NUR 158 Final Exam (updated 2025) Questions & Answers
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-lessens stress of separation
How does play help with -provides diversion and relaxation
hospitalizated children? -helps the child to feel more secure
-provides release of tension & expression of feelings
-neurovascular checks q2h (lower extrem.)
-neurological checks
Post op assessments for -VS
adolescent idiopathic -wound assessment
scoliosis -pain management
-foley catheter (first 24 hrs)
Who is usually responsible school nurse
for screening for scoliosis?
-aspiration pneumonia
-pressure ulcers
-UTIs
Complications of cerebral -constipation
palsy -impaired vision/hearing/sensation/perception
-communication problems
-seizures, hydrocephalus
-Promote mobility (meds, equipment)
Nursing management for -Promote nutrition (g-tube)
cerebral palsy -Provide support & education
-Assess NV status of distal extremity
-Move injured part as little as possible
-Inspect skin for bruising, erythema, swelling
-Cover open wounds with a sterile or clean dressing
Nursing management for a -Immobilize limb (above & below fracture site)
fracture -Do not attempt to push in protruding bone
-Apply manual traction if circulatory compromise
-Elevate injured limb if possible
-Apply cold (no longer than 20 min intervals)
, inflammation of the middle ear with the
Otitis Media
presence of fluid (most common age 6
mos-2 yrs)
-rapid onset of symptoms
Acute otitis media (AOM) -last 1-3 weeks
-viral (most common)
-otalgia (earache)
-fever (may or may not be present)
-cryinig
Manifestations of AOM
-irritability
-lethargy
-loss of appetite
fluid in the middle ear without symptoms
Otitis media with effusion
(OME) of acute infection (will not have pus
behind the ear drum)
OME that last longer than 3 months
Chronic otitis media with
effusion (would probably get referred to ENT for tubes)
Swimmers ear
Otitis Externa (OE)
-infection and inflammation of the skin of external ear canal
Post op pain relief after analgesics, popsicles (not red colored), ice collar
tonsillectomy
| Latest Already Graded A+ UPDATE 2025|2026
-lessens stress of separation
How does play help with -provides diversion and relaxation
hospitalizated children? -helps the child to feel more secure
-provides release of tension & expression of feelings
-neurovascular checks q2h (lower extrem.)
-neurological checks
Post op assessments for -VS
adolescent idiopathic -wound assessment
scoliosis -pain management
-foley catheter (first 24 hrs)
Who is usually responsible school nurse
for screening for scoliosis?
-aspiration pneumonia
-pressure ulcers
-UTIs
Complications of cerebral -constipation
palsy -impaired vision/hearing/sensation/perception
-communication problems
-seizures, hydrocephalus
-Promote mobility (meds, equipment)
Nursing management for -Promote nutrition (g-tube)
cerebral palsy -Provide support & education
-Assess NV status of distal extremity
-Move injured part as little as possible
-Inspect skin for bruising, erythema, swelling
-Cover open wounds with a sterile or clean dressing
Nursing management for a -Immobilize limb (above & below fracture site)
fracture -Do not attempt to push in protruding bone
-Apply manual traction if circulatory compromise
-Elevate injured limb if possible
-Apply cold (no longer than 20 min intervals)
, inflammation of the middle ear with the
Otitis Media
presence of fluid (most common age 6
mos-2 yrs)
-rapid onset of symptoms
Acute otitis media (AOM) -last 1-3 weeks
-viral (most common)
-otalgia (earache)
-fever (may or may not be present)
-cryinig
Manifestations of AOM
-irritability
-lethargy
-loss of appetite
fluid in the middle ear without symptoms
Otitis media with effusion
(OME) of acute infection (will not have pus
behind the ear drum)
OME that last longer than 3 months
Chronic otitis media with
effusion (would probably get referred to ENT for tubes)
Swimmers ear
Otitis Externa (OE)
-infection and inflammation of the skin of external ear canal
Post op pain relief after analgesics, popsicles (not red colored), ice collar
tonsillectomy
