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What food is a good source of iron?
Egg whites
Cream of wheat
Banana
Carrot
Cream of wheat
What should ferrous sulfate be administered with to increase absorption?
Orange juice
What is the classic symptom of pyloric stenosis?
Projectile vomiting
What grain can be eaten with celiac disease?
Rice
What dietary modification would you recommend to parents of a child with mild diarrhea?
Pedialyte
What is a priority nursing diagnosis for a child receiving chemotherapy?
Risk for infection
What is a complication of frequent blood transfusions?
Hemosiderosis
What acid-base imbalance would you expect after persistent vomiting for 2 days?
Metabolic alkalosis
How would you expect the stools of a child with celiac disease to appear?
Bulky and frothy
This is the treatment of choice for a child with intussusception.
Barium enema
What can occur if iron deficiency anemia goes untreated?
Heart failure
What is your first nursing action if a person begins to have a transfusion reaction during administration of blood products?
Stop the infusion of blood
What finding in a newborn is suggestive of tracheoesophageal fistula?
Choking on the first feeding
What are children at risk for when presenting with severe dehydration?
Shock
How is hemophilia A transmitted?
It is transmitted by symptom free females
What is a potential side effect of pyrvinium (Povan)?
Red stools
You would give this instruction to parents about preventing the spread and reinfection of pinworms.
Keep children's nails short
How would you describe the stools of a child with intussusception?
Currant jelly stools
What would the nurse include in the care plan about mouth care of a child receiving chemotherapy?
Clean teeth with a soft toothbrush
Why are rapid respirations a possible cause of dehydration?
They cause evaporation of fluid on the mucous membranes
These skin assessments would alert the nurse to bleeding in the child with a low platelet count. (four)
Petechiae
Purpura
Ecchymosis
Hematoma
What s/s would you expect for a patient with suspected appendicitis? (three)
Guarding
Rebound tenderness
Pain on lifting thigh when supine
Why are infants more vulnerable to fluid and electrolyte imbalances than adults?
They have a greater percentage of body water that is extracellular
An infant is admitted with dehydration. Their ABGs were: pH 7.32, CO2 40, and HCO3 21. How would you interpret this?
Metabolic acidosis
These are appropriate interventions when feeding a child with pyloric stenosis. (three)
Burp the infant before and during feeding
Give the feeding slowly
Refeed if the infant vomits