KYLE AND CARMAN; ESSENTIALS OF
PEDIATRIC NURSING RATIONALES WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS DESIGNED FOR
GUARANTEED SUCCESS (GRADED A+)
1
,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. ANSWER >> in
a room with a child near the same age
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. ANSWER >> Ask the child when the pain started.
2
,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
inability to understand explanation 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. 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?
3
, determining appointment times for meetings
establishing a timeline for the relationship
establishing trust
setting goals for the relationship 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 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
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PEDIATRIC NURSING RATIONALES WITH
VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS DESIGNED FOR
GUARANTEED SUCCESS (GRADED A+)
1
,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. ANSWER >> in
a room with a child near the same age
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. ANSWER >> Ask the child when the pain started.
2
,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
inability to understand explanation 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. 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?
3
, determining appointment times for meetings
establishing a timeline for the relationship
establishing trust
setting goals for the relationship 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 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
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