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Pediatric Nursing Study Guide Questions
Question 1 of 5
A newborn is diagnosed with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Which treatment is most effective in improving neurological outcomes?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Therapeutic hypothermia reduces brain injury by slowing metabolism and decreasing inflammation. It is indicated for moderate to severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in term infants within 6 hours of birth.
Question 2 of 5
What is the best medication to control aggression and self-injurious behavior in a 6-year-old boy with autism?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Risperidone, an atypical antipsychotic, is effective in managing aggression and self-injurious behaviors in children with autism. Other medications target different symptoms or conditions.
Question 3 of 5
Which is not a common cause of adverse food reactions?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Food aversion is a psychological reaction, not a common cause of adverse food reactions.
Question 4 of 5
Nonepileptic seizures are a subtype of conversion disorder that resembles true epileptic seizures. Of the following, the MOST characteristic criteria of these seizures is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Nonepileptic seizures lack EEG abnormalities, distinguishing them from true epileptic seizures, which show specific brain wave patterns.
Question 5 of 5
Administration of the following vaccine is contraindicated in children with egg allergy
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Yellow fever vaccine is contraindicated in children with egg allergy as it is prepared using egg-based culture systems.