NU 435 Pediatric Exam 1 Questions With
Complete Solutions
1. A 16-year-old girl comes to the pediatric clinic
for information on birth control. The nurse knows
that
before this young woman can be examined,
consent must be obtained from which source?
a. Herself
b. Her mother
c. Court order
d. Legal guardian
ANS: A
Contraceptive advice is one of the conditions that
is considered "medically emancipated." The
adolescent is able to provide her own informed
consent. Correct Answers a. Herself
ANS: A
Contraceptive advice is one of the conditions that
is considered "medically emancipated." The
,adolescent is able to provide her own informed
consent.
1. Because of their striving for independence and
productivity, which age-group of children is
particularly vulnerable to events that may lessen
their feeling of control and power?
a. Infants
b. Toddlers
c. Preschoolers
d. School-age children Correct Answers d. School-
age children
ANS: D
When a child is hospitalized, the altered family
role, physical disability, loss of peer acceptance,
lack
of productivity, and inability to cope with stress
usurp individual power and identity. This is
especially
detrimental to school-age children, who are striving
for independence and productivity and are now
,experiencing events that decrease their control
and power. Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers,
although
affected by loss of power, are not as significantly
affected as school-age children.
1. Children are taught the values of their culture
through observation and feedback relative to their
own
behavior. In teaching a class on cultural
competence, the nurse should be aware that which
factor may be culturally determined?
a. Ethnicity
b. Racial variation
c. Status
d. Geographic boundaries Correct Answers c.
Status
ANS: C
Status is culturally determined and varies
according to each culture. Some cultures ascribe
higher
, status to age or socioeconomic position. Social
roles also are influenced by the culture. Ethnicity is
an affiliation of a set of persons who share a
unique cultural, social, and linguistic heritage. It is
one
component of culture. Race and culture are two
distinct attributes. Whereas racial grouping
describes
transmissible traits, culture is determined by the
pattern of assumptions, beliefs, and practices that
unconsciously frames or guides the outlook and
decisions of a group of people. Cultural
development
may be limited by geographic boundaries, but the
boundaries are not culturally determined.
1. Pertussis vaccination should begin at which age?
a. Birth
b. 2 months
c. 6 months
d. 12 months Correct Answers b. 2 months
ANS: B
Complete Solutions
1. A 16-year-old girl comes to the pediatric clinic
for information on birth control. The nurse knows
that
before this young woman can be examined,
consent must be obtained from which source?
a. Herself
b. Her mother
c. Court order
d. Legal guardian
ANS: A
Contraceptive advice is one of the conditions that
is considered "medically emancipated." The
adolescent is able to provide her own informed
consent. Correct Answers a. Herself
ANS: A
Contraceptive advice is one of the conditions that
is considered "medically emancipated." The
,adolescent is able to provide her own informed
consent.
1. Because of their striving for independence and
productivity, which age-group of children is
particularly vulnerable to events that may lessen
their feeling of control and power?
a. Infants
b. Toddlers
c. Preschoolers
d. School-age children Correct Answers d. School-
age children
ANS: D
When a child is hospitalized, the altered family
role, physical disability, loss of peer acceptance,
lack
of productivity, and inability to cope with stress
usurp individual power and identity. This is
especially
detrimental to school-age children, who are striving
for independence and productivity and are now
,experiencing events that decrease their control
and power. Infants, toddlers, and preschoolers,
although
affected by loss of power, are not as significantly
affected as school-age children.
1. Children are taught the values of their culture
through observation and feedback relative to their
own
behavior. In teaching a class on cultural
competence, the nurse should be aware that which
factor may be culturally determined?
a. Ethnicity
b. Racial variation
c. Status
d. Geographic boundaries Correct Answers c.
Status
ANS: C
Status is culturally determined and varies
according to each culture. Some cultures ascribe
higher
, status to age or socioeconomic position. Social
roles also are influenced by the culture. Ethnicity is
an affiliation of a set of persons who share a
unique cultural, social, and linguistic heritage. It is
one
component of culture. Race and culture are two
distinct attributes. Whereas racial grouping
describes
transmissible traits, culture is determined by the
pattern of assumptions, beliefs, and practices that
unconsciously frames or guides the outlook and
decisions of a group of people. Cultural
development
may be limited by geographic boundaries, but the
boundaries are not culturally determined.
1. Pertussis vaccination should begin at which age?
a. Birth
b. 2 months
c. 6 months
d. 12 months Correct Answers b. 2 months
ANS: B
