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INTRODUCTION TO MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING
FINAL EXAM LATEST UPDATE -2026- 100+ QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALL THE BEST
What intervention is appropriate for a nurse assessing a preadolescent child for
scoliosis?
Ask the child to bend forward at the waist and observe the child's back for
asymmetry.
What is the best way for the nurse to communicate with a 10-year-old child who
has a hearing impairment?
Face the child and speak clearly in short sentences.
The nurse urges the mother of a 6-month-old child to get her child inoculated with
Haemophillus influenzae type B. What does this immunization protect against?
Bacterial meningitis
The nurse is performing a neurovascular check on a limb in traction. Which
findings would be indicative of altered circulation? (Select all the apply.)
-Limb is cool to the touch
Capillary refill is 5 seconds
What characteristic manifestation would the nurse assessing a child with
Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy document?
Falls frequently and is clumsy
Which intervention would be helpful in relieving morning discomfort associated
with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
Applying moist heat packs upon awakening
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What would the nurse include in planning teaching to parents of a child with Legg-
Calve-Perthes disease about the long-term effects of this disease?
Degenerative arthritis may develop later in life.
What might the nurse explain as a common treatment for amblyopia?
Patching the good eye to force the brain to use the affected eye
What would the nurse instruct the parents of a child who takes dilantin?
Give meticulous oral hygiene.
What is an appropriate nursing action when a child is experiencing a generalized
tonic-clonic seizure?
Move objects out of the child's immediate area.
The nurse is planning to teach parents about prevention of Reye's syndrome.
What information would the nurse include in this teaching?
Aviod giving salicylate-containing medications to a child who has viral symptoms.
The nurse is caring for a preschooler with a head injury. Which assessment would
lead the nurse to report the probability of increasing intracranial pressure (ICP)?
Increase in blood pressure with a decrease in pulse
What will the nurse teach parents when giving instructions for acute
conjunctivitis?
Clear the drainage from the inner to the outer aspect of the eye.
Which assessments would cause the pediatric nurse to suspect the probability of
an ear infection in a 15-month-old child. (Select all that apply.)
Pulling at ears
Irritability
Rolls head from side to side
Temperature of 39.4 C (103 F)
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Which assessment finding in a child with meningitis should be reported
immediately?
Irregular respirations
What assessment made by the school nurse would lead to the suspicion of
strabismus?
Child covers one eye to read the chalkboard
What does the nurse explain to parents of a child who experienced a febrile
seizure?
They occur when the temperature rises quickly.
A child is brought to the emergency department after he fell and hit his head on
the ground. Which nursing assessment suggests the child has a concussion?
Cannot remember what happened to him
A parent reports that her child has begun to do poorly at school and experiences
episodes where he appears to be staring into space. Of which type of seizure is
this behavior a characteristic?
Absence
Which situation would cause the nurse to suspect a hearing impairment?
24-month-old toddler who communicates by pointing
What would the nurse include when planning postoperative teaching for a child
who has had a tympanostomy with insertion of tubes?
Avoiding getting water in the ears
What is the best way to give an oral medication to an infant?
Per a small oral syringe
What is the best pulse location for the nurse to use when assessing the pulse rate
on a 10-month-old infant?
Apical
INTRODUCTION TO MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING
FINAL EXAM LATEST UPDATE -2026- 100+ QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALL THE BEST
What intervention is appropriate for a nurse assessing a preadolescent child for
scoliosis?
Ask the child to bend forward at the waist and observe the child's back for
asymmetry.
What is the best way for the nurse to communicate with a 10-year-old child who
has a hearing impairment?
Face the child and speak clearly in short sentences.
The nurse urges the mother of a 6-month-old child to get her child inoculated with
Haemophillus influenzae type B. What does this immunization protect against?
Bacterial meningitis
The nurse is performing a neurovascular check on a limb in traction. Which
findings would be indicative of altered circulation? (Select all the apply.)
-Limb is cool to the touch
Capillary refill is 5 seconds
What characteristic manifestation would the nurse assessing a child with
Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy document?
Falls frequently and is clumsy
Which intervention would be helpful in relieving morning discomfort associated
with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
Applying moist heat packs upon awakening
, 2
What would the nurse include in planning teaching to parents of a child with Legg-
Calve-Perthes disease about the long-term effects of this disease?
Degenerative arthritis may develop later in life.
What might the nurse explain as a common treatment for amblyopia?
Patching the good eye to force the brain to use the affected eye
What would the nurse instruct the parents of a child who takes dilantin?
Give meticulous oral hygiene.
What is an appropriate nursing action when a child is experiencing a generalized
tonic-clonic seizure?
Move objects out of the child's immediate area.
The nurse is planning to teach parents about prevention of Reye's syndrome.
What information would the nurse include in this teaching?
Aviod giving salicylate-containing medications to a child who has viral symptoms.
The nurse is caring for a preschooler with a head injury. Which assessment would
lead the nurse to report the probability of increasing intracranial pressure (ICP)?
Increase in blood pressure with a decrease in pulse
What will the nurse teach parents when giving instructions for acute
conjunctivitis?
Clear the drainage from the inner to the outer aspect of the eye.
Which assessments would cause the pediatric nurse to suspect the probability of
an ear infection in a 15-month-old child. (Select all that apply.)
Pulling at ears
Irritability
Rolls head from side to side
Temperature of 39.4 C (103 F)
, 3
Which assessment finding in a child with meningitis should be reported
immediately?
Irregular respirations
What assessment made by the school nurse would lead to the suspicion of
strabismus?
Child covers one eye to read the chalkboard
What does the nurse explain to parents of a child who experienced a febrile
seizure?
They occur when the temperature rises quickly.
A child is brought to the emergency department after he fell and hit his head on
the ground. Which nursing assessment suggests the child has a concussion?
Cannot remember what happened to him
A parent reports that her child has begun to do poorly at school and experiences
episodes where he appears to be staring into space. Of which type of seizure is
this behavior a characteristic?
Absence
Which situation would cause the nurse to suspect a hearing impairment?
24-month-old toddler who communicates by pointing
What would the nurse include when planning postoperative teaching for a child
who has had a tympanostomy with insertion of tubes?
Avoiding getting water in the ears
What is the best way to give an oral medication to an infant?
Per a small oral syringe
What is the best pulse location for the nurse to use when assessing the pulse rate
on a 10-month-old infant?
Apical
