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Pediatric Nursing Test Bank Questions
Question 1 of 5
Treatment of enuresis should include all of the following EXCEPT
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: While involving the child in treatment steps like voiding before bed and using alarms is helpful, making them launder soiled sheets could be punitive and counterproductive.
Question 2 of 5
One of the following drugs may cause pyloric stenosis if administered to a premature infant
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Dexamethasone has been associated with an increased risk of pyloric stenosis in premature infants. The other drugs are not linked to this condition.
Question 3 of 5
A 7-year-old boy presented with recurrent eye blinking behavior and recurrent extension of extremities. The mother describes the movement as sudden, rapid, and repetitive movements, present for the last 9 months. Of the following, the MOST appropriate diagnosis is
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Tourette's disorder involves multiple motor tics and at least one vocal tic persisting for over a year, fitting the description provided.
Question 4 of 5
A 5-year-old girl with altered mental status and CSF findings of high WBCs (80% neutrophils), low sugar, and high protein likely has:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Bacterial meningitis presents with neutrophilic pleocytosis, low glucose, high protein, and positive Gram stain, requiring urgent antibiotic therapy.
Question 5 of 5
In cases of food-associated exercise-induced anaphylaxis, the parents are advised that children must not take exercise after ingestion of the triggering food for
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Avoiding exercise for 4-6 hours after eating the triggering food reduces the risk of exercise-induced anaphylaxis.