The nurse is aware that amiodarone (Cordarone) is used to treat which of the following?

Which condition may lead to sinus arrest or sinus pause in a child?

Atropine is being administered to a child with sinus bradycardia. Which statement is the most accurate about the administration of this medication?

In which condition or group is sinus bradycardia a normal finding?

A nurse is teaching the parents of a child who was diagnosed with sinus bradycardia. Which statement about the condition is the most correct?

Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate for a child with rheumatic fever?

Criteria for rheumatic fever are being discussed with parents. A nurse determines that the parents understand chorea when they make which statement?

A nurse is caring for a child with acute rheumatic fever. Which symptom would indicate Sydenham’s chorea?

Which diagnostic criterion is considered a major Jones criterion for acute rheumatic fever?

A nurse is teaching the parents of a child with acute rheumatic fever about the disorder. Which statement would be the most accurate concerning this condition?

Which of the following are required to establish a diagnosis of acute rheumatic fever?

A nurse is giving discharge instructions to the parents of a child with Kawasaki disease. Which statement by the parents shows an understanding of the treatment plan?

Which statement by the nurse about bacterial or infective endocarditis is most accurate?

A child is hospitalized with bacterial endocarditis. Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate?

What is the most common adverse reaction a nurse might observe after administering enteric-coated erythromycin (Ery-tab)?

The nurse determines that a child with Kawasaki disease has entered the subacute phase when the assessment includes which of the following?

A nurse is caring for a child with Kawasaki disease. Which symptom should concern the nurse the most?

A nurse is teaching the parents of a child with Kawasaki disease. Which statement should the nurse include in her teaching about this disorder?

A nurse is preparing a child for discharge after being diagnosed with rheumatic fever without carditis. What instructions should the nurse give the parents?

Which finding would the nurse anticipate in a 1-year-old child with supraventricular tachycardia?

A nurse is preparing the family of a client with Kawasaki disease for discharge. What is the most appropriate information for the nurse to include?

Treatment for a child with symptomatic bradycardia includes atropine 0.02 mg/kg/dose. If the child weighs 20 kg, how much is given per dose?

A 3-year-old child has a positive culture for a Streptococcus organism. The most important discharge instruction for the nurse to give the parents would be?

Which factor may lead to bacterial endocarditis in a child with underlying heart disease?

The nurse is caring for 3-year-old client who has a high red blood cell count and polycythemia. The most important intervention for the nurse to include in the plan of care would be?

A child is given 0.5 mg/kg/day of prednisone divided into two doses. The child weighs 10 kg. How much is given in each dose?

Erythromycin (E-Mycin) is given to a 6-year-old child before dental work to prevent endocarditis. The child weighs 44 lb. The order is for 20 mg/kg by mouth 2 hours before the procedure. The bottle comes concentrated as 400 mg/5 ml. How many milliliters should the child receive?

A child is receiving 8 g of I.V. gamma globulin for treatment of Kawasaki disease. The child weighs 20 kg. The order is for 8 g of gamma globulin over 12 hours. The concentration is 8 g in 300 ml of normal saline. How many milliliters per hour will this child receive?

A nurse has administered atropine to an 11-month-old infant for the treatment of sinus bradycardia. The nurse would be most concerned if the infant displayed which adverse reaction?

A child is prescribed aspirin as part of the therapy for Kawasaki disease. The order is for 80 mg/kg/day orally in four divided doses until the child is afebrile. The child weighs 15 kg. How much is given in one dose?