Nurs 3444 Final UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A child, who has been diagnosed with rubeola, is being cared for at home. Which of the
following actions should the nurse educate the parents to perform?
Maintain the child on contact isolation for one week.
Give the child oatmeal baths every 3 to 4 hours.
Administer calcium supplements every 12 hours.
Keep the lights in the child's room dimmed. - CORRECT ANSWER - Keep the lights in
the child's room dimmed.
The nurse is reviewing with parents of a newborn sudden infant death syndrome. Select all of the
preventative measures that parents might implement:
Breastfeed their infant
Bottle feed their infant
Give their infant a pacifier
Allow smoking within the house
Keep window blinds away from crib
,Decorate the crib with cloth bumpers and stuffed animals - CORRECT ANSWER -
Breastfeed their infant
Give their infant a pacifier
Keep window blinds away from crib
The school nurse is trying to prevent the spread of a flu virus through the school. Infection-
control strategies that may be employed include Standard Text: Select all that apply.
Withholding immunizations for children with compromised immune systems.
Sanitizing toys, telephones, and door knobs to kill pathogens.
Separating children with infections from children who are well.
Teaching children to wash their hands after using the bathroom.
Sanitizing toys, telephones, and door knobs to kill pathogens. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Separating children with infections from children who are well.
Teaching children to wash their hands after using the bathroom.
Sanitizing toys, telephones, and door knobs to kill pathogens.
The parents of a boy who is diagnosed with mumps ask the nurse whether there is any special
care that they should provide their child. Which of the following responses would be appropriate
for the nurse to provide? Select all that apply?
Offer soft foods for the child to eat.
Encourage the child to drink citrus fruit juices each day.
,Monitor the child carefully for signs of testicular discomfort.
Place an ice collar or warm compresses around the child's neck.
Administer ordered antihistamines for the full course of the disease. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Offer soft foods for the child to eat.
Monitor the child carefully for signs of testicular discomfort.
Place an ice collar or warm compresses around the child's neck.
The parents of a 2½-year-old are concerned about their child's finicky eating habits. While
counseling the parents, the nurse would accurately make these statements:
Select all that apply.
"A general guideline for food quantity at a meal is one-quarter cup of each food per year of age."
"It is more appropriate to assess a toddler's nutritional demands over a 1-week period rather than
a 24-hour one."
"Nutritious foods should be made available at all times of the day so that she is able to 'graze'
whenever she is hungry."
"The child is experiencing physiologic anorexia, which is normal for this age group."
"The toddler should drink 16 to 24 ounces of milk daily." - CORRECT ANSWER - "It is
more appropriate to assess a toddler's nutritional demands over a 1-week period rather than a 24-
hour one."
"The child is experiencing physiologic anorexia, which is normal for this age group."
, "The toddler should drink 16 to 24 ounces of milk daily."
The nurse enters the examination room of a mother and her 8-month-old. The baby is asleep in
the mother's arms. Which of the following actions would be best for the nurse to perform at this
time?
Auscultate the baby's heart, lung, and bowel sounds.
Ask the baby's mother for an updated history since the last well-child check.
Begin a full body assessment, starting with the baby's head and neck.
Wake the baby by playing with the baby's toes and feet.
Ask the baby's mother for an updated history since the last well-child check. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ask the baby's mother for an updated history since the last well-child check.
The nurse is assessing the reflex development of a 5-month-old child. Which of the following
rudimentary reflexes would the nurse expect still to be present?
Moro
Trunk incurvation
Babinski reflex
Grasping - CORRECT ANSWER - Babinski reflex
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A child, who has been diagnosed with rubeola, is being cared for at home. Which of the
following actions should the nurse educate the parents to perform?
Maintain the child on contact isolation for one week.
Give the child oatmeal baths every 3 to 4 hours.
Administer calcium supplements every 12 hours.
Keep the lights in the child's room dimmed. - CORRECT ANSWER - Keep the lights in
the child's room dimmed.
The nurse is reviewing with parents of a newborn sudden infant death syndrome. Select all of the
preventative measures that parents might implement:
Breastfeed their infant
Bottle feed their infant
Give their infant a pacifier
Allow smoking within the house
Keep window blinds away from crib
,Decorate the crib with cloth bumpers and stuffed animals - CORRECT ANSWER -
Breastfeed their infant
Give their infant a pacifier
Keep window blinds away from crib
The school nurse is trying to prevent the spread of a flu virus through the school. Infection-
control strategies that may be employed include Standard Text: Select all that apply.
Withholding immunizations for children with compromised immune systems.
Sanitizing toys, telephones, and door knobs to kill pathogens.
Separating children with infections from children who are well.
Teaching children to wash their hands after using the bathroom.
Sanitizing toys, telephones, and door knobs to kill pathogens. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Separating children with infections from children who are well.
Teaching children to wash their hands after using the bathroom.
Sanitizing toys, telephones, and door knobs to kill pathogens.
The parents of a boy who is diagnosed with mumps ask the nurse whether there is any special
care that they should provide their child. Which of the following responses would be appropriate
for the nurse to provide? Select all that apply?
Offer soft foods for the child to eat.
Encourage the child to drink citrus fruit juices each day.
,Monitor the child carefully for signs of testicular discomfort.
Place an ice collar or warm compresses around the child's neck.
Administer ordered antihistamines for the full course of the disease. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Offer soft foods for the child to eat.
Monitor the child carefully for signs of testicular discomfort.
Place an ice collar or warm compresses around the child's neck.
The parents of a 2½-year-old are concerned about their child's finicky eating habits. While
counseling the parents, the nurse would accurately make these statements:
Select all that apply.
"A general guideline for food quantity at a meal is one-quarter cup of each food per year of age."
"It is more appropriate to assess a toddler's nutritional demands over a 1-week period rather than
a 24-hour one."
"Nutritious foods should be made available at all times of the day so that she is able to 'graze'
whenever she is hungry."
"The child is experiencing physiologic anorexia, which is normal for this age group."
"The toddler should drink 16 to 24 ounces of milk daily." - CORRECT ANSWER - "It is
more appropriate to assess a toddler's nutritional demands over a 1-week period rather than a 24-
hour one."
"The child is experiencing physiologic anorexia, which is normal for this age group."
, "The toddler should drink 16 to 24 ounces of milk daily."
The nurse enters the examination room of a mother and her 8-month-old. The baby is asleep in
the mother's arms. Which of the following actions would be best for the nurse to perform at this
time?
Auscultate the baby's heart, lung, and bowel sounds.
Ask the baby's mother for an updated history since the last well-child check.
Begin a full body assessment, starting with the baby's head and neck.
Wake the baby by playing with the baby's toes and feet.
Ask the baby's mother for an updated history since the last well-child check. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Ask the baby's mother for an updated history since the last well-child check.
The nurse is assessing the reflex development of a 5-month-old child. Which of the following
rudimentary reflexes would the nurse expect still to be present?
Moro
Trunk incurvation
Babinski reflex
Grasping - CORRECT ANSWER - Babinski reflex
