RICCI CHAPTER 27 - TEST BANK - 4TH EDITION
PEDIATRICS QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
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1. The nurse is conducting a well-child examination of a 5-year-old girl, who was 40
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in tall at her last examination at age 4. Which height measurement would be within
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the normal range of growth expected for a preschooler?
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A) 41 in
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B) 43 in
B B
C) 45 in
B B
D) 47 in - ANSWER-
B B B B Ans: B B
Feedback:
The average preschool-age child will grow 2.5 to 3 in (6.5 to 7.8 cm) per year. The
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average 3-year-old is 37 in tall (96.2 cm), the average 4-year-old is 40.5 in tall
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(103.7 cm), and the average 5-year-old is 43 in tall (118.5 cm).
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2. The nurse is teaching the parents of a 4-year-old boy about the normal maturation
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of the child's organs during the preschool years and their effect on body functions.
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Which statements accurately describe these changes? Select all that apply.
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A) Myelination of the spinal cord allows for bowel and bladder control to be complete in most
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children by age 3 years. B B B B
B) The respiratory structures are continuing to grow in size, and the number of alveoli continu
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es to increase, reaching the adult number at about 7 years of age.
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C) Heart rate increases and blood pressure decreases slightly during the preschool years; an in
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nocent heart murmur may be heard upon auscultation.
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D) The bones continue to increase in length and the muscles continue to strengthen and matu
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re; however, the musculoskeletal system is still not fully mature.
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E) The small intestine is continuing to grow in length, and stool passage usually occurs once or
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B B Ans: A, B, D, E B B B B
Feedback:
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,Most of the body systems have matured by the preschool years. Myelination of
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the spinal cord allows for bowel and bladder control to be complete in most
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children by age 3 years. The respiratory structures are continuing to grow in
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size, and the number of alveoli continues to increase, reaching the adult
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number at about 7 years of age. The bones continue to increase in length and
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the muscles continue to strengthen and mature. However, the musculoskeletal
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system is still not fully mature. The small intestine is continuing to grow in
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length, and stool passage usually occurs once or twice per day in the average
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preschooler. The 4-year-old generally has adequate bowel control. Heart rate
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decreases and blood pressure increases slightly during the preschool years. An
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innocent heart murmur may be heard upon auscultation. The urethra remains
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short in both boys and girls, making them more susceptible to urinary tract
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infections than adults. B B
3. The nurse is assessing the psychosocial development of a preschooler. What are
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normal activities characteristic of the preschooler? Select all that apply.
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A) Plans activities and makes up games.
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B) Initiates activities with others.
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C) Acts out roles of other people.
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D) Engages in parallel play with peers.
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E) Classifies or groups objects by their common elements.
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F) Understands relationships among objects. - ANSWER-
B B B B B B Ans: A, B, C B B B
Feedback:
The many activities of the preschooler include beginning to plan activities, making
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up games, initiating activities with others, and acting out the roles of other people
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(real and imaginary). Toddlers engage in parallel play; preschoolers engage in
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cooperative play. School-age children classify or group objects by common elements
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and understand relationships among objects.
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, 4. The nurse is caring for a 5-year-old girl posttonsillectomy. The girl looks out the
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window and tells the nurse that it is raining and says, "The sky is crying because it is
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sad that my throat hurts." The nurse understands that the girl is demonstrating which
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mental process? B
A) Magical thinking
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B) Centration
B
C) Transduction
B
D) Animism - ANSWER-
B B B Ans: A B
Feedback:
The nurse understands that the girl is demonstrating magical thinking. Magical
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thinking is a normal part of preschool development. The preschool-age child believes
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her thoughts to be all-powerful. Transduction is reasoning by viewing one situation as
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the basis for another situation whether or not they are truly causally linked. Animism
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is attributing life-like qualities to inanimate objects. Centration is focusing on one
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aspect of a situation while neglecting others.
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5. The parents of a 4-year-old ask the nurse when their child will be able to
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differentiate right from wrong and develop morals. What would be the best response
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of the nurse?
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A) "The preschooler has no sense of right and wrong."
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B) "The preschooler is developing a conscience."
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C) "The preschooler sees morality as internal to self."
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D) "The preschooler's morals are his or her own, right or wrong." - ANSWER-
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B
Feedback:
The preschool child can understand the concepts of right and wrong and is
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developing a conscience. Preschool children see morality as external to themselves;
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they defer to power (that of the adult). The child's moral standards are those of their
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PEDIATRICS QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026|GRADED A+
1. The nurse is conducting a well-child examination of a 5-year-old girl, who was 40
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in tall at her last examination at age 4. Which height measurement would be within
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the normal range of growth expected for a preschooler?
B B B B B B B B
A) 41 in
B B
B) 43 in
B B
C) 45 in
B B
D) 47 in - ANSWER-
B B B B Ans: B B
Feedback:
The average preschool-age child will grow 2.5 to 3 in (6.5 to 7.8 cm) per year. The
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average 3-year-old is 37 in tall (96.2 cm), the average 4-year-old is 40.5 in tall
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(103.7 cm), and the average 5-year-old is 43 in tall (118.5 cm).
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2. The nurse is teaching the parents of a 4-year-old boy about the normal maturation
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of the child's organs during the preschool years and their effect on body functions.
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Which statements accurately describe these changes? Select all that apply.
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A) Myelination of the spinal cord allows for bowel and bladder control to be complete in most
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children by age 3 years. B B B B
B) The respiratory structures are continuing to grow in size, and the number of alveoli continu
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es to increase, reaching the adult number at about 7 years of age.
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C) Heart rate increases and blood pressure decreases slightly during the preschool years; an in
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nocent heart murmur may be heard upon auscultation.
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D) The bones continue to increase in length and the muscles continue to strengthen and matu
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re; however, the musculoskeletal system is still not fully mature.
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E) The small intestine is continuing to grow in length, and stool passage usually occurs once or
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tw - ANSWER-
B B Ans: A, B, D, E B B B B
Feedback:
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,Most of the body systems have matured by the preschool years. Myelination of
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the spinal cord allows for bowel and bladder control to be complete in most
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children by age 3 years. The respiratory structures are continuing to grow in
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size, and the number of alveoli continues to increase, reaching the adult
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number at about 7 years of age. The bones continue to increase in length and
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the muscles continue to strengthen and mature. However, the musculoskeletal
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system is still not fully mature. The small intestine is continuing to grow in
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length, and stool passage usually occurs once or twice per day in the average
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preschooler. The 4-year-old generally has adequate bowel control. Heart rate
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decreases and blood pressure increases slightly during the preschool years. An
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innocent heart murmur may be heard upon auscultation. The urethra remains
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short in both boys and girls, making them more susceptible to urinary tract
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infections than adults. B B
3. The nurse is assessing the psychosocial development of a preschooler. What are
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normal activities characteristic of the preschooler? Select all that apply.
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A) Plans activities and makes up games.
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B) Initiates activities with others.
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C) Acts out roles of other people.
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D) Engages in parallel play with peers.
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E) Classifies or groups objects by their common elements.
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F) Understands relationships among objects. - ANSWER-
B B B B B B Ans: A, B, C B B B
Feedback:
The many activities of the preschooler include beginning to plan activities, making
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up games, initiating activities with others, and acting out the roles of other people
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(real and imaginary). Toddlers engage in parallel play; preschoolers engage in
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cooperative play. School-age children classify or group objects by common elements
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and understand relationships among objects.
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, 4. The nurse is caring for a 5-year-old girl posttonsillectomy. The girl looks out the
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window and tells the nurse that it is raining and says, "The sky is crying because it is
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sad that my throat hurts." The nurse understands that the girl is demonstrating which
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mental process? B
A) Magical thinking
B B
B) Centration
B
C) Transduction
B
D) Animism - ANSWER-
B B B Ans: A B
Feedback:
The nurse understands that the girl is demonstrating magical thinking. Magical
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thinking is a normal part of preschool development. The preschool-age child believes
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her thoughts to be all-powerful. Transduction is reasoning by viewing one situation as
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the basis for another situation whether or not they are truly causally linked. Animism
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is attributing life-like qualities to inanimate objects. Centration is focusing on one
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aspect of a situation while neglecting others.
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5. The parents of a 4-year-old ask the nurse when their child will be able to
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differentiate right from wrong and develop morals. What would be the best response
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of the nurse?
B B
A) "The preschooler has no sense of right and wrong."
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B) "The preschooler is developing a conscience."
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C) "The preschooler sees morality as internal to self."
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D) "The preschooler's morals are his or her own, right or wrong." - ANSWER-
B B B B B B B B B B B B B Ans: B
B
Feedback:
The preschool child can understand the concepts of right and wrong and is
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developing a conscience. Preschool children see morality as external to themselves;
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they defer to power (that of the adult). The child's moral standards are those of their
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