NUR 232 Chapter 29 Questions with Correct
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The nurse is interviewing the mother of Adam, 9 years old. As the nurse begins to assess
Adam's school performance, what is the most appropriate question to ask?
1. "Did Adam go to preschool?"
2. "How is Adam doing in school?"
3. "Does Adam have problems at school?"
4. "How well does Adam seem to be doing in school?"
2. "How is Adam doing in school?"
Asking how Adam is doing in school is an open-ended question without any descriptive
terms that may limit the mother's responses. Asking if Adam went to preschool is a close-
ended question, which will elicit a yes or no answer. Asking if Adam has problems at school
is a close-ended question that implies that Adam is not doing well. Asking how well Adam
seems to be doing in school is a close-ended question that will have a short answer and
assumes that Adam is doing well.
Which statement explains why it can be difficult to assess a child's dietary intake?
1. Biochemical analysis for assessing nutrition is expensive.
2. Families usually do not understand much about nutrition.
3. Recall of children's food consumption is frequently unreliable.
4. No systematic assessment tool has been developed for this purpose.
3. Recall of children's food consumption is frequently unreliable.
It is difficult for parents to recall exactly what their child has eaten. Concurrent food diaries
are somewhat more reliable. Systematic tools have been developed and are available.
Nutrients for different foods are known; it is the quantity and type of food consumed that are
,difficult to ascertain. The family does not need nutrition knowledge to describe what the child
has eaten.
What is the most accurate method of determining the length of a child less than 12
months of age?
1. Standing height
2. Recumbent length measured in the prone position
3. Recumbent length measured in the supine position
4. Estimation of length to the nearest centimeter or ½ inch
3. Recumbent length measured in the supine position
The infant should be measured in the supine (not the prone) position. The crown-heel length
measurement is the most accurate measurement in infants. Infants are generally unable to
stand to obtain a height measurement. Measurement should not be estimated because an
accurate measurement is required to determine growth.
The nurse is interviewing a mother and child. While the nurse talks to the mother, the
child pushes unwanted objects away, pulls the nurse to show off play items, and covers
the mouth of the mother. What age group does this child likely belong to?
1. Infancy
2. School-age
3. Adolescence
4. Early childhood
4. Early childhood
Children younger than 5 years of age are egocentric and see things only through their point of
view. Children can effectively use their hands to communicate ideas better than words. The
child's pushing unwanted objects away; pulling the nurse to show off play items, and
, covering the mouth of the mother indicate that the child is in the early childhood stage.
Infancy is the age when the child expresses feelings through vocalizations and nonverbal
communication. School-age children rely less on information and more on the functional
aspects of procedures, objects, and activities. Adolescents usually fluctuate between adult and
child thinking. They express both verbal and nonverbal communication based on the
situation.
The nurse wishes to assess a child's current nutritional status. What will the nurse
assess?
1. Height
2. Blood pressure
3. Skinfold thickness
4. Head circumference
3. Skinfold thickness
During the nutritional assessment, the nurse assesses the child's skinfold thickness as a means
of measuring the child's current nutritional status because this indicates the status of protein
and fat reserves. Height reflects past, not present, nutrition. Blood pressure is not an indicator
that the nurse assesses for the nutritional status of a child. Like height, head circumference
assesses past nutrition.
The nurse is assessing a Native American child in a school. The nurse finds that the
child does not maintain eye contact and looks down during the interview. What can the
nurse interpret from this behavior?
1. The child has improper conduct.
2. The child has impaired hearing.
Answers
The nurse is interviewing the mother of Adam, 9 years old. As the nurse begins to assess
Adam's school performance, what is the most appropriate question to ask?
1. "Did Adam go to preschool?"
2. "How is Adam doing in school?"
3. "Does Adam have problems at school?"
4. "How well does Adam seem to be doing in school?"
2. "How is Adam doing in school?"
Asking how Adam is doing in school is an open-ended question without any descriptive
terms that may limit the mother's responses. Asking if Adam went to preschool is a close-
ended question, which will elicit a yes or no answer. Asking if Adam has problems at school
is a close-ended question that implies that Adam is not doing well. Asking how well Adam
seems to be doing in school is a close-ended question that will have a short answer and
assumes that Adam is doing well.
Which statement explains why it can be difficult to assess a child's dietary intake?
1. Biochemical analysis for assessing nutrition is expensive.
2. Families usually do not understand much about nutrition.
3. Recall of children's food consumption is frequently unreliable.
4. No systematic assessment tool has been developed for this purpose.
3. Recall of children's food consumption is frequently unreliable.
It is difficult for parents to recall exactly what their child has eaten. Concurrent food diaries
are somewhat more reliable. Systematic tools have been developed and are available.
Nutrients for different foods are known; it is the quantity and type of food consumed that are
,difficult to ascertain. The family does not need nutrition knowledge to describe what the child
has eaten.
What is the most accurate method of determining the length of a child less than 12
months of age?
1. Standing height
2. Recumbent length measured in the prone position
3. Recumbent length measured in the supine position
4. Estimation of length to the nearest centimeter or ½ inch
3. Recumbent length measured in the supine position
The infant should be measured in the supine (not the prone) position. The crown-heel length
measurement is the most accurate measurement in infants. Infants are generally unable to
stand to obtain a height measurement. Measurement should not be estimated because an
accurate measurement is required to determine growth.
The nurse is interviewing a mother and child. While the nurse talks to the mother, the
child pushes unwanted objects away, pulls the nurse to show off play items, and covers
the mouth of the mother. What age group does this child likely belong to?
1. Infancy
2. School-age
3. Adolescence
4. Early childhood
4. Early childhood
Children younger than 5 years of age are egocentric and see things only through their point of
view. Children can effectively use their hands to communicate ideas better than words. The
child's pushing unwanted objects away; pulling the nurse to show off play items, and
, covering the mouth of the mother indicate that the child is in the early childhood stage.
Infancy is the age when the child expresses feelings through vocalizations and nonverbal
communication. School-age children rely less on information and more on the functional
aspects of procedures, objects, and activities. Adolescents usually fluctuate between adult and
child thinking. They express both verbal and nonverbal communication based on the
situation.
The nurse wishes to assess a child's current nutritional status. What will the nurse
assess?
1. Height
2. Blood pressure
3. Skinfold thickness
4. Head circumference
3. Skinfold thickness
During the nutritional assessment, the nurse assesses the child's skinfold thickness as a means
of measuring the child's current nutritional status because this indicates the status of protein
and fat reserves. Height reflects past, not present, nutrition. Blood pressure is not an indicator
that the nurse assesses for the nutritional status of a child. Like height, head circumference
assesses past nutrition.
The nurse is assessing a Native American child in a school. The nurse finds that the
child does not maintain eye contact and looks down during the interview. What can the
nurse interpret from this behavior?
1. The child has improper conduct.
2. The child has impaired hearing.
