Peds Exam #1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass

A nurse is performing a developmental age assessment on a 10-month-old. Which will the nurse document as consistent with the infant's age? 1. Infant discriminates between pictures of objects. 2. Infant stands without support. 3. Infant builds a tower of 3 cubes. 4. Infant eats with fingers. 4. Infant eats with fingers Eating with fingers typically occurs between 10 and 12 months. The baby can build a tower of 3 cubes occurs between 16 and 18 months. Standing occurs at 15 months. Discrimination of pictures typically begins by 24 months. A nurse is performing an assessment on an infant. Which assessment should be performed last? 1. Check heart and respiratory rates. 2. Assess deep tendon reflexes. 3. Assess ears and mouth. 4. Evaluate genitalia. 3. Assess ears and mouth. Uncomfortable examinations may induce crying and should be done last. The nurse should perform auscultation and less upsetting assessments first while the patient is calm and quiet. A pediatric clinic nurse teaches about behavior modification for young children. It is most important to emphasize which points? 1. Once the child has calmed down, review what occurred. 2. If a child cries and refuses time-out, add another time-out period. 3. Time-outs should be 1 minute for each year of age. 4. Explain to the child why an act is wrong. 3. Time-outs should be 1 minute for each year of age.