A child with a right pulmonary contusion is intubated and ventilated. When positioned with the affected side down, O₂ saturation drops. The most likely cause is:
A 12-year-old presents with behavior changes and new-onset tonic-clonic seizures. Likely brain tumor location?
An adolescent with recurrent leukemia expresses a desire to die peacefully. Weeks later, the patient is critically ill and the parents ask whether to escalate care. The nurse’s most appropriate response is:
For a child with disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), administration of fresh frozen plasma (FFP) will replace:
A 3-year-old near-drowning child who is intubated and mechanically ventilated exhibits increased peak inspiratory pressures and decreased O₂ saturation. Stat chest x-ray reveals diffuse pulmonary infiltrates. No improvement is exhibited after an increase in FiO₂. The nurse should suspect:
In a child with a closed head injury, the presence of which of the following is most commonly associated with significant morbidity or mortality?
When preparing a 2-month-old with hypoplastic left heart syndrome for a cardiac transplant, which of the following findings is most alarming?
Which of the following is the reason a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy is administered Digoxin (Lanoxin)?
A recently deceased patient's family begins arriving to the ICU, visibly distraught and wailing. What is the nurse's first action?
After a disaster drill, several issues related to notification of personnel and their role in the disaster were revealed. Which action should be done first?
TESTED 31 May 2025
