Exam 28: The Child with a Gastrointestinal Condition

The nurse explains that the treatment of choice for a child with intussusception is:

The nurse is aware that rapid respirations are a possible cause of dehydration because they:

The nurse interviewing parents of an infant with pyloric stenosis would expect the parents to report if the infant has had:

When feeding a child with pyloric stenosis, what interventions will the nurse perform? Select all that apply.

The nurse, assessing an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) for an infant with gastroenteritis, recognizes that this confirms the _______________ process that is part of this disease.

Intussusception would be suspected when parents describe the child's stools as:

An infant is admitted to the hospital with severe isotonic dehydration. In planning the infant's care, the nurse is aware the infant is at risk for:

The nurse, speaking to the parent of a 3-year-old child who has mild diarrhea, would advise the dietary modification of:

The finding in a newborn suggestive of tracheoesophageal fistula is:

A 7-month-old infant is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of acute gastroenteritis. The priority goal of the infant's care is to prevent:

A mother reports that her child has been scratching the anal area and complaining of itching. Based on this information, the nurse might suspect this child has:

What sign(s) indicate(s) moderate dehydration? Select all that apply.

The nurse instructing a mother how to administer oral nystatin suspension prescribed to treat thrush would teach her to:

On the second day of hospitalization for a 3-month-old brought in for treatment for gastroenteritis, the nurse makes all of the assessments listed below. Which assessment finding indicates ineffectiveness of treatment?

A child is brought to the emergency department because he ingested an unknown quantity of acetaminophen (Tylenol). After gastric lavage is completed, the nurse might expect this child to receive:

Following surgery for pyloric stenosis an infant awoke from anesthesia hungry and crying. The nurse should:

Nursing interventions for the mother of a 10-month-old infant with nonorganic failure to thrive would include:

A child has been diagnosed with ascariasis (roundworm). The statement made by her mother that may suggest a cause for her condition is:

The nurse is aware that the 18-pound child must take in _____ mL of oral fluid to make up the fluid loss from one stool of diarrhea.

A child is brought to the pediatric clinic because he has been vomiting for the past 2 days. An acid-base imbalance that the nurse would expect to occur from this persistent vomiting is: