Exam 22: Pediatric Variations of Nursing Interventions

A 2-year-old child comes to the emergency department with dehydration and hypovolemic shock.Which best explains why an intraosseous infusion is started?

A 2-year-old child is being admitted to the hospital for possible bacterial meningitis.When preparing for a lumbar puncture,the nurse's best action is to:

Which should the nurse consider when having consent forms signed for surgery and procedures on children?

Which is an important nursing consideration when performing a bladder catheterization on a young boy?

The nurse is caring for an unconscious child.Skin care should include which action?

The nurse approaches a group of school-age patients to administer medication to Sam Hart.To identify the correct child,the nurse's action is to:

A nurse is caring for a child in droplet precautions.Which instructions should the nurse give to the unlicensed assistive personnel caring for this child? (Select all that apply.)

A child is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN; hyperalimentation).At the end of 8 hours,the nurse observes the solution and notes that 200 ml/8 hr is being infused rather than the ordered amount of 300 ml/8 hr.The nurse should adjust the rate so that how much will infuse during the next 8 hours?

It is important to make certain that sensory connectors and oximeters are compatible because wiring that is incompatible can cause:

A critically ill child has hyperthermia.The parents ask the nurse to give an antipyretic such as acetaminophen (Tylenol).The nurse should explain that antipyretics:

The emergency department nurse is cleaning multiple facial abrasions on a 9-year-old child whose mother is present.The child is crying and screaming loudly.The nurse's action should be to:

A nurse must do a venipuncture on a 6-year-old child.Which is an important consideration in providing atraumatic care?

The nurse is doing a prehospitalization orientation for a 7-year-old child who is scheduled for cardiac surgery.As part of the preparation,the nurse explains that she will not be able to talk because of an endotracheal tube but that she will be able to talk when it is removed.This explanation is:

In preparing to give "enemas until clear" to a young child,the nurse should select which solution?

The nurse gives an injection in a patient's room.The nurse should perform which intervention with the needle for disposal?

Nursing considerations related to the administration of oxygen in an infant include to:

The nurse wore gloves during a dressing change.When the gloves are removed,the nurse should:

An appropriate intervention to encourage food and fluid intake in a hospitalized child is to:

The nurse has just collected blood by venipuncture in the antecubital fossa.Which should the nurse do next?

Katie,4 years old,is admitted to outpatient surgery for removal of a cyst on her foot.Her mother puts the hospital gown on her,but Katie is crying because she wants to leave on her underpants.The most appropriate nursing action is to: