ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION
QUESTION 1
A family you are caring for on the pediatric unit asks you about nutrition for
their baby. What facts will you want to include in this nutritional
information? Select all that apply.
A. Breastfeeding provides micronutrients and immunologic properties.
B. Eating preferences and attitudes related to food are established by family
influences and culture.
D. During adolescence, parental influence diminishes and adolescents make food
choices related to peer acceptability and sociability
QUESTION 2
While interviewing parents who have just arrived in the health care clinic, the
nurse begins the interview. Which of the following statements involve
therapeutic communication techniques?
B. Use broad, open-ended questions so that parents can feel open to discuss issues.
C. Redirect by asking guided questions to keep the parents on task.
D. Use careful listening, which relies on the use of clues and verbal leads to help
move the conversation along.
QUESTION 3
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A nurse looks over her assignment for the day, which includes an infant, a
preschool-age child, a third-grader, and a sophomore in high school. Which
techniques take into consideration developmental stages when working with
pediatric patients?
C. Explain and demonstrate what the BP machine does to the third-grader before
taking her blood pressure.
QUESTION 4
These general approaches can be helpful when performing a physical
examination. Select all that apply.
A. With toddlers, restraint may be necessary, and requesting a parent's assistance is
appropriate.
B. When examining a preschooler, giving a choice of which parts to examine may
be helpful in gaining the child's cooperation.
QUESTION 5
When assessing blood pressure in a child
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Knowledge of normal mean is important: newborn, 65/41 mm Hg; 1 month to 2
years, 95/58 mm Hg; and 2 to 5 years, 101/57 mm Hg
QUESTION 6
Growth measurement is a key element of health status in children. One
measurement is linear growth measurement. What should the nurse do to
perfect this technique? Select all that apply
A. Understand the difference in measurement for children who can stand alone and
for those who must lie recumbent.
D. Reposition the child and repeat the procedure. Measure at least twice (ideally
three times). Average the measurements for the final value.
E. Demonstrate competency when measuring the growth of infants, children, and
adolescents. Refresher sessions should be taken when a lack of standardization
occurs
QUESTION 7
When caring for their infant, a parent asks you, "Is Emily in a lot of pain?
How would you know since she can't really tell you?" The best answer to this
question is
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