Rn Pediatric Nursing Online Practice 2023 A Exam Questions (60 Terms) With Verified Definitions Updated 2024

A nurse is caring for a 15-year-old client following a head injury. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the child is developing syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH)? {Ans: Mental confusion Rationale: A child who has a head injury can develop SIADH as a result of altered pituitary function, leading to an over secretion of antidiuretic hormone. Oversecretion of antidiuretic hormone leads to a decrease in urine output, hyponatremia, and hypoosmolality due to overhydration. As the hyponatremia becomes more severe, mental confusion and other neurologic manifestations such as seizures can occur.}A charge nurse is preparing to make a room assignment for a newly admitted school-age child. Which of the following considerations is the nurse's priority? {Ans: Disease process Rationale: The transmission of infectious diseases is the greatest risk to this child and other children on the unit. Therefore, the child's disease process is the nurse's priority consideration.}A nurse in a health department is caring for an emancipated adolescent who has an STI and is unaccompanied by a guardian. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? {Ans: Have the adolescent sign a consent form for treatment. Rationale: The