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Pediatric Sample Questions

1. What precautions need to take when a child with impetigo admitted in the unit?
A. Airborne B. Contact C. Droplet D. Standard
Answer Ans: B Use standard precaution and agency specific isolation precaution. Impetigo is highly contagious. Saunders: pg 365

2. When child with eczema discharge home. What are special cares the nurse expects to instruct to the child mother?
A. Minimize scratching of the skin. B. Exposure to latex should be avoided C. Instruct the parent to wash the child cloth with mild detergent and rinse it thoroughly. D. Wear woolen clothes or can be use blankets.
Answer Ans: D Eliminate conditions that increase itching such as wet diapers, excessive bathing, ambient heat, woolen clothes and blankets. Saunders: pg 364.

3. A child with sickle cell anemia admitted in the pediatric unit with complains of fever and selling of hands. What is the cause of this condition?
A. Vaso – occlusive B. Splenic sequestration C. Hyperhemolytic crisis. D. Aplastic crisis
Answer Ans: A Vaso – occlusive crisis caused by stasis of blood with clumping of cells in the micro- circulation, ischemia and infraction. Splenic sequestration is caused by pooling and clumping of blood in the spleen. Hyperhemolytic crisis is an accelerated rate of red blood cell destruction. Aplastic crisis is caused by diminished production and increased destruction of red blood cells, triggered by viral infection or depletion of folic acid. Saunders: 371.