Supervision" (Peds Module
2&3) 2024 Exam Questions
and Correct Answers
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,Health supervision - Correct Answers: ________________ involves providing services proactively with
the goal of optimizing the child's level of functioning.
It ensures the child is growing and developing appropriately and it promotes the best possible health of
the child by teaching parents and children about preventing injury and illness (e.g., proper
immunizations and anticipatory guidance).
Birth; adolescence - Correct Answers: Health supervision begins at _____________ and continues
throughout ______________.
Wellness - Correct Answers: The focus of pediatric health supervision is _____________.
The health supervision visit provides an opportunity to maximize health promotion for the child, family,
and community.
These visits must be viewed as a part of a continuum of care, not as the accomplishment of isolated
tasks.
Medical home - Correct Answers: A _______________ is an approach to care that builds a long-term and
comprehensive relationship with the family.
This continuing relationship promotes trust between the pediatric care team and the family which leads
to comprehensive, continuous, coordinated, and cost-effective care.
The ___________ is a setting that allows the highest level of health supervision.
Medical home - Correct Answers: A pediatric _____________ provides continuity of care from infancy
through adolescence.
This contains a centralized database that contains all information about a child that pertains to their
health status.
, Medical home - Correct Answers: Characteristics of a ____________ are:
- Care accessible and in the child's community.
- All insurance is accepted.
- Family-centered care is provided.
- Child or family is able to speak directly to the physician when needed.
- Partnership based on mutual trust and respect between the family and pediatric care team.
- Preventive care, ambulatory and impatient care, and continuity of care from infancy to adolescence are
available.
- Works with family to meet medical and nonmedical needs.
- Centralized database containing all pertinent information.
Poverty - Correct Answers: __________ has been linked to a low birth weight, premature birth, and
other health problems.
Substandard housing - Correct Answers: _______________ can be directly related to childhood asthma
and lead poisoning.
Health supervision - Correct Answers: Developmental surveillance and screening, injury and disease
prevention, and health promotion are the critical components of ________________ for children.
Health supervision visits - Correct Answers: _________________ for children without health problems
and appropriate growth/development are recommended as follows:
- Birth
- First week of life
- 1 month
- 2 months
- 4 months
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 12 months