NR 328 Peds Exam 2 Review Questions & Answers 100%
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The nurse is assessing a child with a cardiac problem. The child's extremities are cool with
thready pulses, and urinary output is diminished. This is most suggestive of which of the
following? CORRECT ANSWER-- Decreased contractilit...
NR 328 Peds Exam 2 Review Questions & Answers 100%
Correct
The nurse is assessing a child with a cardiac problem. The child's extremities are cool with
thready pulses, and urinary output is diminished. This is most suggestive of which of the
following? CORRECT ANSWER-- Decreased contractility
Which of the following procedures uses high-frequency sound waves obtained by a transducer
to produce an image of cardiac structures? CORRECT ANSWER-- Echocardiography
Nursing interventions for the child after a cardiac catheterization would include which of the
following? CORRECT ANSWER-- Assess the affected extremity for temperature and color.
Which of the following is an early sign of heart failure that the nurse should recognize?
CORRECT ANSWER-- Tachypnea
Nursing care of the infant and child with heart failure would include which of the following?
CORRECT ANSWER-- Organize activities to allow for uninterrupted sleep.
Which of the following heart defects causes hypoxemia and cyanosis because desaturated
venous blood is entering the systemic circulation? CORRECT ANSWER-- Tetralogy of
Fallot
Nurses counseling parents regarding the home care of the child with a cardiac defect before
corrective surgery should stress which of the following? CORRECT ANSWER-- Administer
analgesics before procedure.
Therapeutic management of the child with rheumatic fever includes CORRECT ANSWER--
administration of penicillin.
The primary therapy for secondary hypertension in children is CORRECT ANSWER--
treatment of underlying cause
Which of the following is an important nursing responsibility when a dysrhythmia is suspected?
CORRECT ANSWER-- Count the apical rate for 1 full minute and compare with radial rate.
Assessment findings of heart failure CORRECT ANSWER-- Sweating
- Weak, thready pulses
- Dependent edema
- Fatigue
- Tachycardia
The nurse is explaining blood components to an 8-year-old child. The nurse's best description of
platelets is that they do which of the following? CORRECT ANSWER-Help your body stop
bleeding by forming a clot (scab) over the hurt area
When hemoglobin falls sufficiently to produce clinical manifestations, the signs and symptoms
are caused by CORRECT ANSWER-- tissue hypoxia
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