1) Which is the rationale for why young children are more prone to otitis media

that the nurse should include in the teaching session with a parent?

1. The eustachian tube is shorter, wider, and horizontal in younger children.

2. The eustachian tube is shorter, more narrow, and horizontal in younger

children.

3. The eustachian tube is longer, wider, and vertical in younger children.

4. The eustachian tube is longer, more narrow, and vertical in younger

children.

2) Which neonate requires a close nursing assessment for the development of

retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)?

1. 28-weeks’-gestation infant who has been on long-term oxygen and weighed

1400 g

2. 32-weeks’-gestation infant of African heritage with a congenital heart defect

who

needed no oxygen and weighed 1850 g

3. 28-weeks’-gestation female infant who was on short-term oxygen,

weighed 1420 g, and was treated with phototherapy

4. 36-weeks’-gestation, small-for-gestational-age infant who was in an

oxyhood for 12 hours and weighed 1800 g

3) Which is the priority nursing assessment for a pediatric client who is

postoperative for tonsillectomy?

1. Arrhythmias

2. Dehydration

3. Increased blood sugar

4. Increased urinary output

4) A neonate is diagnosed with a herpes simplex viral infection of the eye.

Which medication should the nurse prepare to administer?