ATI RN NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN PROCTORED EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS BEST GRADED A+
Teaching .the .parents .of .a .school-aged .child .who .has .a .new .diagnosis .of .osteomyelitis .of .the .tibia.
.The .nurse .should .identify .that .which .of .the .following .statements .by .the .parents .indicates .an
.understanding .of .the .teaching?
my .child .will .have .a .cast .until .healing .is .complete.
My .child .will .receive .antibiotics .for .several .weeks.
My .child .can .return .to .playing .sports .once .he .is .discharged.
.My .child .needs .to .be .in .contact .isolation.
Answer: .b
The .nurse .should .instruct .the .parent .that .the .child .will .receive .antibiotic .therapy .for .at .least
.4 .weeks. .Surgery .might .be .indicated .if .the .antibiotics .are .not .successful.
A .- .incorrect
Weight .bearing .must .be .avoided .with .osteomyelitis. .Therefore, .the .child .is .placed .in .a
.comfortable .position .with .the .limb .supported. .There .is .no .indication .for .a .cast.
C- .incorrect
Weight .bearing .should .be .avoided .to .prevent .complications .and .minimize .pain. .Therefore,
.it .will .be .several .weeks .to .months .before .the .child .can .play .contact .sports.
D- .incorrect
Contact .isolation .is .NOT .necessary, .because .osteomyelitis .is .not .a .communicable .illness.
A .nurse .is .auscultating .the .lungs .of .an .adolescent .who .has .asthma. .The .nurse .should .identify .the
.sound .as .which .of .the .following? .Click .the .audio .button .to .listen.
A- . Biots .respiration
B- . Chaney .Stokes .respiration
C- . tackypnea
D .- . Bradypnea
Answer- .c
The .nurse .should .identify .the .sound .heard .during .auscultation .as .tachypnea, .which .is .a .rapid,
.regular .breathing .pattern. .This .breathing .pattern .often .occurs .with .anxiety, .fever, .metabolic
.acidosis, .or .severe .anemia.
A- .Biot's .respirations .are .periods .of .apnea .alternating .with .two .or .three .shallow .breaths.
B- .Cheyne-Stokes .respirations .are .periods .of .apnea .alternating .with .periods .of
.hyperventilation.
D- .Bradypnea .is .a .slow, .regular .breathing .pattern.
A .nurse .in .an .emergency .department .is .caring .for .a .school-age .child .who .is .experiencing
.an .anaphylactic .reaction. .Which .of . the .following .is .the .priority .action .by .the .nurse?
,A- . Elevate .the .head .of .the .child's .bed
B- . insert .a .large-bore .IV .catheter .for .the .child
C- . determine .the .allergen .that .caused .the .child's .reaction
D- . administer .IM .epinephrine .to .the .child
, Answer- .d
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS BEST GRADED A+
Teaching .the .parents .of .a .school-aged .child .who .has .a .new .diagnosis .of .osteomyelitis .of .the .tibia.
.The .nurse .should .identify .that .which .of .the .following .statements .by .the .parents .indicates .an
.understanding .of .the .teaching?
my .child .will .have .a .cast .until .healing .is .complete.
My .child .will .receive .antibiotics .for .several .weeks.
My .child .can .return .to .playing .sports .once .he .is .discharged.
.My .child .needs .to .be .in .contact .isolation.
Answer: .b
The .nurse .should .instruct .the .parent .that .the .child .will .receive .antibiotic .therapy .for .at .least
.4 .weeks. .Surgery .might .be .indicated .if .the .antibiotics .are .not .successful.
A .- .incorrect
Weight .bearing .must .be .avoided .with .osteomyelitis. .Therefore, .the .child .is .placed .in .a
.comfortable .position .with .the .limb .supported. .There .is .no .indication .for .a .cast.
C- .incorrect
Weight .bearing .should .be .avoided .to .prevent .complications .and .minimize .pain. .Therefore,
.it .will .be .several .weeks .to .months .before .the .child .can .play .contact .sports.
D- .incorrect
Contact .isolation .is .NOT .necessary, .because .osteomyelitis .is .not .a .communicable .illness.
A .nurse .is .auscultating .the .lungs .of .an .adolescent .who .has .asthma. .The .nurse .should .identify .the
.sound .as .which .of .the .following? .Click .the .audio .button .to .listen.
A- . Biots .respiration
B- . Chaney .Stokes .respiration
C- . tackypnea
D .- . Bradypnea
Answer- .c
The .nurse .should .identify .the .sound .heard .during .auscultation .as .tachypnea, .which .is .a .rapid,
.regular .breathing .pattern. .This .breathing .pattern .often .occurs .with .anxiety, .fever, .metabolic
.acidosis, .or .severe .anemia.
A- .Biot's .respirations .are .periods .of .apnea .alternating .with .two .or .three .shallow .breaths.
B- .Cheyne-Stokes .respirations .are .periods .of .apnea .alternating .with .periods .of
.hyperventilation.
D- .Bradypnea .is .a .slow, .regular .breathing .pattern.
A .nurse .in .an .emergency .department .is .caring .for .a .school-age .child .who .is .experiencing
.an .anaphylactic .reaction. .Which .of . the .following .is .the .priority .action .by .the .nurse?
,A- . Elevate .the .head .of .the .child's .bed
B- . insert .a .large-bore .IV .catheter .for .the .child
C- . determine .the .allergen .that .caused .the .child's .reaction
D- . administer .IM .epinephrine .to .the .child
, Answer- .d
