Pediatric nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Why is circumcision avoided in a baby boy with hypospadias?

  1. AIt greatly increases the risk of urine infection in the first month
  2. BBabies with hypospadias usually have a bleeding disorder
  3. CThe foreskin may be needed for the repair
  4. DThe urethral opening moves to the tip by itself if the foreskin is left
2.Easy

Which drug reverses opioid-induced breathing depression?

  1. ANaloxone
  2. BAtropine
  3. CGlucagon
  4. DFlumazenil
3.Easy

How does respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) mainly spread?

  1. AThrough droplets and contaminated hands and surfaces
  2. BThrough the bites of insects such as mosquitoes
  3. CThrough contaminated food and drinking water
  4. DOnly through the air over long distances, like measles
4.Medium

Which finding suggests coarctation of the aorta?

  1. AA barking cough
  2. BHigher blood pressure in the arms than in the legs, with weak femoral pulses
  3. CStrong femoral pulses with weak arm pulses and lower blood pressure in the arms
  4. DEqual blood pressure in all limbs
5.Medium

Which newborn problem may be the first sign of cystic fibrosis?

  1. AMeconium ileus
  2. BErythema toxicum
  3. CPhysiological jaundice
  4. DUmbilical hernia
6.Medium

A 2-year-old suddenly began coughing while eating peanuts. He now has a wheeze on one side of the chest only. What is most likely?

  1. AAn inhaled foreign body
  2. BBronchiolitis
  3. CA first attack of asthma
  4. DViral croup
7.Hard

Which child is most appropriate to assign to a practical (enrolled) nurse?

  1. AA 5-year-old just back from tonsillectomy who keeps swallowing
  2. BA 7-year-old 2 days after an appendicectomy, stable on oral analgesia
  3. CA 9-year-old newly admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis on an insulin infusion
  4. DAn infant with bronchiolitis who needs more and more oxygen
8.Hard

The parent of a child on chemotherapy calls to say the child has a temperature of 38.5 °C (101.3 °F). What is the correct advice?

  1. AGive paracetamol (acetaminophen) and call back if the fever lasts more than 2 days
  2. BWait until the next clinic visit, as fever is common
  3. CGive a cool bath and keep the child at home
  4. DBring the child to hospital straight away for assessment and IV antibiotics

Answer key

  1. 1. C · The foreskin may be needed for the repair
  2. 2. A · Naloxone
  3. 3. A · Through droplets and contaminated hands and surfaces
  4. 4. B · Higher blood pressure in the arms than in the legs, with weak femoral pulses
  5. 5. A · Meconium ileus
  6. 6. A · An inhaled foreign body
  7. 7. B · A 7-year-old 2 days after an appendicectomy, stable on oral analgesia
  8. 8. D · Bring the child to hospital straight away for assessment and IV antibiotics

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