Peds Proctored Exam Prep Test Bank with 200
Questions and Correct Answers // Pediatrics
Proctored Exam Practice Questions and Correct
Answers
1)A nurse is preparing to apply lidocaine and prilocaine
cream to a child prior to the insertion of an IV catheter.
Which of
the following actions should the nurse plan to take? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Apply the cream 1 hour before the
procedure
A nurse is planning care for an adolescent following
repair of Meckel Diverticulum. Which of the following
actions
should the nurse include in the plan of care? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Maintain an Ng tube for decompression
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a
preschool-age child who has acute acetylsalicylic acid
poisoning.
Which of the following should the nurse expect? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Hyperpyrexia
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A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a 24-month-
old child who has acute lymphocytic leukemia. Which of
the
following actions should the nurse take? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Initiate bleeding precautions
A nurse is creating a plan of care for an adolescent who
has muscular dystrophy. Which of the following
interventions
should the nurse include in the plan? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Encourage the adolescent to perform incentive
spirometry to maintain lung capacity
A nurse is teaching the parent of a school-age child about
bicycle safety. Which of the following instructions should
the
nurse include in the teaching? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Your
child should walk the bicycle through intersections.
A nurse is preparing to administer ondansetron 0.15
mg/kg IV to child who is receiving chemotherapy and
weighs 29.4
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kg. Available is ondansetron 4 mg/2 mL solution. How
many mL should the nurse administer? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
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A nurse is preparing to administer immunizations to a 3-
month-old infant. Which of the following is an appropriate
action for the nurse to take to deliver atraumatic care? -
...ANSWER...✓✓ Provide a pacifier coated with an oral
sucrose prior to injections
A nurse at an inpatient facility is planning care for a child
who has autism spectrum disorder. Which of the
following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of
care? - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Keep staff visits with the child
brief
A nurse is caring for a 2-month-old infant who has heart
failure and is receiving furosemide. Which of the following
findings is the nurse's priority? - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Negative doll's eye reflex