Exam 22: Health Care Adaptations for the Child and Family

An infant's dry diaper weighs 2.5 grams. The wet diaper weighs 47 grams. The nurse would record the infant's urine output as _____ mL.

The nurse selects the best site for giving an IM injection to a 15-month-old child, which is the _____ muscle.

The physician has ordered phenytoin syrup 20 mg PO bid for a child who weighs 15 pounds. The PDR states that 10 mg/kg/day is the maximum daily dose. The safe daily dose of this medication is _____ mg.

The nurse is aware that because of the function of the mist tent that a child is at risk for ________________.

The nurse preparing to administer medication to a 2-month-old infant discovers there is no ID bracelet on the child. The nurse should:

The nurse explains that the tympanic thermometer is considered more accurate because:

The emergency action for airway obstruction in the infant is to give:

The nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child. When reviewing yesterday's intake and output record, the nurse would expect the child's daily urinary output to be approximately _____ mL.

The intervention that would be correct when a nurse is administering a gastrostomy feeding by gravity is to:

Informed consent for a minor guarantees that the parent or legal guardian understands what aspect(s) of a procedure? Select all that apply.

A parent tells the nurse, "I'm not sure how to give this medicine to my infant." The nurse would teach the parent to best administer an oral suspension by:

The prescription for a 4-month-old is penicillin G 150,000 units intramuscularly bid. The drug is supplied as a unit dose of 600,000 units in a 5-mL vial. The nurse should give the dose as _____ mL.

The nurse explains that the factor that affects the infant's physiological response to medications is:

A child who has a continuous intravenous infusion should be assessed every:

The nurse is aware that for the 3-month-old who has a surgery time of 2:30 PM, the start order for NPO should be no earlier than ____________________.

After instilling nose drops, the nurse will keep the infant in the head down position for at least _________ seconds.

Gentamicin ear drops are prescribed for a 4-year-old child. To administer the ear drops, the nurse would pull the auricle:

The restraint that is most appropriate for the insertion of an intravenous line in a scalp vein of an infant is the:

The nurse is searching through several blood pressure cuffs to find a cuff that is the appropriate size for her small patient. The nurse selects a cuff that covers ______ _______ of the patient's upper arm.

The nurse instructs the mother of a 2-year-old who is taking iron supplements for anemia that some foods reduce the absorption of iron, such as: