Exam 2: NR 328 NR328 Latest

Exam 2: NR 328 / NR328 (Latest

Update 2025 / 2026) Pediatric Nursing | Week 4 - 7 Review Questions & Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain

Question:

The nurse is caring for a client with suspected meningitis. When collecting laboratory specimens, the nurse should first collect the ______ and then collect the ______

Answer:

blood culture; complete blood count

Question:

Which assessment findings does the nurse anticipate when caring for an infant with meningitis?

Answer:

Lethargy, High-pitched cry, Fever, Bulging anterior fontanel

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Question:

Which are known risk factors for contracting meningitis?

Answer:

Having a weakened immune system Being a newborn Being younger than 5 years Living in a college dormitory

Question:

Which assessment findings does the nurse anticipate when caring for children/adolescents with meningitis?

Answer:

fever, headache, stiff neck, nausea, vomiting, photophobia, confusion, lethargy, poor appetite, positive Kernig and Brudzinski signs, meningococcal infections often have petechial or purpuric, rashes

Question:

Brudzinski's sign

Answer:

the client's hips and knees flex when the neck is flexed due to neck stiffness

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Question:

Kernig's sign

Answer:

the leg cannot be straightened when the hip is flexed to 90 degrees due to severe stiffness of the hamstrings

Question:

The nurse is providing education regarding meningitis prevention during an appointment with an adolescent and parent. Which is the most important teaching point?

Answer:

Adhere to recommended vaccination schedule.

Question:

The nurse is caring for a client with meningitis. Which personal protective equipment should the nurse wear?

Answer:

Goggles, Mask, Gloves, Gown

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Question:

The nurse is caring for a pediatric client who is suspected to have meningitis.Place the nursing actions in the order the nurse should perform them.

Answer:

• perform the venipuncture to collect blood culture 2.insert peripheral

intravenous catheter

• administer intravenous vancomycin and ceftriaxone
• document the neurological check

Question:

The nurse is caring for a pediatric client who is immobile. Which systems should the nurse monitor for complications?

Answer:

Respiratory, Musculoskeletal, Gastrointestinal, Integumentary, Cardiovascular

Question:

When caring for a client with a fracture, the nurse should monitor for which complications?

Answer:

Circulatory impairment, Physeal damage, Compartment syndrome, Nerve compression, Osteomyelitis

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