Nursing Care of Children
ATI Nursing Care of Children 2019 B
A nurse is planning care for a newly admitted schole-age child who has
generalized seizure disorder. Which of the following interventions should
the nurse plan to include?
(Ans- Ensure the oxygen source is functioning in the childs room
A nurse is providing dietary teaching to the guardian of a school-age child
who has cystic fibrosis. Which of the following statements should the nurse
make?
(Ans- “You should offer your child high-protein meals and snacks
throughout the day.”; well-balanced and high in protein and calories.
Children who have cystic fibrosis require a higher percentage of the
recommended dietary allowances of all nutrients to meet their energy
requirements.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a 6-month-old
infant who is postoperative following hypospadias repair with a stent
placement. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in
the teaching?
(Ans- “Allow the stent to drain into your infants diaper.”
A nurse is caring for a school-age child who has primary nephrotic
syndrome and is taking prednisone. Following 1 week of treatment, which
of the following manifestations indicates to the nurse that the medication is
effective?
ATI Nursing Care of Children 2019 B
Nursing Care of Children
(Ans- Decreased edema; experience edema due to the increased
glomerular permeability, which increases protein loss. Prednisone
decreases glomerular permeability, which causes fluid to shift from the
extracellular spaces, resulting in decreased edema.
A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report for four children. Which of the
following children should the nurse assess first?
(Ans- A toddler who has a concussion and an episode of forceful vomiting.;
indication of increased intracranial pressure in a toddler who has a
concussion.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the guardians of a toddler who
had lower leg cast applied 24 hr ago. The nurse should instruct the
guardians to report which of the following finding to the provider?
(Ans- Restricted ability to move the toes.; restricted ability of the toddler to
move their toes is an indication of neurovascular compromise and requires
immediate notification of the provider. Permanent muscle and tissue
damage can occur in just a few hours.
A nurse in an emergency department is auscultating the lungs of an
adolescent who is experiencing dyspnea. The nurse should identify the
sound as which of the following?
(Ans- Wheezes