NURSING 247 Pediatrics Final Exam
1. The nurse is teaching a nursing student about standard precautions. Which statement made
by the student indicates a need for further teaching?
“I will use precautions when administering oral medications to a school-age child.”
2. A teen has a scoliosis curve of 35°. What treatment option does the nurse prepare the child
and family for?
Bracing
3. A nurse is caring for a child with suspected epilepsy. Which diagnostic test does the nurse
facilitate as the priority for this child?
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
4. An adolescent child has just had surgery and has an abdominal dressing Which question
should the nurse expect the child to initially ask?
“Will I have a large scar?”
5. A child, age 3 years, refuses to have his temperature checked by the nurse. What nursing
action should the nurse implement?
Do the procedure quickly as possible, involving the parent, if present.
6. After returning from cardiac catheterization, the nurse monitors the child’s vital signs. The
heart rate should be counted for how many seconds?
60
7. The nurse is planning home care for a 2-year-old child with a tracheostomy. What
recommendation should be included?
Parents are able to change the tracheostomy tube when needed.
8. What factor is most important for parents implementing do not resuscitate (DNR) orders?
Acknowledgement by health care team of what will and will not be done for the child
9. The nurse must suction a 6-month-old infant with a tracheostomy. What intervention should
be included?
Perform each pass of the suction catheter for no longer than 5 seconds.
10. The parents of a young child with heart failure (HF) tell the nurse that they are nervous
about giving digoxin. The nurse’s response should be based on which knowledge?
Parents need to learn specific, important guidelines for administration of digoxin.
11. According to Erikson, the psychosocial task of adolescence is developing what?
1. The nurse is teaching a nursing student about standard precautions. Which statement made
by the student indicates a need for further teaching?
“I will use precautions when administering oral medications to a school-age child.”
2. A teen has a scoliosis curve of 35°. What treatment option does the nurse prepare the child
and family for?
Bracing
3. A nurse is caring for a child with suspected epilepsy. Which diagnostic test does the nurse
facilitate as the priority for this child?
Electroencephalogram (EEG)
4. An adolescent child has just had surgery and has an abdominal dressing Which question
should the nurse expect the child to initially ask?
“Will I have a large scar?”
5. A child, age 3 years, refuses to have his temperature checked by the nurse. What nursing
action should the nurse implement?
Do the procedure quickly as possible, involving the parent, if present.
6. After returning from cardiac catheterization, the nurse monitors the child’s vital signs. The
heart rate should be counted for how many seconds?
60
7. The nurse is planning home care for a 2-year-old child with a tracheostomy. What
recommendation should be included?
Parents are able to change the tracheostomy tube when needed.
8. What factor is most important for parents implementing do not resuscitate (DNR) orders?
Acknowledgement by health care team of what will and will not be done for the child
9. The nurse must suction a 6-month-old infant with a tracheostomy. What intervention should
be included?
Perform each pass of the suction catheter for no longer than 5 seconds.
10. The parents of a young child with heart failure (HF) tell the nurse that they are nervous
about giving digoxin. The nurse’s response should be based on which knowledge?
Parents need to learn specific, important guidelines for administration of digoxin.
11. According to Erikson, the psychosocial task of adolescence is developing what?
