Exam 23: Pediatric Nursing Interventions and Skills

A child who has cystic fibrosis is admitted to the pediatric unit with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)infection.The nurse recognizes that in addition to a private room,the child is placed on what precautions?

The clinic nurse is teaching parents about when to call the office immediately for a child with a fever.What should the nurse include in the teaching session?

A 16-year-old girl comes to the pediatric clinic for information on birth control.The nurse knows that before this young woman can be examined,consent must be obtained from which source?

A 6-year-old boy is hospitalized for intravenous antibiotic therapy.He eats very little on his "regular diet" trays.He tells the nurse that all he wants to eat is pizza,tacos,and ice cream.What nursing action is the most appropriate?

A child,age 7 years,has a fever associated with a viral illness.She is being cared for at home.What is the principal reason for treating fever in this child?

A nurse must do a venipuncture on a 6-year-old child.What consideration is important in providing atraumatic care?

A 4-year-old girl is admitted to outpatient surgery for removal of a cyst on her back.Her mother puts the hospital gown on her,but the child is crying because she wants to leave on her underpants.What is the most appropriate nursing action at this time??

The nurse gives an injection in a patient's room.How should the nurse dispose of the needle?

What strategies should the nurse implement to assist in feeding a sick child?

A toddler is being sent to the operating room for surgery at 9 AM.As the nurse prepares the child,what is the priority intervention?

A child has a central venous access device for intravenous (IV)fluid administration.A blood sample is needed for a complete blood count,hemogram,and electrolytes.What is the appropriate procedure to implement for this blood sample?

The nurse has just collected blood by venipuncture in the antecubital fossa.What should the nurse do next?

Parents are being taught how to feed their infant using a newly placed gastrostomy tube (G-tube).What is essential information for the parents to receive?

The nurse on a pediatric unit is writing guidelines for age-specific preparation of children for procedures based on developmental characteristics.What guideline is accurate?

An 11-month-old hospitalized boy is restrained because he is receiving intravenous (IV)fluids.His grandmother has come to stay with him for the afternoon and asks the nurse if the restraints can be removed.What nurse's response is best?

A 14-year-old adolescent is hospitalized with cystic fibrosis.What nursing note entry represents best documentation of his breakfast meal?

The nurse is caring for a 12-year-old child who is on fall precautions secondary to seizures.What interventions should be included in the child's care plan?

A 7-year-old is identified as being at risk for skin breakdown.What intervention should the nursing care plan include?

What play activities should the nurse implement to encourage fluid intake for a child?

A 6-year-old child needs to drink 1 L of GoLYTELY in preparation for a computed tomography scan of the abdomen.To encourage the child to drink,what should the nurse do?