RICCI CHAPTER 28 PEDIATRICS TEST BANK|QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026|GRADED A+

1. The nurse is performing a physical assessment of a 10-year-old boy. The nurse
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notes that during last year's check-up, the child weighed 80 lb. According to average
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growth for this age group, what would be his expected current weight?
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A) 81 lb
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B) 85 lb
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C) 87 lb
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D) 89 lb - ANSWER-
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Feedback:

From 6 to 12 years of age, an increase of 7 lb (3 to 3.5 kg) per year in weight is
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expected.



2. The nurse is performing an annual check-up for an 8-year-old child. Compared to
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the previous assessment of this child, which characteristic would most likely be
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observed?

A) Breathing is diaphragmatic.
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B) Pulse rate is increased.
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C) Secondary sex characteristics are present.
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D) Blood pressure has reached adult level. - ANSWER-
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Feedback:

The child's respiratory system is maturing, so abdominal breathing has been
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replaced by diaphragmatic breathing. Pulse rate will decrease, rather than increase,
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during this time. Secondary sex characteristics will not appear until the late
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school-age years. Blood pressure will not reach the adult level until adolescence.
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,3. The pediatric nurse is aware of the maturation of organ systems in the school-age
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child. What accurately describes these changes? Select all that apply.
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A) The brain grows very slowly during the school-age years and growth is
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complete by the time the child is 12 years of age.
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B) Respiratory rates decrease, abdominal breathing disappears, and
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respirations become diaphragmatic in nature. B B B B




C) The school-age child's blood pressure increases and the pulse rate
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decreases, and the heart grows more slowly during the middle years.
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D) The school-age child experiences more gastrointestinal upsets compared
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with earlier years since the stomach capacity increases.
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E) Bladder capacity increases, but varies among individual children, and girls
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generally have a greater bladder capacity than boys.
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F) Prepubescence typically occurs in the 2 years before the beginning of
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puberty and is characterized by the development of secondary sex - ANSWER-
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Feedback:

Respiratory rates decrease, abdominal breathing disappears, and respirations
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become diaphragmatic in nature. The school-age child's blood pressure increases and
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the pulse rate decreases. The heart grows more slowly during the middle years and is
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smaller in size in relation to the rest of the body than at any other development stage.
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Bladder capacity increases, but varies among individual children. Girls generally have
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a greater bladder capacity than boys. Prepubescence typically occurs in the 2 years
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before the beginning of puberty and is characterized by the development of
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secondary sexual characteristics. The brain and skull grow very slowly during the
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school-age years. Brain growth is complete by the time the child is 10 years of age.
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The school-age child experiences fewer gastrointestinal upsets compared with earlier
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years. Stomach capacity increases, which permits retention of food for longer periods
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of time.
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, 4. The nurse is using the formula for bladder capacity to measure the bladder capacity of a 9-
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year-old girl. What number would the nurse document for this
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measurement?

A) 9 ounces
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B) 10 ounces
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C) 11 ounces
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D) 12 ounces - ANSWER-
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Feedback:

The formula for bladder capacity is age in years plus 2 ounces. Therefore, the bladder capacity
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of the 9-year-old would be 11 ounces.
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5. The nurse knows that the school-age child is in Erikson's stage of industry versus
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inferiority. Which best exemplifies a school-ager working toward accomplishing this
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developmental task? B




A) The child signs up for after-school activities.
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B) The child performs his bedtime preparations autonomously.
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C) The child becomes aware of the opposite sex.
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D) The child is developing a conscience. - ANSWER-
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Feedback:

Erikson (1963) describes the task of the school-age years to be a sense of industry
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versus inferiority. During this time, the child is developing his or her sense of
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self-worth by becoming involved in multiple activities at home, at school, and in the
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community, which develop his or her cognitive and social skills. Achieving
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independence is a task of the preschooler who also is developing a conscience at that
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age. Awareness of the opposite sex occurs in, but is not the focus of, the school-age
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child.




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