Pediatric Nursing Demystified

(^176) Pediatric Nursing Demystified

8. When explaining treatment protocol to parents, what should the nurse stress?
   a. Child should be included as age and maturity permits.
   b. Parents should be told to continue with regular immunizations.
   c. Parents should push the child to eat favorite foods when feeling nauseated.
   d. b and c only.


9. The care needs of families of children with cancer include the following:
   a. Stabilization of child’s weight during chemotherapy
   b. Referral for family counseling
   c. A maintenance of activity within the child’s tolerance
   d. All of the above


10. Soft, bland diets, and saltwater rinses are used to relieve the pain of which of the
    following?
    a. Toothaches
    b. Malignant tumors
    c. Mucosal ulcerations
    d. Hemorrhagic cystitis

ANSWERS

Routine checkup 1

1. Headache, fatigue, nosebleeds, and excessive weight loss.


2. a.


3. Gene theory, in utero or secondary exposure to carcinogens, oncogenic virus,
   tumor suppressor cell deficit.

Routine checkup 2

1. d


2. Any of the following is accurate: Bleeding, infection—fever, nausea/vomiting.


3. False

Routine checkup 3

1. b


2. Play therapy

Routine checkup 4

1. Five, grief


2. False

Routine checkup 5

1. False


2. Chemotherapy

Final checkup

1. d 2. b 3. c 4. c


2. a 6. a 7. c 8. a


3. d 10. c