MCN EXAM 2 2026 PEDIATRIC
RESPIRATORY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
NURSING CARE GUIDE
◉ temperament
Answer: the usual reaction pattern of an individual or an individual's
characteristic manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting to stimuli in
the environment.
◉ the easy child
Answer: Name this type of temperament:
▪ Children are rated as "easy to care for" if they have a predictable
rhythmicity, approach and adapt to new situations readily, have a
mild-to-moderate intensity of reaction, and have an overall positive
mood quality. Most children are rated by their parents as being in
this category.
◉ the intermediate child
Answer: Name this type of temperament:
▪ Some characteristics of both easy and difficult groups are present.
,◉ the difficult child
Answer: Name this type of temperament:
▪ Children are "difficult" if they are irregular in habits, have a
*strong negative mood quality*, and *withdraw* rather than
approach new situations. *Don't adapt to change very well.* Only
about 10% of children fall into this category.
◉ the slow to warm child
Answer: Name this type of temperament:
▪ Children fall into this category if, overall, they are fairly inactive,
respond only mildly and adapt slowly to new situations, and have a
general negative mood. About 15% of children display this pattern.
▪ When discussing this temperament with parents, try to use
positive terms such as "ways to find a healthy fit for your child"
rather than stressing ways the child is hard to manage.
◉ •Rattles
•Blocks
•Reading books
•Balls
, •Dolls - plastic
If sick we want to give toys that we can easily wipe down
Answer: Toys for infants
◉ *Females*
•Swollen labia
•Bloody discharge
*Males*
•Descended testes
*•Do NOT pull foreskin back - it isn't very retractable*
•Swollen scrotum
•Meatus opening at tip- on bottom-ventral (hypospadias), on top-
Dorsal (epispadias)
Answer: GU Assessment for Males & Females
◉ epispadias
Answer: In boys with _______, the urethra generally opens on the top
(dorsal) or side of the penis rather than the tip.
Epispadias
RESPIRATORY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
NURSING CARE GUIDE
◉ temperament
Answer: the usual reaction pattern of an individual or an individual's
characteristic manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting to stimuli in
the environment.
◉ the easy child
Answer: Name this type of temperament:
▪ Children are rated as "easy to care for" if they have a predictable
rhythmicity, approach and adapt to new situations readily, have a
mild-to-moderate intensity of reaction, and have an overall positive
mood quality. Most children are rated by their parents as being in
this category.
◉ the intermediate child
Answer: Name this type of temperament:
▪ Some characteristics of both easy and difficult groups are present.
,◉ the difficult child
Answer: Name this type of temperament:
▪ Children are "difficult" if they are irregular in habits, have a
*strong negative mood quality*, and *withdraw* rather than
approach new situations. *Don't adapt to change very well.* Only
about 10% of children fall into this category.
◉ the slow to warm child
Answer: Name this type of temperament:
▪ Children fall into this category if, overall, they are fairly inactive,
respond only mildly and adapt slowly to new situations, and have a
general negative mood. About 15% of children display this pattern.
▪ When discussing this temperament with parents, try to use
positive terms such as "ways to find a healthy fit for your child"
rather than stressing ways the child is hard to manage.
◉ •Rattles
•Blocks
•Reading books
•Balls
, •Dolls - plastic
If sick we want to give toys that we can easily wipe down
Answer: Toys for infants
◉ *Females*
•Swollen labia
•Bloody discharge
*Males*
•Descended testes
*•Do NOT pull foreskin back - it isn't very retractable*
•Swollen scrotum
•Meatus opening at tip- on bottom-ventral (hypospadias), on top-
Dorsal (epispadias)
Answer: GU Assessment for Males & Females
◉ epispadias
Answer: In boys with _______, the urethra generally opens on the top
(dorsal) or side of the penis rather than the tip.
Epispadias
