NSG6435 Final 2 Questions with
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Question: The nurse is seeing an adolescent boy and his parents in the clinic
for the first time. What should the nurse do first?
Ans: introduce self
Question: What action is most likely to encourage parents to talk about their
feelings related to their child's illness?
Ans: Use open-ended questions.
Question: What is the single most important factor to consider when
communicating with children?
Ans: The child's developmental level
Question: What is an important consideration for the nurse who is
communicating with a very young child?
Ans: Use transition objects such as a doll.
Question: When introducing hospital equipment to a preschooler who seems
afraid, the nurse's approach should be based on which principle?
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Ans: The child may think the equipment is alive.
Question: Which age group is most concerned with body integrity?
Ans: School-age child
Question: An 8-year-old girl asks the nurse how the blood pressure apparatus
works. The most appropriate nursing action is to:
Ans: Explain in simple terms how it works.
Question: When the nurse interviews an adolescent, it is especially important
to:
Ans: Allow an opportunity to express feelings.
Question: The nurse is having difficulty communicating with a hospitalized 6-
year-old child. What technique might be most helpful?
Ans: Ask the child to draw a picture.
Question: The nurse is taking a health history on an adolescent. What best
describes how the chief complaint should be determined?
Ans: Ask adolescent, "Why did you come here today?"
Question: Where in the health history should the nurse describe all details
related to the chief complaint?
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Ans: Present illness
Question: The nurse is interviewing the mother of an infant. She reports, "I
had a difficult delivery, and my baby was born prematurely." This information
should be recorded under which heading?
Ans: Birth history
Question: When interviewing the mother of a 3-year-old child, the nurse asks
about developmental milestones such as the age of walking without
assistance. This should be considered because these milestones are:
Ans: An important part of the child's past growth and development
Question: The nurse is taking a sexual history on an adolescent girl. The best
way to determine whether she is sexually active is to:
Ans: Ask her, "Are you having sex with anyone?"
Question: When doing a nutritional assessment on an Hispanic family, the
nurse learns that their diet consists mainly of vegetables, legumes, and
starches. The nurse should recognize that this diet:
Ans: May provide sufficient amino acids.
Question: Which parameter correlates best with measurements of the body's
total protein stores?
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Ans: Upper arm circumference
Question: An appropriate approach to performing a physical assessment on a
toddler is to:
Ans: Use minimal physical contact initially.
Question: With the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) criteria,
which body mass index (BMI)-for-age percentile indicates a risk for being
overweight?
Ans: 85th percentile
Question: The nurse is using the NCHS growth chart for an African-American
child. The nurse should consider that:
Ans: The NCHS charts are accurate for U.S. African-American children.
Question: Which tool measures body fat most accurately?
Ans: Calipers
Question: By what age do the head and chest circumferences generally
become equal?
Ans: 1 to 2 years
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