Exam 14: Health Problems of Toddlers and Preschoolers

Which is an important nursing consideration when caring for a child with herpetic gingivostomatitis (HGS)?

A nurse is admitting a child to the hospital with a diagnosis of giardiasis.Which medication should the nurse expect to be prescribed?

A young child has just arrived at the emergency department after ingestion of aspirin at home.The practitioner has ordered activated charcoal.The nurse administers charcoal in which way?

Acyclovir (Zovirax)is given to children with chickenpox to:

The single parent of a 3-year-old child who has just been diagnosed with chickenpox tells the nurse that she cannot afford to stay home with the child and miss work.The parent asks the nurse if some medication will shorten the course of the illness.Which is the most appropriate nursing intervention?

A child has been admitted to the emergency department with an acetaminophen (Tylenol)poisoning.An antidote is being prescribed by the health care provider.Which antidote should the nurse prepare to administer?

Which is a common characteristic of those who sexually abuse children?

The nurse suspects that a child has ingested some type of poison.Which clinical manifestation would be most suggestive that the poison was a corrosive product?

A nurse is assessing a child and notes Koplik spots.In which of these communicable diseases are Koplik spots present?

Which may be given to high-risk children after exposure to chickenpox to prevent varicella?