NRSG 421 Pediatrics
What age group is most likely to view illness and hospitalization as a punishment? - *answers *
preschoolers
Parents bring 7 year old son in to the ER for what appeared to be a febrile seizurel The parents
gave their son the correct dosage of Tylenol 3 hours prior to coming in to hospital. After orders
from MRP, what is the best action? - *answers * give the ordered Advil doses
T/F Systematically rotate injection sites for insulin for diabetes - *answers * T
What age can babies first eat sweetened food and sugar? - *answers * 12 months
When a mother asks the nurse when she should start giving her infant solid foods, the nurse
should instruct her to introduce which solid food first? - *answers * rice cereal
T/F Children are more likely to have ruptured appendix - *answers * T
Which is best method for nurse to perform physical assessment on an 18 month old (toddler) -
*answers * Least to most invasive
What age should children be able to sit unsupported? - *answers * 3-4 months
What age should babies be eating solid food? - *answers * 6 months
9 year old patient waiting for appendectomy at noon/ Your AM assessment findings show
HR130, RR30, T39.2, and 8/10 on FACES scale and states "my tummy hurts more than last night?
What do you suspect the patient most likely has? - *answers * peritonitis
What is most common IV fluid ordered for a child with appendicitis? Why? - *answers * D5NS
, NRSG 421 Pediatrics
sugar helps because of increased metabolism in children
Which respiratory condition is always considered a medical emergency? What kind of condition
is it? - *answers * epiglottitis
higher up airway condition
T/F Always consider ABC and what is normal for that condition - *answers * T
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) teaching
Baby should always be put on ____
If swaddling, use ____ blanket or sleep ____
Toys, stuffies, and pillows are not recommended until at least _____ months
Best to room share with baby in their own sleeping area (crib, bassinet) for _____months
If smoking, avoid smoking in ______ - *answers * back
velcro, sack
12
4
house
4 types of indrawing for babies - *answers * Supersternal, substernal, subcostal, intercostal
When should kids take rescue inhaler for sports? - *answers * before and during sometimes
8 S/S of appendicitis - *answers * RLQ pain
guarding
rebound tenderness
What age group is most likely to view illness and hospitalization as a punishment? - *answers *
preschoolers
Parents bring 7 year old son in to the ER for what appeared to be a febrile seizurel The parents
gave their son the correct dosage of Tylenol 3 hours prior to coming in to hospital. After orders
from MRP, what is the best action? - *answers * give the ordered Advil doses
T/F Systematically rotate injection sites for insulin for diabetes - *answers * T
What age can babies first eat sweetened food and sugar? - *answers * 12 months
When a mother asks the nurse when she should start giving her infant solid foods, the nurse
should instruct her to introduce which solid food first? - *answers * rice cereal
T/F Children are more likely to have ruptured appendix - *answers * T
Which is best method for nurse to perform physical assessment on an 18 month old (toddler) -
*answers * Least to most invasive
What age should children be able to sit unsupported? - *answers * 3-4 months
What age should babies be eating solid food? - *answers * 6 months
9 year old patient waiting for appendectomy at noon/ Your AM assessment findings show
HR130, RR30, T39.2, and 8/10 on FACES scale and states "my tummy hurts more than last night?
What do you suspect the patient most likely has? - *answers * peritonitis
What is most common IV fluid ordered for a child with appendicitis? Why? - *answers * D5NS
, NRSG 421 Pediatrics
sugar helps because of increased metabolism in children
Which respiratory condition is always considered a medical emergency? What kind of condition
is it? - *answers * epiglottitis
higher up airway condition
T/F Always consider ABC and what is normal for that condition - *answers * T
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) teaching
Baby should always be put on ____
If swaddling, use ____ blanket or sleep ____
Toys, stuffies, and pillows are not recommended until at least _____ months
Best to room share with baby in their own sleeping area (crib, bassinet) for _____months
If smoking, avoid smoking in ______ - *answers * back
velcro, sack
12
4
house
4 types of indrawing for babies - *answers * Supersternal, substernal, subcostal, intercostal
When should kids take rescue inhaler for sports? - *answers * before and during sometimes
8 S/S of appendicitis - *answers * RLQ pain
guarding
rebound tenderness
