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1. The parents of a 6-year-old child with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura

(ITP) ask the nurse conducting an assessment of the child what causes the disease.

What is the nurse's best response?: "ITP is primarily an autoimmune disease in which

the immune system attacks and destroys the body's own platelets, for an unknown

reason."

2. A toddler who is beginning to walk has fallen and hit his head on the corner of

a low table. The caregiver has been unable to stop the bleeding and brings the child

to the pediatric clinic. The nurse is gathering data during the admission process and

notes several bruises and swollen joints. A diagnosis of hemophilia is confirmed.

This child most likely has a deficiency of which blood factor? Factor X

Factor XIII

Factor VIII

Factor V: Factor VIII

3. The nurse is caring for a child with leukemia. Which nursing intervention

would be the highest priority for this child? Providing age-appropriate activities

Following guidelines for protective isolation

Encouraging the child to share feelings

Grouping nursing care: Following guidelines for protective isolation






,4. The nurse is planning care for a child with idiopathic thrombocytopenic

purpura. Which client education should be included?

Not to pick or irritate the nose

What foods are high in folic acid

To use mainly cold water to wash

To apply a soothing cream to lesions: Not to pick or irritate the nose

5. A high-school football player has been diagnosed as having osteosarcoma of

the femur. The parents are angry because they told the adolescent not to play

football. Which health teaching points would the nurse include in the teaching plan

for the adolsecent and parents?

Tumor growth is related to your dislike of milk.

Football injuries do not contribute to the development of a tumor.

Osteosarcoma often follows trauma, such as a football injury.

You can expect some discoloration of the leg following chemotherapy.: Football

injuries do not contribute to the development of a tumor.

6. The nurse is caring for a 10-year-old boy with hemophilia. He asks the nurse

for suggestions about appropriate physical activities. Which activity would the

nurse most likely recommend?

Soccer

Wrestling





, Baseball

Football: Baseball

7. A nurse is reviewing the medical records of several children who have

undergone lead screening. The nurse would identify the child with which lead level

as requiring no further action?

26 mcg/dL

20 mcg/dL

14 mcg/dL

8 mcg/dL: 8 mcg/dL

8. A 4-year-old child diagnosed with Wilms tumor is admitted for surgery. What

information would be most important for the nurse to include in the child's

preoperative plan of care? Administering analgesics for pain

Avoiding further abdominal palpation

Performing dressing changes to the affected area

Preparing the child for amputation: Avoiding further abdominal palpation

9. A child receiving chemotherapy is experiencing significant reduction in red

blood cells secondary to myelosuppression. Which agent would the nurse most likely

expect to be ordered?

Gamma interferon

Sargramostim

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