Assessments
Approximately how old does the nurse assess a large green bruise to be?
How is Ewing's sarcoma treated?
Radiation and chemotherapy
This is important when teaching parents about antibiotic therapy.
Take prescription as ordered and take all of the medication.
What would the nurse include in teaching parents about air travel to prevent barotrauma in infants?
Let the infant nurse during descent
This nursing action will decrease the risk of serious complications for a child in Bryant's traction.
Frequent neurovascular checks
This symptom is expected after a generalized tonic clonic seizure.
Sleepiness
How will nonparalytic strabismus likely be corrected?
Corrective lenses
What type of medications may be prescribed to treat otitis media?
Antibiotics
How would a nurse explain the cause of febrile seizures to parents?
They occur when the temperature rises quickly
What intervention is appropriate for a nurse assessing a child for scoliosis?
Ask the child to bend forward at the waist and observe the child's back for asymmetry.
Cardinal sign of hyphema
A dark red spot in front of the iris
What does the haemophilus influenzae type B vaccine protect against?
Bacterial meningitis
These medications should be avoided in children to prevent Reye's syndrome
Salicylate-containing medications like aspirin
What instructions should the nurse give parents of a child with acute conjunctivitis?
Clear drainage from the inner to the outer aspect of the eye
A school nurse should call 911 if a child's seizure lasts longer than this amount of time.
5 minutes
What assessment finding, if present, should be reported immediately in a child with meningitis?
Irregular respirations
Common treatment for amblyopia
Patching the good eye to force the brain to use the affected (bad) eye
How long will antibiotic therapy likely last for treatment of osteomyelitis?
6 weeks
What should a nurse plan to include in the postoperative teaching for a child who had a tympanostomy with tube insertion?
Do not get water in the ears
Appropriate nursing action when a child is experiencing a tonic-clonic seizure.
Move objects out of the child's immediate area
A child is laying supine with his arms and legs rigidly extended and hands pronate. What posture is this?
Decerebrate
How many hours a day should a Milwaukee brace be worn?
23 hours per day
What should be included in a teaching plan for long term administration of phenytoin?
Gums should be massaged regularly to prevent hyperplasia (gum overgrowth)
What would the nurse respond with, if a parent asks what causes the pain experienced with osteomyelitis?
Purulent drainage in the bone marrow
Which nursing intervention would be helpful in relieving morning discomfort associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
Applying moist heat packs upon awakening