MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING BY RICCI
KYLE CARMAN 2026 EXAM PREPARATION
WORKBOOK COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS HIGH SCORE A+
◉ Chapter 32, 2
Format: Multiple Choice
Chapter: 32
Client Needs: C
Cognitive Level: Application
Difficulty: Moderate
Integrated Processes: Caring
Objective: 1
Page: 983
225. The nurse is caring for a hospitalized 13-year-old girl who is
questioning everything the medical staff is doing and is resistant to
treatment. How should the nurse respond?
A) "Let's work together to plan your day along with your
treatments."
B) "The sooner you cooperate, the sooner you will get to leave."
C) "If you are more cooperative, perhaps we can arrange a visit from
your friends."
,D) "Please don't make me call your parents about this.". Answer: A
Response:
Collaborating with the adolescent will provide her with increased
control. The nurse should work with the teen to provide a mutual
agreeable schedule that allows for the teen's preferences while
incorporating the required nursing care. Threatening to call the
parents will most likely promote further resistance. The nurse
should try to immediately engage the girl rather than making the
nurse's cooperation conditional upon the girl's cooperation. Telling
the girl that the sooner she cooperates, the sooner she will leave is
inappropriate: the nurse is incorrectly implying that the girl's
behavior, rather then her medical needs, are going to determine
when she will be discharged from the hospital.
◉ Chapter 32, 3
Format: Multiple Choice
Chapter: 32
Client Needs: C
Cognitive Level: Application
Difficulty: Difficult
Integrated Processes: Caring
Objective: 6
Page: 1003
226. The nurse is caring for a 10-year-old in traction who has a
nursing diagnosis of deficient diversional activity related to
,confinement in bed, evidenced by verbalization of boredom and lack
of participation in play, reading, and schoolwork. Which of the
following would be the best intervention?
A) Offer the child reading materials.
B) Enlist the aid of a child life specialist.
C) Encourage the child to complete his homework.
D) Ask for the parents' assistance.. Answer: B
Response:
The nurse should enlist the aid of a child life specialist to provide
suggestions for appropriate activities. Offering the child reading
materials or encouraging him to complete his homework would
most likely be met with resistance, as he has already verbalized his
boredom and disinterest in play, reading, and schoolwork. The
parents could offer the child life specialist ideas about the boy's likes
and dislikes; however, the child life specialist has expertise in
assisting hospitalized children.
◉ Chapter 32, 4
Format: Multiple Choice
Chapter: 32
Client Needs: C
Cognitive Level: Application
Difficulty: Difficult
Integrated Processes: Caring
, Objective: 4
Page: 995
227. The nurse is caring for a 13-year-old girl hospitalized for
complications from type 1 diabetes. The girl has a nursing diagnosis
of powerlessness related to lack of control of multiple demands
associated with hospitalization, procedures, treatments, and
changes in unusual routine. How can the nurse help promote
control?
A) Ask the child to identify her areas of concern.
B) Encourage her parents to participate in care activities.
C) Offer the girl as many choices as possible.
D) Enlist the family's assistance in creating a time schedule.. Answer:
C
Response:
The nurse needs to offer the girl as many choices as possible, such
as options for food and drink (as her diet allows), hygiene, activities,
or clothing, to promote feelings of individuality and control. Two of
the other options involve the parents in the process. A 13-year-old
girl is capable of making her own choices regarding activities,
schedules, and routine, but she may not be able to identify her areas
of concern.
◉ Chapter 32, 5
Format: Multiple Choice
Chapter: 32
KYLE CARMAN 2026 EXAM PREPARATION
WORKBOOK COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS HIGH SCORE A+
◉ Chapter 32, 2
Format: Multiple Choice
Chapter: 32
Client Needs: C
Cognitive Level: Application
Difficulty: Moderate
Integrated Processes: Caring
Objective: 1
Page: 983
225. The nurse is caring for a hospitalized 13-year-old girl who is
questioning everything the medical staff is doing and is resistant to
treatment. How should the nurse respond?
A) "Let's work together to plan your day along with your
treatments."
B) "The sooner you cooperate, the sooner you will get to leave."
C) "If you are more cooperative, perhaps we can arrange a visit from
your friends."
,D) "Please don't make me call your parents about this.". Answer: A
Response:
Collaborating with the adolescent will provide her with increased
control. The nurse should work with the teen to provide a mutual
agreeable schedule that allows for the teen's preferences while
incorporating the required nursing care. Threatening to call the
parents will most likely promote further resistance. The nurse
should try to immediately engage the girl rather than making the
nurse's cooperation conditional upon the girl's cooperation. Telling
the girl that the sooner she cooperates, the sooner she will leave is
inappropriate: the nurse is incorrectly implying that the girl's
behavior, rather then her medical needs, are going to determine
when she will be discharged from the hospital.
◉ Chapter 32, 3
Format: Multiple Choice
Chapter: 32
Client Needs: C
Cognitive Level: Application
Difficulty: Difficult
Integrated Processes: Caring
Objective: 6
Page: 1003
226. The nurse is caring for a 10-year-old in traction who has a
nursing diagnosis of deficient diversional activity related to
,confinement in bed, evidenced by verbalization of boredom and lack
of participation in play, reading, and schoolwork. Which of the
following would be the best intervention?
A) Offer the child reading materials.
B) Enlist the aid of a child life specialist.
C) Encourage the child to complete his homework.
D) Ask for the parents' assistance.. Answer: B
Response:
The nurse should enlist the aid of a child life specialist to provide
suggestions for appropriate activities. Offering the child reading
materials or encouraging him to complete his homework would
most likely be met with resistance, as he has already verbalized his
boredom and disinterest in play, reading, and schoolwork. The
parents could offer the child life specialist ideas about the boy's likes
and dislikes; however, the child life specialist has expertise in
assisting hospitalized children.
◉ Chapter 32, 4
Format: Multiple Choice
Chapter: 32
Client Needs: C
Cognitive Level: Application
Difficulty: Difficult
Integrated Processes: Caring
, Objective: 4
Page: 995
227. The nurse is caring for a 13-year-old girl hospitalized for
complications from type 1 diabetes. The girl has a nursing diagnosis
of powerlessness related to lack of control of multiple demands
associated with hospitalization, procedures, treatments, and
changes in unusual routine. How can the nurse help promote
control?
A) Ask the child to identify her areas of concern.
B) Encourage her parents to participate in care activities.
C) Offer the girl as many choices as possible.
D) Enlist the family's assistance in creating a time schedule.. Answer:
C
Response:
The nurse needs to offer the girl as many choices as possible, such
as options for food and drink (as her diet allows), hygiene, activities,
or clothing, to promote feelings of individuality and control. Two of
the other options involve the parents in the process. A 13-year-old
girl is capable of making her own choices regarding activities,
schedules, and routine, but she may not be able to identify her areas
of concern.
◉ Chapter 32, 5
Format: Multiple Choice
Chapter: 32
