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1. A child who has attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has difficulty stopping activities to begin
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other activities at school. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner understands that this is due to
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difficulty with the self-regulation component of
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C. ss inhibition.
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2. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner cares for a preschoolage child
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who was exposed to drugs prenatally. The child bites other children and has tantrums when
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asked to stop but is able to state later why this behavior is wrong. This child most likely has
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a disorder of
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A. ss executive function. Correct ss s s




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3. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner uses the Neurodevelopmental
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Learning Framework to assess cognition and learning in an adolescent. When evaluating
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social cognition, the nurse practitioner will ask the adolescent
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A. ss about friends and activities at school.
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B. ss if balancing sports and homework is difficult.
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C. ss to interpret material from a pie chart.
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D. ss to restate the content of something just read.
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4. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is evaluating a schoolage child
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who has been diagnosed with ADHD. Which plan will the nurse practitioner recommend
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ss asking the child‟s school about to help with academic performance?
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B. ss FAPE
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5. The parent of a child diagnosed with ADHD tells the primary care pediatric
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to know which ones to do first, and then doesn‟t do any assignments. The nurse
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practitioner
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tells the parent that this represents impairment in which executive function? A.
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B. ss Effort
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6. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is considering medication
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options for a schoolage child recently diagnosed with ADHD who has a primarily hyperactive
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B. ss Moderatedose stimulant ss Correct

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7. The parent of a 4yearold child reports that the child gets upset when the
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hall light is left on at night and won‟t leave the house unless both shoes are tied equally tight.
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ss The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner recognizes that this child likely has which type of
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A. ss Dyspraxia
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D. ss Underresponder



8. The parent of a preschoolage child who is diagnosed with a sensory
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s s child manage the symptoms. What will the nurse practitioner recommend?
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C. ss Maintaining predictable routines as much as possible Correct D.
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ss Providing frequent contact, such as hugs and cuddling
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9. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is performing an
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examination on
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a 5yearold child who exhibits ritualistic behaviors, avoids contact with other children, and has
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ss limited speech. The parent reports having had concerns more than 2 years ago about autism,
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