Exercise, tobacco smoke, or NSAIDs are a few of the many factors that can trigger an episode of this disease.
What is asthma.
100
After a patient has sustained a head injury, (and a spinal cord injury has been ruled out), you should do this for the patient, to facilitate venous drainage.
What is elevate the head of the bed 15 to 30 degrees.
100
This disease requires contact and airborne/droplet precautions while in the hospital.
What is chicken pox (Varicella)
100
This complication of diabetes develops over a period of several hours to days and can be life-threatening.
What is diabetic ketoacidosis.
100
For a child with a cast due to a fracture, the nurse should monitor for signs/symptoms of this serious complication.
What is compartment syndrome.
200
Common symptoms of this disease include pancreatic enzyme deficiency, progressive chronic lung disease and sweat gland dysfunction.
What is cystic fibrosis.
***DAILY DOUBLE*** What test can be used to diagnosis cystic fibrosis?
200
These items should be removed from a room of a patient with leukemia.
What is raw fruits and vegetables, fresh flowers, sick people
200
This syndrome is often associated with the administration of aspirin to young children.
What is Reye's syndrome.
200
This type of vomiting is indicative of pyloric stenosis or increased intracranial pressure.
What is projectile vomiting.
200
The nurse should determine the child's routines, habits, and preferences and maintain consistency as much as possible for a child with this disorder.
What is autism.
300
This disease in children is most commonly caused by congenital heart defects that produce an excessive volume or pressure load on the myocardium.
What is heart failure.
300
These are the 3 top nursing priorities for treating a child with a sickle cell crisis.
What is provide pain relief, administer oxygen, and maintain adequate hydration.
300
Altered level of consciousness; bulging fontanel; a high, shrill cry; vomiting; and increase in blood pressure are signs/symptoms of this condition.
What is increased intracranial pressure
300
This is the telescoping of one portion of the bowel into another, resulting in an obstruction of the passage of intestinal contents.
What is intussusception.
300
After a child has a ventriculoperitoneal shunt (VP shunt) placed for treatment of hydrocephalus, the nurse should place the child in this position.
What is flat (to avoid the rapid reduction of intracranial fluid), on the unoperated side (to prevent pressure on the shunt valve).
400
These are the 4 defects of the disease Tetralogy of Fallot.
What is ventricular septal defect (VSD), pulmonary stenosis, overriding aorta, right ventricular hypertrophy.
400
You should instruct a patient with phenylketonuria to avoid these types of foods.
What is high protein foods (like meats and dairy products) and aspartame. They are high in phenylalanine.
400
Seen in children with measles, these are small, red spots with a bluish-white center and a red base, located on the buccal mucosa.
What are koplik spots.
400
A sudden relief of pain followed by a subsequent increase in pain accompanied by guarding of the right abdomen is an indication of this severe condition.
What is a perforated (ruptured) appendix.
***DAILY DOUBLE*** What life threatening condition can a ruptured appendix lead to?
400
During the oliguric phase of renal failure, this electrolyte may be restricted.
What is potassium. (Due to the lack of urine output, potassium levels will rise, causing hyperkalemia).
500
Rheumatic fever occurs 2-6 weeks after not treating this type of infection.
What is group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection of the upper respiratory tract.
500
In a patient who just underwent a cleft lip repair, these positions should be avoided.
What is positioning on the side of the repair or in the prone position. (These positions can cause rubbing of the surgical site on the mattress)
500
Parents of a child with mononucleosis should watch out for this serious complication, with signs that include left upper quadrant abdominal pain and left shoulder pain.
What is splenic rupture.
500
In this disease, the esophagus terminates before it reaches the stomach, ending in a blind pouch, and/or a fistula is present that forms an unnatural connection with the trachea.
What is esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula.
500
If a patient with a cardiac defect becomes hypercyanotic, the nurse should place him in this position, to assist breathing and increase oxygenation to body tissues.