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NSG222/ NSG 222 Exam 4: (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Family Nursing Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | A Grade – Herzing $10.99   Add to cart

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NSG222/ NSG 222 Exam 4: (New 2024/ 2025
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Grade – Herzing

QUESTION
Labs to monitor in children under age 2 related to medications that are excreted by kidneys?

Answer:
- BUN
- creatinine



QUESTION
TRUE/FALSE: The nurse crushing a tablet to administer to a child should mix the medication
with the child's formula.

Answer:
False (never mix medications with formula or essential food)



QUESTION
how to determine enteral tube placement

Answer:
- abdominal x-ray
- pH of aspirate (greater than 5.5)

- check external markings to verify length
- assess for vomiting, coughing, respiratory distress



QUESTION
pain transmission pathway

,Answer:
- transduction (activation of nerve cells by stimuli)
- transmission (stimuli sensation relayed to brain)
- perception (interpretation of stimuli)
- modulation (feeling pain)



QUESTION
factors influencing pain

Answer:
- age (younger may express more pain)
- gender
- cognitive level
- temperament
- previous pain experience (increased pain throughout life may result in higher tolerance)
- cultural background (not receiving meds may be seen as better in some cultures)
- situation



QUESTION
pediatric pain assessment tools

Answer:
- Wong-Baker FACES (ages 3+) - emoji type faces
- Oucher (ages 3+) - actual faces of children
- Poker chip (ages 3+) - 1 to 4 poker chips
- visual analog (ages 5+)
- numeric scale (ages 8+)
- adolescent pediatric pain tool (ages 8-15)



QUESTION
non-verbal signs of pain in pediatric patient

Answer:
- Infants (0-1): furrowed brows
- Toddlers (1-3): withdrawn, point to pain
- Preschoolers (3-6): withdrawn, hold body part that is painful
- School-Age (6-12): withdrawn, stiff body

, - Adolescents (13-19): may attempt to hide pain but may guard area



QUESTION
ceiling effect

Answer:
no matter how much a medication is increased, it no longer provides analgesia



QUESTION
non-pharmacological pain management

Answer:
- distraction
- deep breathing
- imagery
- heat/cold
- massage



QUESTION
Primitive reflexes of the infant

Answer:
- controlled by "primitive" parts of the brain
- disappear during the first year of life
- Moro
- suck
- plantar/palmar grasp
- asymmetric tonic neck

- step
- Babinski
- root
"mom says people need some basic rules"



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