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The nurse is reviewing the laboratory results for a child scheduled for
tonsillectomy. The nurse determines that which laboratory value is most
significant to review?
A. Creatinine level
B. Prothrombin time
C. Sedimentation rate
D. Blood urea nitrogen level
B. Prothrombin time
The nurse is preparing to care for a child after a tonsillectomy. The nurse
documents on the plan of care to place the child in which position?
A. Supine
B. Side-lying
C. High Fowler's
D. Trendelenburg's
B. Side-lying
After a tonsillectomy, the nurse reviews the health care provider's (HCP's)
postoperative prescriptions. Which prescription should the nurse question?
A. Monitor for bleeding.
B. Suction every 2 hours.
C. Give no milk or milk products.
D. Give clear, cool liquids when awake and alert.
B. Suction every 2 hours.
,he nurse is caring for a child after a tonsillectomy. The nurse monitors the
child, knowing that which finding indicates the child is bleeding?
A. Frequent swallowing
B. A decreased pulse rate
C. Complaints of discomfort
D. An elevation in blood pressure
A. Frequent swallowing
What is the primary symptom in croup?
A. Dysphagia
B. "Barking" cough
C. High fever
D. Pain
B. "Barking" cough
A nurse is caring for a 7-year-old patient immediately after a tonsillectomy.
What is the best position for this patient?
A. High Fowler's
B.Partly on the back and partly on the side
C. Partly on the side and partly on the abdomen
D. Supine
C. Partly on the side and partly on the abdomen
What type of isolation precaution is recommended for infants infected with
respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)?
A.Airborne
B. Contact
,C. Standard
D. Depends on if the child has a cough
B. Contact
Cystic fibrosis is a _______________ system disease.
A. respiratory
B. endocrine
C. gastrointestinal
D. multi
D. multi
Which symptoms are manifested with chronic respiratory distress? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Productive cough
B. Failure to thrive
C. Irritability
D. Pupil constriction
E. Retractions
B. Failure to thrive
C. Irritability
E. Retractions
Which are signs/symptoms of epiglottitis? (Select all that apply.)
A. Child insists on sitting up
B. Drooling because of difficulty in swallowing
C. Anxious with croaking on respiration
D. Edematous tongue and swollen lips
E. Child leans forward with the mouth open
, A. Child insists on sitting up
B. Drooling because of difficulty in swallowing
C. Anxious with croaking on respiration
E. Child leans forward with the mouth open
A nurse is caring for a child who is in a plaster spica cast. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Use a heat lamp to facilitate drying
B. Avoid turning the child until the cast is dry
C. Assist the client with crutch walking after the cast is dry
D. Apply moleskin to the edges of the cast
D. Apply moleskin to the edges of the cast
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a group of caregivers about fractures.
Which of the following information should the nurse include?
A. "Children need a longer time to heal from a fracture than an adult"
B. " Epiphyseal plate injuries can result in altered bone growth"
C. " A greenstick fracture is a complete break in the bone"
D. " Bones are unable to bend, so they break"
B. " Epiphyseal plate injuries can result in altered bone growth"
A nurse is caring for a child who sustained a fracture. Which of the following
actions should the nurse take? (Select all that Apply)
A. Place a heat pack on the site of the injury
B. Elevate the affected limb
C. Check neurovascular status frequently
D. Encourage ROM of the affected limb
E. Stabilize the injury