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A practice test for the enpc (emergency nursing pediatric course) exam, featuring a series of questions with 100% correct answers. The questions cover a wide range of pediatric nursing topics, including developmental considerations, emergency assessments, triage, resuscitation, and more. Designed to help nursing students and professionals prepare for the enpc exam by familiarizing them with the types of questions and scenarios they may encounter. The detailed explanations for each correct answer provide valuable insights into the underlying principles and rationale behind the correct responses, making this document a valuable resource for anyone seeking to enhance their pediatric nursing knowledge and skills.
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A preschooler has a small laceration that required 2 stitches. The nurse covers the wound with a bandage knowing that it will comfort the child to have it covered. What is the developmental reason for this intervention? - Correct answer Preschoolers are magical thinkers and imagine bandages keep their insides from coming out. A 7-month old presents to the ED with a complaint of fever. Assessment reveals a patent airway and a slight cyanosis around his lips and nail beds. He is alert and interactive. His vital signs are 38.5 (101.3), HR 134, RR 32, BP 78/54 mm Hg, and SPO2 of 84%. The nurse notes a healed surgical scar on his chest. Based on this assessment, what is the nurse's priority? - Correct answer As if the SPO2 is normal for him. An 11-year-old presents to the ED with a complaint of hitting his head while playing soccer. The nurse enters the room and performs an across the room assessment. He is starting at the wall. He has no increased work of breathing and his color is pink. Using the PAT what classification will the nurse assign? - Correct answer Sicker The pediatric prioritization process components include the focused assessment, focused history, acuity rating decision and: - Correct answer The pediatric assessment triangle (PAT) A 2-year-old is brought to the ED by her father when he found her face down in the pool. She remains unresponsive and is breathing shallowly and slowly. Her color is pale. What is the priority? - Correct answer Immobilize the cervical spine A 2-year-old has a suspected cervical spinal injury. In order to ensure neutral spinal alignment, padding should be placed under which area? - Correct answer the shoulders. Test the Ph. of the gastric contents. - Correct answer the nurse is preparing to administer a feeding through an NG tube. The tube position was verified by radiograph after insertion 2 hours ago. What is the best way to verify placement before feeding? A 20-ml syringe with a stopcock - Correct answer what is the best method to rapidly administer a 20 ml/kg bolus of 0.9% normal saline to a pediatric patient weighing 8 kg. Use an infusion pump to deliver fluids - Correct answer immediately after intra osseous insertion the nurse assesses the infusion and notes that the fluid is not dripping. How should the nurse respond?
Croup - Correct answer a 13-month old presents to the ED with a 2-day history of a low-grade fever, increased work of breathing, and tonight developed a barky cough and inspiratory stridor. What condition does the nurse suspect? in the morning - Correct answer In providing education to a family regarding obtaining baseline peak airway flow for a child with asthma, the nurse will recommend what time of the day Every 2 to 5 minutes - Correct answer the nurse is planning to begin oral rehydration therapy for a 9-month old with mild dehydration. She provides the caregivers with glucose and solution and instructs them to administer small amounts. Pyloric stenosis - Correct answer Caregivers being in their 3-week-old neonate and describe nebulous vomiting after each feeding that is becoming more forceful over the past 24 hours. The last time he vomited the vomitus hit a chair 2 feet away. They say he cries, and sucks vigorously on his pacifier right after vomiting as through still hungry. He is not experiencing any diarrhea. What condition is the most likely cause of these signs and symptoms? Dry and warm the neonate - Correct answer a neonate is delivered in the ED and placed on a radiant warmer. There is no staining of the amniotic fluid. What is the first step in neonatal resuscitation? A minor who lives with a parent or guardian but legally is able to make health decisions - Correct answer in discussing the legal care of the adolescent patient, what is a mature minor? Tell me about a time when you've felt unsafe in your relationship - Correct answer Which of the following screening statements/questions is most appropriate in assessing an adolescent for dating violence Blood pressure - Correct answer which sign distinguishes compensated shock from decompensated shock in the pediatric patient? Administration of epinephrine - Correct answer a 5-year-old arrives to the ED unconscious with a heart rate of 32 beats/minute, weak, thread pulses, and pale mottled skin. The team has begun bag-mask ventilation with 100% oxygen and chest compressions with no improvement in the heart rate. An intraosseous line is in place. Which of the following interventions is the priority. 2% - Correct answer a 19-month old infant pulled himself up onto the hearth of a fireplace. While doing so, he fell forward onto the hot glass doors and sustained deep partial thickness burns to the bilateral palmar aspects of both hands. What is the approximate percentage of total body surface area burned? A pressure dressing to the forehead - Correct answer an ambulance arrives with a 13-year-old pedestrian hit by a car. Identified injuries reported by paramedics include multiple abrasions to the head and face, a large, actively bleeding laceration to the
forehead, hip pain with the leg externally rotated, and bruising across the chest and abdomen. The patient is in full spinal immobilization and has 2 IV catheters and a nonrebreather oxygen mask in place. Vital signs are BP 110/70, HR 118, RR 24, SPO296%. Glasgow coma scale score is 15. What is the priority? Extrapyramidal symptoms - Correct answer a 15-year-old with a history of schizophrenia is taking risperidone and lithium. She presents with dystonia, kinesis, a shuffling gait, muscle rigidity, and tremors. What does the nurse suspect is the cause of these signs and symptoms? A deep partial thickness sharply demarcated burn on the buttocks of a toddler, reportedly from the child turning on the hot water while in the tub - Correct answer which of the following burn injury patterns and history indicates suspected child maltreatment. Skeletal survey - Correct answer a mother presents to the ER with a 6-week old infant with no medical issues after a normal delivery, until yesterday. Mom states that he has been eating properly, vomiting and that he’s hard to wake up. The infant is responsive only to painful stimuli. The anterior fontanel is bulging. He is mildly tachycardia, but otherwise vital signs are normal. What diagnostic evaluation will the nurse expect for this infant? One who is not sleeping because of dreams of the incident - Correct answer a malfunctioning oxygen tank explodes near a child's bed in the ED resulting in an extensive burn injury to the child. Four nurses participate in the child's immediate care. Which nurse requires intervention after this critical incident? Yellow - Correct answer two ambulances collide in front of the hospital. The victims include 3 pediatric victims. Using the Jumpstart triage system, which category assessment will the nurse give to a 2-year-old who is lying on the ground, alert and crying with spontaneous respirations of 36 breaths per minute and present peripheral pulses?