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NUR 254 TEST 3 STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS LATEST VERSION Galen College Of Nursing

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NUR 254 TEST 3 STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS LATEST VERSION Galen College Of Nursing 1. Family Centered Care - ANSWER Aids in planning,delivery, & evaluation Empowerment Enabling 2. Atraumatic Care - ANSWER Do no Harm 1.Prevent or Minimize Separation Promote Sense of Control Prevent or Minimize bodily injury or pain 3. Role of pediatric Nurse - ANSWER Therapeutic relationship Family advocacy & caring Disease prevention & health promotion Health Teaching Injury Prevention Support & Counseling Coordination & Collaboration Ethical Decision Making 4. Cephalocaudal - ANSWER head to tail; head grows before lower parts of body Infant controls head before trunk & extremities 5. Proximodistal - ANSWER Near to far, midline to peripheral Infants control shoulders before hands 6. Cystic Fibrosis - ANSWER Complication- failure to thrive Increase Calories, Carbs, Protein Lower Fat Progressive/Genetic- no cure Secretions abnormally thick Avoid crowds Handwashing 7. Postural Drainage - ANSWER use of body positioning to assist in removal of secretions from specific lobes of the lung, bronchi, or lung cavities CPT then hold down 8. Pediatric Assessment - ANSWER Interact with parents Child sits on parents lap Equipment out of sight Invasive last (BP, temp, ear exam) 9. Ear Assessment - ANSWER 3- pinna down and back 3- pinna up & back 10. Infant Milestones - ANSWER 1 month: grasp reflex 2 months: posterior fontanelle closes 3 months- hold objects 4 months: roll front to back, smiles, Moro gone 6 months: roll back to front, first sounds, teeth erupt, solid foods introduced 8 months: sits unsupported 9-12 months: starting to walk 11. Toddler Milestones - ANSWER 15 months- creeps upstairs 18 months- anterior fontanelle closes 24 months- parallel play, egocentric, runs well 30 months- jumps both feet, starts potty training 12. Screening for Lead Poisoning - ANSWER Universal screening done at 1 & 2 years old 13. Preschooler Developmental Milestones - ANSWER 3 years- rides tricycle, walks upstairs with alternate feet, parallel & associative play 4 years- hops on 1 foot, uses scissors 5 years- associative play 14. Immunizations - ANSWER Minor illnesses (cold)- not contraindicated in vaccines For administration- consent signed & vaccine sheet provided to parent Immunocompromised- no live vaccines 15. Otitis Media - ANSWER Priority- acute pain management Teaching prevention- feed upright, breastfeed, avoid smoke exposure, immunize, avoid people with respiratory infections 16. Tonsil & Adenoids - ANSWER Monitor for bleeding, frequent swallowing Vomiting bright red= call surgeon/MD stat 17. Kawasaki disease - ANSWER Unknown cause Strawberry tongue, peely skin Monitor temperature frequently 18. Rheumatic fever & carditis - ANSWER No contact sports 19. Rheumatic fever - ANSWER After group a strep infection Increased ASO titter Antibiotics before dental work 20. pain scale= NIPS - ANSWER used for 2 months or less 21. Pain scale= Flacc - ANSWER used for more than 2 months old 22. Pain scale= Wong Baker - ANSWER used for 3-4 year olds ( preschooler) 23. Pain scale =Numeric - ANSWER used for 8 year old and up ( as young as 5 if the understand value of numbers) 24. School age (6-12) nursing considerations - ANSWER Ask why?; let them contribute; they understand cause and effect; Don't need to be bribed 25. Adolescent nursing assessment finding (Erikson) - ANSWER expected= they are finding themselves; friends are very important; Confidentiality and privacy important 26. Erikson Adolescent - ANSWER Age 12-18 Identity vs role confusion 27. Nutritional assessment of Adolescent - ANSWER Ask Patient what they ate; also assess weight

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NUR 254 TEST 3 STUDY GUIDE
2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
|| 100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION>
Galen College Of Nursing


1. Family Centered Care - ANSWER Aids in planning,delivery, & evaluation
Empowerment
Enabling


2. Atraumatic Care - ANSWER Do no Harm
1.Prevent or Minimize Separation
Promote Sense of Control
Prevent or Minimize bodily injury or pain


3. Role of pediatric Nurse - ANSWER Therapeutic relationship
Family advocacy & caring
Disease prevention & health promotion
Health Teaching
Injury Prevention
Support & Counseling
Coordination & Collaboration
Ethical Decision Making


4. Cephalocaudal - ANSWER head to tail; head grows before lower parts of
body

, Infant controls head before trunk & extremities


5. Proximodistal - ANSWER Near to far, midline to peripheral
Infants control shoulders before hands


6. Cystic Fibrosis - ANSWER Complication- failure to thrive
Increase Calories, Carbs, Protein
Lower Fat
Progressive/Genetic- no cure
Secretions abnormally thick
Avoid crowds
Handwashing


7. Postural Drainage - ANSWER use of body positioning to assist in removal
of secretions from specific lobes of the lung, bronchi, or lung cavities
CPT then hold down


8. Pediatric Assessment - ANSWER Interact with parents
Child sits on parents lap
Equipment out of sight
Invasive last (BP, temp, ear exam)


9. Ear Assessment - ANSWER <3- pinna down and back
>3- pinna up & back


10.Infant Milestones - ANSWER 1 month: grasp reflex
2 months: posterior fontanelle closes
3 months- hold objects
4 months: roll front to back, smiles, Moro gone
6 months: roll back to front, first sounds, teeth erupt, solid foods introduced
8 months: sits unsupported

, 9-12 months: starting to walk


11.Toddler Milestones - ANSWER 15 months- creeps upstairs
18 months- anterior fontanelle closes
24 months- parallel play, egocentric, runs well
30 months- jumps both feet, starts potty training


12.Screening for Lead Poisoning - ANSWER Universal screening done at 1 &
2 years old


13.Preschooler Developmental Milestones - ANSWER 3 years- rides tricycle,
walks upstairs with alternate feet, parallel & associative play
4 years- hops on 1 foot, uses scissors
5 years- associative play


14.Immunizations - ANSWER Minor illnesses (cold)- not contraindicated in
vaccines
For administration- consent signed & vaccine sheet provided to parent
Immunocompromised- no live vaccines


15.Otitis Media - ANSWER Priority- acute pain management
Teaching prevention- feed upright, breastfeed, avoid smoke exposure,
immunize, avoid people with respiratory infections


16.Tonsil & Adenoids - ANSWER Monitor for bleeding, frequent swallowing
Vomiting bright red= call surgeon/MD stat


17.Kawasaki disease - ANSWER Unknown cause
Strawberry tongue, peely skin
Monitor temperature frequently

, 18.Rheumatic fever & carditis - ANSWER No contact sports


19.Rheumatic fever - ANSWER After group a strep infection
Increased ASO titter
Antibiotics before dental work


20.pain scale= NIPS - ANSWER used for 2 months or less


21.Pain scale= Flacc - ANSWER used for more than 2 months old


22.Pain scale= Wong Baker - ANSWER used for 3-4 year olds ( preschooler)


23.Pain scale =Numeric - ANSWER used for 8 year old and up ( as young as 5
if the understand value of numbers)


24.School age (6-12) nursing considerations - ANSWER Ask why?; let them
contribute; they understand cause and effect; Don't need to be bribed


25.Adolescent nursing assessment finding (Erikson) - ANSWER expected=
they are finding themselves; friends are very important; Confidentiality and
privacy important


26.Erikson Adolescent - ANSWER Age 12-18
Identity vs role confusion


27.Nutritional assessment of Adolescent - ANSWER Ask Patient what they ate;
also assess weight

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