Exam 3: Pediatrics

For acute otitis media, the treatment is prompt antibiotic therapy. Delayed treatment may result in complications of:

The nurse assesses delayed gross motor development for Daniel who is 3 years old. Daniel's inability to do which action confirms this finding:

During a community visit, a mother asks the nurse on how to relieve the itch in a child with chicken pox. The nurse should suggest:

Signs of cold stress that the nurse must be alert when caring for a Newborn is:

An infant was scheduled to receive the first series of immunizations. Before giving them, the nurse should discuss the possible reactions that may occur because those reactions are:

After the nurse instructs the parents of a 5-month-old infant about the purpose of the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST), which of the following statements by the parents about what the test measures would indicate that the teaching was effective:

While planning care for a preschool aged child, a nurse understands developmental needs. Which of the following would be of the highest concern?

A nurse is conducting a community teaching on issues of childhood safety. Which of the following age group are at the highest risk for poisoning?

A mother is upset because her 8-year-old daughter developed a right breast mass. She asks the nurse what she should do. The nurse bases her response on knowing that the breast mass is most likely due to which of the following:

The twelve-year-old boy has fractured his arm because of a fall from his bike. After the injury has been casted, the nurse knows it is most important to perform all of the following assessments on the area distal to the injury except:

Nurse Barbara is assigned in the pediatric unit. She is aware that the most reliable indicator of pain in a 2-year-old client is:

Which of the following is the correct way of instilling eardrops among children below 3 years old:

A 4 year-old child is treated in the emergency room after ingesting an ounce of a liquid narcotic. What should the nurse do first?

Upon assessing the mouth of a 4 year-old child, the nurse noted that the teeth have chalky white-to-yellowish staining with pitting of the enamel. Which of the following conditions would most likely explain these findings?

A mother asks the nurse about Vitamin A supplementation. The best response is that giving Vitamin A starts when the infant reaches 6 months and the first dose is:

A nurse is preparing to care for a child with a diagnosis of intussusception. The nurse reviews the child's record and expects to note which symptom of this disorder documented:

A child possibly has pinworm infestation because he reported that he first felt:

Which of the following would be a diagnostic test for Phenylketonuria which uses fresh urine mixed with ferric chloride:

Tammy, a 4-year-old child, has cystic fibrosis. Her mother is concerned and said that her child can no longer join the American Idol because of repeated infection. The nurse is aware that repeated infection could lead to:

Ada, tells the nurse that she wants to begin toilet training her 22-month-old child. The most important factor for the nurse to stress to the mother is: