Exam 23: The Child With a Sensory or Neurological Condition

A child is admitted to the hospital because she had a seizure.Her parents report that for the past few weeks she has had headaches,with vomiting,that are worse in the morning.What does the nurse suspect?

The nurse is planning to teach parents about prevention of Reye's syndrome.What information would the nurse include in this teaching?

Which assessments would cause the pediatric nurse to suspect the probability of an ear infection in a 6-month-old child? (Select all that apply. )

A parent comments that her infant has had several ear infections in the past few months.Why are infants more susceptible to otitis media?

The nurse urges the mother of a 6-month-old child to get her child inoculated with Haemophilus influenzae type B.What does this immunization protect against?

What will the nurse teach parents when giving instructions for acute conjunctivitis?

An 8-year-old near-drowning victim is rushed into the ED.What priorities of care will be implemented? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is educating parents on prevention of eyestrain in their 5-year-old child.What information will the nurse include? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse observes a child's position is supine with his arms and legs rigidly extended and the hands pronated.How does the nurse identify this posture?

What does the nurse explain to parents of a child with febrile seizures?

What is an appropriate nursing action when a child is experiencing a generalized tonic-clonic seizure?

What intervention(s)would the nurse caring for a child with infectious meningitis include? (Select all that apply. )

The nurse is caring for a 3-year-old child with a head injury.Which assessment would lead the nurse to report the probability of increasing intracranial pressure (ICP)?

An adolescent has just had a generalized seizure and collapsed in the school nurse's office.When should the nurse should call 911?

What would the nurse include when planning postoperative teaching for a child who has had a tympanostomy with insertion of tubes?

A child diagnosed with epilepsy had a generalized tonic-clonic seizure that lasted 90 seconds.What would the nurse expect to assess after a generalized tonic-clonic seizure?

A child is diagnosed with nonparalytic strabismus.How will this disorder most likely be corrected?

The nurse observes that the legs of a child with cerebral palsy cross involuntarily,and the child exhibits jerky movements with his arms as he tries to eat.The nurse recognizes that he has which type of cerebral palsy?

What might the nurse explain as a common treatment for amblyopia?

A parent reports that her child has begun to do poorly at school and experiences episodes where he appears to be staring into space.Of which type of seizure is this behavior a characteristic?