1) A nurse is conducting an admission interview with the mother of a 2 year old child. What history question is
most important at this time?
a. How many children are in the family?
b. What is your child's normal routine?
c. Does your child attend daycare?
d. What toys are most important to your child?
2) A 9 month old is sitting on his father's lap at the bedside. The nurse needs to do a shift assessment. How
should the nurse proceed?
a. Ask the father to put the child in bed, and proceed with the exam.
b. Talk with the father for a few minutes, before examining child.
c. Listen to the heart and lungs of the child.
d. Take the child from the father, and proceed with the exam.
3) Which nursing intervention best supports the concept of atraumatic care for a hospitalized child?
a. Allowing parents to visit once every shift.
b. Encouraging six year old to be brave during an IV start.
c. Allowing adolescent to keep the hospital door shut.
d. Asking parents of baby to wait outside treatment room door during spinal tap.
4) A six year old is in the recovery room following an appendectomy. He is not yet fully awake, though he opens
his eyes when his name is called. Which pain assessment tool would be most effective for the nurse to use at this
time?
a. OUCHER assessment tool.
b. Wong's FACES assessment tool.
c. FLAACC pain assessment tool.
d. 1-10 verbal assessment scale.
5) A nurse enters the room of an 8-year-old child newly admitted and diagnosed with type I diabetes. His mother
is sitting in a chair at his bedside. What should the nurse do first?
a. Go the bedside and meet the child.
b. Stand by the door, and say "I am the assigned nurse today."
c. Go over to the mother and ask what brought the child into the hospital today.
d. Explain the use of the call light to child.
6) Which hospitalized child would the nurse be most worried about as needing support or follow-up?
a. The 9-month-old that cries when the nurse walks in the room.
b. The 2-year-old that holds still during an IV start.
c. An adolescent that asks her father to leave the room during an assessment.
d. A school-age child that angrily throws his food tray on the floor.
7) What nursing intervention would be most appropriate for a 10-year-old child with type I diabetes in order to
meet their needs (as described by Erikson).
a. Explain carefully to the mother the need to rigidly adhere to dietary modifications.
b. Allow the child to eat whatever he or she wants and administer insulin to maintain optimum glucose levels.
c. Allow the child to perform his or her own Accuchecks and administration of insulin.
d. Perform Accuchecks four times a day and at bedtime.
, 8) A 16 year old female comes for a sport's physical in the clinic. During the nursing history, the teenage states
she is bothered that she "towers over her companions and everyone is staring at her at school." What would be
the most therapeutic response by the nurse?
a. "Just ignore the other kids at school."
b. "You are so lucky to be tall. You can play basketball or whatever you want."
c. "This will resolve itself in time."
d. "Tell me more about how this embarasses you."
9) The maternity nurse is providing instructions to a new mother regarding the psychosocial development of the
newborn infant. Using Erikson's psychosocial development theory, the nurse instructs the mother to take which
measure?
A. Allow the newborn infant to signal a need.
B. Anticipate all the needs of the newborn infant.
C. Attend to the newborn infant immediately when crying.
D. Avoid the newborn infant during the first 10 minutes of crying.
10) The mother of an 8-year-old child tells the clinic nurse that she is concerned about the child because the
child seems to be more attentive to friends than anything else. Using Erikson's psychosocial development theory,
the nurse should make which response?
A. "You need to be concerned."
B. "You need to monitor the child's behavior closely."
C. "At this age, the child is developing his own personality."
D. "You need to provide more praise to the child to stop this behavior."
11) A parent of a 3-year-old tells a clinic nurse that the child is rebelling constantly and having temper
tantrums. Using Erikson's psychosocial development theory, which instructions should the nurse provide to
the parent? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A. Set limits on the child's behavior.
B. Ignore the child when this behavior occurs.
C. Allow the behavior, because this is normal at this age period.
D. Provide a simple explanation of why the behavior is unacceptable.
E. Punish the child every time the child says "no" to change the behavior.
12) A 4-year-old child diagnosed with leukemia is hospitalized for chemotherapy. The child is fearful of the
hospitalization. Which nursing intervention should be implemented to alleviate the child's fears?
A. Encourage the child's parents to stay with the child.
B. Encourage play with other children of the same age.
C. Advise the family to visit only during the scheduled visiting hours.
D. Provide a private room, allowing the child to bring favorite toys from home.
13) A 16-year-old is admitted to the hospital for acute appendicitis and an appendectomy is performed. Which
nursing intervention is most appropriate to facilitate normal growth and development postoperatively?
A. Encourage the child to rest and read.
B. Encourage the parents to room in with the child.
C. Allow the family to bring in the child's favorite computer games.
D. Allow the child to interact with others in his or her same age group.
14) Which car safety device should be used for a child who is 8 years old and is 4 feet tall?
A. Seat belt
B. Booster seat
C. Rear-facing convertible seat
D. Front-facing convertible seat
15) The nurse assesses the vital signs of a 12-month-old infant with a respiratory infection and notes that the
respiratory rate is 35 breaths/minute. On the basis of this finding, which action is most appropriate?
most important at this time?
a. How many children are in the family?
b. What is your child's normal routine?
c. Does your child attend daycare?
d. What toys are most important to your child?
2) A 9 month old is sitting on his father's lap at the bedside. The nurse needs to do a shift assessment. How
should the nurse proceed?
a. Ask the father to put the child in bed, and proceed with the exam.
b. Talk with the father for a few minutes, before examining child.
c. Listen to the heart and lungs of the child.
d. Take the child from the father, and proceed with the exam.
3) Which nursing intervention best supports the concept of atraumatic care for a hospitalized child?
a. Allowing parents to visit once every shift.
b. Encouraging six year old to be brave during an IV start.
c. Allowing adolescent to keep the hospital door shut.
d. Asking parents of baby to wait outside treatment room door during spinal tap.
4) A six year old is in the recovery room following an appendectomy. He is not yet fully awake, though he opens
his eyes when his name is called. Which pain assessment tool would be most effective for the nurse to use at this
time?
a. OUCHER assessment tool.
b. Wong's FACES assessment tool.
c. FLAACC pain assessment tool.
d. 1-10 verbal assessment scale.
5) A nurse enters the room of an 8-year-old child newly admitted and diagnosed with type I diabetes. His mother
is sitting in a chair at his bedside. What should the nurse do first?
a. Go the bedside and meet the child.
b. Stand by the door, and say "I am the assigned nurse today."
c. Go over to the mother and ask what brought the child into the hospital today.
d. Explain the use of the call light to child.
6) Which hospitalized child would the nurse be most worried about as needing support or follow-up?
a. The 9-month-old that cries when the nurse walks in the room.
b. The 2-year-old that holds still during an IV start.
c. An adolescent that asks her father to leave the room during an assessment.
d. A school-age child that angrily throws his food tray on the floor.
7) What nursing intervention would be most appropriate for a 10-year-old child with type I diabetes in order to
meet their needs (as described by Erikson).
a. Explain carefully to the mother the need to rigidly adhere to dietary modifications.
b. Allow the child to eat whatever he or she wants and administer insulin to maintain optimum glucose levels.
c. Allow the child to perform his or her own Accuchecks and administration of insulin.
d. Perform Accuchecks four times a day and at bedtime.
, 8) A 16 year old female comes for a sport's physical in the clinic. During the nursing history, the teenage states
she is bothered that she "towers over her companions and everyone is staring at her at school." What would be
the most therapeutic response by the nurse?
a. "Just ignore the other kids at school."
b. "You are so lucky to be tall. You can play basketball or whatever you want."
c. "This will resolve itself in time."
d. "Tell me more about how this embarasses you."
9) The maternity nurse is providing instructions to a new mother regarding the psychosocial development of the
newborn infant. Using Erikson's psychosocial development theory, the nurse instructs the mother to take which
measure?
A. Allow the newborn infant to signal a need.
B. Anticipate all the needs of the newborn infant.
C. Attend to the newborn infant immediately when crying.
D. Avoid the newborn infant during the first 10 minutes of crying.
10) The mother of an 8-year-old child tells the clinic nurse that she is concerned about the child because the
child seems to be more attentive to friends than anything else. Using Erikson's psychosocial development theory,
the nurse should make which response?
A. "You need to be concerned."
B. "You need to monitor the child's behavior closely."
C. "At this age, the child is developing his own personality."
D. "You need to provide more praise to the child to stop this behavior."
11) A parent of a 3-year-old tells a clinic nurse that the child is rebelling constantly and having temper
tantrums. Using Erikson's psychosocial development theory, which instructions should the nurse provide to
the parent? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
A. Set limits on the child's behavior.
B. Ignore the child when this behavior occurs.
C. Allow the behavior, because this is normal at this age period.
D. Provide a simple explanation of why the behavior is unacceptable.
E. Punish the child every time the child says "no" to change the behavior.
12) A 4-year-old child diagnosed with leukemia is hospitalized for chemotherapy. The child is fearful of the
hospitalization. Which nursing intervention should be implemented to alleviate the child's fears?
A. Encourage the child's parents to stay with the child.
B. Encourage play with other children of the same age.
C. Advise the family to visit only during the scheduled visiting hours.
D. Provide a private room, allowing the child to bring favorite toys from home.
13) A 16-year-old is admitted to the hospital for acute appendicitis and an appendectomy is performed. Which
nursing intervention is most appropriate to facilitate normal growth and development postoperatively?
A. Encourage the child to rest and read.
B. Encourage the parents to room in with the child.
C. Allow the family to bring in the child's favorite computer games.
D. Allow the child to interact with others in his or her same age group.
14) Which car safety device should be used for a child who is 8 years old and is 4 feet tall?
A. Seat belt
B. Booster seat
C. Rear-facing convertible seat
D. Front-facing convertible seat
15) The nurse assesses the vital signs of a 12-month-old infant with a respiratory infection and notes that the
respiratory rate is 35 breaths/minute. On the basis of this finding, which action is most appropriate?
