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"A mother tells the nurse that her child does not want anything to do with toilet
training and yells "NO!" consistently when she tries to toilet train. The child is 2
years old. According to Erikson, the nurse interprets that the child is experiencing
which psychosocial crisis?"
a. autonomy vs shame and doubt
b. initiative vs guilt
c. industry vs inferiority
d. trust vs mistrust (answer) Autonomy vs shame and doubt
A 2-year-old child is admitted to the hospital with juvenile rheumatoid
a.
arthritis (JRA). During the focused assessment, the nurse makes it a
priority to note the presence of which of the following?"
increased irritability and the child's insistence to be
b. carried outcomplaints of joint stiffness
c. history of daily temperature elevations
d.
description of how difficult it is to move around after periods of inactiv it
y(answer) increased irritability and the child's insistence to be
carried out
A mother of a toddler who is hospitalized with mild dehydration must
leave herchild to go to work. Which behavior would the nurse expect to
observe in the toddler immediately after the mother's departure? a.
silently curled in bed with a blanket
b. loudly crying and kicking both legs
c. playing quietly with a favorite toy
d. sucking thumb and rocking back and forth (answer) loudly crying and
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kicking
both legs
"A newborn infant is diagnosed with hypospadias, and the mother asks the
nurseabout the disorder. The nurse bases the response on which of the
following?"
a. it is a congenital anomaly in which the actual opening of the urethra meatus is
below
it occursthewhen
normal
one placement onfail
or both testes thetoglans penis
descend through the inguinal canal into th
scrotal sac
b. e
it is a congenital anomaly in which the actual opening of the urethral meatus is
dorsal to the urethral opening
c.
d. it is a congential anomaly characterized by the extrusion of the urinary
bladder tothe outside of the body (answer) it is a congenital anomaly in
which the actual opening of the urethra meatus is below the normal
placement on the glans penis
A home care nurse is providing instructions to a child with cystic fibrosis
a. "this type of breathing is used to mobilize secretions so that they can be easily
about howto perform the "huff" maneuver; the child asks the nurse about the
purpose of this type of breathing. The nurse makes which response to the
child?
coughed out"
b. "this type of breathing prolongs inspiration time"
c.
d.
"this type of breathing moves air out of the lower lungs"
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"this type of breathing moves air through the lungs" (answer) "this type of
breathing is used to mobilize secretions so that they can be easily coughed
out"
A home care nurse is instructing the mother of a child with cystic fibrosis (CF)
about the appropriate dietary measures. The nurse tells the mother that the
a. lowneeds
child calorie,tolow fat dieta:
consume
b. high calorie, high protein diet
c. low calorie, low protein diet
d. high calorie, restricted fat (answer) high calorie, high protein diet
Breathing exercises and postural drainage is prescribed for a child with
cystic fibrosis. A nurse implements these procedures by telling the child
to: a. perform the postural drainage, then the breathing exercises
b. perform the breathing exercises, then the postural drainage
c. schedule the procedures so they are 4 hours apart
d.
perform postural drainage in the morning and breathing exercises in the
evening (answer) perform the postural drainage, then the breathing
A nurse is reviewing the results of a sweat test performed on
exercises
a child with
fibrosis (CF). The nurse would expect to note which f
cysticinding? a. a sweat
b. sodium
c. a sweat potassium concentration gr
concentration less than 40 mEq/L
a sweat potassium concentration less than 40 mEq/L
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eater than 40 mEq/L
concentration greater than 60 mEq/L
d. a sweat sodium concentration greater than 60 mEq/L (answer) a sweat
sodium
ethylphenidate (Ritalin) is prescribed for a child with a diagnosis of
attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The nurse provides
instructions to the mother regarding the administration of the
medication and tells the mother to administer the medication:
a. before dinner and at bedtime
b. before breakfast and before the noontime meal
c. in the morning after breakfast and at bedtime
d. at the noontime and evening meals (answer) before breakfast and
noontime me
before theal
"Methylphenidate hydrochloride (Ritalin) is prescribed for a 10-year-old child
diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and the nurse provides
instructions to the mother about administration of the medication. The nurse
determines that the mother understands the instructions when the mother states:"
a. I will give my child the medication at bedtime so that he will be rested and alert
for school the next day
b. I will give my child the medication after meals to obtain the full effects of the
medication
c. I will give my child the medication at breakfast and lunch to prevent insomnia
d. I will give my child the medication with water to prevent kidney damage (an swer)
I will give my child the medication at breakfast and lunch to prevent insomnia
Methylphenidate (Ritalin) is prescribed for a child with attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The nurse provides instructions to the
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"A mother tells the nurse that her child does not want anything to do with toilet
training and yells "NO!" consistently when she tries to toilet train. The child is 2
years old. According to Erikson, the nurse interprets that the child is experiencing
which psychosocial crisis?"
a. autonomy vs shame and doubt
b. initiative vs guilt
c. industry vs inferiority
d. trust vs mistrust (answer) Autonomy vs shame and doubt
A 2-year-old child is admitted to the hospital with juvenile rheumatoid
a.
arthritis (JRA). During the focused assessment, the nurse makes it a
priority to note the presence of which of the following?"
increased irritability and the child's insistence to be
b. carried outcomplaints of joint stiffness
c. history of daily temperature elevations
d.
description of how difficult it is to move around after periods of inactiv it
y(answer) increased irritability and the child's insistence to be
carried out
A mother of a toddler who is hospitalized with mild dehydration must
leave herchild to go to work. Which behavior would the nurse expect to
observe in the toddler immediately after the mother's departure? a.
silently curled in bed with a blanket
b. loudly crying and kicking both legs
c. playing quietly with a favorite toy
d. sucking thumb and rocking back and forth (answer) loudly crying and
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kicking
both legs
"A newborn infant is diagnosed with hypospadias, and the mother asks the
nurseabout the disorder. The nurse bases the response on which of the
following?"
a. it is a congenital anomaly in which the actual opening of the urethra meatus is
below
it occursthewhen
normal
one placement onfail
or both testes thetoglans penis
descend through the inguinal canal into th
scrotal sac
b. e
it is a congenital anomaly in which the actual opening of the urethral meatus is
dorsal to the urethral opening
c.
d. it is a congential anomaly characterized by the extrusion of the urinary
bladder tothe outside of the body (answer) it is a congenital anomaly in
which the actual opening of the urethra meatus is below the normal
placement on the glans penis
A home care nurse is providing instructions to a child with cystic fibrosis
a. "this type of breathing is used to mobilize secretions so that they can be easily
about howto perform the "huff" maneuver; the child asks the nurse about the
purpose of this type of breathing. The nurse makes which response to the
child?
coughed out"
b. "this type of breathing prolongs inspiration time"
c.
d.
"this type of breathing moves air out of the lower lungs"
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"this type of breathing moves air through the lungs" (answer) "this type of
breathing is used to mobilize secretions so that they can be easily coughed
out"
A home care nurse is instructing the mother of a child with cystic fibrosis (CF)
about the appropriate dietary measures. The nurse tells the mother that the
a. lowneeds
child calorie,tolow fat dieta:
consume
b. high calorie, high protein diet
c. low calorie, low protein diet
d. high calorie, restricted fat (answer) high calorie, high protein diet
Breathing exercises and postural drainage is prescribed for a child with
cystic fibrosis. A nurse implements these procedures by telling the child
to: a. perform the postural drainage, then the breathing exercises
b. perform the breathing exercises, then the postural drainage
c. schedule the procedures so they are 4 hours apart
d.
perform postural drainage in the morning and breathing exercises in the
evening (answer) perform the postural drainage, then the breathing
A nurse is reviewing the results of a sweat test performed on
exercises
a child with
fibrosis (CF). The nurse would expect to note which f
cysticinding? a. a sweat
b. sodium
c. a sweat potassium concentration gr
concentration less than 40 mEq/L
a sweat potassium concentration less than 40 mEq/L
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eater than 40 mEq/L
concentration greater than 60 mEq/L
d. a sweat sodium concentration greater than 60 mEq/L (answer) a sweat
sodium
ethylphenidate (Ritalin) is prescribed for a child with a diagnosis of
attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The nurse provides
instructions to the mother regarding the administration of the
medication and tells the mother to administer the medication:
a. before dinner and at bedtime
b. before breakfast and before the noontime meal
c. in the morning after breakfast and at bedtime
d. at the noontime and evening meals (answer) before breakfast and
noontime me
before theal
"Methylphenidate hydrochloride (Ritalin) is prescribed for a 10-year-old child
diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and the nurse provides
instructions to the mother about administration of the medication. The nurse
determines that the mother understands the instructions when the mother states:"
a. I will give my child the medication at bedtime so that he will be rested and alert
for school the next day
b. I will give my child the medication after meals to obtain the full effects of the
medication
c. I will give my child the medication at breakfast and lunch to prevent insomnia
d. I will give my child the medication with water to prevent kidney damage (an swer)
I will give my child the medication at breakfast and lunch to prevent insomnia
Methylphenidate (Ritalin) is prescribed for a child with attention deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The nurse provides instructions to the
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