UNIT 5 Flashcards
The nurse is teaching the mother of a 5-year-old boy with a history of impaction how to administer enemas at home. Which response from the mother indicates a need for further teaching?
A) “I should position him on his abdomen with knees bent.”
B) “He will require 250 to 500 mL of enema solution.”
C) “I should wash my hands and then wear gloves.”
D) “He should retain the solution for 5 to 10 minutes.”
A
The nurse is taking a health history of an 11-year-old girl with recurrent abdominal pain. Which response would lead the nurse tobsuspect irritable bowel syndrome?
A) “I always feel better after I have a bowel movement.”
B) “I don’t take any medicine right now.”
C) “The pain comes and goes.”
D) “The pain doesn’t wake me up in the middle of the night.”
A
The nurse is caring for a 3-year-old girl with short bowelesyndrome as a result of trauma to the small intestine. The girl’s mother is extremely anxious and
tells the nurse she is afraid she will never learn how to care for her daughter at home. How should the nurse respond?
A) “I will help you become an expert on your daughter’s care.”
B) “You must learn how to care for your daughter at t home.”
C) “You really need the support of your husband.”
D) “There is a lot to learn and you need a positive attitude.”
A
The nurse is conducting a physical examination of a child with suspected Crohn disease. Which finding would be the most suspicious of Crohn disease?
A) Normal growth patterns
B) Perianal skin tags or fissures
C) Poor growth patterns
D) Abdominal tenderness
B
The nurse is caring for an infant with a temporary ileostomy. As part of the plan of care, the nurse monitors for skin breakdown around the stoma. If redness occurs, what would be most appropriate to promote healing and t prevent further skin breakdown?
A) Clean the area well with a scented diaper wipe.
B) Apply a barrier/healing cream or paste on the skin.
C) Use a barrier wafer to attach the appliance.birb.com/test
D) Sanitize the area with an alcohol wipe after each diaper change.
B
The nurse is caring for a 4-year-old boy who has undergone an appendectomy. The child is unwilling to use the incentive spirometer. Which
approach would be most appropriate to elicit the child’s cooperation?
“Can you cough for me please?”
“You must blow in this or you might get pneumonia.”
“If you don’t try, I will have to get the healthcare provider.”
“Can you blow this cotton ball across the tray?”
D
A nurse is caring for a 14-year-old girl scheduled for . a barium swallow/upper gastrointestinal (GI) series. Before providing instructions, what would be the priority?
A) Screening the girl for pregnancy
B) Reminding her to drink plenty of fluids after the procedure C) Ordering a bowel preparation
Reminding the girl about potential light-coloredo stools
A
The nurse has developed a plan of care for a 12-month-old hospitalized with dehydration as a result of rotavirus. Which intervention would the nurse include in the plan of care?
A) Encouraging consumption of fruit juice
B) Offering Kool-Aid or popsicles as tolerated
C) Encouraging milk products to boost caloric intake/test
D) Maintaining the intravenous (IV) fluid rate as ordered
D
The nurse is caring for a 2-month-old with a cleft palate. The child will undergo corrective surgery at age 3 months. The mother would like to continue breastfeeding the baby after surgery and wonders if it is possible. How should the nurse respond?
A) “There is a good chance that you will be able to breastfeed almost immediately.”
“Breastfeeding is likely to be possible but check with the surgeon.”
“After the suture line heals, breastfeeding can resume.”
“We will have to wait and see what happens after the surgery
B
The school nurse is working with a 10-year-old girli with/ recurrent abdominal pain. The girl’s teacher has been less than understanding about the frequent
absences and trips to the nurse’s office. How should the nurse respond?
A) “Be patient; she is trying some new medication.”
B) “The pain she is having is real.”
“The family is working toward improvement.”
“Please do not add to this family’s stress.”
B
When examining the abdomen of a child, which techniquet would the nurse use last?
A) Auscultation
B) Percussion
C) Palpation
D) Inspection
C
Which finding would lead the nurse to suspect that a child is experiencing
moderate dehydration?
A) Dusky extremities
B) Tenting of skin
C) Sunken fontanels
D) Hypotension
C
The nurse is determining maintenance fluid requirements for a child who weighs 25 kg. How much fluid would the child need per day?m/test
A) 1,560 mL
B) 1,600 mL
C) 1,650 mL
D) 1,700 mL
B
The parents of a child diagnosed with celiac disease ask the nurse what types of food they can offer their child. What recommendation would the nurse include in the teaching plan?
A) Frozen yogurt
B) Rye bread
C) Creamed spinach
D) Fruit juice
D
The nurse is providing care to a child with an intussusception. The child has a bowel movement and the nurse inspects the stool. The nurse would most likely document the stool’s appearance as having what quality?
Greasy
Clay-colored
Currant jelly–like
Bloody
C
The mother of a 3-week-old infant old brings her daughter in for an evaluation. During the visit, the mother tells the nurse that her baby is spitting up after feedings. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
A) “We need to tell the healthcare provider about cthis.”
B) “Infants this age commonly spit up.”
C) “Your daughter might have an allergy.”
D) “Don’t worry; you’re just feeding her too much.”
B
. A group of students are reviewing information about . fluids balance and losses in children in comparison to adults. The students demonstrate a need for additional
review when they state that:
A) children have a proportionately greater amount of body water than do adults.
B) fever plays a greater role in insensible fluid losses in infants and children.
C) a higher metabolic rate plays a major role inirincreased insensible fluid losses.
D) the infant’s immature kidneys have a tendency to overconcentrate urine.
D
An 8-month-old infant is brought to the clinic for evaluation. The mother tells
the nurse that she has noticed some white patches on the infant’s tongue that look
like curdled milk after breastfeeding. The nurse suspectsboral candidiasis (thrush). Which question would the nurse use to help confirm this suspicion?
A) “Are you having breast pain when you nurseirthe baby?”
B) “Has he had any dairy problems recently?”
C) “Is he experiencing any vomiting lately?”
A
The parents of a 6-week-old boy come to the clinic for evaluation because
the infant has been vomiting. The parents report that the vomiting has been increasing in frequency and forcefulness over the last week. Thet mother says,
“Sometimes, it seems like it just bursts out of his mouth.” A diagnosis of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis is suspected. When performing the physical examination, what would the nurse most likely find?
A) Sausage-shaped mass in the upper midabdomen
B) Hard, moveable, olive-shaped mass in the right upper quadrant
C) Tenderness over the McBurney point in the right lower quadrant D) Abdominal pain in the epigastric or umbilicali regiont
B
A nursing instructor is developing a class presentation about the medications used to treat peptic ulcer disease. Which drug class would the/ instructor be least likely to include in the presentation?
A) Antibiotics
B) Proton pump inhibitors
C) Histamine antagonists
D) Prokinetics
D
The parents of a boy diagnosed with Hirschsprung disease are anxious and fearful of the upcoming surgery. The mother states, “I’m worried about having to care for our son’s ostomy.” Which intervention would be most helpful for the
parents?
Explaining to them about the diagnosis and surgery
Having a wound, ostomy, and continence nurse meet with them
Reinforcing that the ostomy will be temporary
Teaching them about the medications used to.slows stool output
B
. The nurse is providing care to a child with pancreatitis. When reviewing the child’s laboratory test results, what would the nurse expect to find? Select all that
apply.
A) Leukocytosis
B) Decreased C-reactive protein
C) Elevated serum amylase levels
D) Positive stool culture
E) Decreased serum lipase levels
A C
A child is scheduled for a lower endoscopy. What would the nurse include in the child’s plan of care in preparation for this test?
A) Explaining about the need to ingest barium
B) Establishing an intravenous access for radionuclide administration
C) Administering the prescribed bowel cleansing regimen
D) Withholding prescribed proton pump inhibitors for 5 days before
C
A group of students are reviewing information about gallbladder disease in children. The students demonstrate a need for additional review when they state:
cholesterol gallstones are more frequently found in males.
pigment stones are found primarily in the commons bile duct.
pancreatitis is a common complication of cholecystitis in children.
cholecystitis is due to chemical irritation from obstructed bile flow.
A
