MISC
A neonate is displaying mottled skin, has a large fontanel and tongue, is lethargic, and is
having difficulty feeding. The nurse recognizes that this is most suggestive of
Hypoglycemia
When instilling an otic solution into a child's ear, the nurse should pull the auricle
Back
A patient is drooling, has a high fever, and stridor what pediatric emergency disorder are they exhibiting?
epiglottitis
How should an infant sleep to prevent SIDs?
Supine
A butterfly rash is often a symptom of?
SLE (lupus)
What should be given to a child with dehydration?
Oral rehydration solution
Red firey rash on the cheeks is a sign of what disease?
Fifths disease
Currant jelly like stools
A child exhibiting epiglottitis what is the priority action?
Intubation
What is the tell tale sign of impetigo?
Honey colored crust
Post op cleft lip patients should be placed in?
Elbow restraints
What is the most common complication of cleft lip?
Otitis media
What s/sx would we see in a child with pyloric stenosis after feeding?
Projectile vomiting
Your patient just had a tonsillectomy what should be avoided?
Coughing, blowing nose, drinking red fluids
What is the tell tale sign of croup?
Barking seal like cough
A 10-year-old has undergone cardiac catheterization. At the end of the procedure, the nurse should first assess:
1. Pain.
2. Pulses.
3. Hemoglobin and hematocrit levels.
4. Catheterization report.
Pulses
What medicine what we give a patient with Kawasaki disease?
Immunuglobulins, aspirins (No NSAIDS)
When you ascultate a patient with a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) what would you hear?
harsh machine like murmur
What is the priority intervention for cystic fibrosis?
Bronchodilators
What 4 disorders make up tetralogy of fallot?
Pulmononic stenosis, RV hypertrophy, Ventricle septal defect, overriding aorta
What kind of diet do glumerlonephritis pts have?
Low sodium
The parent of an infant diagnosed with a neuroblastoma asks the nurse what the prognosis is. The nurse’s best response is:
1. Excellent, as a neuroblastoma is always cured.
2. Excellent, as infants with a neuroblastoma have the best prognosis.
3. Poor, as infants with a neuroblastoma rarely survive.
4. Variable, depending on the site of origin.
1.
Which drug is most important in treating an infant with transposition of the great vessels?
1. Digoxin (Lanoxin).
2. Antibiotics.
3. Prostaglandin E.
4. Diuretics.
Prostaglandin E
While feeding an infant with tetrology of fallot, the infant begins to turn blue and RR has increased. What is the priority action?
Stop feeding place patient in knee to chest position
Infant born with a meningocele have surgery within a few days of birth to close the defect. What is the perioperative care for this infant?
cover sac with sterile wet dressing