Management of a Pediatric Unit- Exam Questions and Correct Answers Latest Version (2024-2025)
Which phone message requires the most immediate response by Ms. Fanku? - Answers A school social
worker who is reporting that a local teenager who often hangs out around the clinic has made death
threats and expressed thoughts of suicide.
Which situation requires the most immediate follow-up by the nurse? - Answers A mother expressing
concern that her baby refuses to take formula, stating that the infant's "soft spot" seems more sunken.
Which child requires the most immediate follow-up by a nurse? - Answers a 9-year-old who got hit on
the head with a baseball bad and has a bruise behind his ear and clear nasal discharge.
Which task(s) can be assigned to the UAP assisting the nurse? (Select all that apply) - Answers -Apply a
cold pack to the teenager's foot
-Take the teen's vial signs
What action should Ms. Fanku take? - Answers Acknowledge that the LPN and UAP are working
effectively in caring for the infant.
Which member of the staff should be assigned to remain with the child until the ambulance arrives? -
Answers An experienced staff RN.
What action should the nurse educator take first? - Answers Call for assistance from other clinic staff
members.
To whom should the nurse educator refer this mother? - Answers The clinic pediatric nurse practitioner.
How should the nurse educator respond? - Answers Explain the signs and symptoms of diabetes to all
parents in the class.
Which task(s) should be assigned to an LPN, rather than a UAP? (select all the apply) - Answers -Check
the residual on the tube feeding for a child with a PEG tube
-Perform a straight catheterization for urine specimen collection.
Which client should be assigned to a staff RN, rather than a staff LPN? - Answers A 2-year-old with
diabetes who has been vomiting all night.
What action should Ms. Fanku implement? - Answers Observe the effectiveness of the action performed
by the LPN.
How should Ms. Fanku respond? - Answers We will go ahead and begin the meeting, and hope that Dr.
Chan arrives shortly.
Which phone message requires the most immediate response by Ms. Fanku? - Answers A school social
worker who is reporting that a local teenager who often hangs out around the clinic has made death
threats and expressed thoughts of suicide.
Which situation requires the most immediate follow-up by the nurse? - Answers A mother expressing
concern that her baby refuses to take formula, stating that the infant's "soft spot" seems more sunken.
Which child requires the most immediate follow-up by a nurse? - Answers a 9-year-old who got hit on
the head with a baseball bad and has a bruise behind his ear and clear nasal discharge.
Which task(s) can be assigned to the UAP assisting the nurse? (Select all that apply) - Answers -Apply a
cold pack to the teenager's foot
-Take the teen's vial signs
What action should Ms. Fanku take? - Answers Acknowledge that the LPN and UAP are working
effectively in caring for the infant.
Which member of the staff should be assigned to remain with the child until the ambulance arrives? -
Answers An experienced staff RN.
What action should the nurse educator take first? - Answers Call for assistance from other clinic staff
members.
To whom should the nurse educator refer this mother? - Answers The clinic pediatric nurse practitioner.
How should the nurse educator respond? - Answers Explain the signs and symptoms of diabetes to all
parents in the class.
Which task(s) should be assigned to an LPN, rather than a UAP? (select all the apply) - Answers -Check
the residual on the tube feeding for a child with a PEG tube
-Perform a straight catheterization for urine specimen collection.
Which client should be assigned to a staff RN, rather than a staff LPN? - Answers A 2-year-old with
diabetes who has been vomiting all night.
What action should Ms. Fanku implement? - Answers Observe the effectiveness of the action performed
by the LPN.
How should Ms. Fanku respond? - Answers We will go ahead and begin the meeting, and hope that Dr.
Chan arrives shortly.
