NUR 507: TEST 3: QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
1) The parent of a 12yearold child who has sickle cell trait (SCT) asks the primary
care pediatric nurse practitioner whether the child may play football. What will
the nurse practitioner tell this parent?
A) Children with SCT should not play any contact sports.
B) Children with SCT may not play for NCAA schools in college.
C) Children with SCT should follow heat acclimatization guidelines.
D) Children with SCT should not participate in organized sports. --
Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Children with SCT should follow heat
acclimatization guidelines.
2) The parent of a child newly diagnosed with epilepsy asks the primary care
pediatric nurse practitioner if the child will ever be able to participate in gym or
sports. What will the nurse practitioner recommend?
A) Bicycle riding is not safe for children with seizures.
B) Contact sports should be avoided.
C) Direct supervision of some activities is necessary.
, D) Underwater sports are not recommended. -- Correct Answer ✔✔
C. Direct supervision of some activities is necessary.
3) The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner diagnoses a high school basketball
player with mononucleosis. The adolescent asks when she may resume play.
What will the nurse practitioner tell her?
A) After 3 weeks, she may begin lifting weights but not full sports.
B) After 4 weeks, she may return to full play and practice.
C) At 4 weeks, she must have an exam to determine fitness for play.
D) She may engage in moderate exertion and practice after 3 weeks. --
Correct Answer ✔✔ C. At 4 weeks, she must have an exam to
determine fitness for play.
4) A 12 year old child who plays soccer is diagnosed with vocal cord dysfunction.
What will the primary care nurse practitioner say when the child's parents ask
about continued sports participation?
A) The child may continue to participate in soccer.
B) The child should limit activity to nonaerobic sports.
C) This condition is a contraindication for all sports.
D) This condition predisposes the child to sudden cardiac death. --
Correct Answer ✔✔ A. The child may continue to participate in
soccer.
5) The parent of a high school basketball player tells the primary care pediatric
nurse practitioner that the adolescent becomes short of breath only when
exercising. What will the nurse practitioner recommend?
A) Permanent discontinuation of all strenuous and aerobic activities
B) Enrollment in a conditioning program to improve performance
C) Evaluation for underlying cardiac causes of this symptom
, D) Treatment for exercise induced asthma with a bronchodilator --
Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Evaluation for underlying cardiac causes of
this symptom
6) A 15yearold female basketball player who has secondary amenorrhea is evaluated
by the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner who notes a BMI in the 3rd
percentile. What will the nurse practitioner counsel this patient?
A) That amenorrhea in female athletes is not concerning
B) That she should begin a program of plyometrics and strength
training
C) To consider a different sport, such as volleyball
D) To work with a dietician to improve healthy weight gain -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ D. To work with a dietician to improve healthy weight
gain
7) The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is examining a 17yearold male who
is on his high school swim team. The adolescent is concerned about "lumps" on
his chest. The nurse practitioner notes a marked increase in weight since the last
visit along with worsening of the adolescent's acne. Given this set of symptoms,
which performance enhancing substance will the nurse practitioner be most
concerned about and ask about?
A) Creatine
B) Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
C) Ephedra
D) Growth hormone -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B.
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
8) The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is performing a well child
examination on a 4yearold child. The parent reports that the child snores
frequently, often awakens during the night, and seems cranky during the day.
What will the nurse practitioner tell this parent?
ANSWERS
1) The parent of a 12yearold child who has sickle cell trait (SCT) asks the primary
care pediatric nurse practitioner whether the child may play football. What will
the nurse practitioner tell this parent?
A) Children with SCT should not play any contact sports.
B) Children with SCT may not play for NCAA schools in college.
C) Children with SCT should follow heat acclimatization guidelines.
D) Children with SCT should not participate in organized sports. --
Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Children with SCT should follow heat
acclimatization guidelines.
2) The parent of a child newly diagnosed with epilepsy asks the primary care
pediatric nurse practitioner if the child will ever be able to participate in gym or
sports. What will the nurse practitioner recommend?
A) Bicycle riding is not safe for children with seizures.
B) Contact sports should be avoided.
C) Direct supervision of some activities is necessary.
, D) Underwater sports are not recommended. -- Correct Answer ✔✔
C. Direct supervision of some activities is necessary.
3) The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner diagnoses a high school basketball
player with mononucleosis. The adolescent asks when she may resume play.
What will the nurse practitioner tell her?
A) After 3 weeks, she may begin lifting weights but not full sports.
B) After 4 weeks, she may return to full play and practice.
C) At 4 weeks, she must have an exam to determine fitness for play.
D) She may engage in moderate exertion and practice after 3 weeks. --
Correct Answer ✔✔ C. At 4 weeks, she must have an exam to
determine fitness for play.
4) A 12 year old child who plays soccer is diagnosed with vocal cord dysfunction.
What will the primary care nurse practitioner say when the child's parents ask
about continued sports participation?
A) The child may continue to participate in soccer.
B) The child should limit activity to nonaerobic sports.
C) This condition is a contraindication for all sports.
D) This condition predisposes the child to sudden cardiac death. --
Correct Answer ✔✔ A. The child may continue to participate in
soccer.
5) The parent of a high school basketball player tells the primary care pediatric
nurse practitioner that the adolescent becomes short of breath only when
exercising. What will the nurse practitioner recommend?
A) Permanent discontinuation of all strenuous and aerobic activities
B) Enrollment in a conditioning program to improve performance
C) Evaluation for underlying cardiac causes of this symptom
, D) Treatment for exercise induced asthma with a bronchodilator --
Correct Answer ✔✔ C. Evaluation for underlying cardiac causes of
this symptom
6) A 15yearold female basketball player who has secondary amenorrhea is evaluated
by the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner who notes a BMI in the 3rd
percentile. What will the nurse practitioner counsel this patient?
A) That amenorrhea in female athletes is not concerning
B) That she should begin a program of plyometrics and strength
training
C) To consider a different sport, such as volleyball
D) To work with a dietician to improve healthy weight gain -- Correct
Answer ✔✔ D. To work with a dietician to improve healthy weight
gain
7) The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is examining a 17yearold male who
is on his high school swim team. The adolescent is concerned about "lumps" on
his chest. The nurse practitioner notes a marked increase in weight since the last
visit along with worsening of the adolescent's acne. Given this set of symptoms,
which performance enhancing substance will the nurse practitioner be most
concerned about and ask about?
A) Creatine
B) Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
C) Ephedra
D) Growth hormone -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B.
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
8) The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is performing a well child
examination on a 4yearold child. The parent reports that the child snores
frequently, often awakens during the night, and seems cranky during the day.
What will the nurse practitioner tell this parent?
