The nurse preparing to administer an IM injection to a 2-year-old recognizes the preferred injection site for a child of this age is the:
a. deltoid muscle.
b. upper thigh.
c. mid-thigh.
d. gluteus.
Question 2Epithelial membranes function is to:
a. Secrets mucous, line ends of bones and line bursae
b. Line ends of bones, secrete synovial fluid, line internal surfaces of organs
c. Cover the wall of lower digestive tract, secrets mucous and lines lungs, peritoneum and pericardium
d. Line lungs, peritoneum and pericardium and secrete synovial fluid
Question 3When the nurse assesses an arm in proximal distal order, the assessment is performed from
a. the shoulder to the fingers
b. front to back.
c. fingers to the center of the body
d. center of the body to the fingers
Question 4The pediatric nurse warns student nurses about medicating newborns and young children because these children are:
a. less susceptible to medication effects than adults.
b. more susceptible to medication effects than adults.
c. equally susceptible to medication effects as adults.
d. less susceptible to all medications.
Question 5Tissues that cover the outside of the body and some internal structures are
a. connective.
b. epithelial.
c. nerve.
d. muscle.
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