Chapter 31--Health Supervision Questions With Complete
Solutions
A 15-month-old girl is having her first health visit at a clinic.
The mother has no immunization record but says the child was
immunized 3 months ago at the local health department. Which
of the following is the best action for the nurse to take?
A. Ask the mother to bring the records to the next health
maintenance visit
B. Start the catch-up schedule since there are no immunization
records
C. Keep the child at the facility while the mother returns home
for the records
D. Call the local health department and verify the child's
immunization status Correct Answers D. Call the local health
department and verify the child's immunization status
A 2-week-old child responses to a bell during an initial health
supervision examination. The child's records do not show that a
newborn hearing screening was done. Which of the following is
the best action for the nurse to take?
A. Do nothing because responding to the bell proves he does not
have a hearing deficit
B. Immediately schedule the infant for a newborn hearing
screening
C. Ask the mother to observe for signs that the infant is not
hearing well
D. Screen again with the bell at the 2-month-old health
supervision visit Correct Answers B. Immediately schedule
the infant for a newborn hearing screening
, A 3-year-old child is scheduled for a hearing screening. The
nurse would prepare the child for screening by which method?
A. Auditory brain stem response
B. Evoked otoacoustic emissions
C. Visual reinforcement audiometry
D. Conditioned play audiometry Correct Answers D.
Coniditioned play audiometry
A large portion of the nurse's efforts is dedicated to health
supervision for children who use the facility as their primary
medical contact. At which of the following facilities does the
nurse work?
A. An urgent care center
B. A pediatric practice
C. A mobile outreach immunization program
D. A dermatology practice Correct Answers B. A pediatric
practice
A mother and her 4-week-old infant have arrived for a health
maintenance visit. Which of the following activities will the
nurse perform?
A. Assess the child for an upper respiratory infection
B. Take a health history for a minor injury
C. Administer a varicella injection
D. Plot the child's head circumference on a growth chart
Correct Answers D. Plot the child's head circumference on a
growth chart
After teaching the mother about follow-up immunizations for
her daughter, who received the varicella vaccine at age 14
months, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful
Solutions
A 15-month-old girl is having her first health visit at a clinic.
The mother has no immunization record but says the child was
immunized 3 months ago at the local health department. Which
of the following is the best action for the nurse to take?
A. Ask the mother to bring the records to the next health
maintenance visit
B. Start the catch-up schedule since there are no immunization
records
C. Keep the child at the facility while the mother returns home
for the records
D. Call the local health department and verify the child's
immunization status Correct Answers D. Call the local health
department and verify the child's immunization status
A 2-week-old child responses to a bell during an initial health
supervision examination. The child's records do not show that a
newborn hearing screening was done. Which of the following is
the best action for the nurse to take?
A. Do nothing because responding to the bell proves he does not
have a hearing deficit
B. Immediately schedule the infant for a newborn hearing
screening
C. Ask the mother to observe for signs that the infant is not
hearing well
D. Screen again with the bell at the 2-month-old health
supervision visit Correct Answers B. Immediately schedule
the infant for a newborn hearing screening
, A 3-year-old child is scheduled for a hearing screening. The
nurse would prepare the child for screening by which method?
A. Auditory brain stem response
B. Evoked otoacoustic emissions
C. Visual reinforcement audiometry
D. Conditioned play audiometry Correct Answers D.
Coniditioned play audiometry
A large portion of the nurse's efforts is dedicated to health
supervision for children who use the facility as their primary
medical contact. At which of the following facilities does the
nurse work?
A. An urgent care center
B. A pediatric practice
C. A mobile outreach immunization program
D. A dermatology practice Correct Answers B. A pediatric
practice
A mother and her 4-week-old infant have arrived for a health
maintenance visit. Which of the following activities will the
nurse perform?
A. Assess the child for an upper respiratory infection
B. Take a health history for a minor injury
C. Administer a varicella injection
D. Plot the child's head circumference on a growth chart
Correct Answers D. Plot the child's head circumference on a
growth chart
After teaching the mother about follow-up immunizations for
her daughter, who received the varicella vaccine at age 14
months, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful
