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Pediatric Nursing Cardiovascular NCLEX Practice Quiz Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 4-month-old infant with a ventricular septal defect (VSD) has dropped from the 20th percentile to the 5th for weight. What will the nurse practitioner recommend?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 2 of 5
During a routine well child exam on a 5-year-old child, a grade II/VI, harsh, late systolic ejection murmur at the upper left sternal border that transmits to both lung fields is auscultated. The child has normal growth and development. What will the nurse practitioner suspect?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
A 12-year-old child whose body mass index (BMI) is greater than the 95th percentile has a blood pressure at the 98th percentile for age, sex, and height. After lifestyle changes that include diet and exercise, the child's BMI drops to the 90th percentile, but the blood pressure remains the same. What is the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner's next step in treating this child?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 4 of 5
A child born with Down syndrome should be evaluated for which associated cardiac manifestation?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 5 of 5
A heart transplant may be indicated for a child with severe heart failure and:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.