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PEDIATRIC NEURO EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Terms in this set (61)
The parents of an 18-month-old toddler are Structural differences between Eustachian tubes of younger and older children
anxious to know why their child has
experienced several episodes of acute
otitis media. What should the nurse explain
to the parents about why toddlers are
prone to middle ear infections?
The mother of a 10-month-old infant The Eustachian tube is short and horizontal
with otitis media tells the nurse in the
pediatric clinic that this is her baby's third
infection in 3 months. The infant is
tugging at the ear
but is not acutely ill. Before responding, the
nurse should consider that:
A 2-year-old toddler has hearing loss Myringotomy
caused by recurrent otitis media.
What
treatment does the nurse anticipate that the
practitioner will recommend?
A nurse is caring for an infant who has Drainage into the external auditory canal
undergone myringotomy because
of
recurrent otitis media. What does the nurse
expect to note when providing care to this
child?
A child is being treated with oral ampicillin Complete the entire course of antibiotic therapy.
(Omnipen) for otitis media. What should be
included in the discharge instructions that
the nurse provides to the parents of the
client?
After many episodes of otitis media a Insert earplugs during the child's bath.
3- year-old child is to undergo
myringotomy and have tubes implanted
surgically. What should the nurse include
in the discharge
teaching for this family?
What is the primary cause of otitis media in An obstructed eustachian tube
young children?
A nurse is caring for clients with various Result from streptococcal infections that enter via the upper respiratory tract
health problems. These problems include
scarlet fever, otitis media, bacterial
endocarditis, rheumatic fever, and
glomerulonephritis. What common factor
linking these diseases should the nurse
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consider?
A nurse is planning to screen a school-age Gentamicin (Garamycin)
child for impaired hearing because the
child is receiving an antibiotic that affects
hearing. Which medication does the nurse
suspect may have caused hearing
impairment?
A nurse encourages parents to have their Amblyopia will progress in the weak eye.
toddler's eyes tested especially for
monocular strabismus. What should the
nurse explain may occur if the condition is
not corrected early?
A nurse talks with parents of a toddler Partial loss of sight
with strabismus about why this condition
should be treated in early childhood.
What
complication should the nurse explain may
occur if strabismus is not corrected?
A 4-year-old child is brought to the Frequent squinting
pediatric clinic for a well-child visit. While
entering the examination room the child
bumps into the door jamb and then tilts his
head to one side. The nurse suspects that
the child has strabismus. What additional
clinical finding supports this conclusion?
The mother of a 2-year-old child tells the one eye moves inwards
nurse that she is concerned about her
child's vision. What behavior observed
when the child is fatigued leads the nurse
to suspect strabismus?
An 8-year-old child with an influenza B viral Initiate hyperventilation
infection was treated with aspirin and
developed Reye syndrome. Which nursing
intervention would be beneficial for this
child?
An 8-year-old child is admitted to the Recent viral infection
emergency department with signs and
symptoms of Reye syndrome. What
information from the child's history is
most important for the nurse to obtain in
light of the child's tentative diagnosis?
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PEDIATRIC NEURO EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
Terms in this set (61)
The parents of an 18-month-old toddler are Structural differences between Eustachian tubes of younger and older children
anxious to know why their child has
experienced several episodes of acute
otitis media. What should the nurse explain
to the parents about why toddlers are
prone to middle ear infections?
The mother of a 10-month-old infant The Eustachian tube is short and horizontal
with otitis media tells the nurse in the
pediatric clinic that this is her baby's third
infection in 3 months. The infant is
tugging at the ear
but is not acutely ill. Before responding, the
nurse should consider that:
A 2-year-old toddler has hearing loss Myringotomy
caused by recurrent otitis media.
What
treatment does the nurse anticipate that the
practitioner will recommend?
A nurse is caring for an infant who has Drainage into the external auditory canal
undergone myringotomy because
of
recurrent otitis media. What does the nurse
expect to note when providing care to this
child?
A child is being treated with oral ampicillin Complete the entire course of antibiotic therapy.
(Omnipen) for otitis media. What should be
included in the discharge instructions that
the nurse provides to the parents of the
client?
After many episodes of otitis media a Insert earplugs during the child's bath.
3- year-old child is to undergo
myringotomy and have tubes implanted
surgically. What should the nurse include
in the discharge
teaching for this family?
What is the primary cause of otitis media in An obstructed eustachian tube
young children?
A nurse is caring for clients with various Result from streptococcal infections that enter via the upper respiratory tract
health problems. These problems include
scarlet fever, otitis media, bacterial
endocarditis, rheumatic fever, and
glomerulonephritis. What common factor
linking these diseases should the nurse
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consider?
A nurse is planning to screen a school-age Gentamicin (Garamycin)
child for impaired hearing because the
child is receiving an antibiotic that affects
hearing. Which medication does the nurse
suspect may have caused hearing
impairment?
A nurse encourages parents to have their Amblyopia will progress in the weak eye.
toddler's eyes tested especially for
monocular strabismus. What should the
nurse explain may occur if the condition is
not corrected early?
A nurse talks with parents of a toddler Partial loss of sight
with strabismus about why this condition
should be treated in early childhood.
What
complication should the nurse explain may
occur if strabismus is not corrected?
A 4-year-old child is brought to the Frequent squinting
pediatric clinic for a well-child visit. While
entering the examination room the child
bumps into the door jamb and then tilts his
head to one side. The nurse suspects that
the child has strabismus. What additional
clinical finding supports this conclusion?
The mother of a 2-year-old child tells the one eye moves inwards
nurse that she is concerned about her
child's vision. What behavior observed
when the child is fatigued leads the nurse
to suspect strabismus?
An 8-year-old child with an influenza B viral Initiate hyperventilation
infection was treated with aspirin and
developed Reye syndrome. Which nursing
intervention would be beneficial for this
child?
An 8-year-old child is admitted to the Recent viral infection
emergency department with signs and
symptoms of Reye syndrome. What
information from the child's history is
most important for the nurse to obtain in
light of the child's tentative diagnosis?
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