PEDS EXAM 1 AND ANSWERS.
pain - Answers-What assessment is challenging for nurses to conduct in young
children?
Administering anti-nausea medication around the clock. - Answers-The nurse is
assessing a child who is receiving chemotherapy treatments. Which nursing action is
appropriate for the child who is experiencing nausea?
vastus lateralis - Answers-A nurse is preparing to administer an IM injection to a infant.
Which of the following muscle groups is preferred?
Let the parents know that they are allowed to stay with the child. - Answers-A
preschool-aged child is admitted to the pediatric unit for surgery. The parents request to
stay with their child. Which is the best response by the nurse?
infants can move their arms before they can grasp objects - Answers-A nurse is
explaining child development to first-time parents. How should the nurse explain the
proximal-distal aspect of development?
feedback from the child is part of the agreement - Answers-The nurse is preparing an 8-
year-old child for a procedure. Which statement is true of assent?
Exhibiting poor adherence to the prescribed treatment plan - Answers-An adolescent
diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is prescribed dietary restrictions and daily
insulin injections. Which behavior does the nurse anticipate for the adolescent upon
return to school?
they can demonstrate regression to an earlier developmental period - Answers-Which of
the following statements about siblings of a child with a chronic illness is true?
giving the patient and their family a tour of the hospital unit and/or surgical area -
Answers-Which nursing action is most appropriate to minimize stress for a pediatric
patient who will have a planned hospitalization for a tonsillectomy and his or her family?
give an older child a choice of what to drink with the medication-milk or juice - Answers-
To help get children to take their medication, you might do which one of the following:
allowing the parents to stay with the child - Answers-Which nursing action is most
appropriate when providing emergency care to a child whose parents do not wish to
leave the room?
regression - Answers-A mother tells the nurse that her child has started sucking his
thumb during this hospitalization. Which term should the nurse use for documenting to
describe this behavior?
, "it will help you to get better" - Answers-Which is the BEST response to a child who is
reluctant to take their medication?
display of earlier developmental behaviors. - Answers-Regression is a common
response of a young child to the stressors of hospitalization. Regression can be defined
as:
family centered care - Answers-Which of the following terms is a key element in
recognizing the family is the constant in the child's life?
Allow the mother to administer the medication to the child. - Answers-Which strategy is
the most appropriate for administering a medication to a toddler aged child who has a
history of being difficult?
respirations - Answers-When taking the vital signs of an infant or young child, it is best
to take which of the following FIRST?
Family is who the child says they are - Answers-An older school-age child introduces
several adults as being members of the family. How should the nurse interpret this
information?
"I will listen and respond as the family talks about their child's life." - Answers-A nurse is
caring for a child who has a terminal illness and reviews palliative care with an assistive
personnel (AP). Which of the following statements by the AP indicates understanding of
this review?
Scheduling an appointment for the parents to see the healthcare provider in person to
discuss the diagnosis. - Answers-The nurse learns that a child has been diagnosed with
a seizure disorder. Which is the most appropriate way to inform the child's parents
about this diagnosis?
weight - Answers-Which one of the following methods of determining pediatric drug
doses is MOST commonly used?
Providing a routine for medication administration - Answers-The nurse is providing care
to a toddler newly diagnosed with a chronic condition. Which nursing action will prepare
the family for providing care to the toddler once he or she is discharged from the
hospital setting?
Administers the pain medication without a second nurse - Answers-A nurse is following
procedures for using pharmaceutical interventions for pain in the hospitalized child.
Which of the following actions by the nurse needs further instruction?
pain - Answers-What assessment is challenging for nurses to conduct in young
children?
Administering anti-nausea medication around the clock. - Answers-The nurse is
assessing a child who is receiving chemotherapy treatments. Which nursing action is
appropriate for the child who is experiencing nausea?
vastus lateralis - Answers-A nurse is preparing to administer an IM injection to a infant.
Which of the following muscle groups is preferred?
Let the parents know that they are allowed to stay with the child. - Answers-A
preschool-aged child is admitted to the pediatric unit for surgery. The parents request to
stay with their child. Which is the best response by the nurse?
infants can move their arms before they can grasp objects - Answers-A nurse is
explaining child development to first-time parents. How should the nurse explain the
proximal-distal aspect of development?
feedback from the child is part of the agreement - Answers-The nurse is preparing an 8-
year-old child for a procedure. Which statement is true of assent?
Exhibiting poor adherence to the prescribed treatment plan - Answers-An adolescent
diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) is prescribed dietary restrictions and daily
insulin injections. Which behavior does the nurse anticipate for the adolescent upon
return to school?
they can demonstrate regression to an earlier developmental period - Answers-Which of
the following statements about siblings of a child with a chronic illness is true?
giving the patient and their family a tour of the hospital unit and/or surgical area -
Answers-Which nursing action is most appropriate to minimize stress for a pediatric
patient who will have a planned hospitalization for a tonsillectomy and his or her family?
give an older child a choice of what to drink with the medication-milk or juice - Answers-
To help get children to take their medication, you might do which one of the following:
allowing the parents to stay with the child - Answers-Which nursing action is most
appropriate when providing emergency care to a child whose parents do not wish to
leave the room?
regression - Answers-A mother tells the nurse that her child has started sucking his
thumb during this hospitalization. Which term should the nurse use for documenting to
describe this behavior?
, "it will help you to get better" - Answers-Which is the BEST response to a child who is
reluctant to take their medication?
display of earlier developmental behaviors. - Answers-Regression is a common
response of a young child to the stressors of hospitalization. Regression can be defined
as:
family centered care - Answers-Which of the following terms is a key element in
recognizing the family is the constant in the child's life?
Allow the mother to administer the medication to the child. - Answers-Which strategy is
the most appropriate for administering a medication to a toddler aged child who has a
history of being difficult?
respirations - Answers-When taking the vital signs of an infant or young child, it is best
to take which of the following FIRST?
Family is who the child says they are - Answers-An older school-age child introduces
several adults as being members of the family. How should the nurse interpret this
information?
"I will listen and respond as the family talks about their child's life." - Answers-A nurse is
caring for a child who has a terminal illness and reviews palliative care with an assistive
personnel (AP). Which of the following statements by the AP indicates understanding of
this review?
Scheduling an appointment for the parents to see the healthcare provider in person to
discuss the diagnosis. - Answers-The nurse learns that a child has been diagnosed with
a seizure disorder. Which is the most appropriate way to inform the child's parents
about this diagnosis?
weight - Answers-Which one of the following methods of determining pediatric drug
doses is MOST commonly used?
Providing a routine for medication administration - Answers-The nurse is providing care
to a toddler newly diagnosed with a chronic condition. Which nursing action will prepare
the family for providing care to the toddler once he or she is discharged from the
hospital setting?
Administers the pain medication without a second nurse - Answers-A nurse is following
procedures for using pharmaceutical interventions for pain in the hospitalized child.
Which of the following actions by the nurse needs further instruction?
