NUR 328 Exam One UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
aspects of introduction in pediatrics speak to patient directly, ask all names, never assume relationships, and include
the kids in all interactions
anticipatory guidance Patient/family counseling which includes information, advice, and suggestions
about expected health-related life occurrences, health maintenance, and
preventive plans.
T or F: children can be interpreters between nurses and false
caregivers
aspects of communicating with children address by developmental age, speak at eye level, be gentle, quiet, inclusive,
truthful, and calm, include play and role-play, use simple terms, instructions, and
rewards/bribes within your control
developmentally appropriate communication for infants primarily nonverbal
developmentally appropriate communication for early focus on the child, allow to touch and feel equipment
childhood
developmentally appropriate communication for school concrete explanations, encourage touch and practice with tools
age children
developmentally appropriate communication for give control as much as possible, always be honest, respect privacy, and be aware
adolescents of aggression potential
necessary parts of pediatric health history pregnancy and birth history, and vaccines
fontanel closure timing posterior: fuses 6-8 weeks
anterior: closes between 12-18 months
early sign of sepsis chest expansion
vital differences in children the younger the kid, the lower the blood pressure and the higher the respiratory
and heart rate
ear assessment technique by age under 3 years, pull down and back
adults, pull up
informed consent considerations for pediatrics parents need to sign, evidence of consent, child assent, emancipated minors,
adolescent privacy
, keys to infant procedure preparation Attachment to parent, stranger anxiety, sensorimotor phase of learning, increased
muscle control, memory for past experiences, imitation of gestures
keys to toddler procedure preparation Egocentric thought, negative behavior, animism, limited language skills, limited
concept of time, striving for independence
keys to preschooler procedure preparation Egocentric, increased language skills, Limited concept of time and frustration
tolerance, illness and hospitalization viewed as punishment, Animism, fears of
bodily harm, intrusion, and castration, and striving for initiative
keys to school age procedure preparation increased language skills; interest in acquiring knowledge◦ Improved concept of
time, increased self-control, striving for industry, developing relationships with
peers
keys to adolescent procedure preparation Increasing abstract thought and reasoning, consciousness of appearance,
concern more with present than with future, striving for independence,
developing peer relationships and group identity
Fever versus Hyperthermia fever is the body raising its own temperature while hyperthermia is the body
temperature being raised by external forces
interventions: for fever, give antipyretics, for hyperthermia, use cooling
packs/blankets
environmental factors for safety toys, falls, sleep safety, safe dose ranges, and transmission precautions
pediatric restraining methods Therapeutic holding, mummy restraint or swaddle, arm and leg restraints, and
elbow restrain
pediatric administration routes IM: use the thigh for under 1 year
Oral: feed sidelying on left side
Use orange tube for NG
1 g in diaper weight is how much in mL 1mL
maturation n increase in competence and adaptability, usually described as a qualitative
change to function at higher level
differentiation he processes by which early cells and structures are systematically modified and
altered
directional trends of growth Cephalocaudal (from head to tail)
Proximodistal (from midline to periphery)
Trends are bilateral and appear symmetric and go from simple to complex
by 1 year a baby can self feed, has writing ability, language ability and movement ability
sensitive periods when a human is more vulnerable to influence
infancy and adolescence
CORRECT Answers
aspects of introduction in pediatrics speak to patient directly, ask all names, never assume relationships, and include
the kids in all interactions
anticipatory guidance Patient/family counseling which includes information, advice, and suggestions
about expected health-related life occurrences, health maintenance, and
preventive plans.
T or F: children can be interpreters between nurses and false
caregivers
aspects of communicating with children address by developmental age, speak at eye level, be gentle, quiet, inclusive,
truthful, and calm, include play and role-play, use simple terms, instructions, and
rewards/bribes within your control
developmentally appropriate communication for infants primarily nonverbal
developmentally appropriate communication for early focus on the child, allow to touch and feel equipment
childhood
developmentally appropriate communication for school concrete explanations, encourage touch and practice with tools
age children
developmentally appropriate communication for give control as much as possible, always be honest, respect privacy, and be aware
adolescents of aggression potential
necessary parts of pediatric health history pregnancy and birth history, and vaccines
fontanel closure timing posterior: fuses 6-8 weeks
anterior: closes between 12-18 months
early sign of sepsis chest expansion
vital differences in children the younger the kid, the lower the blood pressure and the higher the respiratory
and heart rate
ear assessment technique by age under 3 years, pull down and back
adults, pull up
informed consent considerations for pediatrics parents need to sign, evidence of consent, child assent, emancipated minors,
adolescent privacy
, keys to infant procedure preparation Attachment to parent, stranger anxiety, sensorimotor phase of learning, increased
muscle control, memory for past experiences, imitation of gestures
keys to toddler procedure preparation Egocentric thought, negative behavior, animism, limited language skills, limited
concept of time, striving for independence
keys to preschooler procedure preparation Egocentric, increased language skills, Limited concept of time and frustration
tolerance, illness and hospitalization viewed as punishment, Animism, fears of
bodily harm, intrusion, and castration, and striving for initiative
keys to school age procedure preparation increased language skills; interest in acquiring knowledge◦ Improved concept of
time, increased self-control, striving for industry, developing relationships with
peers
keys to adolescent procedure preparation Increasing abstract thought and reasoning, consciousness of appearance,
concern more with present than with future, striving for independence,
developing peer relationships and group identity
Fever versus Hyperthermia fever is the body raising its own temperature while hyperthermia is the body
temperature being raised by external forces
interventions: for fever, give antipyretics, for hyperthermia, use cooling
packs/blankets
environmental factors for safety toys, falls, sleep safety, safe dose ranges, and transmission precautions
pediatric restraining methods Therapeutic holding, mummy restraint or swaddle, arm and leg restraints, and
elbow restrain
pediatric administration routes IM: use the thigh for under 1 year
Oral: feed sidelying on left side
Use orange tube for NG
1 g in diaper weight is how much in mL 1mL
maturation n increase in competence and adaptability, usually described as a qualitative
change to function at higher level
differentiation he processes by which early cells and structures are systematically modified and
altered
directional trends of growth Cephalocaudal (from head to tail)
Proximodistal (from midline to periphery)
Trends are bilateral and appear symmetric and go from simple to complex
by 1 year a baby can self feed, has writing ability, language ability and movement ability
sensitive periods when a human is more vulnerable to influence
infancy and adolescence
