Name:______________________________________ b.

Fontanels
Group 37 c. Mucous membranes
Date:_______________ d. Weight

A. Multiple Choices. Encircle the letter of the correct

answer.
1. A nurse is caring for a client in labor and prepares to B. Computations. Show the solution. Box the final
auscultate the fetal heart rate (FHR) by using a answer.
Doppler ultrasound device. The nurse most
accurately determines that the fetal heart sounds 1. A 350 mL bottle of cough syrup was brought from
are heard by: the drugstrore. If 5mL of the syrup is given every
a. Noting if the heart rate is greater than 140 four hours, for how many days would it be
beats per minute. consumed? (1 point)
b. Placing the diaphragm of the Doppler on the
mother’s abdomen.
c. Performing Leopold’s maneuvers first to
determine the location of the fetal heart rate.
d. Palpating the maternal radial pulse while
listening to the fetal heart rate.
2. The clinic nurse is assessing a child for dehydration. 2. The doctor ordered 400 mg of a certain drug.
The nurse determines that the child is moderately Available is 4 grams in a 100mL bottle. How much
dehydrated if which symptoms is noted on drug (in mL) should the patient be given per dose?
assessment? (2 points)
a. Flat fontanels
b. Moist mucous membranes
c. Pale skin color
d. Oliguria
3. A 3-year-old child is hospitalized because of
persistent vomiting. A nurse monitors the child
closely for: 3. A vial is labeled 5 mg/mL. If the patient needs 10
a. Diarrhea mg, how many mL of the solution should be given?
b. Metabolic acidosis (2 points)
c. Metabolic alkalosis
d. Hyperactive bowel sounds
4. A 10-year-old child with asthma is treated for acute
exacerbation in the emergency room. A nurse
reports which of the following, knowing that it
indicates a worsening of the condition?
a. Increased wheezing C. Bonus Question (3 points)
b. Decreased wheezing
c. Warm, dry skin 1. The doctor orders a single dose of 20 mg/kg/dose of
d. A pulse rate of 90 beats per minute amoxicillin oral suspension for a toddler who
5. A nurse caring for an infant with diarrhea is weighs 20 lb. What’s the dose in milligrams?
assessing for signs of dehydration. The nurse
assesses which of the following, knowing that it is
the most reliable method of determining fluid loss?
a. Intake and Output