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RNPEDIA- PNLE NP2 TEST 2|WELL
REVISED EXAM AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 2026
1. An 8-year-old girl is in second grade and the parents decided to enroll her to a
new school. While the child is focusing on adjusting to new environment and
peers, her grades suffer. The child's father severely punishes the child and forces
her daughter to study after school. The father does not allow also her daughter to
play with other children. These data indicate to the nurse that this child is
deprived of forming which normal phase of development?
A. Heterosexual relationships
B. A love relationship with the father
C. A dependency relationship with the father
D. Close relationship with peers - correct-answer - D.
In second grade a child needs to form a close relationships with peers.
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2. A 5-year-old boy client is scheduled for hernia surgery. The nurse is preparing
to do preoperative teaching with the child. The nurse should knows that the 5-
year-old would:
A. Expect a simple yet logical explanation regarding the surgery
B. Asks many questions regarding the condition and the procedure
C. Worry over the impending surgery
D. Be uninterested in the upcoming surgery - correct-answer - B.
A 5-year-old is highly concerned with body integrity. The preschool-age child
normally asks many questions and in a situation such as this, could be expected to
ask even more.
3. The nine-year-old client is admitted in the hospital for almost 1 week and is on
bed rest. The child complains of being bored and it seems tiresome to stay on bed
and doing nothing. What activity selected by the nurse would the child most likely
find stimulating?
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A. Watching a video
B. Putting together a puzzle
C. Assembling handouts with the nurse for an upcoming staff development
meeting
D. Listening to a compact disc - correct-answer - C.
A 9-year-old enjoys working and feeling a sense of accomplishment. The school-
age child also enjoys "showing off," and doing something with the nurse on the
pediatric unit would allow this. This activity also provides the school-age child a
needed opportunity to interact with others in the absence of school and personal
friends.
4. The parent of a 16-year-old boy tells the nurse that his son is driving a
motorbike very fast and with one hand. "It is making me crazy!" What would be
the best explanation of the nurse to the behavior of the boy?
A. The adolescent might have an unconscious death wish
B. The adolescent feels indestructible
C. The adolescent lacks life experience to realize how dangerous the behavior is
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D. The adolescent has found a way to act out hostility toward the parent - correct-
answer - B.
Adolescents do feel indestructible, and this is reflected in many risk-taking
behaviors.
5. An 8-month-old infant is admitted to the hospital due to diarrhea. The nurse
caring for the client tells the mother to stay beside the infant while making
assessment. Which of the following developmental milestones the infant has
reached?
A. Has a three-word vocabulary
B. Interacts with other infants
C. Stands alone
D. Recognizes but is fearful of strangers - correct-answer - D.
An 8-month-old infant both recognizes and is fearful of strangers. This
developmental milestone is known as "stranger anxiety".
RNPEDIA- PNLE NP2 TEST 2|WELL
REVISED EXAM AND VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 2026
1. An 8-year-old girl is in second grade and the parents decided to enroll her to a
new school. While the child is focusing on adjusting to new environment and
peers, her grades suffer. The child's father severely punishes the child and forces
her daughter to study after school. The father does not allow also her daughter to
play with other children. These data indicate to the nurse that this child is
deprived of forming which normal phase of development?
A. Heterosexual relationships
B. A love relationship with the father
C. A dependency relationship with the father
D. Close relationship with peers - correct-answer - D.
In second grade a child needs to form a close relationships with peers.
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2. A 5-year-old boy client is scheduled for hernia surgery. The nurse is preparing
to do preoperative teaching with the child. The nurse should knows that the 5-
year-old would:
A. Expect a simple yet logical explanation regarding the surgery
B. Asks many questions regarding the condition and the procedure
C. Worry over the impending surgery
D. Be uninterested in the upcoming surgery - correct-answer - B.
A 5-year-old is highly concerned with body integrity. The preschool-age child
normally asks many questions and in a situation such as this, could be expected to
ask even more.
3. The nine-year-old client is admitted in the hospital for almost 1 week and is on
bed rest. The child complains of being bored and it seems tiresome to stay on bed
and doing nothing. What activity selected by the nurse would the child most likely
find stimulating?
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A. Watching a video
B. Putting together a puzzle
C. Assembling handouts with the nurse for an upcoming staff development
meeting
D. Listening to a compact disc - correct-answer - C.
A 9-year-old enjoys working and feeling a sense of accomplishment. The school-
age child also enjoys "showing off," and doing something with the nurse on the
pediatric unit would allow this. This activity also provides the school-age child a
needed opportunity to interact with others in the absence of school and personal
friends.
4. The parent of a 16-year-old boy tells the nurse that his son is driving a
motorbike very fast and with one hand. "It is making me crazy!" What would be
the best explanation of the nurse to the behavior of the boy?
A. The adolescent might have an unconscious death wish
B. The adolescent feels indestructible
C. The adolescent lacks life experience to realize how dangerous the behavior is
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D. The adolescent has found a way to act out hostility toward the parent - correct-
answer - B.
Adolescents do feel indestructible, and this is reflected in many risk-taking
behaviors.
5. An 8-month-old infant is admitted to the hospital due to diarrhea. The nurse
caring for the client tells the mother to stay beside the infant while making
assessment. Which of the following developmental milestones the infant has
reached?
A. Has a three-word vocabulary
B. Interacts with other infants
C. Stands alone
D. Recognizes but is fearful of strangers - correct-answer - D.
An 8-month-old infant both recognizes and is fearful of strangers. This
developmental milestone is known as "stranger anxiety".
