BLUEPRINT.
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is discussing fitness and exercise
with the parents of a 5-year-old child who ask what kinds of activities are
developmentally appropriate for their child. What will the nurse practitioner
recommend?
a. Martial arts
b. Bike riding
c. Interactive play
d. Organized sports
b. Bike riding
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is offering anticipatory guidance to
the parents of a 6 year old child who has Down syndrome. What will the nurse
practitioner tell the parents about physical activity and sports in school?A.
Children with Down syndrome get frustrated easily when engaging in sports.
B. Children with Down syndrome should not participate in strenuous aerobic
activity.
C. Their child should have a cervical spine evaluation before participation in
sports
D. Their child should only participate in sports sanctioned by the Special
Olympics.
C. Their child should have a cervical spine evaluation before participation in sports
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is performing a well child
examination on a high school age adolescent who plays football who has
hypercalciuria. Which dietary supplement will the nurse question the adolescent
about?
a. Protein supplements
b. Vitamin c
c. Salt tablets
d. Sport drinks
a. Protein supplements
, The parents of a pre pubertal female who is on the local swim team tell the
primary care pediatric nurse practitioner that their daughter wants to begin a
strength training programs to help improve her swimming ability. What will the
nurse practitioner recommend
A. Avoiding strength training programs until after puberty to minimize the risk for
injury.
B. Enrolling their daughter in a program that uses fixed weight machines or
resistance bands
C. Having their daughter participate in weight training 4 or 5 times each week for
maximum effect
D. Making sure that their daughter begins with the greatest weight tolerable using
lower repetitions
B. Enrolling their daughter in a program that uses fixed weight machines or resistance
bands
A 10-year-old is hit in the head with a baseball during practice: and is diagnosed
with concussion, even though no loss of consciousness occurred. The primary
care pedistric nurse practitioner is evaluating the child 2 weeks after the injury
and learns that the child is still experiencing some sleepiness every day. The
neurological exam is normal. The child and the parent are adamant that the child
be allowed to return to play baseball. What will the nurse practitioner
recommend?
A. Continuation of cognitive rest only
B. Continuation of physical and cognitive rest
C. Continuation of physical rest only
D. Returning to play
B. Continuation of physical and cognitive rest
The parent of a high school basketball player tells the primary care pediatric
nurse practitioner that the adolescent becomes short of breath only when
exercising. What will the nurse practitioner recommend:
A. Permanent discontinuation of all strenuous and aerobic activities
B. Enrollment in a conditioning program to improve performance