Pediatric Nursing Final Study Guide
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION GUIDE (A+
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The nurse is caring for a small child who puts his arm through the side rail just as the nurse is
lowering the side rail. The child gets big bruise. The housekeeper asks the nurse what
happened. The nurse should:
A. tell the housekeeper, since the housekeeper is part of the healthcare team
B. restrict information to general statements such as "it was an accident."
C. suggest the housekeeper ask the head nurse
D. Avoid discussing the accident with the housekeeper - D
Which of the following positions does the nurse use for the child who has just returned to the
room from a tonsillectomy?
A. elevated head and legs
B. on the abdomen or side
C. on the back and flat
D. on the back or sitting up - B
As a nurse you must explore your beliefs about medication for infants and children because
research has shown which of the following?
A. nurses are likely to overmedication and undermedicate children under their care
B. nurses tend to believe that medication will harm children more than help them
,C. it takes a lo of exploration of beliefs before a nurse can be consistent in the administration of
pain medication regardless of race, gender, religion or social status
D. Education level, personal pain experience and number of years in practice influence the nurse
in the decision to medication or not medicate a child in pain - D
Compared to children or adults, adolescents' gender attitudes and behavior are found to be:
A. about the same
B. far more liberal
C. somewhat more liberal
D. more traditional - D
If burns are severe enough, the child will require fluid replacement. Whcih of the following
fluids is most often used as a replacement?
A. d5% in water
B. 1/2 NS
C. NS
D. LR - D
When caregivers of a child with a chronic health care condition look for meaning in their
situation, they most often:
A. feel small, helpless and hopeless in the face of such a long-term responsibility
B. find they have little or nothing to be thankful for and drop out of their religion
C. give up and adopt a martyr-like existence because any meaning is depression or demeaning
D. find positive outcomes, such as family relationships being strengthened due to working
together - D
The nurse assessing an infant for intusseception will look for 3 classic signs and symptoms:
colicky intermittent abdominal pain, vomiting, and which kind of stool?
,A. mustard or clay-colored
B. frothy stools that float
C. currant jelly like stools
D. black tar colored stools - C
Which of the following infants is at greatest rick of sudden infant death syndrome?
A. male full-term, 7 months old
B. female, full-term, 8 month old
C. male twin, premature, 4 month old
D. female, single birth, 4 month old - C
You are the nurse working with parents and their newborns on a postpartum unit there the
newborns room with the mother. The parents of one of the babies learns that their newborn
has mental retardation. You notice these parents going through the stage of denial and then
demonstrating anxiety. You realize anxiety :
A. must be reduced as soon as possible and you need to calm the family immediately
B. serves a purpose in alerting the family that something is amiss and in generating needed
energy to deal with the situation
C. will keep the family from completing the stages of adjusting to the child having mental
retardation
D. is related to the loss of their dream of a perfect child and how other people will be
disappointed in them - B
Which of the following practices is used by a large number of cultural groups to provide comfort
and security to a child?
A. burying a rock near a large shade tree
B. taping a coin to the umbilical cord
C. wrapping the infant snugly in a soft blanket
, D. boiling an egg and keeping it close to the child - C
The nurse places a unique cartoon character on the outside and inside of a child's door. The
hospital has a picture of a different animal fro each floor of the hospital and these pictures are
posted in the elevators. Each section of the pediatric unit has a different theme and walls of a
different color. These actions on the part of the nurse and the hospital are designed to:
A. reduce anxiety and help children and others feel secure that they will not get lose and that
they have a place of their own
B. remind everyone that this is a pediatric unit for children who have special needs and is not a
unit for adults
C. cheer the children up and help them laugh to reduce tension in their lives
D. help establish a personality for the hospital. the floors. the unit. and the room of the child
who is hospitalized - A
the nurse working with a child who had cellulitis anticipates doctor's orders for which of the
following usual treatment regimens?
A. whirlpool, meperidine or morphine sulfate and wet to dry dressing
B. oral antibiotics, warm compresses, immobilizations, elevationg of the extremity and
analgesics
C. debridement of the wounds. antibiotic cream, dressing and an ace bandage
D. incision and drainage with antibiotics placed in the wound. done as a minor surgical
procedure in day surgery - B
How often should a hearing aid be changed for children less than 4 years of age?
a. once a month c. once a year
b. every 3 to 6 months d. every 2 years - B
The nurse takes the temperature of a newborn and gets a reading of 37.7 degrees C (99.6
degrees F). The nurse interprets this temperature as:
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION GUIDE (A+
GRADED 100% VERIFIED) LATEST
VERSION
The nurse is caring for a small child who puts his arm through the side rail just as the nurse is
lowering the side rail. The child gets big bruise. The housekeeper asks the nurse what
happened. The nurse should:
A. tell the housekeeper, since the housekeeper is part of the healthcare team
B. restrict information to general statements such as "it was an accident."
C. suggest the housekeeper ask the head nurse
D. Avoid discussing the accident with the housekeeper - D
Which of the following positions does the nurse use for the child who has just returned to the
room from a tonsillectomy?
A. elevated head and legs
B. on the abdomen or side
C. on the back and flat
D. on the back or sitting up - B
As a nurse you must explore your beliefs about medication for infants and children because
research has shown which of the following?
A. nurses are likely to overmedication and undermedicate children under their care
B. nurses tend to believe that medication will harm children more than help them
,C. it takes a lo of exploration of beliefs before a nurse can be consistent in the administration of
pain medication regardless of race, gender, religion or social status
D. Education level, personal pain experience and number of years in practice influence the nurse
in the decision to medication or not medicate a child in pain - D
Compared to children or adults, adolescents' gender attitudes and behavior are found to be:
A. about the same
B. far more liberal
C. somewhat more liberal
D. more traditional - D
If burns are severe enough, the child will require fluid replacement. Whcih of the following
fluids is most often used as a replacement?
A. d5% in water
B. 1/2 NS
C. NS
D. LR - D
When caregivers of a child with a chronic health care condition look for meaning in their
situation, they most often:
A. feel small, helpless and hopeless in the face of such a long-term responsibility
B. find they have little or nothing to be thankful for and drop out of their religion
C. give up and adopt a martyr-like existence because any meaning is depression or demeaning
D. find positive outcomes, such as family relationships being strengthened due to working
together - D
The nurse assessing an infant for intusseception will look for 3 classic signs and symptoms:
colicky intermittent abdominal pain, vomiting, and which kind of stool?
,A. mustard or clay-colored
B. frothy stools that float
C. currant jelly like stools
D. black tar colored stools - C
Which of the following infants is at greatest rick of sudden infant death syndrome?
A. male full-term, 7 months old
B. female, full-term, 8 month old
C. male twin, premature, 4 month old
D. female, single birth, 4 month old - C
You are the nurse working with parents and their newborns on a postpartum unit there the
newborns room with the mother. The parents of one of the babies learns that their newborn
has mental retardation. You notice these parents going through the stage of denial and then
demonstrating anxiety. You realize anxiety :
A. must be reduced as soon as possible and you need to calm the family immediately
B. serves a purpose in alerting the family that something is amiss and in generating needed
energy to deal with the situation
C. will keep the family from completing the stages of adjusting to the child having mental
retardation
D. is related to the loss of their dream of a perfect child and how other people will be
disappointed in them - B
Which of the following practices is used by a large number of cultural groups to provide comfort
and security to a child?
A. burying a rock near a large shade tree
B. taping a coin to the umbilical cord
C. wrapping the infant snugly in a soft blanket
, D. boiling an egg and keeping it close to the child - C
The nurse places a unique cartoon character on the outside and inside of a child's door. The
hospital has a picture of a different animal fro each floor of the hospital and these pictures are
posted in the elevators. Each section of the pediatric unit has a different theme and walls of a
different color. These actions on the part of the nurse and the hospital are designed to:
A. reduce anxiety and help children and others feel secure that they will not get lose and that
they have a place of their own
B. remind everyone that this is a pediatric unit for children who have special needs and is not a
unit for adults
C. cheer the children up and help them laugh to reduce tension in their lives
D. help establish a personality for the hospital. the floors. the unit. and the room of the child
who is hospitalized - A
the nurse working with a child who had cellulitis anticipates doctor's orders for which of the
following usual treatment regimens?
A. whirlpool, meperidine or morphine sulfate and wet to dry dressing
B. oral antibiotics, warm compresses, immobilizations, elevationg of the extremity and
analgesics
C. debridement of the wounds. antibiotic cream, dressing and an ace bandage
D. incision and drainage with antibiotics placed in the wound. done as a minor surgical
procedure in day surgery - B
How often should a hearing aid be changed for children less than 4 years of age?
a. once a month c. once a year
b. every 3 to 6 months d. every 2 years - B
The nurse takes the temperature of a newborn and gets a reading of 37.7 degrees C (99.6
degrees F). The nurse interprets this temperature as:
