Exam 23: The Child with a Sensory or Neurological Condition

The school nurse recognizes the cardinal sign of a hyphema when she assesses:

The nurse giving instructions for acute conjunctivitis would teach parents to:

An adolescent has just had a generalized seizure and collapsed in the school nurse's office. The nurse should call 911 if the student:

The nurse determines a mother understands instructions about administering an oral antibiotic for otitis media when the mother verbalizes that she will:

The assessment finding that should be reported immediately if observed in a child with meningitis is:

A parent reports that her child has begun to do poorly at school and experiences episodes where he appears to be staring into space. This behavior is characteristic of which type of seizure?

The nurse planning postoperative teaching for a child who has had a tympanostomy with insertion of tubes would include:

When a child is experiencing a generalized tonic-clonic seizure, an appropriate nursing action would be to:

The best way for the nurse to communicate with a 10-year-old child who has a hearing impairment would be to:

The nurse caring for a 5-month-old with viral influenza suspects the development of Reye's syndrome when the child:

Why would the pediatric nurse suspect the probability of an ear infection in a 6-month-old child? Select all that apply.

What would the nurse, who is preparing air travel instructions to prevent barotrauma in infants, include in teaching? Select all that apply.

The nurse explains that a common treatment for amblyopia is:

The school nurse would suspect strabismus when the child:

The nurse explains that febrile seizures:

The nurse cautions parents that hearing impairment can affect which aspect(s) of the child's development? Select all that apply.

What intervention(s) would the nurse caring for a child with infectious meningitis include? Select all that apply.

The nurse urges the mother of a 6-month-old to get her child inoculated with Haemophilus influenzae type B to protect against:

A child is admitted to the hospital because she had a seizure. Her parents report that for the past few weeks she has had headaches, with vomiting, that are worse in the morning. The nurse would suspect:

A child diagnosed with epilepsy had a generalized tonic-clonic seizure that lasted 90 seconds. After a generalized tonic-clonic seizure, the nurse would expect that the child might be: