Practice Questions

128. A 16-year-old adolescent with cystic fibrosis is transitioning to adult care. What clinical nursing intervention is critical for promoting self-management?

A. Taking over all aspects of care.
B. Empowering the adolescent to take increasing responsibility for their medications, treatments, and appointments, and connecting them with adult CF resources.
C. Limiting their involvement in care decisions.
D. Treating them like a child.
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126. A 10-year-old child with leukemia is experiencing severe mucositis due to chemotherapy. What medicinal intervention might be considered for pain management?

A. Oral analgesics only.
B. Topical anesthetics (e.g., viscous lidocaine) or systemic analgesics as needed.
C. Harsh mouthwashes.
D. Spicy foods.
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125. A 7-year-old child with a new diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is struggling with frequent school absences. What clinical nursing intervention is critical to support the child’s well-being?

A. Ignoring school attendance.
B. Collaborating with the school to create a flexible learning plan, educating teachers about IBD, and addressing emotional impact.
C. Telling the child to just go to school.
D. Blaming the child for absences.
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124. A 1-year-old infant with cerebral palsy has severe feeding difficulties and is aspiration risk. What technical nursing intervention is critical to prevent aspiration?

A. Offering thin liquids.
B. Positioning the infant upright, thickening liquids, and ensuring a slow feeding pace.
C. Feeding rapidly.
D. Allowing the infant to self-feed without supervision.
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123. A 14-year-old adolescent with chronic pain is prescribed a long-acting opioid. What medicinal education is critical for the nurse to provide regarding safe use and side effects?

A. Take only when pain is severe.
B. Take regularly as prescribed to maintain consistent pain control, and discuss constipation management and signs of overdose.
C. Crush and chew the medication.
D. Share the medication with others.
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122. A 5-year-old child with a new diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy is admitted for baseline assessment. The parents are grieving. What clinical nursing intervention is critical for supporting the family?

A. Telling them to be strong.
B. Acknowledging their grief, providing emotional support, and connecting them with genetic counseling and support organizations.
C. Avoiding discussions about the future.
D. Minimizing the severity of the diagnosis.
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121. A 6-month-old infant is admitted with congestive heart failure. The infant is experiencing tachypnea, grunting, and nasal flaring. What technical nursing intervention is critical to reduce cardiac workload?

A. Encouraging vigorous play.
B. Maintaining a neutral thermal environment, elevating the head of the bed, and clustering nursing care to promote rest.
C. Administering large feedings rapidly.
D. Restricting oxygen administration.
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120. A 3-year-old child is admitted with signs of poisoning. The child is lethargic and hypotensive. What is the urgent critical nursing priority?

A. Inducing vomiting.
B. Assessing airway, breathing, circulation (ABC's), and identifying the substance ingested to guide urgent decontamination/antidote administration.
C. Administering activated charcoal without knowing the substance.
D. Waiting for lab results.
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119. A 8-year-old child with severe asthma is prescribed a new inhaled corticosteroid. What medicinal education is critical for the nurse to provide to ensure optimal delivery?

A. Inhale quickly and deeply.
B. Use a spacer device to improve drug delivery to the lungs and reduce systemic absorption.
C. Hold breath for 1 second.
D. Exhale immediately after inhalation.
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