Exam 3: Pediatrics

Which of the following immunizations would the nurse expect to administer to a child who is HIV (+) and severely immunocompromised:

Dustin, a 3-year-old boy, was admitted to the hospital with nephritic syndrome. The nurse should assign a roommate who is:

Proper documentation is one role of a nurse. How would a nurse document a clonic episode in a pediatric client with seizure disorder:

A mother asks the school nurse as her school age child has Encopresis. The nurse advised the mother to:

When developing a plan of care that includes interventions aimed at preventing complications of a low platelet count in a child with leukemia, which of the following is most appropriate:

Measles vaccine should be given among infant between:

A 7-year-old girl tells the nurse that several of her classmates teased her. The school nurse should responds correctly if she tells:

When determining the effectiveness of teaching a child's mother about sickle cell disease, which of the following statements by the mother indicates the need for additional teaching:

An anxious father consults a nurse for guidance on how to answer the question, of his child Daniel who is only 5 years old. The father said that Daniel asked "Where do babies come from?" What is the nurse's best response to the father?

A 2 year old was brought to the pediatric clinic for a routine check up. When assessing the child's relationship with other children, the nurse would expect to observe.

When managing an abused child, the nurse should be aware that this child is most likely to do which of the following:

Nurse Cathy is assigned for a 2 and half year-old who is being treated with Chelation Therapy, calcium disodium edetate, due to poisoning. Cathy should be alerted for which of the following side effect?

How would a nurse soothe an infant who was hospitalized and appears to be in pain:

Upon assessing a child, the nurse notes white patches on the child's tongue and determines that it may be an indicative of candidiasis (oral thrush). The nurse understands that the white patches of oral thrush:

A mother of a toddler who recently diagnosed with diabetes type 1 asks the nurse why her child can't be given oral antidiabetics instead of insulin. The nurse would explain that oral medication would not work for the baby because they:

Jessica, a 29-year-old mother, tells the nurse that her youngest son who is just 7-months-old can already sit without any support. The nurse should tell the mother that this:

Poisoning among toddlers is common because of the ingestion of different things like medicines that looks like candies. What would be the priority plan of care for a toddler who has ingested aspirin:

During a home visit, a mother asks the nurse about the communicability of chicken pox. The nurse responds correctly by stating that it is:

Which of the following behavior of a preschooler indicates that the child is in the stage of initiative?

A school age girl with rubella should be isolated from an unimmunized: