ATI RN Nursing Care of Children

A nurse is talking with the parent of an infant during a well-child visit. The parent states, "My 6-year-old started wetting the bed after we brought his baby sister home. He hasn't done that in over a year." The nurse should recognize that this behavior by the sibling is an indication of which o...

A nurse is caring for a school-age child who is receiving cefazolin via intermittent IV bolus. The child suddenly develops diffuse flushing of the skin and angioedema. After discontinuing the medication infusion, which of the following medications should the nurse administer first? prednisone ep...

Which of the following should the nurse include when discussing the developmental theory? correct answers Defines consistencies in how families change The nurse hears one parent state, "My son knows he better do what I say." Which of the following parenting styles is the parent exhibiting? corr...

A nurse is caring for a child who is receiving treatment for diabetic ketoacidosis and has current blood glucose level of 250mg/dL. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? correct answers Administer D5NS by continuous IV infusion A nurse is caring for a child who has epistaxis. Whic...

A nurse manager on a pediatric unit is preparing an education program on working with families for a group of newly hired nurses. Which of the following should the nurse include when discussing the developmental theory? 1. described that stress is inevitable 2. emphasizes that change with one me...

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a 2-year old child who has diarrhea and has been vomiting for 24 hr. which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? correct answers Potassium 2.5 mEq/L A nurse is assessing a 6 month old infant who was recently admitted with ...

A nurse in an urgent care clinic is assessing an adolescent who has an upper respiratory tract infection. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of pertussis? correct answers Dry, hacking cough The nurse should identify that a dry, hacking cough is a manifest...

A nurse is creating a plan of care for a school-age child who has heart disease and has developed heart failure. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? correct answers Provide small, frequent meals for the child. The metabolic rate of a child who has heart fai...

A nurse is reinforcing home safety instructions with the parents of a toddler. Which of the following parent statements indicates an understanding of the teaching? correct answers "We will turn the pot handles toward the back of the stove." The nurse should instruct the parents to turn pot handle...

a nurse is creating a plan of care for a school-age child who has heart disease and has developed heart failure. which intervention should the nurse include in the plan? a. provide small, frequent meals for the child b. schedule time in the play room for the child c. weight the child weekly d. m...

Tonsils are? correct answers Masses of lymph type tissue found in the pharyngeal area. Palatine tonsils correct answers Located on the left and right sides of the oropharynx. These are the tonsils removed during tonsillectomy. Pharyngeal tonsils correct answers Also known as adenoids and are r...

A nurse manager on a pediatric unit is preparing an education program on working with families for a group of newly hired nurses. Which following should the nurse include when discussing the developmental theory? correct answers Defines consistencies in how families change A nurse is assisting a ...

A nurse is planning to administer the influenza vaccine to a toddler. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a. Administer subcutaneously in the abdomen. b. Use a 20-guage needle. c. Divide the medication into two injections. d. Place the child in the supine position. correct...