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PNR 308 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024-2025
ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A 7-year-old child was given baby aspirin when she exhibited flu-like symptoms. This puts the child at risk for - CORRECT ANSWER-Reye's syndrome
A nurse caring for a hospitalized 4-year-old boy with cerebral
palsy should: - CORRECT ANSWER -be sure that his head is
not tilted back when eating or drinking.
A nurse sees a 5-year-old child fall and bump his head in the parking lot. What question should the nurse ask the child in order to assess the child's level of consciousness? - CORRECT ANSWER-What is your name
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) results from an excessive
accumulation of: - CORRECT ANSWER -Ketone bodies from
fat metabolism
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The "honeymoon period" after diagnosis of type 1 diabetes in
the child may result in: - CORRECT ANSWER -parental denial
of child's need for lifetime insulin.
Children can usually give their own insulin injections after the
age of: - CORRECT ANSWER -7 years
The nurse determines a parent understands teaching about hypoglycemia when he identified which as a cause of hypoglycemia in children? - CORRECT ANSWER -poorly planned exercise
How does the squatting (Tet) position relieve dyspnea? - CORRECT ANSWER -improves blood return to the heart
Why are platelets usually not given in patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)? - CORRECT ANSWER -they would be destroyed by the autoimmune response that is causing the ITP
What daily nursing assessment should be omitted in a child diagnosed with a Wilms' tumor? - CORRECT ANSWER - Abdominal assessment
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a type of fracture in a young child that may be indicative of
child abuse is: - CORRECT ANSWER -spiral fracture of the
femur
a teenager who had a cast applied after a TB of fracture complains that his pain medication is not working and it's pain is still a 9 or 10. The nurse noticed some edema of the toes and a capillary refill of 6 seconds. The priority action of the nurse
would be to: - CORRECT ANSWER -call the health care
provider immediately.
a neurovascular check for tissue perfusion includes which of the following observations - CORRECT ANSWER -pulse, colour and capillary refill, movement and sensation.
an abnormal s-shaped curvature of the spine seen in school-age children is - CORRECT ANSWER -scoliosis
yellow bruise is approximately how many days old? - CORRECT ANSWER -7 to 10 days old
the nurse reinforces home care instructions for parents of a child who has had an above-the-knee cast applied - CORRECT ANSWER-contact the health care provider if a child complains of any numbness
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