Children Health Disorders

Question 1

Your patient is restless, shaking their head and pulling at their ears. You suspect :

Answer 1

Otis media

Question 2

Your patient has severe vomiting, irratibity, lethargy and confusion. You suspect:

Answer 2

Reye syndrome

Question 3

What are the five nursing actions when caring for children with seizures?

Answer 3

Monitoring for complications
Prevent aspiration
Keep them safe
Monitor i/o
Support family

Question 4

The patient is having a seizure which involves shaking of the arm this is:

The patient sees an aura:

Answer 4

Simple Partial Motor Seizure

Simple Partial Sensory Seizure

Question 5

The patient experiences memory loss and nonpurposeful movements:

Answer 5

Complex Partial Seizure

Question 6

There is four stages to this seizure including a drowsy state, muscular contractions, and sleep afterwards:

Answer 6

Tonic-clonic seizures

Question 7

The child has loss of awareness but does not fall. May stare for 20 seconds:

The child experiences loss of consciousness, muscle tone and falls:

There is sudden jerking often before falling asleep

Answer 7

Absence

Akinetic or atonic

Myoclonic

Question 8

A 5 month year old has muscle contractions and rolling of the eyes

What does this seizure usually indicate:

Answer 8

Infantile

Cerebral Defect

Question 9

What is status epilepticus

How is it normally treated

Answer 9

Seizure lasts longer than 30 minutes and child does not return back to normal

Drug therapy

Question 10

Child displays seizures, intellectual disability, sensory defects and behaviour disorders you suspect they have:

Answer 10

Cerebral Palsy

Question 11

What are the nursing goals when working with the cognitively impaired?

Answer 11

Promote self care
Communication
Promote growth and development
Prevent injury

Question 12

If a child has the common cold what is the main complication?

Answer 12

Otis media

Question 13

The child presents the signs and symptoms of fever, sore throat, dysphagia and hypertrophied tonsils you suspect:

What is the most common complication of tonsillitis?

Answer 13

Tonsilitis

Hemorrhage

Question 14

If a child were to present feeding problems, trouble gaining weight,pale and use of accessory muscles we suspect:

Treatment if CHF includes:

Answer 14

Congestive heart failure

Remove excess fluids
Conserve energy
Increasing nutrition