2026 PRACTICE TEST SHEET FULL SOLUTIONS
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◉ What intervention is most effective for reducing child mortality
from pneumonia and diarrhea?
Answer: Vaccinations
◉ What recent trend has been observed in obesity rates among 2 to
5-year-olds in the U.S.?
Answer: A significant decrease.
◉ What major child health outcome is associated with worldwide
climate change?
Answer: Nutrition.
◉ What is the focus of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care for infants?
Answer: Scheduling well-baby visits to coincide with key
developmental milestones.
◉ What does the term 'therapeutic milieu' refer to in pediatric care?
,Answer: The place where the child is receiving care, including
personal interactions and group therapy.
◉ What should be the placement for a 16-year-old expressing
suicidal thoughts?
Answer: In an area where he can be watched one-on-one.
◉ What has been scientifically linked to learning disabilities in
children?
Answer: Genetics.
◉ How should behavioral challenges in a child be described to a
teacher?
Answer: The child may be defiant or have tantrums.
◉ What could cause a child to revert to enuresis after four years
without issues?
Answer: Stress.
◉ What intervention needs may not be necessary for a caller to a
crisis line?
Answer: Discussing the individual's everyday activities.
,◉ When should a nurse take a child out of a seclusion room?
Answer: When he starts headbutting the window.
◉ What behaviors are included in the MacDonald Triad?
Answer: Enuresis, pushing others, and pyromania.
◉ What is the correct response for a child exhibiting the MacDonald
Triad?
Answer: Swinging a cat by the tail, bed-wetting, and lighting paper
on fire in the trash can.
◉ What discharge planning instruction is important for a teenager
with borderline personality disorder?
Answer: Obtaining support from family and friends.
◉ What intervention should a mother use to help a child with
executive functioning issues?
Answer: Placing visual aids on the bathroom mirror so that the child
will follow the morning routine.
◉ What should the nurse realize about Ellie, a 9-year-old girl with a
history of severe neglect?
Answer: She may have attachment issues related to her previous
history and will need to encourage the family to be active in her care.
, ◉ How does an infant display depression?
Answer: Looks away when an adult attempts to play with the infant.
◉ What should a mental health nurse do when an adolescent shows
signs of withdrawal and poor grades?
Answer: Perform a mental health screening to check for depression.
◉ How often should a teen be checked for depression at physician
visits?
Answer: Every visit.
◉ What should be assessed when using the SAD FACES depression
screen?
Answer: All of the above (anhedonia, suicidal ideations, sleep
patterns).
◉ What is the main reason for teachers to be educated about
bullycide?
Answer: Teachers can be aware of the fact that suicides can happen
due to bullying by others.
◉ What does it indicate if an adolescent with bipolar disorder is
talking fast and acting like she is God?