Exam 24: Caring for the Child With a Gastrointestinal Condition

A child is taking azathioprine (Imuran)for moderate Crohn's disease.Which assessment finding best indicates that an important goal related to this medication has been met?

A pediatrician diagnoses gastroesophageal reflux (GER)in an infant.Which information will the nurse provide during the teaching session to the infant's parents?

A school-age child has a diagnosis of constipation.When planning dietary teaching for the parents,what food does the nurse emphasize as a means to decrease constipation?

A parent calls the pediatric clinic to make an appointment for her child who complains of periumbilical pain that has progressed to right lower quadrant pain.Later the parent calls to cancel the appointment,stating that the pain went away spontaneously after the child used a heating pad.What action by the nurse is most appropriate?

A nurse is preparing oral rehydration solution for a child weighing 13.7 lb (6.21 kg).How much solution should the nurse prepare for one feeding?

The nurse on a pediatric unit is caring for a child with short bowel syndrome.When providing nutritional therapy for the child,the nurse checks for feeding intolerance by making which daily assessments?

The pediatric nurse is caring for a hospitalized child with cirrhosis who has 4+ pitting edema.Which laboratory value would the nurse correlate with the edema?

The pediatric nurse caring for children in the emergency room teaches the student nurse about the injury statistics related to abdominal trauma.Which information does the nurse provide to the student?

The pediatric nurse explaining cholelithiasis to a nursing student would describe which risk factors for this disease process?

A parent calls the after-hours clinic nurse's line and describes a bulging mass in his 6-month-old son's scrotal area that used to disappear when the child was quiet.Now the mass is constantly present.What action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

A child in the emergency department has a suspected Meckel diverticulum.What diagnostic testing is most important for the nurse to facilitate?

A pediatric nurse is caring for a 10-year-old patient on the pediatric unit who has been vomiting upon arising in the morning for the past 2 days.The nurse knows that this symptom is often associated with which condition?

A patient has pancreatitis.Which daily laboratory test will the nurse review as a priority for this patient?

In providing anticipatory guidance,what does the nurse teach parents about nutrition in their 4-year-old child?

After surgical correction of a Meckel diverticulum,what nursing action is the most important?

The registered nurse is explaining to a nursing student that which of the following is the most common cause of gastric ulcers in children?

A pediatric nurse is teaching the family of a child with celiac disease about necessary dietary modifications to manage the disease.Which information does the nurse include in the teaching session?

A nurse is assessing a 6-month-old baby with volvulus.The infant's vital signs are as follows: pulse: 118 beats/minute; blood pressure: 78/54 mm Hg; respirations: 42 breaths/minute.What action by the nurse is most appropriate?

A mother is distraught after learning that her son has Hirschsprung disease.She asks the nurse how she could have prevented this from occurring.Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

A nurse is teaching a parent about strategies for managing colic in the infant.Which suggestions does the nurse provide to this parent?