Child Life Certification Exam practice questions Solved
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When the three-year-old sibling of a patient who is dying begins to ask questions about death,
the child life specialist should expect questions that reflect which stage of cognitive
development? - ✔✔Pre-operational
What should a child life specialist look for when assessing a child and family? - ✔✔A wide
range of variables and systems that influence the successful management of stressors
Which of the following would a child life specialist need to do to include cross-cultural
competence in their practice with children and families? - ✔✔Develop knowledge and skills
to increase one's understanding and appreciation of cultural differences and similarities within,
among, and between groups.
When assessing the stress potential of a child, the child life specialist should seek which of the
following information? - ✔✔Previous healthcare experiences
What should a child life specialist be able to assess through observations of a child's play? -
✔✔Temperament
A 15-year-old has recently been diagnosed with a chronic illness. One of the goals of the child
life specialist's interventions is to increase the patient's understanding of the illness. Which of
the following is MOST important in evaluating the effectiveness of the intervention? -
✔✔The patient can explain the diagnosis to friends in an age-appropriate manner.
What is the sequence of reactions of young children to separation from primary caregivers? -
✔✔Protest, despair, and detachment
What is the purpose of encouraging patients who are 13- to 18-years-old to dress in their own
clothes and maintain personal grooming and hygiene during hospitalization? - ✔✔Facilitating
adjustment by normalizing the hospital environment
,When a child expresses negative, hostile, or aggressive feelings during play, what action should
the child life specialist take? - ✔✔Validate the child's feelings
Developing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship would be MOST important for which of
the following patients? - ✔✔One whose primary caretaker cannot be with him/her on a
regular basis
Which of the following is the most important to remember when documenting in a patient's
chart or medical record by hand or in an electronic format? - ✔✔It is a legal document
admissible in court
What is a passive response to the stressors of hospitalization? - ✔✔Excessive sleeping
When a 9-year-old is using thumb sucking as a coping mechanism, he/she may be displaying
which of the following behaviors? - ✔✔Regression
A child who has been severely injured is upset by a visiting entertainer who asks what
happened to the child's face. What action should the child life specialist have taken to avoid this
situation? - ✔✔Informed the guest about acceptable ways of interacting with patients
Soon after admission to the hospital, a 10-year-old child expresses fears about his/her parents
not staying overnight. He/she is afraid they will not come back tomorrow. Which of the
following would be the MOST appropriate initial intervention by the child life specialist? -
✔✔Encourage the patient to express fears and explore ways for her to maintain contact with
the family.
Which of the following activities should be implemented to provide an opportunity for a
volunteer to express feelings arising from his/her work? - ✔✔Regularly scheduled meetings
with supervisor
,A 14-year-old sibling's response to his sister who is dying is "I don't know what everyone's so
concerned about. She will pull through; she always does." What type of coping effort best
describes this comment? - ✔✔Psychological
What type of care recognizes primary family caregivers as the experts in care of the child? -
✔✔Family-centered
What should be considered when evaluating a child life plan of care? - ✔✔Goal to be
achieved
Which of the following represents the effective process for problem solving? - ✔✔Problem
identification, problem analysis, idea generation, and implementation
How can the use of statistics, numerical analysis, and databases be beneficial to a child life
program? - ✔✔Assist in evaluation and program development
Which of the following is true regarding documentation in the medical record? - ✔✔It
provides basic communication for the health care team
Which of the following describes the child life specialist's obligation to demonstrate veracity? -
✔✔Being truthful
A child life student is frustrated by his/her inability to reduce the fears and anxiety of a four-
year-old child. The student reacts by overindulging the child. What action should the
supervising child life specialist take? - ✔✔Encourage self-reflection to develop more
effective future interactions
A child life specialist is conducting a session for parents on problems that may arise in the
behavior of young children after discharge from the hospital. Which of the following guidelines
should be included in the information given to parents? - ✔✔Encourage families to talk
about feelings about returning home.
, What reaction is most likely to occur in a 17-year-old athlete who sustained an injury resulting
in paralysis? - ✔✔Identity diffusion
A three-year-old child is being admitted for cardiac surgery in six weeks. Which of the following
suggestions should the child life specialist make when discussing preparation with the child's
family? - ✔✔Give the child age-appropriate information within a few days to a week of
admission.
Following a discussion with the parent of a 14-year-old during which the parent expresses that
the medical team is not recognizing the family's concerns about the adolescent's treatment
plan, the child life specialist arranges a care conference so that the concerns can be
communicated with the health care team. Which of the following describes the motivation of
the child life specialist in advocating the care conference? - ✔✔The parent needs to be
recognized as the expert who knows his/her child's best and has personal experiences with the
child's condition
Hospital policies which encourage on-going peer relationships demonstrate responsiveness to
which of the following age groups? - ✔✔12-18 years old
What is the purpose of providing opportunities for children to engage in health care play? -
✔✔To normalize the environment
In preparing a four-year-old for surgery, which of the following should be included? -
✔✔Sensory information
Which of the following is the MOST important step in facilitating an open and trusting
partnership between families and health care providers? - ✔✔Effective communication with
common vision and goal setting
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When the three-year-old sibling of a patient who is dying begins to ask questions about death,
the child life specialist should expect questions that reflect which stage of cognitive
development? - ✔✔Pre-operational
What should a child life specialist look for when assessing a child and family? - ✔✔A wide
range of variables and systems that influence the successful management of stressors
Which of the following would a child life specialist need to do to include cross-cultural
competence in their practice with children and families? - ✔✔Develop knowledge and skills
to increase one's understanding and appreciation of cultural differences and similarities within,
among, and between groups.
When assessing the stress potential of a child, the child life specialist should seek which of the
following information? - ✔✔Previous healthcare experiences
What should a child life specialist be able to assess through observations of a child's play? -
✔✔Temperament
A 15-year-old has recently been diagnosed with a chronic illness. One of the goals of the child
life specialist's interventions is to increase the patient's understanding of the illness. Which of
the following is MOST important in evaluating the effectiveness of the intervention? -
✔✔The patient can explain the diagnosis to friends in an age-appropriate manner.
What is the sequence of reactions of young children to separation from primary caregivers? -
✔✔Protest, despair, and detachment
What is the purpose of encouraging patients who are 13- to 18-years-old to dress in their own
clothes and maintain personal grooming and hygiene during hospitalization? - ✔✔Facilitating
adjustment by normalizing the hospital environment
,When a child expresses negative, hostile, or aggressive feelings during play, what action should
the child life specialist take? - ✔✔Validate the child's feelings
Developing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship would be MOST important for which of
the following patients? - ✔✔One whose primary caretaker cannot be with him/her on a
regular basis
Which of the following is the most important to remember when documenting in a patient's
chart or medical record by hand or in an electronic format? - ✔✔It is a legal document
admissible in court
What is a passive response to the stressors of hospitalization? - ✔✔Excessive sleeping
When a 9-year-old is using thumb sucking as a coping mechanism, he/she may be displaying
which of the following behaviors? - ✔✔Regression
A child who has been severely injured is upset by a visiting entertainer who asks what
happened to the child's face. What action should the child life specialist have taken to avoid this
situation? - ✔✔Informed the guest about acceptable ways of interacting with patients
Soon after admission to the hospital, a 10-year-old child expresses fears about his/her parents
not staying overnight. He/she is afraid they will not come back tomorrow. Which of the
following would be the MOST appropriate initial intervention by the child life specialist? -
✔✔Encourage the patient to express fears and explore ways for her to maintain contact with
the family.
Which of the following activities should be implemented to provide an opportunity for a
volunteer to express feelings arising from his/her work? - ✔✔Regularly scheduled meetings
with supervisor
,A 14-year-old sibling's response to his sister who is dying is "I don't know what everyone's so
concerned about. She will pull through; she always does." What type of coping effort best
describes this comment? - ✔✔Psychological
What type of care recognizes primary family caregivers as the experts in care of the child? -
✔✔Family-centered
What should be considered when evaluating a child life plan of care? - ✔✔Goal to be
achieved
Which of the following represents the effective process for problem solving? - ✔✔Problem
identification, problem analysis, idea generation, and implementation
How can the use of statistics, numerical analysis, and databases be beneficial to a child life
program? - ✔✔Assist in evaluation and program development
Which of the following is true regarding documentation in the medical record? - ✔✔It
provides basic communication for the health care team
Which of the following describes the child life specialist's obligation to demonstrate veracity? -
✔✔Being truthful
A child life student is frustrated by his/her inability to reduce the fears and anxiety of a four-
year-old child. The student reacts by overindulging the child. What action should the
supervising child life specialist take? - ✔✔Encourage self-reflection to develop more
effective future interactions
A child life specialist is conducting a session for parents on problems that may arise in the
behavior of young children after discharge from the hospital. Which of the following guidelines
should be included in the information given to parents? - ✔✔Encourage families to talk
about feelings about returning home.
, What reaction is most likely to occur in a 17-year-old athlete who sustained an injury resulting
in paralysis? - ✔✔Identity diffusion
A three-year-old child is being admitted for cardiac surgery in six weeks. Which of the following
suggestions should the child life specialist make when discussing preparation with the child's
family? - ✔✔Give the child age-appropriate information within a few days to a week of
admission.
Following a discussion with the parent of a 14-year-old during which the parent expresses that
the medical team is not recognizing the family's concerns about the adolescent's treatment
plan, the child life specialist arranges a care conference so that the concerns can be
communicated with the health care team. Which of the following describes the motivation of
the child life specialist in advocating the care conference? - ✔✔The parent needs to be
recognized as the expert who knows his/her child's best and has personal experiences with the
child's condition
Hospital policies which encourage on-going peer relationships demonstrate responsiveness to
which of the following age groups? - ✔✔12-18 years old
What is the purpose of providing opportunities for children to engage in health care play? -
✔✔To normalize the environment
In preparing a four-year-old for surgery, which of the following should be included? -
✔✔Sensory information
Which of the following is the MOST important step in facilitating an open and trusting
partnership between families and health care providers? - ✔✔Effective communication with
common vision and goal setting
