(^360) Pediatric Nursing Demystified
- The nurse would record which name to most accurately describe an elevated,
superficial, distinct, purulent fluid-filled lesion?
a. Cyst
b. Papule
c. Pustule
d. Vesicle - Baby boy Johnson is a newborn who is experiences hypoxia and cyanosis. The
most likely diagnosis is a congenital heart defect caused by what type of shunt?
a. Right-to-left
b. Left-to-right
c. Pulmonary infection
d. Dilated pulmonary artery - Which description would best support a newborn suspected of having coarctation
of the aorta?
a. Cyanosis
b. Bulging carotid arteries
c. Cool arms
d. Weak or absent femoral pulses - What is the name of the structure between the aorta and pulmonary artery in
fetal circulation?
a. Foramen ovale
b. Mitral value
c. Ductus arteriosus
d. Foramen magnum - Baby Alice was born weeks ago and now presents with poor feeding, fatigue,
dyspnea, and a murmur. She is diagnosed with a patent ductus arteriosus. How
would you describe the alteration?
a. Increased cardiac output
b. Right-to-left shunt
c. Left-to-right shunt
d. Increased systemic blood flow - Jason arrives to his physician for his 8-week-old well-baby check. The exami-
nation reveals a murmur, and the electrocardiogram (ECG) reveals a large
ventricular septal defect. Left untreated, this defect will result in which of the
following conditions?
a. Pulmonary hypertension
b. Cyanosis
c. Pulmonary stenosis
d. Right ventricular atrophy