Exam 23: The Child With a Sensory or Neurological Condition

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

The nurse is planning to teach parents about prevention of Reye's syndrome. What information would the nurse include in this teaching?

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

The nurse cautions parents that hearing impairment can affect the child's: Select all that apply.

The nurse caring for a child with infectious meningitis, would include in the care: Select all that apply.

The pediatric nurse is alerted to the probability of an ear infection in a 6-month-old child when the baby: Select all that apply.

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

The nurse would include in a teaching plan pertinent to the long-term administration of Dilantin that:

The school nurse would suspect amblyopia when the child:

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 that are worse in the morning with vomiting. The nurse would suspect:

A parent reports that her child experiences episodes where he appears to be staring into space. This behavior is characteristic of which type of seizure?

A child 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:

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

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

The nurse explains that a common treatment for amblyopia is:

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

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

The nurse observes that the legs of a child with cerebral palsy cross involuntarily, and the child exhibits jerky movements with his arms as he tries to eat. The nurse recognizes that he has which type of cerebral palsy?

An adolescent has just had a generalized seizure lasting 1 minute. Following the seizure, the nurse should:

A child is brought to the emergency department after he fell and hit his head on the ground. The nursing assessment that suggests the child has a concussion is: