Exam 23: Pediatric Nursing Interventions and Skills

When checking the intravenous (IV) site on a child, the nurse should take which action?

A 2-year-old child is being admitted to the hospital for possible bacterial meningitis. When preparing for a lumbar puncture, what should the nurse do?

The nurse is preparing to administer a liquid medication by a nasogastric feeding tube. What is the first thing the nurse should do?

The nurse gives an injection in a patient's room. How should the nurse dispose of the needle?

A 1-month-old infant is admitted to the hospital. The infant's mother is 17 years old and single and lives with her parents. Who signs the informed consent for the 1-month-old infant?

Using knowledge of child development, what approach is best when preparing a toddler for a procedure?

A 2-year-old child has to receive Rocephin IM injections every 12 hours. What nursing intervention should be implemented for the child?

The nurse on a pediatric unit is writing guidelines for age-specific preparation of children for procedures based on developmental characteristics. What guideline is accurate?

A 5-year-old child returns from the pediatric intensive care unit after abdominal surgery. The orders state to monitor vital signs every 2 hours. On assessment, the nurse observes that the child's heart rate is 20 beats/min less than it was preoperatively. What should be the nurse's next action?

What methods should the nurse use to measure compliance to a treatment plan? (Select all that apply.)

To facilitate the administration of an oral medication to a preschool-age child, what action should the nurse take?

A 14-year-old adolescent is hospitalized with cystic fibrosis. What nursing note entry represents best documentation of his breakfast meal?

When teaching a mother how to administer eye drops, where should the nurse tell her to place them?

What disease processes require airborne precautions? (Select all that apply.)

A preschool child needs a dressing change. To prepare the child, what strategy should the nurse implement?

What are the advantages of an implanted port (Port-a-Cath)? (Select all that apply.)

A 7-year-old is identified as being at risk for skin breakdown. What intervention should the nursing care plan include?

Frequent urine tests for specific gravity are required on a 6-month-old infant. What method is the most appropriate way to collect small amounts of urine for these tests?

Guidelines for intramuscular administration of medication in school-age children include what standard?

What is an advantage of the ventrogluteal muscle as an injection site in young children?