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1. A parent who encourages competitiveness ANS: B
in a child who excels at a single sport but Children who gain praise for external
not in others may also encourage a sense measures, such as performance of a
of which characteristic? sport, may end up unduly comparing
a. themselves with others and feel insecure,
Competence inferior, and inadequate, even as they
b. continue to excel in this sport. Compe-
Insecurity tence comes from feeling capable and
c. confident and able to approach new tasks.
Significance Significance comes from having a sense
d. of belonging and being accepted uncon-
Worthiness ditionally; this child's self-worth is depen-
dent on performance in a sport. Worthi-
ness is based on an understanding of
having a purpose in life and is also un-
conditional.

2. 2. A school-age child enjoys playing basket- ANS: C
ball but doesn't make the intramural team. Children who have a growth mindset have
Which response by the child is characteristic been taught to believe that hard work is
of the concept of a growth mindset? key to success and that effort and practice
a. contribute to growth. By not being dis-
"I didn't play well on the day of the tryouts." couraged and identifying something to
b. work on, the child is exhibiting a growth
"I'll just have to find another sport I'm good mindset. Saying that he didn't play well
at." is making excuses, while stating he needs
c. to find something else he's good at or
"I'll need to work more on my outside blaming his failure on a physical charac-
shot." teristic indicates a belief that success is
d. dependent on fixed traits.
"I'm probably too short to be really good at
this sport."


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3. 3. The primary care pediatric nurse prac- ANS: D
titioner is evaluating a 16-year-old ado- Children with poor self-esteem seek at-
lescent male who is on the high school tention, importance, and security and
wrestling team and whose weight fluctu- may become self-absorbed with exter-
ates as much as 7 or 8 pounds before nal markers of self-worth, such as per-
matches. The child is eager to talk about formance in a sport. Another mark of in-
the various trophies he has won. When security is defensiveness, which this child
he expresses confidence that he will get exhibits by blaming his teachers for his
a wrestling scholarship for college, his fa- poor grades. Children with body image
ther remarks that his grades will never be problems become overly concerned with
good enough for college, causing him to appearance and compare themselves to
blame his teachers. The nurse practitioner others. This child is losing and gain-
may identify potential problems with what ing weight to be better at wrestling, not
process? to look different. Children with personal
a. identity issues internalize negative per-
Body image ceptions of others and manifest feelings
b. of inferiority. Children with role perfor-
Personal identity mance problems feel incompetent and
c. are hesitant to try new things or become
Role performance perfectionists to overcompensate.
d.
Self-esteem

4. 4. The primary care pediatric nurse practi- ANS: B
tioner sees a 10-year-old child whose par- This child exhibits problems with personal
ent describes as a "class clown." The child identity and copes by clowning around to
denies having problems at school, but ac- avoid dealing with problems of inferiori-
knowledges poor grades by saying, "I'm not ty about school performance. The parent
very smart, I guess." When counseling the should work with the child to find areas
parent about helping this child deal with of strength and help the child become
this self-perception issue, the nurse practi-


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tioner will recommend which strategy? accomplished in those things to improve
a. self-esteem.
Empower the child to make decisions and
assume more responsibilities.
b.
Help the child identify skills and activities
that he is good at.
c.
Spend time each evening helping the child
with homework to improve grades.
d.
Work with the teacher to set appropriate
limits on school behavior.

5. 5. The primary care pediatric nurse practi- ANS: D
tioner is performing a well child examina- The parent is typecasting the child by as-
tion on a fussy toddler who has red hair. The sociating having a temper with the trait of
child's parent tells the toddler to stop being red hair, which can limit his sense of pos-
fussy and says, "red hair gives him such a sibilities. Dwelling on negatives describes
temper." Which common error that erodes making critical remarks instead of positive
self-esteem is this? remarks. A parent who expects too much
a. creates pressures for behaviors that are
Dwelling on negatives beyond the reach of the child and makes
b. the child feel inadequate. Negating feel-
Expecting too much ings is a rejection of the child's emotions.
c.
Negating the child's feelings
d.
Stereotyping and typecasting

6. 6. The primary care pediatric nurse prac- ANS: A
titioner is performing an examination on A high percentage of grandparents who


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a 2-year-old child who has been placed in parent grandchildren have financial diffi-
emergency foster care with a grandparent culties and most cannot claim grandchil-
after the child's mother has been arrested dren as dependents for health care. This
for drug use. The child has a history of asth- child has a chronic disease and will need
ma with frequent exacerbations because of medication and possibly hospitalization,
parental smoking. What is a priority for the so the PNP should assess resources and
nurse practitioner at this visit? access to care. The other options are im-
a. portant but are not a priority in the initial
Evaluation of financial resources, medical visit.
insurance, and access to health care and
medications
b.
Providing a list of websites and communi-
ty-based support groups for grandparents
parenting grandchildren
c.
Referral to a social worker to help the child
deal with emotional conflict related to sep-
aration from the parent
d.
Teaching the grandparent about the need
for consistency in routines and discipline for
the child

7. 7. During a well child examination on an ANS: D
infant who has colic, the primary care pe- Assessment of resources, including the
diatric nurse practitioner learns that the in- support of extended family members, is
fant's mother is 17 years old and that the a key dimension of family functioning.
father, who is in the military, was deployed In this case, the mother is young and
to wartime duty shortly after the baby was alone and may lack the skills needed to
born. To determine the immediate risk of cope with an infant with colic. Childrea-
child maltreatment for this infant, the nurse ring and parenting styles can affect the

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