Exam 30: Basic Pediatric Nursing Care

The nurse recognizes that children who have congenital abnormalities,malignancies,gastrointestinal (GI)diseases,or central nervous system (CNS)anomalies are grouped into a special category called:

The nurse is aware that visual acuity evaluation in a child is best assessed after the age of _____ years.

The pediatric nurse who uses the developmental approach in her practice will focus on:

The nurse recognizes that getting the hospitalized child to eat adequate amounts of food can be a challenge.One way to enhance nutrition is to:

The nurse delays assessing the temperature in an infant because of the false elevation of temperature caused by the child:

The toddler is receiving oxygen in a mist tent.One of the disadvantages of the tent is that it requires the nurse to:

When suctioning to remove secretions from an artificial airway,the nurse should limit the suction time to:

The parents ask about preparation of their toddler for hospital admission.The nurse suggests the child be told:

When assessing a neonate,the pediatric nurse should alert the head nurse or physician about which assessment finding?

The nurse recognizes that ____% of hospitalized children have special needs.

Before performing a gavage feeding,the nurse should:

The nurse explains to the anxious parents that the administration of an opioid analgesic to their 3-year-old is:

Dr.Abraham Jacobi focused attention on health problems in children and made a major stride toward their welfare by initiating:

The best time to bathe an infant is:

The nurse welcomes the presence of the family in a pediatric unit because it reduces the stressors of hospitalization.Which are common stressors for the hospitalized child? (Select all that apply.)

When discussing growth and development with the parents of a child,the nurse explains that nutrition is the single most important influence on:

The nurse compresses the nailbed of a child who has just received an arm cast to assess:

The pediatric nurse,along with the primary caregiver(s),has a special duty to ________ the child and the family.

When the nurse is inserting a feeding tube in an 8-month-old,the most efficient safety reminder device (SRD)the nurse would use is a(n):

When using anticipatory guidance to prepare a 5-year-old for an IM injection,the nurse should state: