1. Your client attempted suicide with a medication overdose. Which intervention would be
most effective in preventing an adolescent from attempting suicide again?
a. Assessing his financial level
b. Help him learn better problem -solving skills at school
c. Coordinate involvement of a mental he...
1. Your client attempted suicide with a medication overdose. Which intervention would bemost effective in preventing an adolescent from attempting suicide again? a. Assessing his financial levelb. Help him learn better problem -solving skills at schoolc. Coordinate involvement of a mental health provider to allow child to expressfeelingsd. Encourage him to make more friends at his after-school job 2. The nurse evaluates teaching provided to a school age child and parents about themedication pancrealipase for cystic fibrosis. Which observation indicates that teachinghas been effective? a. The child chews an enteric form of the medicationb. The child takes a dose before having an afternoon snackc. The father tells the child that diarrhea is expected with his medicationd. The mother opens the capsule and some medication spills on the fingers 3. The clinic is providing a federally approved car seat to an infant’s family. The nurseshould explain that the safest place to install the car seat in the vehicle is. a. Front facing in back seatb. Rear facing in back seatc. Front facing in front seat with airbag on passenger sided. Rear facing in front seat if an airbag is on the passenger side 4. During an assessment the nurse determines that a 3-month-old baby has a Moro reflex.What does this find indicates to the nurse? a. It usually lasts until 9 monthsb. It will persist until the age of 1 yearc. Most 3month -old’s still have a Moro reflexd. If present at 3 months of age a neurologic exam is needed 5. A nurse performs an admission assessment on a child and suspects physical abuse. Basedon the suspicion the primary legal nursing responsibility is to do which of the following? a. Refer the family to the appropriate support groupsb. Assist the family in identifying resources and support systemsc. Report the case in which the abuse is suspected to the local authorities andyour supervisor or charge nurse d. Coordinate information with the primary physician so he may report the findings 6. A toddler insists on brushing his own teeth and dressing himself. What advice would yougive his parents regarding this? a. Helping with his own cares allows him to experience autonomyb. It is unusual for 2-year-old to have such strong opinionsc. His mother should continue to give full care in all aspectsd. Leaving him alone in the bathtub is a good way to encourage autonomy 7. A 6-month-old girl is diagnosed as having atopic dermatitis. When interviewing herparents, they describe the following care measures. Which one would lead you to thinkmore health teaching is needed? a. The mother gives her a daily bath without using soapb. After a bath the mother applies Eucerin creamc. To aid healing the father applies hydrocortisone cream to the lesionsd. To dry lesions the father applies alcohol to lesions daily 8. Upon assessment of a 3-year-old who has been diagnosed with croup, the nurse notesstridor while the child is asleep. Which of the following interventions would the nurseexpect to perform to this client? a. Administering an oral analgesicb. Urging the child to take oral fluidsc. Teaching the child to take long slow breathsd. Assisting with racemic epinephrine nebulizer therapy (cool air combined withcorticosteroids such as dexamethasone to reduce inflammation) 9. A toddler is prescribed to receive 50mg of an antibiotic. The medication available is250mg is 5ml. How many milliliters of the medication should the nurse provide to thepatient?a. 1mlb. 5mlc. 10mld. 1ml10. The nurse is caring for an adolescent female after a sexual assault. She notes which of thefollowing to be consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? (Select all that apply)a. Sleep Disturbancesb. Resuming normal daily activitiesc. Hypervigilanced. Flashbackse. Withdrawal from family11. A nurse is caring for a school age child who has had a cardiac catheterization. The child tellsthe nurse that her bandage is too wet. The nurse finds the bandage and bed soaked with blood.What is the appropriate initial nursing action?a. Apply direct pressure above the catheterization siteb. Place the child in Trendelenburgc. Notify the providerd. Remove the dressing to monitor bleeding
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