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NURS 6500 PEDIATRICS MIDTERM STUDY SET QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

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At what age will a child sit unsupported?


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8 months




The nurse is assessing a 9-month infant and puts the following in the assessment
notes: "Plantar grasp reflex is absent, but Babinski reflex is intact".
Is this a cause for concern?


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No (Ha, I tricked you. Normally, all my questions like this are
concerning).
The planter grasp reflex should disappear by 8 months old,
so this is normal.
The Babinski reflex usually disappears at around 1 year of

, age. It can be intact in some healthy infants up to the age of
2 years.




If one parent is a carrier for the CTFR mutation that causes cystic fibrosis and the
other parent is homozygous for the functional gene, what is the chance that the child
will have cystic fibrosis?
What is the chance that the child will be a carrier.


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There is a zero percent chance that the child will have cystic fibrosis.
There is 50% chance the child will be a carrier




By 12 months of age, we expect infants to say at least ___ word(s)
By 2 years, toddlers should say __ words together.
By 3 years they should say __ words together.


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By 12 months, infants should say at least one word and know what they
mean.
2 years = 2 words (telegraphic speech) "want juice"
3 years = 3 words (at least) "I want juice"




A nurse is educating a newly licensed nurse on early vs. late signs of increased ICP.
Identify which of the following are LATE signs (select all that apply).
A. Bradycardia
B. Headache
C. Fixed, dilated pupils
D. Cheyne-Stokes Respirations

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A, C, and D are all late signs of increased ICP. Other late
signs include Lowered LOC, Decreased Motor and Sensory
response, and Irregular Respirations (Cheyne-Stokes being
a special type of irregular respiration).




Identify the incorrect pairing of Erikson's developmental stage with the age group:
A. Infants: Trust vs. Mistrust
B. Toddlers: Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
C. Preschoolers: Industry vs. Inferiority
D. Adolescents: Identity vs. Role Confusion


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C. Is incorrect. Preschoolers are in the stage of initiative vs. guilt.
Industry vs. Inferiority is the stage for school age children (6-12 years)




A child comes to the hospital in some respiratory distress. The parents tell you that the
child has had trouble breathing at night with a seal-like barking cough. They have a
low fever.
What is the likely dx and some causative agents?


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