Exam 25: The Child with Cardiovascular Dysfunction

As part of the treatment for heart failure,the child takes the diuretic furosemide (Lasix).As part of teaching home care,the nurse encourages the family to give the child foods such as bananas,oranges,and leafy vegetables.These foods are recommended because they are high in:

The nurse is assessing a child after a cardiac catheterization.Which complication should the nurse be assessing for?

Which should the nurse consider when preparing a school-age child and the family for heart surgery?

Which is an important nursing consideration when suctioning a young child who has had heart surgery?

Which defect results in increased pulmonary blood flow?

An 8-year-old child is receiving digoxin (Lanoxin).The nurse should notify the practitioner and withhold the medication if the apical pulse is less than _____ beats/min.

The nurse is talking to a parent of an infant with heart failure about feeding the infant.Which statement about feeding the child is correct?

Clinical manifestations of toxic shock syndrome include:

Which is the acceptable mg/dl level,or below this level,low density lipoprotein (LDL)cholesterol for a child from a family with heart disease? (Record your answer in a whole number.)

An 8-month-old infant has a hypercyanotic spell while blood is being drawn.The nurse's first action should be to:

The nurse is teaching parents about signs of digoxin (Lanoxin)toxicity.Which is a common sign of digoxin toxicity?

The nurse is caring for a school-age child who has had a cardiac catheterization.The child tells the nurse that the bandage is "too wet." The nurse finds the bandage and bed soaked with blood.The most appropriate initial nursing action is to:

The nurse is conducting a staff in-service on childhood-acquired heart diseases.Which is a major clinical manifestation of rheumatic fever?

An infant with an unrepaired tetralogy of Fallot defect is becoming extremely cyanotic during a routine blood draw.Which interventions should the nurse implement? Place in order from the highest-priority intervention to the lowest-priority intervention.Provide answer using lowercase letters separated by commas (e.g., a,b,c,d). a. Administer 100% oxygen by blow-by. b. Place infant in knee-chest position. c. Remain calm. d. Give morphine subcutaneously or by an existing intravenous line.

Seventy-two hours after cardiac surgery,a young child has a temperature of 101° F.Which action should the nurse take?

The nurse is admitting a child with rheumatic fever.Which therapeutic management should the nurse expect to implement?

A nurse is preparing to administer an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)inhibitor.Which drug should the nurse be administering?

Which is the most common causative agent of bacterial endocarditis?

Which painful,tender,pea-sized nodules may appear on the pads of the fingers or toes in bacterial endocarditis?

Which action by the school nurse is important in the prevention of rheumatic fever?