Nursing Care of Children Exam 1
Questions And Answers
/. Ages for pediatrics - Answer-✅birth - 21
/.the majority of care provided to this age group is? - Answer-✅education and
monitoring of children's growth, development, and health status
/.A child's overall health is influenced by: - Answer-✅family, community, and culture
/.Infant Mortality - Answer-✅Number of deaths per 1000 live births during first year of
life
/.the leading cause of death in all pediatric age groups except the neonatal period. -
Answer-✅Unintentional injury
/.Neonatal period - Answer-✅<28 days of life
/.Postnatal period - Answer-✅28 days to 1 year
/.Major determinant of neonatal death in the U.S. - Answer-✅Birth Weight
/.LBW - Answer-✅<2500 g
/.leading cause of death in age >1 year - Answer-✅Injuries
/.May denote acute illness, chronic disease, or disability but can also include social,
behavioral, educational problems that may alter health - Answer-✅Childhood Morbidity
/.#1 cause of hospitalization in children - Answer-✅Respiratory diseases
/.what are roles of the family? - Answer-✅-caring, nurturing, and educating children
-maintaining the continuity of society by transmitting its knowledge, customs, values,
and beliefs to children
-receiving and giving love
-preparing children to become productive members of society
-meeting the needs of its members
-serving as a buffer between its members and environmental/societal demands while
addressing the interests and needs of individual family members
, /.Minors may give informed consent when: - Answer-✅1. They are minor parents of
child patient
2. Emancipated minors
3. 16-18 yr olds seeking birth control, prenatal care, mental health care, STD treatment,
substance abuse treatment
*One parent must be biological parent, unless they have legally adopted the child or the
guardian has been appointed by the court—UNLESS the care is life-saving, then the
step-parent can step in under a court decision
/.Parents have authority to make health care decisions for their children except: -
Answer-✅1. When child & parents do not agree on major treatment options
2. When parents' choice of treatment does not permit lifesaving treatment for child
3. When there is a potential conflict of interest between parent and child
/.quantitative increase in physical size, vital signs, and vocabulary - Answer-✅Growth
/.cephalocaudal - Answer-✅from top down
/.proximodistal - Answer-✅from center outward
/.qualitative increase in capability or function - Answer-✅Development
/.child gains control of the head and neck before the trunk and limbs - Answer-✅normal
cephalocaudal growth
/.the child controls arm movements before hand movements - Answer-✅normal
proximodistal growth
/.Infants gain _____ pounds per month until 5 months, when the weight ? - Answer-
✅1.5; weight doubles at 5 monhts
/.at 6 months, the baby's weight should be ________ - Answer-✅doubled
/.at 1 year of age, the baby's weight should be _______ - Answer-✅tripled
/.Height pattern in the first year - Answer-✅1 inch per month for first 6 months, 0.5
inches per month 7-12 months
/.Length pattern in first year - Answer-✅increases by 50%
/.Developmental Stage: Infancy - Answer-✅Age group: 0 - 12 months
Characteristics: high level of care in ADLS
Questions And Answers
/. Ages for pediatrics - Answer-✅birth - 21
/.the majority of care provided to this age group is? - Answer-✅education and
monitoring of children's growth, development, and health status
/.A child's overall health is influenced by: - Answer-✅family, community, and culture
/.Infant Mortality - Answer-✅Number of deaths per 1000 live births during first year of
life
/.the leading cause of death in all pediatric age groups except the neonatal period. -
Answer-✅Unintentional injury
/.Neonatal period - Answer-✅<28 days of life
/.Postnatal period - Answer-✅28 days to 1 year
/.Major determinant of neonatal death in the U.S. - Answer-✅Birth Weight
/.LBW - Answer-✅<2500 g
/.leading cause of death in age >1 year - Answer-✅Injuries
/.May denote acute illness, chronic disease, or disability but can also include social,
behavioral, educational problems that may alter health - Answer-✅Childhood Morbidity
/.#1 cause of hospitalization in children - Answer-✅Respiratory diseases
/.what are roles of the family? - Answer-✅-caring, nurturing, and educating children
-maintaining the continuity of society by transmitting its knowledge, customs, values,
and beliefs to children
-receiving and giving love
-preparing children to become productive members of society
-meeting the needs of its members
-serving as a buffer between its members and environmental/societal demands while
addressing the interests and needs of individual family members
, /.Minors may give informed consent when: - Answer-✅1. They are minor parents of
child patient
2. Emancipated minors
3. 16-18 yr olds seeking birth control, prenatal care, mental health care, STD treatment,
substance abuse treatment
*One parent must be biological parent, unless they have legally adopted the child or the
guardian has been appointed by the court—UNLESS the care is life-saving, then the
step-parent can step in under a court decision
/.Parents have authority to make health care decisions for their children except: -
Answer-✅1. When child & parents do not agree on major treatment options
2. When parents' choice of treatment does not permit lifesaving treatment for child
3. When there is a potential conflict of interest between parent and child
/.quantitative increase in physical size, vital signs, and vocabulary - Answer-✅Growth
/.cephalocaudal - Answer-✅from top down
/.proximodistal - Answer-✅from center outward
/.qualitative increase in capability or function - Answer-✅Development
/.child gains control of the head and neck before the trunk and limbs - Answer-✅normal
cephalocaudal growth
/.the child controls arm movements before hand movements - Answer-✅normal
proximodistal growth
/.Infants gain _____ pounds per month until 5 months, when the weight ? - Answer-
✅1.5; weight doubles at 5 monhts
/.at 6 months, the baby's weight should be ________ - Answer-✅doubled
/.at 1 year of age, the baby's weight should be _______ - Answer-✅tripled
/.Height pattern in the first year - Answer-✅1 inch per month for first 6 months, 0.5
inches per month 7-12 months
/.Length pattern in first year - Answer-✅increases by 50%
/.Developmental Stage: Infancy - Answer-✅Age group: 0 - 12 months
Characteristics: high level of care in ADLS
