A nurse is providing education about dietary modifications to the parent of a school age child who

has glomerulonephritis. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?

A. Increase the child calcium intake

B. Decrease the Child's sodium intake

C. Increase the child's intake of carbohydrates

D. Decrease the child's fat intake - ANSWER B. Decrease the Child's sodium intake

A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a school-age child newly diagnosed with a seizure

disorder. The nurse should teach the parents to take which of the following actions during a seizure?

A. Minimize movement of the limbs

B. Insert a tongue blade between the teeth

C. Clear the area of hard object

D. Place the child in a prone position - ANSWER C. Clear the area of hard object

A nurse is assessing an adolescent who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following findings is the nurse's priority?

A. HbA1C 11.5%

B. cholesterol 189 mg/dL

C. Preprandial blood glucose 124 mg/dL

D. Glycosuria - ANSWER A. HbA1C 11.5%

A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to a parent of a 1- month-old infant. The nurse should include that it is recommended to start this series of which of the following immunization first?

A. Varicella

B. measles, mumps, rubella

C. Inactivated poliovirus

D. Hepatitis A tetra - ANSWER C. Inactivated poliovirus

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a toddler who has hemolytic uremic syndrome. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A. Creatinine 0.3 mg/dL - normal

B. Hbg 18 g/dL -this is elevated, Hbg should be decreased

C. Urine casts absent - urine should be positive for casts, blood and protein

D. BUN 28 mg/dL - ANSWER D. BUN 28 mg/dL