Exam 52: The Child with a Neurologic Alteration

A 62-pound child has a spinal cord injury and has completed the bolus dose of IV steroids.The nurse is preparing to hang an IV infusion of steroids for the next 23 hours.How much medication should this child get per hour? Record your solve using 1 decimal place.Administer _______ mg/hour.

A 14-year-old is in the intensive care unit after a spinal cord injury 2 days ago.Nursing care for this child includes (Select all that apply.)

How much folic acid does the nurse tell female patients is recommended for women of childbearing age?

Latex allergy is suspected in a child with spina bifida.Appropriate nursing interventions include which of the following?

Which information should the nurse give to a child who is to have magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)of the brain?

The nurse is assessing a child who was just admitted to the hospital for observation after a head injury.What is the most essential part of nursing assessment to detect early signs of a worsening condition?

What should the nurse teach parents when the child is taking phenytoin (Dilantin)to control seizures?

A 62-pound child has a spinal cord injury and is to receive steroid therapy.How much medication does the nurse draw up for the bolus dose? Record your solve in a whole number.Administer _____ mg.

Which term is used when a patient remains in a deep sleep,responsive only to vigorous and repeated stimulation?

When a 2-week-old infant is seen for irritability,poor appetite,and rapid head growth with observable distended scalp veins,the nurse recognizes these signs as indicative of which disorder?

Nursing care of the infant who has had a myelomeningocele repair should include

A recommendation to prevent neural tube defects is the supplementation of

How should the nurse explain positioning for a lumbar puncture to a 5-year-old child?

Which change in status should alert the nurse to increased intracranial pressure (ICP)in a child with a head injury?

A child is brought to the emergency department in status epilepticus.Which medication should the nurse expect to be given initially in this situation?

The nurse is preparing a school-age child for computed tomography (CT scan)to assess cerebral function.Which statement should the nurse include when preparing the child?

What is the priority nursing intervention for the child with ascending paralysis as a result of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS)?

The nurse should expect a child who has frequent tension-type headaches to describe headache pain as which of the following?

After a tonic-clonic seizure,it would not be unusual for a child to display

What nursing actions are indicated when the nurse is administering phenytoin (Dilantin)by the intravenous route to control seizures? (Select all that apply.)