1. A, . / child, . / who, . / has, . / attention, . / deficit/hyperactivity, . / disorder, . / (ADHD), . / has, . / diff
iculty,./stopping,./activities,./to,./begin,./other,./activities,./at,./school.,./The,./primary,./care,./
pe-
diatric,./nurse,./practitioner,./understands,./that,./this,./is,./due,./to,./difficulty,./with,./the,./
self-regulation,./component,./of
A. emotional,./control.
B. flexibility.
C. inhibition.
D. problem,./ solving.:,./ B.,./flexibility
2. The,./primary,./care,./pediatric,./nurse,./practitioner,./cares,./for,./a,./preschool,./age,./ch
ild, . / who, . / was, . / exposed, . / to, . / drugs, . / prenatally., . / The, . / child, . / bites, . / other, . / childr
en, . / and,./has,./tantrums,./when,./asked,./to,./stop,./but,./is,./able,./to,./state,./later,./why,./this,./b
ehavior,./is,./wrong.,./This,./child,./most,./likely,./has,./a,./disorder,./of
A. executive,./function.
B. information,./processing.
C. sensory,./ processing.
D. social, . / cognition.:, . / A.,./executive,./function
3. The,./primary,./care,./pediatric,./nurse,./practitioner,./uses,./the,./Neurodevelopmental,./L
earning,./Framework,./to,./assess,./cognition,./and,./learning,./in,./an,./adolescent.,./When,./e
valuating,./social,./cognition,,./the,./nurse,./practitioner,./will,./ask,./the,./adolescent
A. about, . / friends, . / and, . / activities, . / at, . / school.
B. if, . / balancing, . / sports, . / and, . / homework, . / is, . / difficult.
C. to, . / interpret, . / material, . / from, . / a, . / pie, . / chart.
D. to,./restate,./the,./content,./of,./something,./just,./read.:,./A.,./about,./friends,./and,./activities,./at,./schoo
l.
4. The,./primary,./care,./pediatric,./nurse,./practitioner,./is,./evaluating,./a,./school,./age,./
child, . / who, . / has, . / been, . / diagnosed, . / with, . / ADHD., . / Which, . / plan, . / will, . / the, . / nu
rse, . / prac-
titioner, . / recommend, . / asking, . / the, . / child's, . / school, . / about, . / to, . / help, . / with, . / ac
ademic, . / performance?
,A. 504
,B. FAPE
C. IDEA
D. IEP:,./A.,./504
5. The, . / parent, . / of, . / a, . / child, . / diagnosed, . / with, . / ADHD, . / tells, . / the, . / primary, . / care
PNP,./that,./the,./child,./gets,./overwhelmed,./by,./homework,./assignments,,./doesn't,./se
em, . / to, . / know, . / which, . / ones, . / to, . / do, . / first,, . / and, . / then, . / doesn't, . / do, . / any, . / assign
ments.,./The,./nurse,./practitioner,./tells,./the,./parent,./that,./this,./represents,./impairme
nt,./in,./which,./executive,./function?
A. Activation
B. Effort
C. Emotion
D. Focus:,./A.,./Activation
6. The,./primary,./care,./pediatric,./nurse,./practitioner,./is,./considering,./medication,
./options,./for,./a,./school,./age,./child,./recently ,./diagnosed ,./with,./ADHD ,./who,./has,./a,./
primarily, . / hyperactive, . / presentation., . / Which, . / medication, . / will, . / the, . / nurse,
. / practi-tioner,./select,./initially?
A. Low, . / dose, . / stimulant
B. Moderate, . / dose, . / stimulant
C. Low, . / dose, . / nonstimulant
D. Moderate,./dose,./nonstimulant:,./B.,./Moderate,./dose,./stimulant
7. The, . / parent, . / of, . / a, . / 4-year-
old, . / child, . / reports, . / that, . / the, . / child, . / gets, . / upset, . / when, . / the,./hall,./light,./is,./left,./o
n,./at,./night,./and,./won't,./leave,./the,./house,./unless,./both,./shoes
are,./tied,./equally,./tight.,./The,./primary,./care,./pediatric,./nurse,./practitioner,./recog
nizes, . / that, . / this, . / child, . / likely, . / has, . / which, . / type, . / of, . / sensory, . / processing, . / dis
or-der?
A. Dyspraxia
B. Over,./responder
C. Sensory,./seeker
D. Under,./responder:,./B.,./Over,./responder
, 8. The,./parent,./of,./a,./preschool,./age,./child,./who,./is,./diagnosed,./with,./a,./sensory,./proc
essing, . / disorder, . / (SPD), . / asks, . / the, . / primary, . / care, . / pediatric, . / nurse, . / practitione
r, . / how, . / to, . / help, . / the, . / child, . / manage, . / the, . / symptoms., . / What, . / will, . / the, . / nurse,
. / practitioner,./recommend?
A. Establishing, . / a, . / reward, . / system, . / for, . / acceptable, . / behaviors
B. Introducing, . / the, . / child, . / to, . / a, . / variety, . / of, . / new, . / experiences
C. Maintaining, . / predictable, . / routines, . / as, . / much, . / as, . / possible
D. Providing,./frequent,./contact,,./such,./as,./hugs,./and,./cuddling:,./C.,./Maintaining,./predicta
ble,./routines,./as,./much,./as,./possible
9. The, . / primary, . / care, . / pediatric, . / nurse, . / practitioner, . / is, . / performing, . / an, . / exami
nation, . / on,./a,./5-year-
old,./child,./who,./exhibits,./ritualistic,./behaviors,,./avoids,./contact,./with,./other,./childre
n,,./and,./has,./limited,./speech.,./The,./parent,./reports,./having,./had,./con-
cerns,./more,./than,./2,./years,./ago,./about,./autism,./but,./was,./told,./that,./it,./was,./too,./early,./
to,./diagnose.,./What,./will,./the,./nurse,./practitioner,./do,./first?
A. Administer, . / an, . / MCHAT, . / screen, . / to, . / screen, . / the, . / child, . / for, . / communicatio
n, . / and,./socialization,./delays.
B. Ask,./the,./parent,./to,./describe,./the,./child's,./earlier,./behaviors,./from,./infancy,./throug
h, . / preschool.
C. Reassure, . / the, . / parent, . / that, . / if, . / symptoms, . / weren't, . / present, . / earli
er,, . / the,./likelihood,./of,./autism,./is,./low.
D. Refer, . / the, . / child, . / to, . / a, . / pediatric, . / behavioral, . / specialist, . / to, . / develop, . / a, . / pla
n, . / of,./treatment,./and,./management.:,./B.,./Ask,./the,./parent,./to,./describe,./the,./child's,./earlier,./behaviors,./fr
om,./infancy,./through,./preschool.
10. The,./primary,./care,./pediatric,./nurse,./practitioner,./is,./ examining,./a,./3-year-old
child,./who,./speaks,./loudly,,./in,./a,./monotone,,./does,./not,./make,./eye,./contact,,./and,./p
refers, . / to, . / sit, . / on, . / the, . / exam, . / room, . / floor, . / moving, . / a, . / toy, . / truck, . / back, . / and,
. / forth, . / in,./a,./repetitive,./manner.,./Which,./disorder,./does,./the,./nurse,./practitioner,.
/suspect?
A. Attention, . / deficit/hyperactivity , . / disorder
iculty,./stopping,./activities,./to,./begin,./other,./activities,./at,./school.,./The,./primary,./care,./
pe-
diatric,./nurse,./practitioner,./understands,./that,./this,./is,./due,./to,./difficulty,./with,./the,./
self-regulation,./component,./of
A. emotional,./control.
B. flexibility.
C. inhibition.
D. problem,./ solving.:,./ B.,./flexibility
2. The,./primary,./care,./pediatric,./nurse,./practitioner,./cares,./for,./a,./preschool,./age,./ch
ild, . / who, . / was, . / exposed, . / to, . / drugs, . / prenatally., . / The, . / child, . / bites, . / other, . / childr
en, . / and,./has,./tantrums,./when,./asked,./to,./stop,./but,./is,./able,./to,./state,./later,./why,./this,./b
ehavior,./is,./wrong.,./This,./child,./most,./likely,./has,./a,./disorder,./of
A. executive,./function.
B. information,./processing.
C. sensory,./ processing.
D. social, . / cognition.:, . / A.,./executive,./function
3. The,./primary,./care,./pediatric,./nurse,./practitioner,./uses,./the,./Neurodevelopmental,./L
earning,./Framework,./to,./assess,./cognition,./and,./learning,./in,./an,./adolescent.,./When,./e
valuating,./social,./cognition,,./the,./nurse,./practitioner,./will,./ask,./the,./adolescent
A. about, . / friends, . / and, . / activities, . / at, . / school.
B. if, . / balancing, . / sports, . / and, . / homework, . / is, . / difficult.
C. to, . / interpret, . / material, . / from, . / a, . / pie, . / chart.
D. to,./restate,./the,./content,./of,./something,./just,./read.:,./A.,./about,./friends,./and,./activities,./at,./schoo
l.
4. The,./primary,./care,./pediatric,./nurse,./practitioner,./is,./evaluating,./a,./school,./age,./
child, . / who, . / has, . / been, . / diagnosed, . / with, . / ADHD., . / Which, . / plan, . / will, . / the, . / nu
rse, . / prac-
titioner, . / recommend, . / asking, . / the, . / child's, . / school, . / about, . / to, . / help, . / with, . / ac
ademic, . / performance?
,A. 504
,B. FAPE
C. IDEA
D. IEP:,./A.,./504
5. The, . / parent, . / of, . / a, . / child, . / diagnosed, . / with, . / ADHD, . / tells, . / the, . / primary, . / care
PNP,./that,./the,./child,./gets,./overwhelmed,./by,./homework,./assignments,,./doesn't,./se
em, . / to, . / know, . / which, . / ones, . / to, . / do, . / first,, . / and, . / then, . / doesn't, . / do, . / any, . / assign
ments.,./The,./nurse,./practitioner,./tells,./the,./parent,./that,./this,./represents,./impairme
nt,./in,./which,./executive,./function?
A. Activation
B. Effort
C. Emotion
D. Focus:,./A.,./Activation
6. The,./primary,./care,./pediatric,./nurse,./practitioner,./is,./considering,./medication,
./options,./for,./a,./school,./age,./child,./recently ,./diagnosed ,./with,./ADHD ,./who,./has,./a,./
primarily, . / hyperactive, . / presentation., . / Which, . / medication, . / will, . / the, . / nurse,
. / practi-tioner,./select,./initially?
A. Low, . / dose, . / stimulant
B. Moderate, . / dose, . / stimulant
C. Low, . / dose, . / nonstimulant
D. Moderate,./dose,./nonstimulant:,./B.,./Moderate,./dose,./stimulant
7. The, . / parent, . / of, . / a, . / 4-year-
old, . / child, . / reports, . / that, . / the, . / child, . / gets, . / upset, . / when, . / the,./hall,./light,./is,./left,./o
n,./at,./night,./and,./won't,./leave,./the,./house,./unless,./both,./shoes
are,./tied,./equally,./tight.,./The,./primary,./care,./pediatric,./nurse,./practitioner,./recog
nizes, . / that, . / this, . / child, . / likely, . / has, . / which, . / type, . / of, . / sensory, . / processing, . / dis
or-der?
A. Dyspraxia
B. Over,./responder
C. Sensory,./seeker
D. Under,./responder:,./B.,./Over,./responder
, 8. The,./parent,./of,./a,./preschool,./age,./child,./who,./is,./diagnosed,./with,./a,./sensory,./proc
essing, . / disorder, . / (SPD), . / asks, . / the, . / primary, . / care, . / pediatric, . / nurse, . / practitione
r, . / how, . / to, . / help, . / the, . / child, . / manage, . / the, . / symptoms., . / What, . / will, . / the, . / nurse,
. / practitioner,./recommend?
A. Establishing, . / a, . / reward, . / system, . / for, . / acceptable, . / behaviors
B. Introducing, . / the, . / child, . / to, . / a, . / variety, . / of, . / new, . / experiences
C. Maintaining, . / predictable, . / routines, . / as, . / much, . / as, . / possible
D. Providing,./frequent,./contact,,./such,./as,./hugs,./and,./cuddling:,./C.,./Maintaining,./predicta
ble,./routines,./as,./much,./as,./possible
9. The, . / primary, . / care, . / pediatric, . / nurse, . / practitioner, . / is, . / performing, . / an, . / exami
nation, . / on,./a,./5-year-
old,./child,./who,./exhibits,./ritualistic,./behaviors,,./avoids,./contact,./with,./other,./childre
n,,./and,./has,./limited,./speech.,./The,./parent,./reports,./having,./had,./con-
cerns,./more,./than,./2,./years,./ago,./about,./autism,./but,./was,./told,./that,./it,./was,./too,./early,./
to,./diagnose.,./What,./will,./the,./nurse,./practitioner,./do,./first?
A. Administer, . / an, . / MCHAT, . / screen, . / to, . / screen, . / the, . / child, . / for, . / communicatio
n, . / and,./socialization,./delays.
B. Ask,./the,./parent,./to,./describe,./the,./child's,./earlier,./behaviors,./from,./infancy,./throug
h, . / preschool.
C. Reassure, . / the, . / parent, . / that, . / if, . / symptoms, . / weren't, . / present, . / earli
er,, . / the,./likelihood,./of,./autism,./is,./low.
D. Refer, . / the, . / child, . / to, . / a, . / pediatric, . / behavioral, . / specialist, . / to, . / develop, . / a, . / pla
n, . / of,./treatment,./and,./management.:,./B.,./Ask,./the,./parent,./to,./describe,./the,./child's,./earlier,./behaviors,./fr
om,./infancy,./through,./preschool.
10. The,./primary,./care,./pediatric,./nurse,./practitioner,./is,./ examining,./a,./3-year-old
child,./who,./speaks,./loudly,,./in,./a,./monotone,,./does,./not,./make,./eye,./contact,,./and,./p
refers, . / to, . / sit, . / on, . / the, . / exam, . / room, . / floor, . / moving, . / a, . / toy, . / truck, . / back, . / and,
. / forth, . / in,./a,./repetitive,./manner.,./Which,./disorder,./does,./the,./nurse,./practitioner,.
/suspect?
A. Attention, . / deficit/hyperactivity , . / disorder
