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Question 1 of 5

A nurse is caring for a 2-year-old child who has pneumonia and a temperature of 39.4° C (103° F). Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Cooling the room provides comfort. Ice baths risk shivering. High acetaminophen doses risk overdose. Aspirin risks Reye's syndrome.

Question 2 of 5

A nurse is preparing to perform a heel stick using a spring-loaded automatic puncture device on a 1-week-old infant. In which of the following locations should the nurse puncture the infant's foot?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Heel has fewer nerves and good capillaries, ideal for blood collection.

Question 3 of 5

A nurse is assisting with the care of a school-age child who is terminally ill. Which of the following interventions should the nurse perform?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Collecting vital signs every 2 hours may increase stress without providing comfort. Avoiding death discussions limits open communication. Encouraging sibling involvement fosters emotional support and family unity, beneficial for end-of-life care. Passive range of motion is secondary to comfort measures.

Question 4 of 5

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardian of a school-age child who has asthma. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Sports are safe with management. Peak flow requires exhalation. Pneumococcal vaccine reduces infection risk. Salmeterol is for maintenance, not acute.

Question 5 of 5

For each finding, click to specify if the finding is consistent with Acute laryngotracheobronchitis or pertussis. Each finding may support more than one disease process or none at all.

OptionsAcute laryngotracheobronchitis Pertussis
Characteristics of cough
Age
Temperature

Correct Answer: A,B,C

Rationale: A. Barking cough fits laryngotracheobronchitis; whooping fits pertussis. B. Pertussis is more common in certain ages, notably infants. C. Fever aligns with laryngotracheobronchitis inflammation.

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