INTRODUCTORY MATERNITY AND
PEDIATRIC NURSING 5TH EDITION
HATFIELD STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ What would the nurse teach parents to do in order to avoid diaper
rash? (Select all that apply.)
Answer: -Use disposable diapers.
Avoid plastic bloomer or pants.
Change diapers frequently.
⩥ What should the nurse stress to the mother of a child with impetigo?
Answer: Small cuts and bites should be treated promptly.
⩥ What risk is increased with children who have been diagnosed with
infantile eczema?
Answer: -Asthma
⩥ What instruction would the nurse provide to an adolescent who has
been fitted with a Milwaukee brace?
Answer: Wear the brace over a T-shirt 23 hours a day.
,⩥ What intervention is appropriate for a nurse assessing a preadolescent
child for scoliosis?
Answer: Ask the child to bend forward at the waist and observe the
child's back for asymmetry.
⩥ The nurse is performing a neurovascular check on a limb in traction.
Which findings would be indicative of altered circulation? (Select all the
apply.)
Answer: -Limb is cool to the touch
Capillary refill is 5 seconds
⩥ What characteristic manifestation would the nurse assessing a child
with Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy document?
Answer: Falls frequently and is clumsy
⩥ Which intervention would be helpful in relieving morning discomfort
associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
Answer: Applying moist heat packs upon awakening
⩥ What would the nurse include in planning teaching to parents of a
child with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease about the long-term effects of this
disease?
Answer: Degenerative arthritis may develop later in life.
, ⩥ What might the nurse explain as a common treatment for amblyopia?
Answer: Patching the good eye to force the brain to use the affected eye
⩥ What would the nurse instruct the parents of a child who takes
dilantin?
Answer: Give meticulous oral hygiene.
⩥ What is an appropriate nursing action when a child is experiencing a
generalized tonic-clonic seizure?
Answer: Move objects out of the child's immediate area.
⩥ The nurse is planning to teach parents about prevention of Reye's
syndrome. What information would the nurse include in this teaching?
Answer: Aviod giving salicylate-containing medications to a child who
has viral symptoms.
⩥ What is the best way for the nurse to communicate with a 10-year-old
child who has a hearing impairment?
Answer: Face the child and speak clearly in short sentences.
⩥ The nurse urges the mother of a 6-month-old child to get her child
inoculated with Haemophillus influenzae type B. What does this
immunization protect against?
PEDIATRIC NURSING 5TH EDITION
HATFIELD STUDY GUIDE PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ What would the nurse teach parents to do in order to avoid diaper
rash? (Select all that apply.)
Answer: -Use disposable diapers.
Avoid plastic bloomer or pants.
Change diapers frequently.
⩥ What should the nurse stress to the mother of a child with impetigo?
Answer: Small cuts and bites should be treated promptly.
⩥ What risk is increased with children who have been diagnosed with
infantile eczema?
Answer: -Asthma
⩥ What instruction would the nurse provide to an adolescent who has
been fitted with a Milwaukee brace?
Answer: Wear the brace over a T-shirt 23 hours a day.
,⩥ What intervention is appropriate for a nurse assessing a preadolescent
child for scoliosis?
Answer: Ask the child to bend forward at the waist and observe the
child's back for asymmetry.
⩥ The nurse is performing a neurovascular check on a limb in traction.
Which findings would be indicative of altered circulation? (Select all the
apply.)
Answer: -Limb is cool to the touch
Capillary refill is 5 seconds
⩥ What characteristic manifestation would the nurse assessing a child
with Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy document?
Answer: Falls frequently and is clumsy
⩥ Which intervention would be helpful in relieving morning discomfort
associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
Answer: Applying moist heat packs upon awakening
⩥ What would the nurse include in planning teaching to parents of a
child with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease about the long-term effects of this
disease?
Answer: Degenerative arthritis may develop later in life.
, ⩥ What might the nurse explain as a common treatment for amblyopia?
Answer: Patching the good eye to force the brain to use the affected eye
⩥ What would the nurse instruct the parents of a child who takes
dilantin?
Answer: Give meticulous oral hygiene.
⩥ What is an appropriate nursing action when a child is experiencing a
generalized tonic-clonic seizure?
Answer: Move objects out of the child's immediate area.
⩥ The nurse is planning to teach parents about prevention of Reye's
syndrome. What information would the nurse include in this teaching?
Answer: Aviod giving salicylate-containing medications to a child who
has viral symptoms.
⩥ What is the best way for the nurse to communicate with a 10-year-old
child who has a hearing impairment?
Answer: Face the child and speak clearly in short sentences.
⩥ The nurse urges the mother of a 6-month-old child to get her child
inoculated with Haemophillus influenzae type B. What does this
immunization protect against?
