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The nurse advises the parents that, in most cases, children who have had an appendectomy usually return to school within what time frame?
- A. 5 days
- B. 2 weeks
- C. 4 weeks
- D. 6 weeks
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Most children recover from an uncomplicated appendectomy within 1-2 weeks, allowing a return to school in about 2 weeks, depending on individual healing.
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The nurse admits the term newborn,who is at risk to develop neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) to the newborn nursery. The nurse correctly places this infant in which location?
- A. The general nursery with 15 other infants
- B. A small,well-lit nursery with two other newborns
- C. Alone in a small,darkened nursery room
- D. Right next to the charge nurse’s desk
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Newborns with NAS require a low-stimulus environment due to withdrawal behaviors. A small darkened room alone minimizes noise and light stimulation.
Which instruction should the nurse include when teaching the parents about the administration of oral penicillin to their child?
- A. Give the medication with a full glass of orange juice.
- B. Give the medication after a large meal.
- C. Continue the medication even if the child develops a rash.
- D. Continue the medication for the full course of therapy.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Completing the full course of penicillin therapy eradicates the infection and prevents recurrence or resistance, especially for streptococcal infections.
Which instruction is essential to give the parents before the child's discharge?
- A. Return the child for a follow-up visit in 3 to 5 days.
- B. Give the child nothing by mouth for the next 12 hours.
- C. Check the child's pupillary response every 4 hours.
- D. Awaken the child every 4 hours during the first night.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Awakening the child every 4 hours during the first night allows monitoring for neurological deterioration, such as altered consciousness, critical after a head injury.
Because the burned child is confined to bed, the nurse assesses for footdrop. Which nursing action best prevents call the development of footdrop?
- A. Apply braces to the feet and ankles.
- B. Keep the child in the side-lying position.
- C. Keep sheets tucked in at the foot of the bed.
- D. Rest the child's feet against a footboard.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Resting the child's feet against a footboard maintains a neutral position, preventing plantar flexion and footdrop during prolonged bed rest.
The nurse is caring for a preterm infant who must be fed via bolus gavage feeding. The infant has a 5 French feeding tube already secured in the left naris. The nurse has aspirated the infant’s stomach contents, noting color, amount, and consistency, and has reinserted the residual amount because it was less than one-fourth the previous feeding. Prioritize the remaining steps that the nurse should take to complete this feeding.
- A. Elevate the syringe 6 to 8 inches over the infant’s head.
- B. Position the infant on the right side.
- C. Uncrimp the tubing and allow the feeding to flow by gravity at a slow rate.
- D. Crimp the feeding tube and pour the specified amount of formula or breast milk into the barrel.
- E. Cap the lavage feeding tube.
Correct Answer: D, A, F, C, E, B, G
Rationale: Sequence: Position infant on right side (D) to reduce aspiration risk connect syringe barrel (A) crimp tube and pour formula (F) elevate syringe (C) uncrimp for gravity flow (E) clear tubing with air (B) cap tube (G).