Musculoskeletal
What is the most important nursing intervention to identify and minimize compartment syndrome?
Perform frequent neurovascular checks
Which diagnosis is related to the development of Reye’s syndrome in conjunction with aspirin administration in the pediatric patient?
Varicella
What is the primary symptom in croup?
“Barking” cough
Which disorder causes unoxygenated blood to enter the systemic arterial circulation?
What is the most common form of childhood cancer?
Leukemia
The nurse is caring for a 15-year-old boy after left lower extremity amputation surgery after a diagnosis of osteosarcoma. The patient reports that his “left foot is in severe pain.” What should the nurse do first?
Medicate for pain as ordered.
What is considered a manifestation of retinoblastoma?
Yellowish-white reflex seen in the pupil
A nurse is caring for a 7-year-old patient immediately after a tonsillectomy. What is the best position for this patient?
Partly on the side and partly on the abdomen
The nurse is caring for a child receiving digoxin (Lanoxin) for the diagnosis of heart failure. Which manifestation does the nurse recognize as a cardinal sign of digoxin toxicity?
Sudden change in pulse
The nurse is caring for a 5-year-old child with leukemia admitted to the hospital with the primary diagnosis of pneumonia. What does the nurse suspect as most likely cause of this child’s pneumonia?
Neutropenia
What are appropriate interventions when caring for a child in traction? (Select all that apply.)
What are appropriate interventions when caring for a child in traction? (Select all that apply.)
What will the nurse include when performing cranial or neurological assessments? (Select all that apply.)
What type of isolation precaution is recommended for infants infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)?
Contact
Which diagnostic test is a standardized diagnostic test for rheumatic fever?
Antistreptolysin O titer
What is the classic symptom of idiopathic (immunological) thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP)?
Bruising
A 14-year-old girl has been diagnosed with scoliosis with a curve of 30 degrees. What medical intervention will treatment include for this patient?
Use of a Milwaukee brace
The presence of blood in the anterior chamber of the eye is called
hyphema
Which symptoms are manifested with chronic respiratory distress? (Select all that apply.)
Which observation indicates that an infant with congestive heart failure (CHF) is carefully following the prescribed medical regimen?
The child exhibits normal weight for age.
Which are characteristics of sickle cell anemia? (Select all that apply.)
What is the most accurate diagnostic tool in diagnosing suspected osteomyelitis in the pediatric patient?
Bone Scan
Which signs/symptoms are characteristics of brain tumors in children? (Select all that apply.)
Which are signs/symptoms of epiglottitis? (Select all that apply.)
Which symptoms are indicative of rheumatic fever (RF)? (Select all that apply.)
An 8-year-old boy diagnosed with hemophilia presents at the emergency department with hemarthrosis from a fall on the school playground. What would be included when following a traditional approach to care? (Select all that apply.)