenteritis and is exhibiting manifestations of dehydration. which of the following findings is the nurse's priority? - tachypnea a nurse is caring for a school-age child who has experienced a tonic-clonic seizure. which of the following actions should the nurse take during the immediate postictal period? - place the child in a side-lying position a nurse is caring for a toddler who is experiencing acute diarrhea and has moderate dehydration. which of the following nutritional items should the nurse offer to the toddler? - oral rehydration solution a nurse is caring for an infant who has respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). which of the following actions should the nurse implement for infection control? - have a designated stethoscope in the infant's room a nurse is planning care for a school-age child who is in the oliguric phase of acute kidney injury (AKI) and has a sodium level of 129mEq/L. which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? - initiate seizure precautions for the child. a nurse is providing dietary teaching to the parent of a school-age child who has celiac disease. the nurse should recommend that the parent offer which of the following foods to the child? - white rice a nurse is caring for a school-age child who is receiving a blood transfusion. which of the following manifestations should alert the nurse to a possible hemolytic transfusion reaction? - flank pain a nurse is caring for a school-age child who is in Buck's traction following a leg fracture 24 hr ago. which of the following actions should the nurse take? - assess peripheral pulses once every 4 hr a nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a child who is 1 week postoperative following a cleft palate repair. for which of the following members of the inter professional team should the nurse initiate a referral? - speech therapist after reviewing the information in the medical record, the nurse should identify that the child is at risk for developing which of the following conditions? - the nurse should identify that the child is at risk for developing splenomegaly as evidence by positive mononucleosis rapid test. a nurse is teaching the parent of an infant who has a Pavlik harness for the treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip. the nurse should identify that which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching? - I will place my infant's diapers under the harness straps a nurse is caring for a toddler who has spastic (pyramidal) cerebral palsy. which of the following the following findings should the nurse expect? - ankle clonus, exaggerated stretch reflexes, contractures a nurse in an emergency department is performing a physical assessment on a 2 week-old male newborn. which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider? - substernal retractions a nurse is preparing to collect a sample from a toddler for a sickle-turbidity test. which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? - perform a finger stick a nurse is providing teaching to the parent of an infant who has diaper dermatitis. the nurse should instruct the parent to apply which of the following to the affected area? - zinc oxide a nurse is caring for a preschooler who has been receiving IV fluids via a peripheral IV catheter. when preparing to discontinue the IV fluids and catheter, which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? - turn off IV pump, occlude the IV tubing, remove the tape securing the catheter, apply pressure over the catheter insertion site a nurse is interviewing the parent of an 18 month old toddler during a well-child visit. the nurse should identify that which of the following findings indicates a need to assess the toddler for hearing loss? - the toddler received tobramycin during a hospitalization 2 weeks ago a hospice nurse is caring for a preschooler who has a terminal illness. one of the preschooler's parents tells the nurse that they cannot cope anymore and are thinking about moving out of the house. which of the following statements should the nurse make? - lets talk about some of the ways you have handled previous stressors in your life