Kyle and Carman: Essentials of Pediatric
Nursing Exam Questions and Answers
Graded A+
The nurse is interviewing an adolescent. What should the nurse recognize as an
important aspect of interviewing the adolescent?
Adolescents will share more about themselves in a private conversation.
Adolescents will not likely share information related to sexual relationships or to
use of substances.
Adolescents should be asked if they would like a peer in the room during the
interview.
Adolescents will talk more openly if their caregiver is in the same room. - Correct
answer-in a room with a child near the same age
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,The nurse is obtaining the health history for a 9-year-old child who has been
brought to the ambulatory care clinic with reports of a backache. Which initial
action by the nurse is most appropriate?
Ask the child to demonstrate movements involving the back.
Ask the child's parent about when the parent was first made aware of the
discomfort.
Palpate the child's back while asking the severity of discomfort being experienced.
Ask the child when the pain started. - Correct answer-Ask the child when the pain
started.
A 12-year-old client is hospitalized. Which finding will the nurse expect while
providing care to this client?
uncomfortable during genital assessment
separation anxiety
refusal of treatments
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,inability to understand explanation - Correct answer-uncomfortable during genital
assessment
A preschooler is admitted to the pediatric floor for dehydration and is frightened.
Which nursing intervention would be least effective in alleviating the child's
anxiety?
Encourage a caregiver to stay with the child when possible.
Explain all procedures using medical terminology.
Assign the child to the same nurse each day.
Allow the child to handle the blood pressure cuff before using it. - Correct answer-
Explain all procedures using medical terminology.
The nurse is establishing a long-term relationship with a child who will be seeking
treatment for cancer. What is the most important factor in this relationship?
determining appointment times for meetings
establishing a timeline for the relationship
establishing trust
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, setting goals for the relationship - Correct answer-establishing trust
The nurse is preparing to conduct the cover test with a preschool-age child. Which
body system is the nurse preparing to assess?
Ears
Eyes
Neck
Nose - Correct answer-Eyes
While at school, the client is called to the school nurse's office. The school nurse is
performing secondary prevention interventions. Which would the nurse most likely
be performing?
assessing vision
checking temperature
asking the client if he or she likes school
asking the client about what he or she usually eats each day - Correct answer-
assessing vision
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Nursing Exam Questions and Answers
Graded A+
The nurse is interviewing an adolescent. What should the nurse recognize as an
important aspect of interviewing the adolescent?
Adolescents will share more about themselves in a private conversation.
Adolescents will not likely share information related to sexual relationships or to
use of substances.
Adolescents should be asked if they would like a peer in the room during the
interview.
Adolescents will talk more openly if their caregiver is in the same room. - Correct
answer-in a room with a child near the same age
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,The nurse is obtaining the health history for a 9-year-old child who has been
brought to the ambulatory care clinic with reports of a backache. Which initial
action by the nurse is most appropriate?
Ask the child to demonstrate movements involving the back.
Ask the child's parent about when the parent was first made aware of the
discomfort.
Palpate the child's back while asking the severity of discomfort being experienced.
Ask the child when the pain started. - Correct answer-Ask the child when the pain
started.
A 12-year-old client is hospitalized. Which finding will the nurse expect while
providing care to this client?
uncomfortable during genital assessment
separation anxiety
refusal of treatments
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,inability to understand explanation - Correct answer-uncomfortable during genital
assessment
A preschooler is admitted to the pediatric floor for dehydration and is frightened.
Which nursing intervention would be least effective in alleviating the child's
anxiety?
Encourage a caregiver to stay with the child when possible.
Explain all procedures using medical terminology.
Assign the child to the same nurse each day.
Allow the child to handle the blood pressure cuff before using it. - Correct answer-
Explain all procedures using medical terminology.
The nurse is establishing a long-term relationship with a child who will be seeking
treatment for cancer. What is the most important factor in this relationship?
determining appointment times for meetings
establishing a timeline for the relationship
establishing trust
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, setting goals for the relationship - Correct answer-establishing trust
The nurse is preparing to conduct the cover test with a preschool-age child. Which
body system is the nurse preparing to assess?
Ears
Eyes
Neck
Nose - Correct answer-Eyes
While at school, the client is called to the school nurse's office. The school nurse is
performing secondary prevention interventions. Which would the nurse most likely
be performing?
assessing vision
checking temperature
asking the client if he or she likes school
asking the client about what he or she usually eats each day - Correct answer-
assessing vision
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