Pediatric nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which symptom is typical of scabies?

  1. ADry, flaky scalp with dandruff but no itching
  2. BLarge blisters on the soles of the feet after walking
  3. CPainless red patches that slowly spread outward over months
  4. DIntense itching, worse at night, with burrows between the fingers
2.Easy

What is the usual normal range for the platelet count?

  1. AAbout 4 to 11 × 109/L
  2. BAbout 15 to 40 × 109/L
  3. CAbout 150 to 400 × 109/L
  4. DAbout 1,500 to 4,000 × 109/L
3.Easy

Why do children with long-standing cyanotic heart disease develop a high red blood cell count (polycythaemia)?

  1. ABecause the heart makes red blood cells
  2. BBecause the spleen stops working
  3. CBecause of too much iron in the diet
  4. DTo compensate for chronic hypoxia
4.Medium

A child is due several different vaccines at the same visit. What is the general principle?

  1. AAll vaccines should be mixed in one syringe
  2. BThey can be given at the same visit, at separate injection sites
  3. COnly one vaccine may be given per month
  4. DThe child should be given half doses of each, spread across several weeks
5.Medium

A 5-week-old baby has forceful (projectile) vomiting after every feed and seems hungry afterwards. What is the likely cause?

  1. APyloric stenosis
  2. BIntussusception
  3. CHirschsprung disease
  4. DGastro-oesophageal reflux that is normal for age
6.Medium

Which presentation is typical of coeliac disease in a toddler some months after cereals are introduced?

  1. AEpisodes of crying with red-currant jelly stools
  2. BSudden projectile vomiting with a palpable olive-shaped mass
  3. CChronic diarrhoea, a swollen abdomen, irritability and poor weight gain
  4. DHigh fever with a stiff neck and a purple rash
7.Hard

A 2-year-old has had three febrile urinary tract infections. Which underlying condition should be considered?

  1. AHypospadias
  2. BTesticular torsion on both sides
  3. CVesicoureteral reflux
  4. DNephrotic syndrome
8.Hard

The parents of a child who is being resuscitated ask to stay in the room. What is the best response?

  1. AAllow them to stay only if they help with the compressions
  2. BAllow them to stay if they wish, with a staff member to support and explain
  3. CAsk them to leave, because their presence always harms the team's work
  4. DTell them to wait outside in the corridor until the resuscitation is over

Answer key

  1. 1. D · Intense itching, worse at night, with burrows between the fingers
  2. 2. C · About 150 to 400 × 109/L
  3. 3. D · To compensate for chronic hypoxia
  4. 4. B · They can be given at the same visit, at separate injection sites
  5. 5. A · Pyloric stenosis
  6. 6. C · Chronic diarrhoea, a swollen abdomen, irritability and poor weight gain
  7. 7. C · Vesicoureteral reflux
  8. 8. B · Allow them to stay if they wish, with a staff member to support and explain

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