10 Questions
When teaching parents how to reduce risks in the home, what is the most important consideration?
Age of children in the home
What is the priority action for a nurse when a 35-year-old client with a sickle cell crisis requests something for pain?
Administer the prescribed analgesia
While caring for a toddler with croup, which initial sign requires the nurse's immediate attention?
Respiratory rate of 42
How should the nurse respond to a father's comment about his child experiencing a seizure for the first time and denying any family history of epilepsy?
"The seizure may or may not mean your child has epilepsy."
What nursing diagnosis best applies to a client with impaired judgment and increased risk-taking behavior due to alcohol and drug abuse?
Risk for injury
What is the most appropriate nursing intervention for a client with myocardial infarction (MI) who has a temperature of 101.1 degrees Fahrenheit (38.5 degrees Celsius)?
Administer acetaminophen as ordered as this is normal at this time
What would be the nurse's priority when caring for a client admitted for first and second degree burns on the face, neck, anterior chest, and hands?
Assess for dyspnea or stridor
Which parent's comment for a newborn would most likely reveal an initial finding of suspected pyloric stenosis?
Mild vomiting that progressed to vomiting shooting across the room
What factor would the nurse recognize as a cause for clinical manifestations of iron deficiency anemia in a child?
Tissue hypoxia
What is the best initial action by the nurse when a Hispanic client in the postpartum period refuses hospital food because it is 'cold'?
Ask the client what foods are acceptable or bad
Test your knowledge of parental education and emergency nursing by answering questions related to reducing risks in the home and responding to sickle cell crisis, croup, and other emergencies.
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