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Pediatric Nursing Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Psychosocial problems may manifest as disturbances in
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Psychosocial issues can affect emotional regulation, physical health, behavior, and academic/work performance. Thus, all listed areas are potential manifestations.
Question 2 of 5
Iron chelating agents are used for treatment of:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Iron chelators prevent iron overload in patients with chronic hemolytic anemia requiring frequent transfusions.
Question 3 of 5
When the nurse is reviewing a patient's daily laboratory test results, which of the ff. electrolyte imbalances should the nurse recognize as predisposing the patient to digoxin toxicity?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Hypokalemia, or low potassium levels, predisposes the patient to digoxin toxicity because potassium is essential for proper digoxin metabolism. Potassium competes with digoxin for binding sites on sodium-potassium ATPase pumps in the myocardial cells. When potassium levels are low, digoxin binding is increased, leading to an increased risk of digoxin toxicity. Monitoring and correcting hypokalemia are important in patients taking digoxin to reduce the risk of toxicity. Hyperkalemia, on the other hand, can increase the risk of digoxin toxicity by affecting electrophysiological properties of the heart, but hypokalemia is the most significant imbalance predisposing to digoxin toxicity.
Question 4 of 5
Building a tower by a 22-month-old child requires
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Tower building primarily involves visual-motor coordination.
Question 5 of 5
Baby Jonathan was born with cleft lip (CL); Nurse Barbara would be alert that which of the following will most likely be compromised?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A cleft lip (CL) can significantly impact a baby's ability to create a proper seal while sucking. Sucking ability is crucial for a newborn's feeding process, as it is necessary for obtaining nutrition from breast milk or formula. A compromised sucking ability can lead to difficulties in feeding, inadequate intake of nutrients, and poor weight gain. Therefore, Nurse Barbara should be particularly alert to the potential challenges that baby Jonathan may face in establishing a sufficient sucking mechanism.