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Quiz # 2
Unit 3: Circulation
Unit 4: Oxygentation
1. The nurse’s observations after cardiac catheterization include pedal pulses, temperature
and color of extremities, vital signs every 15 minutes, review of blood pressure for patterns
of hypotension, and evidence of bleeding or hematoma at the site.
3. Obstructive defects are those in which blood exiting the heart meets an area of anatomic
narrowing (stenosis).
4. To decrease cardiac demands in an infant with congestive heart failure, the nurse should
organize nursing activities to allow for uninterrupted periods of sleep limit energy
expenditures during feeding, and maintain a normal body temperature.
7. Streptococcus viridans is the most common causative agent for bacterial endocarditis?
NURS 167: Nursing Care of Children & Families
Hockenberry & Wilson: Wong’s Essentials of Pediatric Nursing, 8th Edition
6. What are the three clinical observations that are predictive of epiglottis?
a. absence of spontaneous cough
b. presence of drooling
c. agitation
7. Why should the nurse not examine the throat of a child with suspected epiglottis with a tongue
depressor? Throat inspection should only be attempted when immediate endotracheal
intubation can be performed if needed.
10. Describe the stools of a child with cystic fibrosis. Bulky, large stools that are frothy from
undigested fat (steatorrhea) and foul smelling from putrefied protein (azotorrhea).
11. What is the purpose of pancreatic enzymes for a child with cystic fibrosis? The pancreatic
enzymes become blocked and therefore do not reach the duodenum causing significant impairment in
digestion and absorption of nutrients.
12. Describe the suggested diet for a child with cystic fibrosis? CF patients require a well balanced,
high protein, high caloric diet up to 150% more of the recommended daily allowances to meet their daily
need for growth and development.