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Pediatric Immunization NCLEX Questions Ricci Questions
Question 1 of 5
The laboratory results of a patient with disseminated intravascular coagulation are likely to include:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) consumes clotting factors and platelets, leading to prolonged prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin time (PTT). Option A is wrong; fibrin split products increase. Option B is incorrect; fibrinogen decreases. Option C is false; platelets drop.
Question 2 of 5
What is the MOST common long term sequela of bacterial meningitis in a child?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Bacterial meningitis often damages the cochlear nerve, causing sensorineural hearing loss, the most frequent sequela. Seizures (A) and intellectual disability (B) are less common. Hemiparesis (D) is rare unless stroke occurs.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following is characteristic of a preschooler with mild mental retardation?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Mild mental retardation (IQ 50–70) involves delays in adaptive skills like self-feeding, which is slower but achievable. Lack of speech (B) and motor delays (C) suggest moderate/severe cases. Gait disability (D) is physical.
Question 4 of 5
When assessing a 12-year-old child with Wilm’s tumor, the nurse should keep in mind that it most important to avoid which of the following?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Wilm’s tumor (nephroblastoma) risks rupture or metastasis with abdominal palpation. Options A, C, and D are safe and unrelated to tumor risk.
Question 5 of 5
Hemophilia A is the result of missing clotting factor IX and is also known as Christmas disease
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hemophilia A is due to missing factor VIII, not IX (which is Hemophilia B, aka Christmas disease). Option B (False) is correct.