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1. The nurse is performing an admission assessment on a child with a seizure disorder. The nurse is interviewing the child's parents to determine their adjustment to caring for their child who has a chronic illness. Which statement if made by the parents would indicate a need for further teaching?

a. "Our child is involved in a swim program with neighbors and friends."

b. "Our child sleeps in our bedroom at night"

c. "Our babysitter just completed cardiopulmonary resuscitation training."

d. "We worry about injuries when our child has a seizure"

2. The nurse is reviewing the results of a serum level drawn from a child who is receiving carbamazepine (Tegretol) for the control of seizures. The results indicate a level of 10 mcg/mL. The nurse analyzes the results and anticipates that the physician will prescribe

a. An increase of the dose of the medication

b. A decrease of the dose of the medication

c. Discontinuation of the medication

d. Continuation of the presently prescribed dosage

3. The nursing student is asked to describe the corpus of the uterus. Which of the following responses, if made by the student, indicates an understanding of the anatomy of the uterus?

a. "The corpus is the lower portion of the uterus."

b. "The corpus is the upper part of the uterus."

c. "The corpus is the area wher the cervi meets the external os."

d. "The corpus is the area where the lady parts meets the uterus."

4. The nurse instructs a client with diabetes mellitus about blood glucose monitoring and monitoring for signs of hypoglycemia. The nurse informs the client that hypoglycemia is a blood glucose level of less than

a. 120 mg/dL

b. 110 mg/dL

c. 90 mg/dL

d. 60 mg/dL

Good luck!

Yeah, see, I would have answered number one with the answer about swimming too. I also co sleep on occasion and have no problem with it.

This puts me right back into nursing school and questioning the instructors . .... . talk about frustrating.

There is a bias against co-sleeping in our country anyway - a bias based on faulty information. That is playing into this question obviously. There is no indication that the parents are co-sleeping because they fear seizure. They just might have read Dr. Sears book for goodness sake. arrggghhhh! :)

Some things are black and white, like medical math questions. Others are not. It drives and drove me crazy. :uhoh3:

Don't even get me started on psychology class :angryfire

steph

Specializes in Emergency Dept, M/S.
This puts me right back into nursing school and questioning the instructors . .... . talk about frustrating.

There is a bias against co-sleeping in our country anyway - a bias based on faulty information. That is playing into this question obviously. There is no indication that the parents are co-sleeping because they fear seizure. They just might have read Dr. Sears book for goodness sake. arrggghhhh! :)

Some things are black and white, like medical math questions. Others are not. It drives and drove me crazy. :uhoh3:

Don't even get me started on psychology class :angryfire

steph

I'm a BIG advocate of co-sleeping if it's right for the family. It is for mine, and I get really PO'd when I have someone tell me my children will be maladjusted or axe-murderers or whatever because they sleep with me. My now-14yo daughter used to sleep with me, but has been in her own room for years now. Same with my 12yo son. My 11yo son and 9yo son still sleep in my king-sized bed, and it works well for us. Sometimes they sleep in their own beds if they want or camp out in the living room - wherever they're comfortable. Adults sleep together (altho not me!) - why should babies and kids have to sleep alone??

I could go on forever about that!

As I Type 1 diabetic, I am not supposed to drive with a blood sugar under 100. But 90 is not low for me. 60 is, but I may feel low when I get in the 70's, and will definitely "treat" the low then. I think diabetics on oral meds or on diet/exercise have different levels given to them, so the question itself really doesn't contain all the info needed to make an absolute decision. I'd say 60 though.

keep em coming! I haven't even begun nursing school and I already feel smarter! I'm sure that feeling will go away in, um...about 3 months!!!

Specializes in ED.

Okey Dokey, I'll post some today after I get back from Church.

My husband and I are one of those co-sleeping families. All our kids at one time or another slept with us. Our son, who is almost 4 still sleeps with us. Dr. Sears is a big advocate of the family bed. Having a child in your room is not necessarily born of overprotectiveness.

steph

We're co-sleepers too so the fact the child slept in the parents room didn't even phase me! I thought "Well, that's normal" and moved on to the next choice.

Specializes in ED.

Thats why I really need to go through these questions and find out what exactly they want us to have in our head.

We're co-sleepers too so the fact the child slept in the parents room didn't even phase me! I thought "Well, that's normal" and moved on to the next choice.

:)

See why these darn questions are so frustrating. :rolleyes:

steph

So I know this is off topic and random. But I need some help. I am a paramedic for 4 years and I have a BS in a different discipline from nursing. I have decided to get my RN. I looked into Excelsior college and may do that to get my AAS. I also thought about an Alternate Entry MS - RN. Is a Masters worth all the effort? Do you get alot more money an hour or something? Are there any universities out there that offer a 12-15 month program to get your RN? Can someone steer me the right way?

Thanks

:)

See why these darn questions are so frustrating. :rolleyes:

steph

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