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Adolescents who report "strict use of condoms during sexual activity" do not need
screening for sexually transmitted diseases (STIs)
A. True
B. False - ANSWER B. False
The nurse measures the head circumference of a 2-month-old and notes it to be 2cm
more than the previously documented measurement. What is the providers most
appropriate next action:
A. Document the measurement
B. Refer to neurology
C. Tell the care-give about the finding
D. Re-measure the head circumference - ANSWER D. Re-measure the head
circumference
When assessing infants and children, the respiratory rate and heart rate should be
counted for:
A. 10 seconds
B. 15 seconds
C. 20 seconds
D. 60 seconds - ANSWER D. 60 seconds
Physical growth in the first year of life typically occurs:
A. From Head to Toe
B. From Toe to head
C. From the limbs towards the torso
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, D. First the legs, then the arms - ANSWER A. From Head to Toe
A respiratory rate of ___________________per minute is considered within normal
limits for a healthy 12-month-old infant.
A. 10-16 breaths
B. 20-40 breaths
C. 45-60 breaths
D. 61-74 breaths - ANSWER B. 20-40 breaths
You need to assess the head circumference of a 4-month-old infant. What is the
correct placement for the measuring tape?
A. From the occiput to just below the infant's hairline
B. From the posterior fontanel to the anterior fontanel
C. From just above the infant's eyebrows to the occiput
D. From just above the eyebrows to the posterior fontanelle - ANSWER C.
From just above the infant's eyebrows to the occiput
What is the best way to measure the height of a 4-year-old child?
A. Ask the parent/caregiver for the child's most recent height.
B. Ask child to stand straight with feet together and face the wall or measuring
device.
C. Ask the child to lie down on the examining table and measure from the top of
the head to the bottom feet.
D. Ask the child to stand straight with heels back and head against the wall or
measuring device. - ANSWER D. Ask the child to stand straight with heels back
and head against the wall or measuring device.
An example of an appropriate developmental screening tool would be:
A. Weshler Pre-school Intellectual Test
B. Vanderbilt ADHD Screen
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, C. Ages and Stages Screening
D. Broselow Scoring Tape - ANSWER C. Ages and Stages Screening
Physical development of a child is usually observed using the _________________
assessment tool:
A. Tanner stages
B. Denver Developmental tool
C. Ages and Stages
D. Kholberg staging - ANSWER A. Tanner stages
Confidentiality and privacy will be maintained in an adolescent school-based clinic
unless a life-threatening situation arises. This practice is:
A. not appropriate in a school setting.
B. never appropriate because adolescents are minors.
C. important to establish a trusting relationship.
D. suggestive of the provider is meeting his or her own needs. - ANSWER C.
important to establish a trusting relationship.
Adolescents are at highest risk for injury from ____________________.
A. Motor vehicle accidents
B. Falls
C. Drowning
D. Homicide - ANSWER A. Motor vehicle accidents
What assessment finding in a 6-month-old child would require further evaluation?
A. No social smiling
B. Balances head with sitting
C. Absent Moro reflexes
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, D. Rolls from back to front - ANSWER A. No social smiling
When performing an assessment on a 6-month-old infant, you would expect the
anterior fontanelle to be open.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER A. True
BMI measurements are helpful for early detection of obesity in children older than
_________.
A. 6 months
B. 12 months
C. 15 months
D. 24 months - ANSWER D. 24 months
The best view of an infant's ear canal requires the examiner to pull the auricle
gently:
A. Upward and outward
B. Upward and forward
C. Downward and outward
D. Downward and forward - ANSWER C. Downward and outward
While examining a 6-month old infant, the provider notes that the baby is cooing,
babbling and squeals during the exam. The provider explains to the caregiver that
__________ language skill will probably be next to emerge in the child.
A. Forming words like "bottle"
B. Making syllables like "da"
C. Saying "no"
D. Making syllables like "ma" - ANSWER B. Making syllables like "da"
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Adolescents who report "strict use of condoms during sexual activity" do not need
screening for sexually transmitted diseases (STIs)
A. True
B. False - ANSWER B. False
The nurse measures the head circumference of a 2-month-old and notes it to be 2cm
more than the previously documented measurement. What is the providers most
appropriate next action:
A. Document the measurement
B. Refer to neurology
C. Tell the care-give about the finding
D. Re-measure the head circumference - ANSWER D. Re-measure the head
circumference
When assessing infants and children, the respiratory rate and heart rate should be
counted for:
A. 10 seconds
B. 15 seconds
C. 20 seconds
D. 60 seconds - ANSWER D. 60 seconds
Physical growth in the first year of life typically occurs:
A. From Head to Toe
B. From Toe to head
C. From the limbs towards the torso
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, D. First the legs, then the arms - ANSWER A. From Head to Toe
A respiratory rate of ___________________per minute is considered within normal
limits for a healthy 12-month-old infant.
A. 10-16 breaths
B. 20-40 breaths
C. 45-60 breaths
D. 61-74 breaths - ANSWER B. 20-40 breaths
You need to assess the head circumference of a 4-month-old infant. What is the
correct placement for the measuring tape?
A. From the occiput to just below the infant's hairline
B. From the posterior fontanel to the anterior fontanel
C. From just above the infant's eyebrows to the occiput
D. From just above the eyebrows to the posterior fontanelle - ANSWER C.
From just above the infant's eyebrows to the occiput
What is the best way to measure the height of a 4-year-old child?
A. Ask the parent/caregiver for the child's most recent height.
B. Ask child to stand straight with feet together and face the wall or measuring
device.
C. Ask the child to lie down on the examining table and measure from the top of
the head to the bottom feet.
D. Ask the child to stand straight with heels back and head against the wall or
measuring device. - ANSWER D. Ask the child to stand straight with heels back
and head against the wall or measuring device.
An example of an appropriate developmental screening tool would be:
A. Weshler Pre-school Intellectual Test
B. Vanderbilt ADHD Screen
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, C. Ages and Stages Screening
D. Broselow Scoring Tape - ANSWER C. Ages and Stages Screening
Physical development of a child is usually observed using the _________________
assessment tool:
A. Tanner stages
B. Denver Developmental tool
C. Ages and Stages
D. Kholberg staging - ANSWER A. Tanner stages
Confidentiality and privacy will be maintained in an adolescent school-based clinic
unless a life-threatening situation arises. This practice is:
A. not appropriate in a school setting.
B. never appropriate because adolescents are minors.
C. important to establish a trusting relationship.
D. suggestive of the provider is meeting his or her own needs. - ANSWER C.
important to establish a trusting relationship.
Adolescents are at highest risk for injury from ____________________.
A. Motor vehicle accidents
B. Falls
C. Drowning
D. Homicide - ANSWER A. Motor vehicle accidents
What assessment finding in a 6-month-old child would require further evaluation?
A. No social smiling
B. Balances head with sitting
C. Absent Moro reflexes
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, D. Rolls from back to front - ANSWER A. No social smiling
When performing an assessment on a 6-month-old infant, you would expect the
anterior fontanelle to be open.
A. True
B. False - ANSWER A. True
BMI measurements are helpful for early detection of obesity in children older than
_________.
A. 6 months
B. 12 months
C. 15 months
D. 24 months - ANSWER D. 24 months
The best view of an infant's ear canal requires the examiner to pull the auricle
gently:
A. Upward and outward
B. Upward and forward
C. Downward and outward
D. Downward and forward - ANSWER C. Downward and outward
While examining a 6-month old infant, the provider notes that the baby is cooing,
babbling and squeals during the exam. The provider explains to the caregiver that
__________ language skill will probably be next to emerge in the child.
A. Forming words like "bottle"
B. Making syllables like "da"
C. Saying "no"
D. Making syllables like "ma" - ANSWER B. Making syllables like "da"
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