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Pediatric Emergency Nursing PICO Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Nurse Analiza is administering a medication via the intraosseous route to a child. Intraosseous drug administration is typically used when a child is:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Intraosseous drug administration is typically reserved for pediatric patients who are critically ill and under the age of 3. This route is chosen when intravenous access cannot be readily established or when the patient is in urgent need of medication administration. Young children have easily accessible bone marrow spaces, making intraosseous administration a quick and effective means of delivering medications in emergency situations. Older children tend to have more developed vasculature, making it easier to establish intravenous access in those cases.
Question 2 of 5
Which of the following should be included when developing a teaching plan to prevent urinary tract infection? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.
Question 3 of 5
Tara is an 11-year-old girl diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). She asks her attending nurse why she can't take a pill rather than shots like her grandmother does. Which of the following would be the nurse's best reply?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The nurse's best reply would be option C, "Your body does not make insulin, so the insulin injections help to replace it." This response directly addresses Tara's question about why she needs insulin injections instead of pills. In type 1 diabetes mellitus, the body's immune system mistakenly attacks the beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin. As a result, individuals with type 1 DM do not produce insulin, so they require insulin injections to replace the missing hormone. Unlike type 2 diabetes where oral medications can be used to manage the condition, individuals with type 1 diabetes rely on insulin injections to regulate their blood glucose levels.
Question 4 of 5
The long-term complications seen in thalassemia major are associated to which of the following?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Thalassemia major is a genetic disorder characterized by abnormal hemoglobin production. Individuals with thalassemia major require frequent blood transfusions to manage their anemia, leading to iron overload in the body. Over time, this excess iron can accumulate in various organs such as the liver, heart, and endocrine glands, causing damage and dysfunction. This condition is known as hemochromatosis. Long-term complications of hemochromatosis include liver cirrhosis, heart failure, diabetes, and endocrine disorders. Therefore, the long-term complications seen in thalassemia major are primarily associated with hemochromatosis rather than anemia, growth retardation, or splenomegaly.
Question 5 of 5
Which of the following would Nurse Tony suppose to regard as a cardinal manifestation or symptom of digoxin toxicity to his patient Clay diagnosed with heart failure?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Digoxin is a medication commonly used to treat heart failure. One of the cardinal manifestations of digoxin toxicity is extreme bradycardia, which is characterized by a slower than normal heart rate. This can be a serious and potentially life-threatening symptom of digoxin toxicity, as it indicates that the medication is affecting the heart's electrical conduction system. Other symptoms of digoxin toxicity can include nausea, vomiting, vision changes, and confusion, but extreme bradycardia is a prominent sign that Nurse Tony should be vigilant for in his patient Clay, who has been diagnosed with heart failure.