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Question 1:

A pediatric client with Kawasaki disease is admitted to the pediatric unit. Which action should the nurse take to promote comfort for the child? Select all that apply

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Question 2:

A toddler client diagnosed with Kawasaki disease is admitted to the pediatric unit. The client’s parent asks why the child is receiving acetylsalicylic acid when it has been contraindicated in previous minor illnesses. Which information should the nurse include in an explanation? Select all that apply

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Question 3:

A child has been diagnosed with Kawasaki disease. Which of the following signs and symptoms would the nurse expect to see? Select all that apply

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Question 4:

A 2½-year-old child is in the hospital with Kawasaki disease. Which of the following actions by the nurse is important for the child’s psychosocial care?

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Question 5:

A toddler with Kawasaki disease is to receive IV immune globulin. Which of the following actions must the nurse perform? Select all that apply

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Question 6:

A child with Kawasaki disease is to receive IV immune globulin on day 7 of the illness. A parent asks the nurse, “I am so scared. Will my child be cured after getting the medicine?” Which of the following responses by the nurse is appropriate?

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Question 7:

A nurse is caring for a newly admitted child with Kawasaki disease. Which would be the priority nursing intervention for this client?

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Question 8:

A nurse is caring for a 5-year-old client with Kawasaki disease (KD). Which are the most serious complications associated with this condition? Select all that apply

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Question 9:

A nurse is caring for a child with red eyes with no discharge; red, swollen, and peeling palms and soles of the feet; dry, cracked lips; and a “strawberry tongue.” Which of the following is the client’s most likely diagnosis?

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Question 10:

The nurse is caring for a child with Kawasaki disease (KD). A student nurse who is on the unit asks if there are medications to treat this disease. The nurse’s response to the student nurse is:

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Question 11:

A nurse is caring for a child with Kawasaki disease. Exposure to which illness should be a cause to discontinue therapy and substitute dipyridamole (Persantine) in a child receiving aspirin therapy for Kawasaki disease (KD)?

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Question 12:

A nurse is providing discharge education to the parent of a toddler diagnosed with Kawasaki disease (KD). Family discharge teaching has been effective when the parent states:

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Question 13:

A nurse is caring for a school-age child who has Kawasaki disease and is taking aspirin. Which laboratory value should be reported to the physician?

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Question 14:

A nurse is working in the pediatric clinic, and a child presents with symptoms that are suspicious of the acute phase of Kawasaki disease. Which of the following symptoms are included? Select all that apply

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Question 15:

A nurse is caring for a child with Kawasaki disease (KD). How frequently should an echocardiogram typically be performed on a child with KD who has no initial coronary abnormalities?

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Question 16:

A nurse is assessing a child with suspected Kawasaki disease (KD). Which of the following statements about the polymorphous rash in KD is correct?

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Question 17:

A nurse is caring for a child whose parent asks the nurse why they must undergo certified infant/child CPR training prior to discharge after being treated for Kawasaki disease with coronary aneurysms. What is the nurse's best response?

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Question 18:

A nurse is educating the parents of a child who has just received IVIG therapy for Kawasaki disease. The nurse should instruct the parents to delay which of the following vaccinations for at least 11 months?

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Question 19:

A nurse is preparing the plan of care for a hospitalized child in the acute phase of Kawasaki disease. Which nursing interventions should be included in the plan of care? Select all that apply

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Question 20:

A child diagnosed with Kawasaki disease has been prescribed home-going low-dose aspirin therapy. Which symptoms should the parents be taught to immediately notify their provider? Select all that apply

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