NUR 221 Exam 7 Questions With 100% Correct Answers Graded A+
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NUR 221 Exam 7 Questions With 100% Correct Answers Graded A+
A child with B-Thalassemia is receiving long-term blood transfusion therapy for the treatment of the disorder. Chelation therapy is prescribed as a result of too much iron from the transfusions. Which medication should the nurse anticipa...
NUR 221 Exam 7 Questions With 100%
Correct Answers Graded A+
A child with B-Thalassemia is receiving long-term blood transfusion therapy for the treatment of the
disorder. Chelation therapy is prescribed as a result of too much iron from the transfusions. Which
medication should the nurse anticipate to be prescribed?
Deferoxamine (Desferal)
What are the precipitating factors related to sickle cell crisis?
Stress, trauma, infection, dehydration, hypoxia, fever
A child with rubeola (measles) is being admitted to the hospital. In preparing for the admission of the
child, the nurse should plan to place the child on which precautions?
Airborne
The school nurse is conducting pediculosis capitis (head lice) assessments. Which finding indicates a
child has a "positive" head check?
a. Maculopapular lesions behind the ears
b. Lesions in the scalp that extend to the hairline or neck
c. White flaky particles throughout the entire scalp region
d. White sacs attached to the hair shafts in the occipital area
d. White sacs attached to the hair shafts in the occipital area
A child is diagnosed with Reye's syndrome. The nurse develops a nursing care plan for the child and
should include which intervention in the plan?
a. assess hearing loss
b. monitor urine output
c. changing body position every 2 hours
d. Providing a quiet atmosphere with dimmed lighting
d. Providing a quiet atmosphere with dimmed lighting
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The parents of a child recently diagnosed with cerebral palsy ask the nurse about the disorder. The
nurse bases the response on the understanding that cerebral palsy is which type of condition?
a. an infectious disease of the CNS
b. an inflammation of the brain as a result of a viral illness
c. a congenital condition that results in moderate to severe retardation
d. a chronic disability characterized by impaired muscle movement and posture
d. a chronic disability characterized by impaired muscle movement and posture
A mother arrives at an emergency department with her 5 year old child and states that the child fell
off a bunk bed. A head injury is suspected, and the nurse checks the child's airway status and assesses
the child for early and late signs of increased intracranial pressure. Which is a late sign of increased
ICP?
a. nausea
b. irritability
c. headache
d. bradycardia
d. bradycardia
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