LPN Pediatrics

Question 1 of 5

When assessing a 6-year-old boy with pain in the right lower quadrant of his abdomen, which action should be performed first?

A. Avoiding palpation of the abdomen. B. Palpating the right lower quadrant first. C. Auscultating bowel sounds for 2 minutes. D. Palpating the left upper quadrant first.

Question 2 of 5

You are called to a local park for a 7-year-old boy with respiratory distress. During your assessment, you find that the patient is wheezing and has widespread hives and facial edema. What should you suspect has occurred?

A. Poison oak exposure B. Allergic reaction C. Heat illness D. Acute asthma attack

Question 3 of 5

Which of the following signs is MOST indicative of inadequate breathing in an infant?

A. Sunken fontanelles B. Heart rate of 130 beats/min C. Expiratory grunting D. Abdominal breathing

Question 4 of 5

When is it MOST appropriate to clamp and cut the umbilical cord?

A. Before the newborn has taken its first breath B. After the placenta has completely delivered C. As soon as the cord has stopped pulsating D. Immediately following delivery of the newborn

Question 5 of 5

What is the appropriate technique for performing two-rescuer CPR on a 4-year-old child?

A. 15 compressions to 2 ventilations, compressing the sternum with your thumbs, and delivering at least 100 compressions per minute. B. 30 compressions to 2 ventilations, compressing the chest one third the depth of the chest, and delivering each breath over 1 second. C. 15 compressions to 2 ventilations, compressing the sternum with the heel of your hand, and ventilating until visible chest rise occurs. D. 30 compressions to 2 ventilations, compressing the sternum with the heel of both hands, and delivering each breath over 1 to 2 seconds.

Skildor

ATI LPN