EXIT K 7 Q&A
A toddler receives a gastrostomy tube feeding every 4 hours. What is the priority
nursing intervention for this child? - (correct answer)Positioning the child on the right
side after the feeding
The nurse manager of a home health care agency is teaching a group of nursing
assistants about pica. Which age group is most likely to engage in this practice? -
(correct answer)Toddlers
The nurse accompanies a 3-year-old child to the playroom. The toddler seems afraid to
select a toy or activity. What age-appropriate play materials should the nurse offer?
Select all that apply. - (correct answer)Plastic tea set
Mold and clay
Play telephone
A nurse reviews the diet with the parents of a toddler with recently diagnosed celiac
disease. What foods selected by the parents indicate that further teaching is needed? -
(correct answer)Frankfurters and baked beans
A nurse in the pediatric clinic is taking the health history of a toddler with an
exacerbation of eczema. What are the nurse's priority assessments of the child? Select
all that apply. - (correct answer)Wearing cotton clothes
Tolerance of new foods
When assessing a toddler with autism, what characteristic findings or behaviors should
the nurse expect? Select all that apply. - (correct answer)Sad, blank facial expression
Inability to maintain eye contact
When planning long-term care for a 2-year-old child with cerebral palsy (CP), it is
important for the nurse to consider that: - (correct answer)CP is not progressively
degenerative
,A health care provider diagnoses acute nonlymphoid leukemia in a 2½-year-old child
and the child is admitted to the hospital. What clinical manifestations of the disease
should the nurse expect when assessing the child? Select all that apply. - (correct
answer)Anorexia
Petechiae
Irritability
Skin pallor
Listlessness
The nurse epidemiologist of a large urban hospital is called to the pediatric unit to
provide information about an outbreak of diarrhea caused by Salmonella. Which
common foods does the nurse suspect as the cause of the outbreak? Select all that
apply. - (correct answer)Hamburgers
Soft-boiled eggs
Two hours after a 1-year-old child with acute laryngitis is admitted to the hospital, the
nurse observes increases in the child's respiratory and cardiac rates, increased
restlessness, and substernal and intercostal retractions. What action should the nurse
take immediately? - (correct answer)Calling the health care provider to report the child's
respiratory status
A nurse notes that a child is exhibiting signs of cerebral palsy. At what age are these
signs usually first noticeable? - (correct answer)12 months
When assessing the growth and development of children, the nurse uses a specific
sequence of gross motor milestones. Place these milestones in order, from the one first
performed at the youngest age to the one that is performed last, at the oldest age. -
(correct answer)Running
Jumping
Balancing on one foot
Hopping
, Skipping
What clinical findings should lead a nurse to suspect that a toddler with a rash has
rubella? Select all that apply. - (correct answer)Low-grade fever
Lymphadenopathy
Discharge planning for a toddler with newly diagnosed celiac disease includes
instructions regarding dietary restrictions. What foods should the nurse recommend?
Select all that apply. - (correct answer)Oatmeal
Ice cream
Rice cakes
Corn crisps
A nurse knows that play is an integral part of a child's social development. Place in
order the types of play children engage in as they get older. - (correct answer)Solitary
play
Parallel play
Dramatic play
Peer group team play
Competitive team play
A nurse is counseling the family of a child with AIDS. What is the most important
concern that the nurse should discuss with the parents? - (correct answer)Susceptibility
to infection.
An 8-year-old child with a history of asthma is brought to the emergency department
because of respiratory distress. The nurse immediately places the child in bed with the
head of the bed elevated and administers oxygen with a facemask. The health care
provider performs a physical assessment, writes prescriptions, and admits the child to
the pediatric unit. What is the nurse's priority intervention? - (correct answer)Administer
the prescribed nebulizer treatment.
A toddler receives a gastrostomy tube feeding every 4 hours. What is the priority
nursing intervention for this child? - (correct answer)Positioning the child on the right
side after the feeding
The nurse manager of a home health care agency is teaching a group of nursing
assistants about pica. Which age group is most likely to engage in this practice? -
(correct answer)Toddlers
The nurse accompanies a 3-year-old child to the playroom. The toddler seems afraid to
select a toy or activity. What age-appropriate play materials should the nurse offer?
Select all that apply. - (correct answer)Plastic tea set
Mold and clay
Play telephone
A nurse reviews the diet with the parents of a toddler with recently diagnosed celiac
disease. What foods selected by the parents indicate that further teaching is needed? -
(correct answer)Frankfurters and baked beans
A nurse in the pediatric clinic is taking the health history of a toddler with an
exacerbation of eczema. What are the nurse's priority assessments of the child? Select
all that apply. - (correct answer)Wearing cotton clothes
Tolerance of new foods
When assessing a toddler with autism, what characteristic findings or behaviors should
the nurse expect? Select all that apply. - (correct answer)Sad, blank facial expression
Inability to maintain eye contact
When planning long-term care for a 2-year-old child with cerebral palsy (CP), it is
important for the nurse to consider that: - (correct answer)CP is not progressively
degenerative
,A health care provider diagnoses acute nonlymphoid leukemia in a 2½-year-old child
and the child is admitted to the hospital. What clinical manifestations of the disease
should the nurse expect when assessing the child? Select all that apply. - (correct
answer)Anorexia
Petechiae
Irritability
Skin pallor
Listlessness
The nurse epidemiologist of a large urban hospital is called to the pediatric unit to
provide information about an outbreak of diarrhea caused by Salmonella. Which
common foods does the nurse suspect as the cause of the outbreak? Select all that
apply. - (correct answer)Hamburgers
Soft-boiled eggs
Two hours after a 1-year-old child with acute laryngitis is admitted to the hospital, the
nurse observes increases in the child's respiratory and cardiac rates, increased
restlessness, and substernal and intercostal retractions. What action should the nurse
take immediately? - (correct answer)Calling the health care provider to report the child's
respiratory status
A nurse notes that a child is exhibiting signs of cerebral palsy. At what age are these
signs usually first noticeable? - (correct answer)12 months
When assessing the growth and development of children, the nurse uses a specific
sequence of gross motor milestones. Place these milestones in order, from the one first
performed at the youngest age to the one that is performed last, at the oldest age. -
(correct answer)Running
Jumping
Balancing on one foot
Hopping
, Skipping
What clinical findings should lead a nurse to suspect that a toddler with a rash has
rubella? Select all that apply. - (correct answer)Low-grade fever
Lymphadenopathy
Discharge planning for a toddler with newly diagnosed celiac disease includes
instructions regarding dietary restrictions. What foods should the nurse recommend?
Select all that apply. - (correct answer)Oatmeal
Ice cream
Rice cakes
Corn crisps
A nurse knows that play is an integral part of a child's social development. Place in
order the types of play children engage in as they get older. - (correct answer)Solitary
play
Parallel play
Dramatic play
Peer group team play
Competitive team play
A nurse is counseling the family of a child with AIDS. What is the most important
concern that the nurse should discuss with the parents? - (correct answer)Susceptibility
to infection.
An 8-year-old child with a history of asthma is brought to the emergency department
because of respiratory distress. The nurse immediately places the child in bed with the
head of the bed elevated and administers oxygen with a facemask. The health care
provider performs a physical assessment, writes prescriptions, and admits the child to
the pediatric unit. What is the nurse's priority intervention? - (correct answer)Administer
the prescribed nebulizer treatment.
