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The healthcare provider is preparing to administer indomethacin to an infant with a persistent patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). The mother of the baby asks why the medication is being given to her baby. What is the healthcare provider’s best response?

Which of the following is the best description of rheumatic heart disease?

A 4-month old with Tetralogy of Fallot is in the ER for diarrhea, fever and poor feeding. When the nurse begins the assessment, the infant becomes agitated and cyanotic with shallow respirations. What is the nurse’s BEST action?

You are taking report from a nurse caring for a newborn with Transposition of the Great Vessels (Arteries) who will be undergoing immediate corrective surgery during your shift. In reviewing the care ordered for the child, which interventions would the nurse expect to implement before the child goes to surgery?

A 4-month old with Tetralogy of Fallot is in the ER for diarrhea, fever and poor feeding. When the nurse begins the assessment, the infant becomes agitated and cyanotic with shallow respirations. What is the nurse’s BEST action?

The nurse is providing teaching to the parent of an 8-year old recently diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Which of the following statements made by the parent indicate that teaching about digoxin administration has NOT been effective?

You are taking report from a nurse caring for a newborn with Transposition of the Great Vessels (Arteries) who will be undergoing immediate corrective surgery during your shift. In reviewing the care ordered for the child, which interventions would the nurse expect to implement before the child goes to surgery?

Match the CF medications with their function.

You are caring for an infant whose ductus arteriosus has not closed post delivery.  What is the purpose of the patent ductus arteriosus shunt in utero?

The nurse is completing discharge teaching with a parent whose 3-month old baby has recently received cardiac surgery.  Which statement indicates that the mother requires additional teaching regarding the infants care?