NURS 6541 Peds midterm exam / NURS6541 peds midterm exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+

NURS 6541 Peds midterm exam / NURS6541 peds midterm exam QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ A 6-month-old male is at his well-child checkup. The nurse weighs him, and his mother asks if his weight is normal for his age. The nurse's best response is: A. At 6 months his weight should be approximately three times his birth weight. B. "Each child gains weight at his or her own pace." C. "At 6 months his weight should be approximately twice his birth weight." D. "At 6 months a child should weigh about 10 lb more than his or her birth weight." - CORRECT ANSWER-C How can the nurse best facilitate the trust relationship between infant and parents while the infant is hospitalized? The nurse should: 1. Encourage the parents to remain at their child's bedside as much as possible. 2. Keep parents informed about all aspects of their child's condition. 3. Encourage the parents to hold their child as much as possible. 4. Advise the parents to participate actively in their child's care. - CORRECT ANSWER-3 The nurse is going to give a 6-month-old a dose of Rocephin IM. What must the nurse do when the 1.5-mL dose arrives from the pharmacy? 1. Administer the injection into the deltoid muscle. 2. Divide the dose into two injections. 3. Administer the injection into the dorsogluteal muscle. 4. Give dose as a single injection into the vastus lateralis muscle. - CORRECT ANSWER-2 FICA Tool Stands for - CORRECT ANSWER-F: faith I: importance C: community A: address in care 5 factors that influence growth and development - CORRECT ANSWER-nutrition, parent behavior, parenting, social/cultural practice, environment Cephalocaudal - CORRECT ANSWER-development from head to toes (Ex: child can control their head and neck before arms and legs, can hold head up before walking/crawling) Proximodistal - CORRECT ANSWER-"inside-to-outside rule" motor skills emerge in a sequence of center moving outward (Ex: can lift themselves up on belly) Differentiation - CORRECT ANSWER-simple to complex Neonate - CORRECT ANSWER-birth to 4 weeks Infant - CORRECT ANSWER-4 weeks to 1 year Toddler - CORRECT ANSWER-1-3 years Preschooler - CORRECT ANSWER-3-6 years School Age - CORRECT ANSWER-6-12 years Adolescent - CORRECT ANSWER-12-18 years Newborn Reflexes: Moro/Startle - CORRECT ANSWER-Jar crib, baby's arms and legs extend and flex through trunk Newborn Reflexes: Tonic Neck - CORRECT ANSWER-Arms/legs extend in direction in which head is turned Newborn Reflexes: Rooting - CORRECT ANSWER-infant turns head to direction of stimuli Newborn Reflexes: Palmar Grasp - CORRECT ANSWER-grasp finger tightly