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CHAPTER 12:Caring for the Special Needs
Child Verified and Updated Questions and
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
1. The nurse is teaching a group of parents with premature infants about the various
medical and developmental problems that may occur. The nurse determines that
additional teaching is needed when the group identifies what as a problem?
A) Sudden infant death syndrome
B) Hydrocephalus
C) Peptic ulcer
D) Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Answer: Ans: C
Feedback: Gastroesophageal reflux disease, not peptic ulcer, is a medical problem
that commonly affects premature infants. Myriad problems may occur, including
sudden infant death syndrome, hydrocephalus, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, cardiac
changes, growth retardation, nutrient deficiencies, bradycardia, rickets, inguinal or
umbilical hernias, visual problems, hearing deficits, delayed dentition, and growth
delays.
2. The nurse is caring for a toddler with special needs. Which developmental tasks
related to toddlerhood might be delayed in the child with special needs?
A) Developing body image
B) Developing peer relationships
C) Developing language and motor skills
D) Learning through sensorimotor exploration
Answer: Ans: C
Feedback: In special needs children, developmental delays may occur in all stages. In
particular, motor and language skill development may be delayed if the toddler is
not given adequate opportunities to test his or her limits and abilities. Development
of body image may be hindered in the preschooler due to painful exposures and
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anxiety. Development of peer relationships may be delayed in the school-age and
adolescent child. The infant's ability to learn through sensorimotor exploration may
be impaired due to lack of appropriate stimulation, confinement to a crib, or
increased contact with painful experiences.
3. The nurse is providing home care for a 1-year-old girl who is technologically
dependent. Which intervention will best support the family process?
A) Finding an integrated health program for the family
B) Teaching modifications of the medical regimen for vacation
C) Assessing family expectations for the special needs child
D) Creating schedules for therapies and interventions
Answer: Ans: D
Feedback: Coordinating care with the schedules and capabilities of the parents
provides the greatest support for the family. It gives them a sense of order and
control. Integrated health care programs may not be available in the family's area.
Teaching therapy modifications for travel and assessing family expectations are not
supportive interventions.
4. The nurse is caring for families with vulnerable child syndrome. Which situation
would be most likely to predispose the family to this condition?
A) Having a postterm infant
B) Having an infant who is reluctant to feed properly
C) Having a child diagnosed with impetigo at age 10
D) Having a child with juvenile diabetes
Answer: Ans: B
Feedback: "Vulnerable child syndrome" is a clinical state in which the parents'
reactions to a serious illness or event in the child's past continue to have long-term
psychologically harmful effects on the child and parents for many years. Risk factors
for the development of vulnerable child syndrome include preterm birth, congenital
anomaly, newborn jaundice, handicapping condition, an accident or illness that the
child was not expected to recover from, or crying or feeding problems in the first 5
years of life.
CHAPTER 12:Caring for the Special Needs
Child Verified and Updated Questions and
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
1. The nurse is teaching a group of parents with premature infants about the various
medical and developmental problems that may occur. The nurse determines that
additional teaching is needed when the group identifies what as a problem?
A) Sudden infant death syndrome
B) Hydrocephalus
C) Peptic ulcer
D) Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Answer: Ans: C
Feedback: Gastroesophageal reflux disease, not peptic ulcer, is a medical problem
that commonly affects premature infants. Myriad problems may occur, including
sudden infant death syndrome, hydrocephalus, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, cardiac
changes, growth retardation, nutrient deficiencies, bradycardia, rickets, inguinal or
umbilical hernias, visual problems, hearing deficits, delayed dentition, and growth
delays.
2. The nurse is caring for a toddler with special needs. Which developmental tasks
related to toddlerhood might be delayed in the child with special needs?
A) Developing body image
B) Developing peer relationships
C) Developing language and motor skills
D) Learning through sensorimotor exploration
Answer: Ans: C
Feedback: In special needs children, developmental delays may occur in all stages. In
particular, motor and language skill development may be delayed if the toddler is
not given adequate opportunities to test his or her limits and abilities. Development
of body image may be hindered in the preschooler due to painful exposures and
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anxiety. Development of peer relationships may be delayed in the school-age and
adolescent child. The infant's ability to learn through sensorimotor exploration may
be impaired due to lack of appropriate stimulation, confinement to a crib, or
increased contact with painful experiences.
3. The nurse is providing home care for a 1-year-old girl who is technologically
dependent. Which intervention will best support the family process?
A) Finding an integrated health program for the family
B) Teaching modifications of the medical regimen for vacation
C) Assessing family expectations for the special needs child
D) Creating schedules for therapies and interventions
Answer: Ans: D
Feedback: Coordinating care with the schedules and capabilities of the parents
provides the greatest support for the family. It gives them a sense of order and
control. Integrated health care programs may not be available in the family's area.
Teaching therapy modifications for travel and assessing family expectations are not
supportive interventions.
4. The nurse is caring for families with vulnerable child syndrome. Which situation
would be most likely to predispose the family to this condition?
A) Having a postterm infant
B) Having an infant who is reluctant to feed properly
C) Having a child diagnosed with impetigo at age 10
D) Having a child with juvenile diabetes
Answer: Ans: B
Feedback: "Vulnerable child syndrome" is a clinical state in which the parents'
reactions to a serious illness or event in the child's past continue to have long-term
psychologically harmful effects on the child and parents for many years. Risk factors
for the development of vulnerable child syndrome include preterm birth, congenital
anomaly, newborn jaundice, handicapping condition, an accident or illness that the
child was not expected to recover from, or crying or feeding problems in the first 5
years of life.
