Questions 75

NCLEX-RN

Home > NCLEX-RN > RN Pediatrics > NCLEX RN Pediatric Nursing
NCLEX-RN Test Bank

NCLEX RN Pediatric Nursing Questions

Extract:


Question 1 of 5

The school nurse develops a plan with an adolescent to provide relief of dysmenorrhea to aid in her development of which of the following?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Managing dysmenorrhea supports autonomy by empowering the adolescent to control her health.

Question 2 of 5

The nurse is caring for a 5-year-old boy who is taking prednisolone for nephrotic syndrome. The child is at the 75th percentile for height and has a blood pressure of 114/73. The nurse compares the reading to the below blood pressure levels for boys age and height percentiles. The nurse determines that the blood pressure represents a change and notifies the primary care provider of the assessment of:

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: BP indicates hypertension.

Question 3 of 5

An infant is to be discharged after surgery for intussusception. In developing the discharge teaching plan, the nurse should tell the mother?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: After successful surgery, the infant can typically resume normal routines unless complications arise.

Question 4 of 5

A child is admitted to the pediatric unit with the diagnosis of severe gastroenteritis. To prevent spread of the disease the nurse should?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Standard precautions prevent the spread of infectious gastroenteritis.

Question 5 of 5

A school-age client admitted to the hospital because of decreased urine output and periorbital edema is diagnosed with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. Which of the following actions should receive the highest priority?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Weight reflects fluid status.

Similar Questions

A 14-year-old is using glargine (Lantus) and lispro (Humolog) to manage type I diabetes. The order for sliding scale lispro reads: Lispro subcutaneous give units according to sliding scale: Blood glucose: 70-150 mg/dL = 0 units, 151-200 mg/dL = 1 unit, 201-250 mg/dL = 2 units, 251-300 mg/dL = 3 units, 301-350 mg/dL = 4 units, Call for Blood glucose >350. In addition give 1 unit for every 15 grams of carbohydrate. The morning blood glucose is $202 \mathrm{mg} / \mathrm{dL}$ and the client is going to eat 2 carbohydrate exchanges. The nurse has the client administer how many units of lispro?
The nurse observes as a child with Duchenne's muscular dystrophy attempts to use from a sitting position on the floor. After attaining a kneeling position, the child 'walks' his hands up his legs to stand. The nurse documents this as which of the following?
The mother of a child with chronic renal failure who is receiving peritoneal dialysis at home asks the nurse what she can do if both inflow and drain times are increased. Which of the following instructions would be most appropriate for the nurse to include when responding to the mother?
A parent asks the nurse about head lice (pediculosis capitis) infestation during a visit to the clinic. Which of the following symptoms should the nurse tell the parent is most common in a child infected with head lice?
When assessing for pain in a toddler, which of the following methods should be the most appropriate?

Access More Questions!

NCLEX RN Basic

$89/ 30 days

 

NCLEX RN Premium

$150/ 90 days