LAST FINAL EXAM PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

LAST FINAL EXAM PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS It is time to give a 3­year­old boy his medication. Which approach is MOST likely to receive a positive response? A "It's time for your medication now. Would you like water or apple juice afterward?" B "Wouldn't you like to take your medicine?" C "You must take your medicine, because the doctor says it will make you better." D "See how nicely this boy took his medicine? Now take yours." ­ A This statement provides the child with a structured choice with two acceptable options. Posed as a question, this approach allows the child the option to say "no." This statement can elicit negative behavior from the child; the nurse is abdicating responsibility to the doctor. Encouraging competition is not appropriate for this age group. The nurse is doing preoperative teaching with a child and his parents. The parents say that he is "dreading the shot" for premedication. The nurse's response should be based on the knowledge that: A preanesthetic medication can only be given intramuscularly. B in children the intramuscular route is safer than the intravenous (IV) route. C the child will have no memory of the injection because of amnesia. D preanesthetic medication should be "atraumatic," using oral, existing intravenous, or rectal routes. ­ D