Growth and development
This Erikson stage focuses on developing a sense of competence through learning and achievement.
What is Industry vs. Inferiority?
A new mother worries her newborn cries and grunts during stooling. The nurse’s best reply?
What is “This is normal unless the stool is hard and dry.”?
After administering medication via an orogastric tube, the nurse should do this next.
What is flush the tube?
The urine findings expected in acute glomerulonephritis.
What are hematuria and proteinuria?
Classic symptom known as a cardinal sign of diabetes mellitus.
What is frequent urination (polyuria)?
A 10-year-old in the concrete operational stage demonstrates this hallmark cognitive skill.
What is the ability to classify similar objects?
When caring for a foster child, this should be the nurse’s priority.
What is performing a comprehensive health assessment?
Best way to clean and secure a G-tube site with skin irritation.
What is use a presplit 2×2 placed loosely around the site?
Decreased serum calcium is characteristic of this endocrine disorder.
What is hypoparathyroidism?
Earliest sign of hypoglycemia in a child.
What is feeling shaky and dizzy?
For a 17-year-old girl, absence of this developmental milestone signals delay.
What is onset of the first menstrual period?
The parenting style characterized by strict rules and “Because I said so.”
What is authoritarian parenting?
For minor surgical consent, the nurse’s primary responsibility is to ensure this.
What is that parents understand what they are signing?
The most common cause of acute renal failure in children.
What is severe dehydration?
Therapeutic agent given to counteract methotrexate toxicity.
What is leucovorin?
The most important social influence for school-aged children.
What are peer relationships?
Singing lullabies to infants provides this benefit.
What is a calming effect on infants?
Appropriate nursing response when language barriers prevent communication in an emergency.
What is get an interpreter to assist?
The priority for a neonate with Tetralogy of Fallot receiving prostaglandin E1.
What is maintaining a separate IV line for continuous medication administration?
Diagnostic test used to confirm cystic fibrosis.
What is a sweat chloride test?
A 17-year-old girl tells the nurse she hasn’t started menstruating, but her breasts and pubic hair are developed. What is the most appropriate nursing interpretation of this finding?
What is a possible developmental delay indicating primary amenorrhea requiring further evaluation?
A 2-year-old in the end stage of a terminal illness is restless, and the parents are afraid of using pain medication due to sedation. Which intervention best supports comfort while respecting parental wishes?
What is encouraging the parent to hold and gently massage the child to provide comfort?
A nurse notes a child in traction for Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease has pale, pulseless skin on the affected foot. What should the nurse do first?
What is immediately notify the practitioner due to compromised circulation?
A child with acute appendicitis suddenly reports feeling better and no longer has abdominal pain. Which assessment finding should alert the nurse to a possible perforation?
What is sudden relief of pain indicating possible appendix rupture?
The nurse is caring for a neonate with Tetralogy of Fallot who begins cyanotic spells during crying. Which nursing action should the nurse take first?
What is place the infant in the knee-chest position to improve oxygenation?