NUR 203 PEDS EXAM 2 EXAM
GUIDE WITH 120 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
1) Which assessment findings is the nurse most likely to observe in a
newborn diagnosed with Hirschsprung’s disease (megacolon)?
a. Acute diarrhea and poor skin turgor
b. Currant jelly stool and abdominal pain
c. Projectile vomiting and hypochloremia
d. Failure to pass meconium and abdominal distension
d. Failure to pass meconium and abdominal distension
(ribbon-like stole)
2)The nurse assigned to a 6-year-old child with an intravenous infusion
notices the site to be red and moderately swollen. Which action should the
nurse take first?
a. Ask the child if IV site hurts
,b. decrease the IV infusion rate
c. flush the IV site with normal saline
d. stop the infusion and notify the physician
d. stop the infusion and notify the physician
3)Which one of the following is a priority diagnosis for a 2-year-old child who
is hospitalized for vomiting and loose stools for 2 days?
a. Risk for alteration in skin integrity
b. alteration in nutrition
c. impaired family process
d. fluid volume deficit
d. Fluid Volume Deficit
4)On assessing a child with Acute Glomerulonephritis, the nurse would
expect which findings?
a. swollen eyelids
,b. abdominal distension
c. projectile vomiting
d. oliguria
a. Swollen Eyelids
5)The nurse is attempting to administer an oral liquid medication to a 15-
month-old child who is protesting and crying. What approach should the
nurse take first?
a. tell the child that the medication will help her get better?
B. document the child's refusal in the electronic health record
C. allow the mother to hold a child in her lap and sing to her while the nurse
gives the
medication
D. allow the child to rest and return at a later time
c. Allow the mother to hold the child in her lap and sing to her while
the nurse gives the medication.
, 6)The primary goal of a family-centered care on pediatric units in hospitals is
to:
a. allow parents to help feed and bathe their child
b. meet the emotional needs of children
c. reduce the nurse to Patient Care ratio
d. reduce the length of the child's hospitalization
b. Meet the emotional needs of children
7)An 8-year-old child with a diagnosis of glomerulonephritis is complaining of
a headache and a blurred view of the television in his room. What action
should the nurse take first?
A) Put the client to bed.
B) Obtain the child's blood pressure.
C) Notify the physician.
D) Administer acetaminophen (Tylenol).
b. obtain the child's blood pressure
GUIDE WITH 120 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
1) Which assessment findings is the nurse most likely to observe in a
newborn diagnosed with Hirschsprung’s disease (megacolon)?
a. Acute diarrhea and poor skin turgor
b. Currant jelly stool and abdominal pain
c. Projectile vomiting and hypochloremia
d. Failure to pass meconium and abdominal distension
d. Failure to pass meconium and abdominal distension
(ribbon-like stole)
2)The nurse assigned to a 6-year-old child with an intravenous infusion
notices the site to be red and moderately swollen. Which action should the
nurse take first?
a. Ask the child if IV site hurts
,b. decrease the IV infusion rate
c. flush the IV site with normal saline
d. stop the infusion and notify the physician
d. stop the infusion and notify the physician
3)Which one of the following is a priority diagnosis for a 2-year-old child who
is hospitalized for vomiting and loose stools for 2 days?
a. Risk for alteration in skin integrity
b. alteration in nutrition
c. impaired family process
d. fluid volume deficit
d. Fluid Volume Deficit
4)On assessing a child with Acute Glomerulonephritis, the nurse would
expect which findings?
a. swollen eyelids
,b. abdominal distension
c. projectile vomiting
d. oliguria
a. Swollen Eyelids
5)The nurse is attempting to administer an oral liquid medication to a 15-
month-old child who is protesting and crying. What approach should the
nurse take first?
a. tell the child that the medication will help her get better?
B. document the child's refusal in the electronic health record
C. allow the mother to hold a child in her lap and sing to her while the nurse
gives the
medication
D. allow the child to rest and return at a later time
c. Allow the mother to hold the child in her lap and sing to her while
the nurse gives the medication.
, 6)The primary goal of a family-centered care on pediatric units in hospitals is
to:
a. allow parents to help feed and bathe their child
b. meet the emotional needs of children
c. reduce the nurse to Patient Care ratio
d. reduce the length of the child's hospitalization
b. Meet the emotional needs of children
7)An 8-year-old child with a diagnosis of glomerulonephritis is complaining of
a headache and a blurred view of the television in his room. What action
should the nurse take first?
A) Put the client to bed.
B) Obtain the child's blood pressure.
C) Notify the physician.
D) Administer acetaminophen (Tylenol).
b. obtain the child's blood pressure
