Free AACN CCRN-Pediatric Exam Questions

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Question 1

A family member asks permission to visit a patient after work at 12:30 AM. On previous visits, the family member has been disruptive. To address the situation, a nurse should:

A : Ask the family member to visit before work

B : Ask the family member to visit during scheduled visiting hours

C : Not allow the visit, as the patient will be sleeping

D : Allow the family member to visit after setting behavioral limits

Answer: D

Question 2

Immediately following a heart transplant, a patient has two P waves followed by one QRS segment each cardiac cycle. What is the nurse's next step?

A : Request isoproterenol

B : Continue to monitor

C : Start temporary pacing

D : Obtain an echocardiogram

Answer: B

Question 3

A 2-year-old child in septic shock is receiving nitroprusside (Nipride). Which of the following findings indicates the need to increase the nitroprusside dosage?

A : Systolic BP greater than or equal to 78 mm Hg

B : Urine output is 7 cc/hr

C : Systemic vascular resistance is 1820 dynes/sec/cm##

D : HR is 180

Answer: C

Question 4

Which therapy is expected in the management of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN)?

A : PAOP monitoring and dobutamine

B : O# therapy and RBC transfusion

C : PAOP monitoring and sodium nitroprusside

D : O# therapy and alkalinization

Answer: D

Question 5

Following placement of a central venous catheter, a mechanically ventilated child develops acute tachycardia, hypotension, and arterial desaturation. A nurse should evaluate the need for:

A : Administration of a sedative

B : Insertion of a chest tube

C : An increase in the ventilator rate

D : An IV fluid bolus

Answer: B

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