PEDS Proctored 2019 Questions and Answers

PEDS Proctored 2019 Questions and Answers 1. A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a school aged child who has ADHD. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?: Place the childs daily activities on an organizational chart 2. A nurse is caring for a child who has sickle cell anemia. Which of the following findings is a priority for the nurse to report to the provider?: Facial twitching 3. A nurse in the PACU is caring for a school aged child immediately after a tonsillectomy. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?: Place the child in a side lying position 4. A nurse in the ER is caring for an adolescent who was requesting testing for STIs. Which of the following actions is appropriate for the nurse to take?: Obtain the written consent from the client 5. A nurse is providing teaching about medication administration to the parents of the toddler who has a new prescription for liquid ferrous sulfate. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?: Dilute the drops of water prior to administration 6. A nurse is providing dietary teaching to a parent of a 10month-old infant who has phenylketonuria. Which of the following responses by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?: I will steam carrots and will cut them into small pieces for her 7. a nurse is caring for a child who s 2 days post-op following an appendec- tomy due to the rupture of the appendix the childs NG tube is set to low intermittent suction. Which of the following indicates that the childs GI function has returned?: . The nurse auscultates bowel sounds 8. A nurse is providing teaching to the parent of an infant who has a diaper rash. Which of the following statements by the parents indicate an understanding of the teaching?: I will use superabsorbent disposable diapers 9. a nurse is administering an opioid to an adolescent who is in a sickle cell crisis. Which statement is true regarding opioid pain management?: Oral opioid does should be larger than parenteral doses 10. A nurse is providing discharge to the parents of a school aged child following placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. The nurse should determine the teaching was effective when the parents identify which of the following as an indicator that the shunt has been displaced?: Elevated temperature 11. A nurse is reviewing laboratory results of a school aged child. Which of the following findings to the nurse reports the provider?: Platelets 110,000 12. A nurse is planning care for a child immediately following the insertion of a chest tube for continuous suction with a closed drainage system. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?: Ensure continuous bubbling is present in the suction control chamber 13. A nurses caring for an infant who has heart failure and is receiving digoxin. Which of the following findings indicates a positive response to the medication?: Urine output 2 mL/kg/hr 14. A nurse is assessing a six month old infant who has respiratory syncytial virus. The nurse should immediately report which of the following findings to the provider?- : Tachypnea 15. A nurse is reviewing the results of the newborn screening of a newborn who is one week old. Results include total T4 0.8mcg/dl phenylalanine 0.7 and negative galactosemia. Which of the following nursing include in the plan of care?: nstruct the newborns parent about how to administer levothyroxine 16. A nurse is caring for a newly admitted toddler who has acute diarrhea. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first.: Initiate contact precautions 17. A nurse is caring for toddler who post operative following cleft palate repair. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?: Administer opioids for mouth pain 18. A nurse is assessing a child who has measles. Which of the following areas should the nurse inspect for koplik spots?: Inside the mouth 19. A nurse is assessing an infant who has acute otitis media which of the following findings should the nurse expect? Select all that apply.: a. Crying b. Fever c. Restlessness