Final Exam: PRN1831 / PRN 1831
(Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Principles of Maternal-Child Health Nursing Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Rasmussen
Question:
A mother brings her infant in with complaints of projective vomiting after feedings. What do we suspect the child may have?
Answer:
Pyloric Stenosis
Question:
List common signs and symptoms of respiratory distress in an infant.
Answer:
Chest retractions, nasal flaring, cyanosis
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Question:
What is the number one cause of hypovolemic shock in children?
Answer:
Severe dehydration can be caused by vomiting and diarrhea.
Question:
When planning the care of a hospitalized child, it is most important to plan care around their chronological age. T/F?
Answer:
False, their developmental level is most important for planning care because this can vary whereas age will not.
Question:
Your 15 y/o patient is on a clear liquid diet. They want to order a milkshake.This is appropriate. T/F?
Answer:
False, a milkshake would be on the full liquid diet menu.
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Question:
You are caring for a 6-month-old who underwent surgery to repair a hernia.Which pain scale would you use to assess their pain?
Answer:
FLACC pain scale. Wong-Baker Faces can be used for older children who can make the correlation.
Question:
You have a child under bilirubin lights. This puts them at risk for hypothermia. What does hypothermia put the infant at risk for?
Answer:
hypoglycemia
Question:
You have a school-age child being discharged home, but you notice they are not current with their vaccines. You recommend they need a tetanus vaccine.This is appropriate. T/F?
Answer:
True, we expect a school-age child to receive a tetanus vaccine before starting school.
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Question:
A new mother reports her child gets tired easily during feedings; you are concerned the child may have what diagnosis?
Answer:
Congenital Heart Defect
Question:
A new mother wants to know when their baby's soft spots will close. What would you tell her?
Answer:
The anterior fontanel closes around 18 months, and the posterior one closes around 2 months.
Question:
How often should a newborn eat?
Answer:
8-12 times per day, and if a mother feeds formula, the formula should be fortified with iron.
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