Comprehensive Perinatal Nursing Exam Bank
Course Introduction
Comprehensive Perinatal Nursing explores the holistic nursing care provided to women, newborns, and families throughout the perinatal period, which includes preconception, pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum stages. This course examines the physiological, psychological, and social aspects affecting maternal and neonatal health, emphasizing assessment, evidence-based interventions, patient education, and family support. Topics include prenatal care, risk assessment, labor and delivery management, newborn assessment, breastfeeding support, and the identification and management of complications. Students develop clinical reasoning and critical thinking skills essential for delivering safe, compassionate, and culturally sensitive care in diverse perinatal settings.
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Maternal Child Nursing Care with Womens Health Companion 2nd Edition by Ward
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Chapter 1: Traditional and Community Nursing Care for
Women, Families, and Children
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Q1) What does the practicing nurse understand to be the most important influence on interdependent,assertive nursing practice today?
A) Higher education of registered nurses
B) Improved working conditions and salaries
C) Increased numbers of female physicians
D) Use of the nursing process for patient care
Answer: D
Q2) A nurse wishes to improve critical thinking skills.Which of the following actions would be helpful for this nurse?
A) Developing checklists for care activities
B) Listening intently for true understanding
C) Practicing new skills
D) Remaining nonobjective in patient encounters
E) Searching the literature for new information
Answer: B,C,D,E
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Chapter 2: Contemporary Issues in Womens, Families, and
Childrens Health Care
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Q1) The clinic nurse is working with a mother and her 3-year-old child who have arrived for the child's routine checkup.The nurse encourages the mother to return for her child's measles-mumps-rubella immunization prior to the child's entering school.This intervention is an example of what type of care?
A) Mandatory health care
B) Primary health prevention
C) Secondary health prevention
D) Tertiary health prevention
Answer: B
Q2) Which childhood illnesses are the subject of a Healthy People initiative regarding vaccinations?
A) Asthma
B) Measles
C) Meningitis
D) Mumps
E) Pertussis
Answer: B,D,E
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Chapter 3: The Evolving Family
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Q1) A nurse wishes to assess how often members of a family consume alcohol or use drugs during a typical week.What type of family assessment tool would this nurse choose?
A) Ecomap
B) Genogram
C) Qualitative
D) Quantitative
Answer: D
Q2) The clinic nurse keeps resource numbers and contacts for assistance with situations in which family members may potentially require assistance to restore balance and function to the family.These developmental crises may include which of the following situations?
A) Home fire requiring a lengthy hotel stay
B) Hospitalization of a family member
C) Identification of domestic violence
D) Postpartum depression in a young family
E) The anticipated birth of a new baby
Answer: A,B,C,D
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Chapter 4: Caring for Women, Families, and Children
Across the Life Span
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Q1) A nurse works with many older patients and provides information about safer sexual practices and risks.What physical factors increase an older woman's risk for acquiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)infection?
A) Increased promiscuity
B) Isotonic dehydration
C) Decreased vaginal pH
D) Loss of vaginal elasticity
E) Vaginal dryness
Q2) The nurse prepares to offer health screening and promotion activities for women aged 40-60.Which activity does the nurse plan to include as a priority for this group?
A) Alzheimer's disease screening
B) Breast cancer screening
C) Gardasil vaccinations
D) Influenza vaccinations
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Chapter 5: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology
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Q1) The nursing instructor explains to the students that external female genitalia develop under what influence?
A) Absence of androgens
B) Ductal pair dominance
C) Ovary production
D) Process of oogonia
Q2) A woman in the clinic complains of severe hot flashes associated with perimenopause.Her past medical history includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT)10 years ago.The nurse can anticipate teaching the woman about what treatment?
A) A trial of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
B) A trial of the anticonvulsant phenytoin (Dilantin)
C) Hormone replacement with estrogen only
D) Hormone replacement with estrogen-progestin
Q3) A woman who might be pregnant is excited to learn when she will know the gender of the baby.What is the best response by the nurse?
A) 5 weeks
B) 6 weeks
C) 8 weeks
D) 12 weeks
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Chapter 6: Human Sexuality and Fertility
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Q1) A woman in the infertility clinic is concerned that her religion may object to assisted reproductive technologies.Which process should the nurse explore with the woman as possibly acceptable?
A) FET (frozen embryo transfer)
B) GIFT (gamete intrafallopian transfer)
C) IVF-ET (in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer)
D) ZIFT (zygote intrafallopian transfer)
Q2) The nurse teaches a patient the acronym "ACHES" for the serious symptoms that must be reported immediately when taking oral contraceptive pills.Which manifestations does this include?
A) Abdominal pain
B) Chest pain
C) Headaches
D) Eye pain
E) Sore muscles
Q3) Prior to a sterilization procedure,which action by the nurse takes priority?
A) Obtaining informed consent from the partner
B) Obtaining pre-approval for Medicaid patients
C) Obtaining pre-approval from the insurer
D) Obtaining the woman's informed consent
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Chapter 7: Conception and Development of the Embryo and Fetus
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Q1) A woman is admitted with rubella.What action by the nurse manager is best?
A) Place the woman on droplet precautions.
B) Put the woman in contact isolation.
C) Tell the nurses to use good hand-washing techniques.
D) Use standard precautions only.
Q2) The experienced perinatal nurse explains hormone function to a new graduate.Which hormone does the nurse describe as being responsible for regulating glucose availability for the fetus?
A) Estrogen
B) Human chorionic gonadotropin
C) Human placental lactogen
D) Progesterone
Q3) A nurse reads in a patient's chart that the patient has a condition caused by monosomy X.What can the nurse conclude about this patient?
A) Female with one missing X chromosome
B) Female with very feminine features
C) Male with one extra X chromosome
D) Male with very feminine features
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Chapter 8: Physiological and Psychosocial Changes During Pregnancy
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Q1) What information should the nurse plan to teach a pregnant woman regarding safety in the third trimester?
A) Don't drive after dark.
B) Exercise to maintain good posture.
C) Use handrails when using the stairs.
D) Wear supportive shoes.
Q2) A nurse works with pregnant adolescents during pregnancy and for the first 2 years afterward.Which teen demonstrates the most successful resolution of the conflict between normal growth and development tasks and tasks associated with being a new mother?
A) Attends alternative school with an on-site day care
B) Lives at home with parents who care for the infant
C) Needs strong encouragement to keep appointments
D) Plans activities around the baby one day at a time
Q3) A pregnant woman in the perinatal clinic complains of occasional fainting.Which action by the nurse is best?
A) Educate her that this is a frequent occurrence in pregnancy.
B) Encourage her to carry small snacks with her at all times.
C) Instruct her to lie down when the warning signs occur.
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D) Tell her to lie down on her left side if she has warning signs.
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Chapter 9: The Prenatal Assessment
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Q1) A student nurse asks the OB clinic nurse why a pregnancy test is needed if a woman has missed several menstrual periods in a row.The nurse explains that amenorrhea can be caused by several conditions other than pregnancy,including which of the following?
A) Chronic illness
B) Endocrine disorders
C) Fatigue
D) Infections
E) Psychological factors
Q2) A patient in the emergency department is complaining of fever,burning with urination,bloody urine,and amenorrhea for 1 month.To evaluate her symptoms,what action by the nurse is best?
A) Ask the woman if her menstrual periods are usually regular.
B) Collect a urine sample for a pregnancy test.
C) Instruct her in obtaining a midstream urine sample.
D) Obtain an order for an intravenous pyelogram (x-ray of the urinary tract).
Q3) A woman is 10 weeks pregnant with her third baby.She has two living children with normal delivery histories.Using the GTPAL system,the nurse would document this woman's obstetrical history as ____________________.
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Chapter 10: Promoting a Healthy Pregnancy
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Q1) The nurse explains to the prenatal class attendees that at full term about 10 to 11% of the maternal weight gain is attributed to which of the following?
A) Blood, uterine, and breast tissue
B) Fetal tissue
C) Maternal reserves
D) Placental fluid
Q2) A woman's birth plan specifies the Odent method of childbirth.Early in her admission,the woman asks about having an epidural for pain control.Which action by the nurse is best?
A) Advise the woman that this will change her birth plan
B) Ask why she wants pain control with natural childbirth
C) Facilitate having the epidural catheter placed
D) Review the breathing techniques for managing pain
Q3) A patient in the prenatal clinic had a negative rubella titer.Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
A) Have the laboratory draw rubella titers as a double-check.
B) Instruct the woman to avoid anyone who may have the disease.
C) Prepare to administer a rubella vaccination to the woman.
D) Reassure the woman that rubella has few fetal consequences.
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Chapter 12: The Process of Labor and Birth
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Q1) A woman in labor seems to be progressing more slowly than expected.Which action should the nurse perform first?
A) Administer oxygen by face mask.
B) Assess the woman for a full bladder.
C) Increase the rate of the IV fluids.
D) Provide stimulants such as coffee.
Q2) The perinatal nurse describes different breech positions to the student nurse.The fetal position with extended legs toward the fetal shoulders is best described as which of the following?
A) Complete breech
B) Footling breech
C) Frank breech
D) Incomplete breech
Q3) What nursing action best helps to prevent perineal lacerations during birth?
A) Providing adequate coaching on pushing and breathing
B) Applying warm compresses to the perineum
C) Helping the woman to squat during labor
D) Performing an episiotomy early in labor
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Chapter 13: Promoting Patient Comfort During Labor and Birth
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Q1) The perinatal nurse understands that the purpose of combining an opioid with a local anesthetic agent in an epidural is primarily for which of the following?
A) Decrease the number of side effects
B) Increase the intensity of the block
C) Increase the total anesthetic volume
D) Preserve more maternal motor function
Q2) The perinatal nurse prepares the laboring woman for an epidural anesthesia insertion.What action is best to help prevent maternal hypotension?
A) Administer an intravenous infusion of 500 mL of normal saline.
B) Assess vital signs every 5 minutes after the epidural insertion.
C) Assist the woman to lie down in a supine position.
D) Encourage frequent cleansing breaths during the procedure.
Q3) The perinatal nurse is caring for a woman in early labor with a fetus in the occiput posterior position.What action should the nurse perform to increase the woman's comfort?
A) Assist the woman into a hands-and-knees position.
B) Encourage the woman to assume a sitting position.
C) Have the woman walk to the bathroom and void.
D) Provide soothing music as a distraction technique.
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Chapter 14: Caring for the Woman Experiencing
Complications During Labor and Birth
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Q1) A nurse is caring for a patient with abruptio placentae.What assessment findings would indicate that the woman is hemodynamically stable?
A) Fetal heart rate: 108 beats/minute
B) Hematocrit: 33%
C) Oxygen saturation: 90%
D) Urine output: 20 mL/hour
Q2) A nurse is caring for a woman who will be induced,but her cervix is not yet favorable for this intervention.The provider leaves an order for dinoprostone vaginal insert (Cervidil),which the nurse administers at 9:00 a.m.At what time does the nurse anticipate induction with oxytocin (Pitocin)?
A) In 30 to 60 minutes after the last dose of dinoprostone
B) In 30 to 60 minutes after the dinoprostone insert is removed
C) In 5 to 7 hours or when contractions begin
D) In 6 to 12 hours after the dinoprostone insert is removed
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Chapter 15: Caring for the Postpartal Woman and Her Family
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Q1) A visiting nurse is concerned that a mother has not properly bonded with her infant.The nurse should assess for what factors that could impact this process?
A) Chaotic home life
B) Disappointment in her birth experience
C) Lack of family support
D) Poverty
E) Substance abuse
Q2) The perinatal nurse is teaching the patient about breastfeeding and explains that which of the following is the most appropriate time to breastfeed?
A) Four to 5 hours after the last feeding
B) Only when her infant exhibits hunger-related crying
C) When her infant is in a quiet alert state
D) When her infant is in an active alert state
Q3) A nurse has brought a newborn to his mother's room.What action by the nurse takes priority?
A) Asking the mother her full name and her birth date
B) Comparing the baby to a photograph on the mother's bedside table
C) Having the mother wash her hands before taking the baby
D) Matching the information on the mother's and baby's wristbands
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Chapter 16: Caring for the Woman Experiencing
Complications During the Postpartal Period
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Q1) A patient has been transferred to an intensive care unit (ICU)after experiencing a pulmonary embolus.The patient is stable 24 hours later,but will remain in the unit for another day or two.At this time,the priority for the perinatal nurse is to provide the family with information about infant care and what other action?
A) Advocate for infant visitation and breast pumping in the ICU if desired by the patient.
B) Give the family information about the hospital policies and procedures, including visiting hours.
C) Provide information about follow-up with her family physician after discharge from the hospital.
D) Educate the family and patient about the patient's risk for future deep vein thrombosis.
Q2) A postpartum patient is hemorrhaging despite receiving several medications and fundal massage.What action by the nurse takes priority?
A) Begin weighing all used perineal pads.
B) Obtain informed consent for surgery.
C) Place the woman on her left side.
D) Switch the IV solution to dextrose.
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Chapter 17: Physiological Transition of the Newborn
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Q1) A mother brings her 1-week-old baby to the clinic with complaints that the baby is not eating well.The mother is attempting to bottle feed about 120 mL every 2 hours.What action by the nurse is best?
A) Explain that this is too much volume at one time.
B) Have the mother demonstrate her feeding and burping technique.
C) Reassure the mother that the baby is eating fine.
D) Weigh the baby and plot her weight on a graph.
Q2) The clinical nurse recalls that the newborn has mechanisms by which heat is lost following birth.Which of the following are examples of heat lost via convection?
A) Placed near an open window
B) Placed on a cold scale
C) Placed under a ceiling fan
D) Not dried adequately after birth
E) Placed in a warmer that is not yet warm
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Chapter 18: Caring for the Normal Newborn
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Q1) The perinatal nurse teaches new parents that the best sleeping position for infants is which of the following?
A) Prone
B) Side-lying
C) Side-lying with a blanket roll behind the infant's back
D) Supine
Q2) A student nurse asks the newborn nursery nurse why so many babies prefer to be in a flexed position.What answer by the nurse is best?
A) "Flexion keeps their limbs symmetrical."
B) "It keeps their body temperature normal."
C) "It's very familiar to them from being in utero."
D) "They don't have the strength for extension."
Q3) A nurse is preparing to discharge an infant with Erb's palsy.Which of the following discharge instructions does the nurse provide the parents?
A) Keep the cast clean and dry; cut nails to avoid scratches.
B) Hold and feed the infant in the Pavlik harness.
C) Perform passive flexion and extension to the affected arm.
D) Position the infant with the affected arm flexed gently.
E) Support the affected arm when holding the baby.
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Chapter 19: Caring for the Newborn at Risk
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Q1) A nurse monitors all newborns in the NICU for hypoglycemia.Which manifestations could indicate hypoglycemia in one of the babies?
A) Apneic episodes
B) None (asymptomatic)
C) Eye rolling
D) Lethargy
E) Palmar sweating
Q2) A baby has just been born with anencephaly.Which action by the labor and delivery charge nurse takes priority?
A) Admit the baby to the NICU.
B) Consult the palliative care team.
C) Place the infant in protective isolation.
D) Prepare the infant for surgery.
Q3) A nurse is seeing a baby with a diagnosed cleft lip.What assessment finding indicates to the nurse that a priority outcome has been met?
A) Absence of infection
B) Appropriate weight gain
C) Interacts at developmental age
D) Normal cranial nerve function
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Chapter 20: Caring for the Developing Child
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Q1) A 7-year-old hospitalized for a fracture following a car crash tells the pediatric nurse "God is in heaven with his angels and is looking down on me." Which stage of Fowler's spiritual development is this child exhibiting?
A) Intuitive-projective stage
B) Mythical-literal stage
C) Synthetic-convention stage
D) Undifferentiated stage
Q2) A nurse educator is discussing developmental theories with a student.What information is appropriate for the educator to provide regarding Lev Vygotsky's theory?
A) Children learn best with assistance from someone else.
B) Culture plays a vital role in language development.
C) Intelligence cannot be accurately measured.
D) The ecological approach emphasizes three important systems.
E) Motor skills are developed and refined in the preoperational stage.
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Chapter 22: Caring for the Child With a Psychosocial or Condition
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Q1) A nurse wishes to increase an at-risk child's resilience.What action by the nurse would be most helpful?
A) Assist the child in recognizing internal resources.
B) Help the child see that others are worse off.
C) Instruct the child to "toughen up."
D) Teach the child therapeutic communication skills.
Q2) A nurse is working with the family of a child who is overweight.What action by the nurse is most appropriate?
A) Help the family identify fun activities.
B) Instruct the child to exercise for an hour each day.
C) Place the child on a restricted-calorie diet.
D) Set a weight-loss goal for the child.
Q3) A parent calls the clinic to clarify discharge instructions for his child,who was just diagnosed with major depression.The parent states "I was told to watch for anhedonia.What does that mean?" Which explanation by the nurse is the most appropriate?
A) Flat affect and absence of emotions
B) Lack of personal hygiene and grooming
C) Loss of interest in activities once enjoyed
D) Self-mutilation or engaging in self-harm
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Chapter 23: Caring for the Child With a Respiratory Condition
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Q1) A 5-month-old child is brought to the pediatric clinic by the parent,who reports the child has had a cough for 4 weeks.When reviewing the child's history,the nurse assesses that the child's last DTaP vaccination was at 2 months of age.Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?
A) Inform the provider that both child and parent need antibiotics.
B) Make an appointment for the next vaccination at 6 months.
C) Obtain nasal washings for a culture and PCR testing.
D) Weigh and measure the child; document all findings in the chart.
Q2) The pediatric nurse examines a neonate and documents that the baby is pink in color when crying but turns bluish when quiet.Which question would be most appropriate to ask the parent?
A) "Does the baby have trouble when eating?"
B) "Have your other children had this problem?"
C) "How many respiratory infections has she had?"
D) "You don't ever prop her bottle, do you?"
Q3) A child who weighs 32 lb (14.5 kg)is prescribed erythromycin (Sumycin)every 8 hours.Calculate the dose range for a single dose of this drug.(Round to the nearest hundredth).
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Chapter 24: Caring for the Child With a Gastrointestinal Condition
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Q1) A pediatric clinic nurse is educating parents about an important primary prevention measure for hepatitis A. Which topic does the nurse include in the teaching session?
A) Genetic counseling
B) Immune globulin
C) Immunization
D) Oatmeal baths
Q2) A child has been admitted to the hospital with acute diarrhea.Which assessment finding by the nurse would indicate that goals for the priority nursing diagnosis have been met?
A) No stooling for 4 hours
B) Perineal skin intact
C) Stable weight for 2 days
D) White blood cell count normal
Q3) After surgical correction of a Meckel diverticulum,what nursing action is the most important?
A) Administration of total parenteral nutrition
B) Care of a nasogastric tube and oral care
C) Referral to a dietician for low-residue diet
D) Teaching parents and child colostomy care
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Chapter 26: Caring for the Child With a Cardiovascular Condition
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Q1) A school-age child is brought to the clinic by a parent who reports that the child becomes short of breath with activity.Which assessment finding would the nurse correlate with this condition?
A) Bulging fontanels
B) Elevated brain natriuretic peptide
C) Peripheral edema
D) Weight loss
Q2) Which is the average oxygen saturation of blood in the right atrium?
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 70%
D) 98%
Q3) A child hospitalized with heart failure has manifestations related to increased preload.Which drug does the nurse prepare to administer?
A) Digoxin (Lanoxin)
B) Dopamine (Intropin)
C) Furosemide (Lasix)
D) Metoprolol (Toprol)
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Chapter 27: Caring for the Child With an Endocrinological or
Metabolic Condition
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Q1) A child is 4 hours postoperative after a total parathyroidectomy.Which assessment takes priority?
A) Airway
B) Dressing
C) IV site
D) Pain
Q2) A 55-lb (25-kg)child in the hospital has syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH).The nurse calculates the child's 24-hour fluid allowance at what volume? ____________________
Q3) A child has hyperthyroidism and is prescribed propranlol (Inderal).The mother states "Why is she taking this? I take Inderal for my blood pressure." Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
A) Decreases the effects of the hyperthyroidism
B) Keeps the child's blood pressure normal
C) Prevents the development of thyroid storm
D) Because thyroid problems often cause hypertension
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Chapter 28: Caring for the Child With a Neurological or Sensory Condition
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Q1) A nurse is caring for a 1-year-old child who was admitted for seizures.The parents ask what could have caused the child's seizure.The nurse explains that seizures can be caused by which problems?
A) Brain injury
B) Central nervous system infection
C) Hypertension
D) Renal failure
E) Unknown cause
Q2) A child has an invasive intracranial pressure monitoring device in place.Which assessment finding indicates that goals for a priority nursing diagnosis have been met?
A) Daily weight equals admission weight.
B) Joints move freely during range of motion.
C) No signs of infection are present at the insertion site.
D) Skin is intact without redness or breakdown.
Q3) A nurse assesses a 1-month old's Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)and finds the following: opens eyes to pain,irritable cry,localizes pain.Your calculation indicates that this child's GCS is ____________________.
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Chapter 29: Caring for the Child With a Musculoskeletal Condition
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Q1) A pediatrician orders Russell traction for a 12-year-old patient with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease.Which interventions are appropriate for the nurse to include in the care plan for this patient?
A) Bony areas are massaged frequently.
B) Child is lying in a supine position.
C) Hip is flexed and abducted.
D) Skin is inspected every 12 hours.
E) The child uses a trapeze to move.
Q2) The nurse is caring for a child diagnosed with clubfoot.Which assessment findings does the nurse anticipate in the affected extremity?
A) Adducted forefoot
B) Dorsiflexion
C) Everted heel
D) Plantar flexion
E) Rigidity
Q3) A nurse is completing a Pediatric Fall Risk Assessment on a child.The child has had no falls in the last 3 months,had surgery to repair a femur fracture on admission,is learning to use crutches,has a saline lock,is oriented to own ability,and is on narcotics.This child's fall risk score is ____________________.
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Chapter 31: Caring for the Child With a Genitourinary Condition
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Q1) A nurse is assigned to care for four children who have acute kidney injury (AKI).Which child should the nurse see first after obtaining the handoff report?
A) Anuric
B) Oliguric
C) Has deep, rapid respirations
D) Having in-room dialysis
Q2) A nurse is explaining to a group of students that there are certain criteria that are met before a child starts renal replacement therapy.Which of the following criteria does the nurse include in the discussion with the students?
A) Acidosis with pH < 7.2 or rising rapidly
B) BUN > 150 mg/dL, or lower if rising rapidly
C) Mental status changes from uremia
D) Potassium > 6.5 mEq/L despite treatment
E) Presence of dialyzable toxins or poisons
Q3) A child weighs 32 kg (74.4 lb).This child's 24-hour fluid requirements would be calculated as ____________________.
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Q1) A child is admitted and is scheduled to receive intravenous asparginase (Elspar).Which action by the nurse is most important when administering this medication?
A) Arranging an outpatient hearing test
B) Having emergency drugs on hand
C) Monitoring the child's intake and output
D) Providing anti-emetic drugs as needed
Q2) A nurse has a RN preceptor student working on the pediatric oncology unit.When teaching the student about oncological crises,what disorders does the nurse include?
A) Inferior vena cava infarction
B) Neurogenic shock
C) Perirectal abscess
D) Pleural effusion
E) Superior vena cava syndrome
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