1. A nurse in a community health clinic is assessing the needs of a single parent who has

three young children and works full time. Which of the following resources should the

nurse recommend?

 12-step support group

 Respite child care

 Child home health care

 Counseling for depression

2. A nurse is caring for a child who has a prescription for fluticasone and has developed

white patches and sores in his mouth. Which of the following is an appropriate action

for the nurse to take?

 Encourage the use of a spacer

 Withhold the medication until the lesions heal

 Obtain a prescription for oral prednisone

 Collect a culture from the lesions

3. A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a child who has impetigo. Which of the

following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

 Seal soft toys in a plastic bag for 14 days

 Apply bactericidal ointment to lesions

 Administer acyclovir PO two times per day

 Soak hairbrushes in boiling water for 10 min.

4. A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a child who has epiglottis. Which of

the following actions should the nurse take?

 Provide nebulizer aerosol therapy

 Administer IV antibiotics

 Inspect the tonsils using a tongue depressor

 Collect a throat culture

5. A nurse is planning care for a child who is placed in skin traction. Which of the

following is the priority action for the nurse to take?

 Increase fluid intake

 Maintain proper body alignment

 Use an alternate pressure mattress

 Monitor pedal pulses