Exam 16: Health Problems of the School-Age Child

Match the symptom with its definition. -Itching

An occlusive dressing is applied to a large abrasion.This is advantageous because the dressing will accomplish what?

A health care provider prescribes methylphenidate hydrochloride (Ritalin),PO,20 mg,twice a day,for a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.The medication label states: "Methylphenidate hydrochloride (Ritalin),10 mg/1 tablet." The nurse prepares to administer one dose.How many tab(s)should the nurse prepare to administer one dose? Fill in the blank.Record your answer as a whole number. ________________

The school nurse is seeing a child who collected some poison ivy leaves during recess.He says only his hands touched it.What is the most appropriate nursing action?

Match the symptom with its definition. -Absence of sensation

Parents are concerned that their 6-year-old son continues to occasionally wet the bed.What does the nurse explain?

What is an important consideration in the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

The nurse is caring for a child with erythema multiforme (Stevens-Johnson syndrome).What local manifestations does the nurse expect to assess in this child?

The nurse is caring for a child who has a temperature of 30° C (86° F).What physical effects of hypothermia should the nurse expect to observe in this child?

A school-age child has been bitten on the leg by a large snake that may be poisonous.During transport to an emergency facility,what should the care include?

Parents phone the nurse and say that their child just knocked out a permanent tooth.What should the nurse's instructions to the parents include?

The nurse understands that medications delivered by which route are more likely to cause a drug reaction?

A health care provider prescribes sertraline (Zoloft)PO,50 mg,daily,for a child with depression.The medication label states: "Sertraline (Zoloft)oral concentrate,20 mg/1 ml." The nurse prepares to administer one dose.How many milliliters should the nurse prepare to administer one dose? Fill in the blank.Record your answer to one decimal place. ________________

Match the acute wound to its definition. -Removal of the superficial layers of skin by rubbing or scraping

A toddler has a deep laceration contaminated with dirt and sand.Before closing the wound,the nurse should irrigate with what solution?

The emergency department nurse is admitting a child with a temperature of 35° C (95° F).What physical effects of hypothermia should the nurse expect to observe in this child?

A 9-year-old child has just been diagnosed with recurrent abdominal pain (RAP).In preparing for discharge,the nurse should include what in the home care instructions to the parents?

Match the acute wound to its definition. -Forcible pulling out or extraction of tissue

Match the acute wound to its definition. -Division of the skin made with a sharp object

The nurse is explaining the purpose of using a vacuum-assisted closure (VAC)device to assist in the healing of a wound.What should the nurse explain as the purpose of using a VAC device?