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The nurse is caring for a child with Kawasaki disease. A student nurse who is on the unit asks if there are medications to treat the disease. The nurse’s best response to the student nurse is:
- A. Immunogloulin G and ACE inhibitors
- B. Immunoglobulin and heparin
- C. Immunoglobulin G and aspirin
- D. Immunoglobulin and ibuprofen
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The standard treatment for Kawasaki disease includes Immunoglobulin G and aspirin to reduce inflammation and prevent coronary artery complications.
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Hemolytic anaemia is characterised by:
- A. Increased haptoglobin
- B. Haemosiderinuria
- C. Polychromasia
- D. Megaloblastic bone marrow
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Haemosiderinuria: Hemolytic anaemia often leads to the release of heme, which is broken down into hemosiderin, leading to haemosiderinuria (presence of hemosiderin in urine).
A client with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is admitted to the hospital for uncontrolled DM. Insulin therapy is initiated with an initial dose of Humulin N insulin at 0800. At 1600, the client complains of diaphoresis, rapid heartbeat, and feeling shaky. What should the nurse do first?
- A. Determine the client's current glucose level
- B. Administer 10 units of fast-acting insulin.
- C. Offer the client a snack with high protein.
- D. Increase the IV infusion rate of normal saline.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The symptoms suggest hypoglycemia. Checking the glucose level confirms the diagnosis and guides appropriate treatment.
A 9-month-old infant has a grade III/VI, harsh, rumbling, continuous murmur in the left infraclavicular fossa and pulmonic area. A chest radiograph reveals cardiac enlargement. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner will refer the infant to a pediatric cardiologist and prepare the parents for which intervention to repair this defect?
- A. Cardiopulmonary bypass surgery
- B. Coil insertion in the catheterization laboratory
- C. Indomethacin administration
- D. Observation for spontaneous closure
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: This murmur is characteristic of a PDA and, because of cardiac enlargement, represents a larger shunt, requiring repair. Infants older than 8 months may have a coil or plug inserted into the shunt in the cardiac catheterization laboratory.
Methaemoglobinaemia may occur as a result of ingestion or exposure to:
- A. Paraquat
- B. Methylene blue
- C. Potassium permanganate
- D. Nitrates
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Nitrates, when ingested, can lead to methaemoglobinaemia by converting hemoglobin to methemoglobin, impairing oxygen delivery.
One-year-old child:
- A. Holds a raisin with a finger and thumb
- B. Drinks with a straw
- C. Tells six words with meaning
- D. Can move around holding onto furniture (cruising)
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: By one year of age, most children can cruise (move around while holding onto furniture), a key milestone in motor development.