Exam 1 Burns Pediatric Primary Care
Test Bank Questions and Answers
A mother brings her 9 month infant in for a routine visit. What milestone would be
appropriate for the doctor as if the infant is meeting? - Answer-Rolls back to stomach
and stomach to back
5 day old infant comes in for newborn checkup. On assessment — skin is jaundice,
anterior fontanelle is slightly sunken, only had 2 diapers today, infant has trouble
latching on, mom's first child. Bilirubin is sent and comes back at 18. Baby is most likely
having breast milk jaundice. Which nursing intervention is required? - Answer-All of
above — Phototherapy, providing support and education for the lactating mother, strict
monitoring of intake and output
Excessive heat loss results in which of these:
1. RDS
2. Depletion of glucose levels
3. Jaundice
4. Increase in surfactant levels - Answer-Depletion of glucose levels
4 week old infant brought into ED. Mom states baby hasn't been eating well and has
had decreased diaper for 2 days. baby has been sleeping more and has been hard to
wake up. On assessment, you find that the baby is difficult to arouse, is hypotonic, and
temperature is 35.4 rectal. What is an important lab value to check? - Answer-Blood
glucose
A part of injury prevention is making and keeping infant appointments. The required
checkups and vaccinations are at: - Answer-2 months, 4 months, 6 month, 9 months,
and 1 year
While interviewing the mother of an infant, you note that the mother gets frustrated as
she explains that her baby has been up all night crying at least 3 times a week for the
last 2 weeks. She states that she has tried everything and feels hopeless. What would
be the BEST response from you as the nurse? - Answer-You are doing nothing wrong.
This can be a common occurrence in infants and you should not feel guilty.
The parent of a newborn infant asks the PNP when to intervene to help the infant's
future intellectual growth. What will the NP tell the parent? - Answer-Language and
literacy skills begin at birth
The PNP performs a well baby examination on a 7 day old infant who is nursing well.
The NP notes that the infant weighed 3250 grams at birth and 2990 grams when
discharged on the second day of life. The infant weighs 3080 grams at this visit. Which
action is correct? - Answer-Schedule a weight check in 1 week
Test Bank Questions and Answers
A mother brings her 9 month infant in for a routine visit. What milestone would be
appropriate for the doctor as if the infant is meeting? - Answer-Rolls back to stomach
and stomach to back
5 day old infant comes in for newborn checkup. On assessment — skin is jaundice,
anterior fontanelle is slightly sunken, only had 2 diapers today, infant has trouble
latching on, mom's first child. Bilirubin is sent and comes back at 18. Baby is most likely
having breast milk jaundice. Which nursing intervention is required? - Answer-All of
above — Phototherapy, providing support and education for the lactating mother, strict
monitoring of intake and output
Excessive heat loss results in which of these:
1. RDS
2. Depletion of glucose levels
3. Jaundice
4. Increase in surfactant levels - Answer-Depletion of glucose levels
4 week old infant brought into ED. Mom states baby hasn't been eating well and has
had decreased diaper for 2 days. baby has been sleeping more and has been hard to
wake up. On assessment, you find that the baby is difficult to arouse, is hypotonic, and
temperature is 35.4 rectal. What is an important lab value to check? - Answer-Blood
glucose
A part of injury prevention is making and keeping infant appointments. The required
checkups and vaccinations are at: - Answer-2 months, 4 months, 6 month, 9 months,
and 1 year
While interviewing the mother of an infant, you note that the mother gets frustrated as
she explains that her baby has been up all night crying at least 3 times a week for the
last 2 weeks. She states that she has tried everything and feels hopeless. What would
be the BEST response from you as the nurse? - Answer-You are doing nothing wrong.
This can be a common occurrence in infants and you should not feel guilty.
The parent of a newborn infant asks the PNP when to intervene to help the infant's
future intellectual growth. What will the NP tell the parent? - Answer-Language and
literacy skills begin at birth
The PNP performs a well baby examination on a 7 day old infant who is nursing well.
The NP notes that the infant weighed 3250 grams at birth and 2990 grams when
discharged on the second day of life. The infant weighs 3080 grams at this visit. Which
action is correct? - Answer-Schedule a weight check in 1 week
