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Nursing Practice Questions for Pediatric Infectious Disease Questions
Question 1 of 5
In neonatal sepsis, the infection may be acquired through the transplacental or transcervical routes or through ascending infection. Of the following, the organism that is acquired by transplacental route is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Listeria (E) is uniquely acquired transplacentally, causing early-onset sepsis, unlike others (A, B, C, D) typically from birth canal or postnatal sources.
Question 2 of 5
All the following statements regarding subarachnoid hemorrhage are true EXCEPT
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Subarachnoid hemorrhage may be spontaneous (A), hypoxic (B), seizure-presenting (D), or AVM-related (E). Surgical evacuation (C) is rare, as it typically resolves without intervention.
Question 3 of 5
In necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), abdominal perforation may be manifested by development of
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Perforation in NEC often shows abdominal wall erythema (B), indicating peritonitis, per surgical signs.
Question 4 of 5
Physiologic jaundice is the result of many factors that are normal physiologic characteristics of newborns which include all the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Physiologic jaundice stems from high RBCs (A), short RBC life (B), and low conjugation (D, E). Delayed meconium (C) isn’t a normal factor contributing to it.
Question 5 of 5
All the following statements regarding meconium aspiration pneumonia are true EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Meconium aspiration involves breech (A), obstruction (B), pneumonitis (C), and in utero aspiration (D). Oropharyngeal suction (E) doesn’t prevent it, per updated guidelines.