Exam 45: Pediatric Variations of Nursing Interventions

The nurse is caring for an unconscious child. Skin care should include:

Using knowledge of child development,the best approach when preparing a toddler for a procedure is to:

A child is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN;hyperalimentation). At the end of 8 hours the nurse observes the solution and notes that 200 ml/8 hr is being infused rather than the ordered amount of 300 ml/8 hr. The nurse should adjust the rate so that how much will infuse during the next 8 hours?

MATCHING The nurse is preparing to insert a nasogastric tube into a 4-year-old child for intermittent suctioning after abdominal surgery. Place in correct sequence the steps for inserting a nasogastric tube. -Measure the tube from the tip of the nose to the ear lobe to midpoint between the xiphoid process and the umbilicus.

MATCHING The nurse is preparing to insert a nasogastric tube into a 4-year-old child for intermittent suctioning after abdominal surgery. Place in correct sequence the steps for inserting a nasogastric tube. -Check the placement of the tube by aspirating stomach contents.

MATCHING The nurse is preparing to insert a nasogastric tube into a 4-year-old child for intermittent suctioning after abdominal surgery. Place in correct sequence the steps for inserting a nasogastric tube. -Place the child in the supine position with head slightly hyperflexed.

The Allen test is performed as a precautionary measure before which procedure?

What should the nurse consider when having consent forms signed for surgery and procedures on children?

Katie,4 years old,is admitted to outpatient surgery for removal of a cyst on her foot. Her mother puts the hospital gown on her,but Katie is crying because she wants to leave on her underpants. The most appropriate nursing action is to:

Guidelines for intramuscular administration of medication in school-age children include to:

The nurse approaches a group of school-age patients to administer medication to Sam Hart. To identify the correct child,the nurse should:

The nurse is preparing a 12-year-old girl for a bone marrow aspiration. She tells the nurse that she wants her mother with her "like before." The most appropriate nursing action is to:

MATCHING The nurse is preparing to insert a nasogastric tube into a 4-year-old child for intermittent suctioning after abdominal surgery. Place in correct sequence the steps for inserting a nasogastric tube. -Lubricate the nasogastric tube with water-soluble lubricant.

Tepid water or sponge baths are indicated for hyperthermia in children. The nurse should:

In some genetically susceptible children anesthetic agents can trigger malignant hyperthermia. The nurse should be alert in observing that,in addition to an increased temperature,an early sign of this disorder is:

In preparing to give "enemas until clear" to a young child,the nurse should select:

An appropriate intervention to encourage food and fluid intake in a hospitalized child is to:

An important nursing consideration when performing a bladder catheterization on a young boy is to:

Frequent urine testing for specific gravity and glucose are required on a 6-month-old infant. The most appropriate way to collect small amounts of urine for these tests is to:

It is important to make certain that sensory connectors and oximeters are compatible since wiring that is incompatible can cause: