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Showing 16 questions, Sign in for moreYou are working with a new nurse to give an intramuscular injection. Which principles do you want to include when doing this teaching? Select all that apply
The nurse is assessing whether or not an 8-year-old child has given assent for a scheduled painful procedure. Which of the following statements by the child would reflect that the child has given assent?
Children and adolescents should be prepared for procedures according to their level of development and understanding. Which interventions by the nurse would be helpful? Select all that apply
The nurse is developing a plan of care to prevent separation behaviors in children who are hospitalized for long periods of time. Which of the following items should the nurse include in the plan of care? Select all that apply
The nurse is caring for a 14-year-old adolescent after a serious injury. A twice-daily dressing change has been ordered by the child’s primary health-care provider. When planning care with the patient, which of the following statements would be best for the nurse to make?
An 8-year-old child, who is post-op appendectomy, is playing with a set of building blocks. The child’s pulse and blood pressure are slightly elevated above their presurgery levels. When asked what level the child would rate the postoperative pain on a numeric pain scale, the child states that the pain is “8 on a scale of 1 to 10.” The child’s primary health-care provider has ordered Tylenol (acetaminophen) and morphine sulfate for pain. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform at this time?
An 8-year-old child, who is post-op appendectomy, is playing with a set of building blocks. The child’s pulse and blood pressure are slightly elevated above their presurgery levels. When asked what level the child would rate the postoperative pain on a numeric pain scale, the child states that the pain is “8 on a scale of 1 to 10.” The child’s primary health-care provider has ordered Tylenol (acetaminophen) and morphine sulfate for pain. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform at this time?
To enhance the effectiveness of the pharmacological pain intervention administered to a 4-year-old child with an injured knee, the nurse plans to add a nonpharmacological pain intervention. Which of the following actions would be appropriate for the nurse to perform? Select all that apply
An 8-year-old child is in the playroom drawing a picture. The child’s painful dressing change is due to be performed. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate?
A nurse has been assigned to care for a 12-year-old child who will likely die from his illness. The child asks the nurse, “Do you think I am going to die?” Which of the following responses would be appropriate for the nurse to make?
A 7-year-old child, who must have a lumbar puncture, begins to cry and squirm when the nurse advises him that he must lie curled on his side with his back facing the primary health-care provider. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform at this time?
An 18-month-old child has just returned from the operating room with intravenous solution running into a vein in the right hand, a nasogastric tube in place, and a dressing covering the abdomen. Which of the following actions by the nurse would be appropriate? Select all that apply
A 5-month-old girl’s arms are encased in elbow restraints following facial surgery. Which of the following situations would warrant removal of the restraints?
A 13-year-old adolescent is in hospital for reconstructive surgery after a severe automobile accident. During rounds, the nurse notes that the teen is watching television and playing a video game. Which of the following should the nurse assess regarding the patient’s well-being? Select all that apply
A child is to undergo a tympanostomy tube placement in a freestanding outpatient surgery center. What is the major disadvantage associated with this location?
While orienting a new nurse to the ICU, she asks, “How do these children sleep and not become frightened with all the lights and noises?” How should you respond? Select all that apply
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