Exam 25: The Child With a Respiratory or Cardiovascular Disorder

The statement indicating that the child's parents understand how to perform respiratory therapy is:

The nurse would advise a mother to clear the nostrils when her infant has a cold by:

The parent of a 1-year-old child with tetralogy of Fallot asks the nurse, "Why do my child's fingertips look like that?" The nurse bases a response on the understanding that clubbing occurs as a result of:

The nurse would suggest to the parents of an asthmatic child to encourage participation in such activities as: Select all that apply.

The nurse is planning to teach parents about preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Significant information would be to:

The assessment that would lead the nurse to suspect that a newborn infant has a ventricular septal defect, is:

An infant with congestive heart failure is receiving Lanoxin. The nurse recognizes signs of digoxin toxicity, which are:

The nurse explains to the parent of a child with exercise-induced asthma that Cromolyn, an antiinflammatory drug, should be inhaled:

The nurse would observe a child for frequent swallowing following a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T & A) because this is indicative of:

The initial intervention that the nurse would suggest to the parents of a child experiencing laryngeal spasm is to:

An appropriate nursing action related to the administration of Lanoxin to an infant would be:

The nurse explains that a ventricular septal defect will:

When a father asks why his child with tetralogy of Fallot seems to favor a squatting position, the nurse would explain that squatting:

A child develops carditis from rheumatic fever. The nurse knows that the areas of the heart affected by carditis are:

The asthmatic child who has been taking theophylline complains of stomach ache and tachycardia and is sweating profusely. The nurse recognizes these symptoms as: