BSNC 5000 PEDs Exam Questions with Correct
Answers
What is the most crucial period in the developmental process?
Prenatal period
Which statement about pediatric physiology is correct?
Lymphoid tissues are well developed at birth
Choose correct statement about metabolism in children
The basal energy requirements vary at different ages and circumstances
What is the most important growth and development influence?
Nutrition
Select the correct average sleep pattern for the specific age group.
Preschool children age 3-5 sleep 10-12 hours
Select the correct statement about thermoregulation.
In newborns hypoglycemia can be caused by hypothermia
Due to immature nerve myelination, neonates have:
Lower pain threshold than adults
A pediatric nurse understands that most frequent pediatric health condition is:
Acute respiratory illness
,The public health nurse is aware that the following health promotion program is the
most important primary public health intervention provided to pediatric patients in
Canada.
Immunizations
Which of the following outcomes of FCC is most illustrative of the concept?
The nurse and parents mutually develop strategies of care
Making a good first impression is an important part of patient-and family centred care
because?
Treating patients with respect begins the moment that you first meet them
There are many consequences for not providing Patient and Family Centred Care.
Which answer from this list is NOT a potential consequence?
Turnover of patient decreases
According to the institute for Patient and Family Centred Care, Patient and Family
Centred care requires that the partnership between health care providers, patients and
families, take place during the following:
The planning, delivery, and evaluation processes
Which of the following is NOT a physical child stressor?
Unfamiliar people
What is the #1 question in a child's mind when they are with a health care provider?
Is it going to hurt?
, According to the institute for Patient and Family Centred Care, Patient and Family
Centred care requires that the partnership between health care providers, patients and
families, take place during the following:
The planning, delivery, and evaluation processes
What age period is characterized by rapid physical, cognitive and social development?
Infancy
Which stage of development is the most unstable and challenging regarding the
development of personal identity?
Adolescence
(T/F) Preterm birth is one of the leading causes of infant mortality
False
(T/F) Respiratory infections are the leading cause of death in children
False
(T/F) Older children (5-9 years) have had one of the largest declines in mortality
True
(T/F) Many kids worldwide die from preventable and treatable causes
True
What age period is adolescence?
12-18 years
What age period is infancy?
Answers
What is the most crucial period in the developmental process?
Prenatal period
Which statement about pediatric physiology is correct?
Lymphoid tissues are well developed at birth
Choose correct statement about metabolism in children
The basal energy requirements vary at different ages and circumstances
What is the most important growth and development influence?
Nutrition
Select the correct average sleep pattern for the specific age group.
Preschool children age 3-5 sleep 10-12 hours
Select the correct statement about thermoregulation.
In newborns hypoglycemia can be caused by hypothermia
Due to immature nerve myelination, neonates have:
Lower pain threshold than adults
A pediatric nurse understands that most frequent pediatric health condition is:
Acute respiratory illness
,The public health nurse is aware that the following health promotion program is the
most important primary public health intervention provided to pediatric patients in
Canada.
Immunizations
Which of the following outcomes of FCC is most illustrative of the concept?
The nurse and parents mutually develop strategies of care
Making a good first impression is an important part of patient-and family centred care
because?
Treating patients with respect begins the moment that you first meet them
There are many consequences for not providing Patient and Family Centred Care.
Which answer from this list is NOT a potential consequence?
Turnover of patient decreases
According to the institute for Patient and Family Centred Care, Patient and Family
Centred care requires that the partnership between health care providers, patients and
families, take place during the following:
The planning, delivery, and evaluation processes
Which of the following is NOT a physical child stressor?
Unfamiliar people
What is the #1 question in a child's mind when they are with a health care provider?
Is it going to hurt?
, According to the institute for Patient and Family Centred Care, Patient and Family
Centred care requires that the partnership between health care providers, patients and
families, take place during the following:
The planning, delivery, and evaluation processes
What age period is characterized by rapid physical, cognitive and social development?
Infancy
Which stage of development is the most unstable and challenging regarding the
development of personal identity?
Adolescence
(T/F) Preterm birth is one of the leading causes of infant mortality
False
(T/F) Respiratory infections are the leading cause of death in children
False
(T/F) Older children (5-9 years) have had one of the largest declines in mortality
True
(T/F) Many kids worldwide die from preventable and treatable causes
True
What age period is adolescence?
12-18 years
What age period is infancy?
