Nsg 5442 Final Exam
A child who has attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has difficulty stopping
activities to begin other activities at school. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner
understands that this is due to difficulty with the self-regulation component of
A. emotional control.
B. flexibility.
C. inhibition.
D. problem solving.
B. flexibility
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner cares for a preschool age
child who was exposed to drugs prenatally. The child bites other children and has
tantrums when asked to stop but is able to state later why this behavior is wrong. This
child most likely has a disorder of
A. executive function.
B. information processing.
C. sensory processing.
D. social cognition.
,A. executive function
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner uses the Neurodevelopmental
Learning Framework to assess cognition and learning in an adolescent. When evaluating
social cognition, the nurse practitioner will ask the adolescent
A. about friends and activities at school.
B. if balancing sports and homework is difficult.
C. to interpret material from a pie chart.
D. to restate the content of something just read.
A. about friends and activities at school.
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is evaluating a school age
child who has been diagnosed with ADHD. Which plan will the nurse practitioner
recommend asking the child’s school about to help with academic performance?
A. 504
B. FAPE
C. IDEA
D. IEP
A. 504
,The parent of a child diagnosed with ADHD tells the primary care
PNP that the child gets overwhelmed by homework assignments, doesn’t seem to know
which ones to do first, and then doesn’t do any assignments. The nurse practitioner tells
the parent that this represents impairment in which executive function?
A. Activation
B. Effort
C. Emotion
D. Focus
A. Activation
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is considering medication
options for a school age child recently diagnosed with ADHD who has a
primarily hyperactive presentation. Which medication will the nurse practitioner select
initially?
A. Low dose stimulant
B. Moderate dose stimulant
C. Low dose nonstimulant
D. Moderate dose nonstimulant
B. Moderate dose stimulant
, The parent of a 4-year-old child reports that the child gets upset when the
hall light is left on at night and won’t leave the house unless both shoes
are tied equally tight. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner
recognizes that this child likely has which type of sensory processing disorder?
A. Dyspraxia
B. Over responder
C. Sensory seeker
D. Under responder
B. Over responder
The parent of a preschool age child who is diagnosed with a sensory
processing disorder (SPD) asks the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner how to help
the child manage the symptoms. What will the nurse practitioner recommend?
A. Establishing a reward system for acceptable behaviors
B. Introducing the child to a variety of new experiences
C. Maintaining predictable routines as much as possible
D. Providing frequent contact, such as hugs and cuddling
C. Maintaining predictable routines as much as possible
A child who has attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has difficulty stopping
activities to begin other activities at school. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner
understands that this is due to difficulty with the self-regulation component of
A. emotional control.
B. flexibility.
C. inhibition.
D. problem solving.
B. flexibility
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner cares for a preschool age
child who was exposed to drugs prenatally. The child bites other children and has
tantrums when asked to stop but is able to state later why this behavior is wrong. This
child most likely has a disorder of
A. executive function.
B. information processing.
C. sensory processing.
D. social cognition.
,A. executive function
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner uses the Neurodevelopmental
Learning Framework to assess cognition and learning in an adolescent. When evaluating
social cognition, the nurse practitioner will ask the adolescent
A. about friends and activities at school.
B. if balancing sports and homework is difficult.
C. to interpret material from a pie chart.
D. to restate the content of something just read.
A. about friends and activities at school.
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is evaluating a school age
child who has been diagnosed with ADHD. Which plan will the nurse practitioner
recommend asking the child’s school about to help with academic performance?
A. 504
B. FAPE
C. IDEA
D. IEP
A. 504
,The parent of a child diagnosed with ADHD tells the primary care
PNP that the child gets overwhelmed by homework assignments, doesn’t seem to know
which ones to do first, and then doesn’t do any assignments. The nurse practitioner tells
the parent that this represents impairment in which executive function?
A. Activation
B. Effort
C. Emotion
D. Focus
A. Activation
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is considering medication
options for a school age child recently diagnosed with ADHD who has a
primarily hyperactive presentation. Which medication will the nurse practitioner select
initially?
A. Low dose stimulant
B. Moderate dose stimulant
C. Low dose nonstimulant
D. Moderate dose nonstimulant
B. Moderate dose stimulant
, The parent of a 4-year-old child reports that the child gets upset when the
hall light is left on at night and won’t leave the house unless both shoes
are tied equally tight. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner
recognizes that this child likely has which type of sensory processing disorder?
A. Dyspraxia
B. Over responder
C. Sensory seeker
D. Under responder
B. Over responder
The parent of a preschool age child who is diagnosed with a sensory
processing disorder (SPD) asks the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner how to help
the child manage the symptoms. What will the nurse practitioner recommend?
A. Establishing a reward system for acceptable behaviors
B. Introducing the child to a variety of new experiences
C. Maintaining predictable routines as much as possible
D. Providing frequent contact, such as hugs and cuddling
C. Maintaining predictable routines as much as possible
