ATI RN Nursing Care of Children Practice 2019 A
(REVISED & CORRECT ANSWERS).
A nurse is creating a plan of care for a school-age child who has heart disease and has
developed heart failure. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in
the plan?
Answer- Provide small, freque...
ATI RN Nursing Care of Children Practice 2019 A
(REVISED & CORRECT ANSWERS).
, ATI RN Nursing Care of Children Practice
A nurse is creating a plan of care for a school-age child who has heart disease and has
developed heart failure. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in
the plan?
Answer- Provide small, frequent meals for the child.
The metabolic rate of a child who has heart failure is high because of poor cardiac
function. Therefore, the nurse should provide small, frequent meals for the child
because it helps to conserve energy.
A nurse is teaching the parent of an infant who has a Pavlik harness for the treatment of
developmental dysplasia of the hip. The nurse should identify that which of the following
statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
Answer- "I will place my infant's diapers under the harness straps."
To prevent soiling of the harness, the parent should apply the infant's diaper under the
straps.
A nurse is planning care for a school-age child who is in the oliguric phase of acute
kidney injury (AKI) and has a sodium level of 129 mEq/L. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
Answer- Initiate seizure precautions for the child.
A sodium level of 129 mEq/L indicates hyponatremia and places the child at increased
risk for neurological deficits and seizure activity. The nurse should complete a
neurologic assessment and implement seizure precautions to maintain the child's
safety.
A nurse is assessing a school-age child immediately following a perforated appendix
repair. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
Answer- Absence of peristalsis
The nurse should expect absence of peristalsis immediately following a perforated
appendix repair, until the bowel resumes functioning.
A nurse is preparing an adolescent for a lumbar puncture. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
Answer- Apply topical analgesic cream to the site 1 hr prior to the procedure.
The nurse should apply a topical analgesic to the lumbar site 1 hr prior to the procedure
to decrease the adolescent's pain while the lumbar needle is inserted.
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