PN Nursing Care of Children Practice B: ATI Notes Nursing Care of Children Practice Test B Questions and Answers

ATI Notes Test B A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of preschoolers regarding the use of booster seats in a motor vehicle. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? Secure the child in the booster seat using the motor vehicle’s shoulder-lap seat belt—booster seats do not have built in straps A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a child who is in Buck’s traction. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? Maintain the leg in an extended position—this position decreases the risk for further injury to the extremity and minimizes the occurrence of muscle spasms. A guardian calls the clinic nurse after his child has developed symptoms of varicella and asks when his child will no longer be contagious. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? Six days after lesions appear if they are crusted—as long as they are crusted over. A nurse is caring for a toddler who has otitis media and a temperature of 102.4 F. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? Administer an antipyretic—to decrease the toddler’s body temperature