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A nurse in the pediatric clinic is assessing an infant who had a revision of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. What clinical finding alerts the nurse that intracranial pressure has increased?

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11%

Increased pulse rate

19%

Hypoactive reflexes

24%

Decreased blood pressure

45%

Tension of the anterior fontanel

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For how long should a nurse maintain isolation of a child with bacterial meningitis?

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For 12 hours after admission

25%

Until the cultures are negative

27%

Until antibiotic therapy is completed

42%

For 48 hours after antibiotic therapy begins

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A nurse is caring for a child with meningococcal meningitis.What clinical finding does the nurse expect when performing a physical assessment?

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Tremors of the extremities

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What does a nurse determine is the most serious complication of meningitis in young children?

Anonymous Quiz

45%

Communicating hydrocephalus

15%

Blindness

37%

Peripheral circulatory

None

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The parents of an infant who just had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt inserted for hydrocephalus are concerned about the prognosis. What information should the nurse give the parents?

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The prognosis is excellent and the valve is permanent.

42%

The shunt may need to be revised as the child grows older.

27%

If any brain damage has occurred, it is irreversible even after the first year of life.

25%

Hydrocephalus usually is self-limiting by 2 years of age, and then the shunt is removed.

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