Nsg 5442 Final Exam | UPDATED Questions with 100% Correct Answers
A child who has attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has difficulty stopping activities
to begin other activities at school. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner understands
that this is due to difficulty with the self-regulation component of
A. emotional control.
B. flexibility.
C. inhibition.
D. problem solving. ANSWER B. flexibility
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner cares for a preschool age
child who was exposed to drugs prenatally. The child bites other children and has tantrums
when asked to stop but is able to state later why this behavior is wrong. This child most likely
has a disorder of
A. executive function.
B. information processing.
C. sensory processing.
D. social cognition. ANSWER A. executive function
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner uses the Neurodevelopmental
Learning Framework to assess cognition and learning in an adolescent. When evaluating social
cognition, the nurse practitioner will ask the adolescent
A. about friends and activities at school.
B. if balancing sports and homework is difficult.
C. to interpret material from a pie chart.
,D. to restate the content of something just read. ANSWER A. about friends and activities at
school.
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is evaluating a school age
child who has been diagnosed with ADHD. Which plan will the nurse practitioner recommend
asking the child's school about to help with academic performance?
A. 504
B. FAPE
C. IDEA
D. IEP ANSWER A. 504
The parent of a child diagnosed with ADHD tells the primary care
PNP that the child gets overwhelmed by homework assignments, doesn't seem to know which
ones to do first, and then doesn't do any assignments. The nurse practitioner tells the parent
that this represents impairment in which executive function?
A. Activation
B. Effort
C. Emotion
D. Focus ANSWER A. Activation
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is considering medication
options for a school age child recently diagnosed with ADHD who has a
primarily hyperactive presentation. Which medication will the nurse practitioner select initially?
A. Low dose stimulant
, B. Moderate dose stimulant
C. Low dose nonstimulant
D. Moderate dose nonstimulant ANSWER B. Moderate dose stimulant
The parent of a 4-year-old child reports that the child gets upset when the
hall light is left on at night and won't leave the house unless both shoes
are tied equally tight. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner
recognizes that this child likely has which type of sensory processing disorder?
A. Dyspraxia
B. Over responder
C. Sensory seeker
D. Under responder ANSWER B. Over responder
The parent of a preschool age child who is diagnosed with a sensory
processing disorder (SPD) asks the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner how to help the
child manage the symptoms. What will the nurse practitioner recommend?
A. Establishing a reward system for acceptable behaviors
B. Introducing the child to a variety of new experiences
C. Maintaining predictable routines as much as possible
D. Providing frequent contact, such as hugs and cuddling ANSWER C. Maintaining predictable
routines as much as possible
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is performing an examination
A child who has attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has difficulty stopping activities
to begin other activities at school. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner understands
that this is due to difficulty with the self-regulation component of
A. emotional control.
B. flexibility.
C. inhibition.
D. problem solving. ANSWER B. flexibility
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner cares for a preschool age
child who was exposed to drugs prenatally. The child bites other children and has tantrums
when asked to stop but is able to state later why this behavior is wrong. This child most likely
has a disorder of
A. executive function.
B. information processing.
C. sensory processing.
D. social cognition. ANSWER A. executive function
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner uses the Neurodevelopmental
Learning Framework to assess cognition and learning in an adolescent. When evaluating social
cognition, the nurse practitioner will ask the adolescent
A. about friends and activities at school.
B. if balancing sports and homework is difficult.
C. to interpret material from a pie chart.
,D. to restate the content of something just read. ANSWER A. about friends and activities at
school.
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is evaluating a school age
child who has been diagnosed with ADHD. Which plan will the nurse practitioner recommend
asking the child's school about to help with academic performance?
A. 504
B. FAPE
C. IDEA
D. IEP ANSWER A. 504
The parent of a child diagnosed with ADHD tells the primary care
PNP that the child gets overwhelmed by homework assignments, doesn't seem to know which
ones to do first, and then doesn't do any assignments. The nurse practitioner tells the parent
that this represents impairment in which executive function?
A. Activation
B. Effort
C. Emotion
D. Focus ANSWER A. Activation
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is considering medication
options for a school age child recently diagnosed with ADHD who has a
primarily hyperactive presentation. Which medication will the nurse practitioner select initially?
A. Low dose stimulant
, B. Moderate dose stimulant
C. Low dose nonstimulant
D. Moderate dose nonstimulant ANSWER B. Moderate dose stimulant
The parent of a 4-year-old child reports that the child gets upset when the
hall light is left on at night and won't leave the house unless both shoes
are tied equally tight. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner
recognizes that this child likely has which type of sensory processing disorder?
A. Dyspraxia
B. Over responder
C. Sensory seeker
D. Under responder ANSWER B. Over responder
The parent of a preschool age child who is diagnosed with a sensory
processing disorder (SPD) asks the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner how to help the
child manage the symptoms. What will the nurse practitioner recommend?
A. Establishing a reward system for acceptable behaviors
B. Introducing the child to a variety of new experiences
C. Maintaining predictable routines as much as possible
D. Providing frequent contact, such as hugs and cuddling ANSWER C. Maintaining predictable
routines as much as possible
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is performing an examination
