When educating a parent of an infant with a new prescription for digoxin, which instruction should the nurse provide?
- A. Repeat the dose if the infant vomits.
- B. Mix the medication with food.
- C. Give the medication with meals.
- D. Monitor the infant's heart rate prior to administering the medication.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
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When caring for an infant with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which of the following actions should the nurse take?
- A. Administer antibiotics IM once per day.
- B. Initiate droplet precautions.
- C. Place the infant in a negative-pressure isolation room.
- D. Suction the nasopharynx as needed.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: When caring for an infant with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), maintaining a patent airway is crucial. Suctioning the nasopharynx as needed helps clear secretions, prevent airway obstruction, and promote effective breathing. This intervention can aid in improving the infant's respiratory status and overall comfort.
A child receives a vaccine for MMR. Six hours after the injection, the child’s parent reports local soreness, erythema, lethargy, and a fever of 101°F to a nurse. Which action should the nurse take?
- A. Give instructions on relieving symptoms with acetaminophen
- B. Seek emergency help, because these symptoms are signs of anaphylactic reaction
- C. Tell the parent that a live vaccine will cause a mild case of measles
- D. Obtain and fill out a Vaccine Adverse Event Report form
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
At a 6-month well-child checkup, a male infant is weighed. The mother asks if his weight is normal. The nurse's best response is:
- A. At 6 months, his weight should be approximately three times his birth weight.
- B. Each child grows at their own pace.
- C. At 6 months, his weight should be approximately twice his birth weight.
- D. At 6 months, a child should weigh about 10 lb more than at birth.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
A healthy 4-year-old child has a left flank mass. Computerized tomography (CT) scan of the abdomen shows a localized renal mass. Radical nephrectomy is performed; the histology shows clear cell sarcoma of the kidney. The MOST appropriate next step in the management is
- A. CT scan of the chest
- B. CT scan of the brain
- C. bone scan
- D. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
A 30-month-old apparently well child presented with stomping, hitting, head banging, and falling down for few minutes every few days.
- A. brain MRI
- B. serum ferritin
- C. skeletal survey
- D. EEG
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
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