EXAM 1 NSG 3600 (Peds) (Latest Update )
Nursing Practice – Children’s Health | Guide Questions
and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct - Galen
The nurse is preparing a 7 y/o child to have a cast removed from his leg.
Which statement would be most appropriate to prepare the child for
the procedure?
a. "As soon as the cast comes off, you can get up and move around"
b. "the sound of the cast saw is very loud and may be a little scary"
c. "you must sit very still so we don't accidentally hurt your leg"
d. "don't worry, you will be asleep during the cast removal"
CORRECT ANSWERS B
A nurse reads the diagnosis of neurogenic clubfoot on an infants chart.
Which other diagnosis does the nurse expect to find when reviewing
the medical record?
a. osteogenesis imperfecta
b. spina bifida
c. muscular dystrophy
d. no associated diagnosis CORRECT ANSWERS B
The pediatric nurse is aware that which is the precipitating cause of
Legg-Calve-Pearths disease?
,a. genetic abnormality
b. interruption in blood flow
c. birth trauma
d. dietary deficiency CORRECT ANSWERS B
The pediatric nurse understands that which classification of fracture has
the most potential to affect growth?
a. type III
b. type V
c. closed
d. open CORRECT ANSWERS B
Which explanation by the pediatric nurse is most appropriate for a child
with ankylosis?
a. ROM restriction in the vertebrae
b. adhesions causing joint immobility
c. curvature of the cervical spine
d. bowed legs caused by low calcium CORRECT ANSWERS B
A nurse visiting a day care notices a boy trying to get up off the floor by
kneeling, rising to his feet while keeping his hands on the flood, and
then walking his hands up his legs until he is standing. Which
assessment finding does this nurse document?
,a. positional instability
b. Grower's maneuver
c. Kernig's sign
d. Grey Turner's sign CORRECT ANSWERS B
The nurse is providing care to a child diagnosed with lordosis. Which
comment erm might the parents have heard to describe this condition?
a. hunchback
b. swayback
c. spinal curvatura
d. flat feel CORRECT ANSWERS B
A nurse admitting a child to the intensive care unit is told the child has
risus sardonicus. Which disease process does the nurse suspect the
child has?
a. scoliosis
b. osteogenesis imperfecta
c. Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
d. tetanus CORRECT ANSWERS D
A pediatrician asks a patient with a knee injury to squat. Which disorder
is this patient suspected of having?
a. juvenile arthritis
, b. muscular dystrophy
c. Osgood-Schlatter disease
d. Osteomyelitis CORRECT ANSWERS C
A nurse is conducting a sports fitness class for volunteer coaches. Which
information provided by the nurse is the most appropriate?
a. fractures heal more quickly in children bc their bones are still growing
b. children are prone to fractures bc their bones are weaker than adults
bones
c. ligaments are bands of fibrous tissue that hols muscles to the bones
d. once a child reaches adult height, bone development eventually
stops CORRECT ANSWERS A
A woman who wishes to become pregnant again consults with the
nurse about preventing her child from being born with clubfoot. She
has two other children, both treated for this disorder. Which
information does the nurse provide about preventing clubfoot?
a. avoid second-hand cigarette smokes while pregnant
b. fetal positioning in utero cannot be controlled
c. getting enough folic acid early in the pregnancy is advisable
d. the disorder is genetic so no prevention is preventable CORRECT
ANSWERS D
Nursing Practice – Children’s Health | Guide Questions
and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct - Galen
The nurse is preparing a 7 y/o child to have a cast removed from his leg.
Which statement would be most appropriate to prepare the child for
the procedure?
a. "As soon as the cast comes off, you can get up and move around"
b. "the sound of the cast saw is very loud and may be a little scary"
c. "you must sit very still so we don't accidentally hurt your leg"
d. "don't worry, you will be asleep during the cast removal"
CORRECT ANSWERS B
A nurse reads the diagnosis of neurogenic clubfoot on an infants chart.
Which other diagnosis does the nurse expect to find when reviewing
the medical record?
a. osteogenesis imperfecta
b. spina bifida
c. muscular dystrophy
d. no associated diagnosis CORRECT ANSWERS B
The pediatric nurse is aware that which is the precipitating cause of
Legg-Calve-Pearths disease?
,a. genetic abnormality
b. interruption in blood flow
c. birth trauma
d. dietary deficiency CORRECT ANSWERS B
The pediatric nurse understands that which classification of fracture has
the most potential to affect growth?
a. type III
b. type V
c. closed
d. open CORRECT ANSWERS B
Which explanation by the pediatric nurse is most appropriate for a child
with ankylosis?
a. ROM restriction in the vertebrae
b. adhesions causing joint immobility
c. curvature of the cervical spine
d. bowed legs caused by low calcium CORRECT ANSWERS B
A nurse visiting a day care notices a boy trying to get up off the floor by
kneeling, rising to his feet while keeping his hands on the flood, and
then walking his hands up his legs until he is standing. Which
assessment finding does this nurse document?
,a. positional instability
b. Grower's maneuver
c. Kernig's sign
d. Grey Turner's sign CORRECT ANSWERS B
The nurse is providing care to a child diagnosed with lordosis. Which
comment erm might the parents have heard to describe this condition?
a. hunchback
b. swayback
c. spinal curvatura
d. flat feel CORRECT ANSWERS B
A nurse admitting a child to the intensive care unit is told the child has
risus sardonicus. Which disease process does the nurse suspect the
child has?
a. scoliosis
b. osteogenesis imperfecta
c. Duchenne's muscular dystrophy
d. tetanus CORRECT ANSWERS D
A pediatrician asks a patient with a knee injury to squat. Which disorder
is this patient suspected of having?
a. juvenile arthritis
, b. muscular dystrophy
c. Osgood-Schlatter disease
d. Osteomyelitis CORRECT ANSWERS C
A nurse is conducting a sports fitness class for volunteer coaches. Which
information provided by the nurse is the most appropriate?
a. fractures heal more quickly in children bc their bones are still growing
b. children are prone to fractures bc their bones are weaker than adults
bones
c. ligaments are bands of fibrous tissue that hols muscles to the bones
d. once a child reaches adult height, bone development eventually
stops CORRECT ANSWERS A
A woman who wishes to become pregnant again consults with the
nurse about preventing her child from being born with clubfoot. She
has two other children, both treated for this disorder. Which
information does the nurse provide about preventing clubfoot?
a. avoid second-hand cigarette smokes while pregnant
b. fetal positioning in utero cannot be controlled
c. getting enough folic acid early in the pregnancy is advisable
d. the disorder is genetic so no prevention is preventable CORRECT
ANSWERS D
