Peds Test #1 Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Update
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Course
Pediatric
Institution
Pediatric
In order to administer a medication safely to a pediatric client, what drug information must
the nurse be aware of that is not always essential when administering a medication to an
adult client?
Indicators of drug toxicity.
Recommended dose per kg of body weight.
Incompatibilities with othe...
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Peds Test #1 Questions and Correct
Answers the Latest Update
In order to administer a medication safely to a pediatric client, what drug information must
the nurse be aware of that is not always essential when administering a medication to an
adult client?
Indicators of drug toxicity.
Recommended dose per kg of body weight.
Incompatibilities with other medications.
Commonly expected side effects.
✓ Recommended dose per kg of body weight.
The nurse recognizes the need to update knowledge related to the most common cause of
hospitalization in children. On which body system should continuing education focus?
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✓ Rice cereal is the first solid introduced that is least allergenic of the cereals.
✓
✓ Introduction of solid food is recommended at age 4 to 6 months, when the
gastrointestinal system has matured sufficiently to handle complex nutrients. The suck
reflex and tongue-thrust reflex diminish at 4 months of age. Rice cereal is the first solid
food because it is a rich source of iron and rarely induces allergic reactions.
✓
✓ **Fruits and vegetables, good sources of vitamins and fiber, are introduced after cereal,
one at a time to determine allergic reactions. Egg whites are highly allergenic.
Birth weight doubles by which month?
✓ 6 months
Birth weight triples by?
✓ End of 12 months (1st year)
T/F Infants are unable to digest the large molecules of cow's milk.
✓ True
When are solids begun?
✓ Solids are begun around age 6 months w/ pureed forms of food
T/F Infants younger than age 6 months have little or no concept of differentiating family and
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