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- Burns Pediatric Final Exam Study Guide | Questions & Expertly Verified Answers. Answer Quiz_________________? 1. 1. A child has a 1-cm laceration on the forehead proximal to the hairline after running into a pole while playing sports. To minimize the risk of infection, the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner will irrigate the wound and a. a. allow the wound to heal by secondary intention. b. b. delay closure of the wound for several days. c. c. refer the child to a plastic surgeon for wound closure. d. d. suture the wound within 6 hours. - Answer ANS: D Children are less likely than adults to get wound infections, with an infection rate from sutured lacerations at 2%. The PNP should clean and suture the wound. Wounds from animal bites are often left to heal by secondary intention to prevent infection. Referral to a plastic surgeon is necessary for cosmetic reasons. Delaying closure for several days is recommended for heavily contaminated wounds and those caused by high-velocity missile injuries, crush injuries, and explosion injuries. Quiz_________________? 1. 1. According to the 2007 NHIS analysis of the use of CAM therapy, use was higher among : a. a. families whose parent or parents had a college education. b. b. Hispanic and African-American populations. c. c. persons who had not recently taken prescription medications. d. d. those living in households earning less than $65,000. - Answer ANS: A The NHIS review showed that CAM use was higher in households with at least one college- educated parent. CAM use was also higher in non-Hispanic Caucasians, persons who had taken prescription drugs within the past 3 months, and those living in households with incomes higher than $65,000. Quiz_________________? 1. 1. The mother of a 15-year-old female expresses concerns that her daughter may be sexually active because she's had a steady boyfriend for over a year. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner learns that the family is Catholic and that the mother had an abortion when she was 16 years old. What will the nurse practitioner do initially? a. a. Explore the mother's feelings about her own past experience. b. b. Offer to prescribe contraception to prevent pregnancy. c. c. Recommend that the mother discuss this with her daughter. d. d. Suggest that the mother talk to a priest about her daughter. - Answer ANS: A An initial step when assisting families to manage ethical and behavioral issues is to assist parents and children in values clarification. Before offering other suggestions, the PNP should help the mother to clarify her own feelings. The other options may be necessary after values are clarified. Quiz_________________? 1. 1. The parent of a 4-year-old points to a picture and says, "That's your sister." The child responds by saying, "No! It's my baby!" This is an example of which type of thinking in preschool-age children? a. a. Animism b. b. Artificialism c. c. Egocentrism d. d. Realism - Answer ANS: D Children at this age are developing their ability to establish causality. Nominal realism occurs when children think that one type of thing can only be called by one name. All dogs are dogs and not various breeds. Animism refers to the belief that objects possess person-like qualities. Artificialism occurs when children think things are caused by a controlling force. Egocentrism is when children see things only as they relate to themselves. Quiz_________________? 1. 1. The parent of a school-age child reports that the child usually has allergic rhinitis symptoms beginning each fall and that non-sedating antihistamines are only marginally effective, especially for nasal obstruction symptoms. What will the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner do? a. a. Order an intranasal corticosteroid to begin 1 to 2 weeks prior to pollen season. b. b. Prescribe a decongestant medication as adjunct therapy during pollen season. c. c. Recommend adding diphenhydramine to the child's regimen for additional relief. d. d. Suggest using an over-the-counter intranasal decongestant. - Answer ANS: A Intranasal corticosteroids are a key component in long-term therapy to manage symptoms associated with AR. These should be begun 1 to 2 weeks prior to the beginning of pollen season. Decongestants are not recommended for long-term use because of side effects. Diphenhydramine causes daytime drowsiness.

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Quiz_________________?

1. 1. A child has a 1-cm laceration on the forehead proximal to the hairline after

running into a pole while playing sports. To minimize the risk of infection, the primary care

pediatric nurse practitioner will irrigate the wound and

a. a. allow the wound to heal by secondary intention.

b. b. delay closure of the wound for several days.

c. c. refer the child to a plastic surgeon for wound closure.

d. d. suture the wound within 6 hours. -

Answer✅

ANS: D

Children are less likely than adults to get wound infections, with an infection rate from
sutured

lacerations at 2%. The PNP should clean and suture the wound. Wounds from animal bites
are

often left to heal by secondary intention to prevent infection. Referral to a plastic surgeon is

necessary for cosmetic reasons. Delaying closure for several days is recommended for
heavily

contaminated wounds and those caused by high-velocity missile injuries, crush injuries, and

explosion injuries.




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, Quiz_________________?

1. 1. According to the 2007 NHIS analysis of the use of CAM therapy, use was higher

among :

a. a. families whose parent or parents had a college education.

b. b. Hispanic and African-American populations.

c. c. persons who had not recently taken prescription medications.

d. d. those living in households earning less than $65,000. -

Answer✅

ANS: A



The NHIS review showed that CAM use was higher in households with at least one college-

educated parent. CAM use was also higher in non-Hispanic Caucasians, persons who had



taken prescription drugs within the past 3 months, and those living in households with
incomes

higher than $65,000.



Quiz_________________?

1. 1. The mother of a 15-year-old female expresses concerns that her daughter may be

sexually active because she's had a steady boyfriend for over a year. The primary care

pediatric nurse practitioner learns that the family is Catholic and that the mother had an

abortion when she was 16 years old. What will the nurse practitioner do initially?

a. a. Explore the mother's feelings about her own past experience.

b. b. Offer to prescribe contraception to prevent pregnancy.

c. c. Recommend that the mother discuss this with her daughter.

d. d. Suggest that the mother talk to a priest about her daughter. -

Answer✅

ANS: A

An initial step when assisting families to manage ethical and behavioral issues is to assist


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, parents and children in values clarification. Before offering other suggestions, the PNP
should

help the mother to clarify her own feelings. The other options may be necessary after values
are

clarified.



Quiz_________________?

1. 1. The parent of a 4-year-old points to a picture and says, "That's your sister." The

child responds by saying, "No! It's my baby!" This is an example of which type of thinking in

preschool-age children?

a. a. Animism

b. b. Artificialism

c. c. Egocentrism

d. d. Realism -

Answer✅

ANS: D

Children at this age are developing their ability to establish causality. Nominal realism occurs

when children think that one type of thing can only be called by one name. All dogs are dogs

and not various breeds. Animism refers to the belief that objects possess person-like
qualities.

Artificialism occurs when children think things are caused by a controlling force.
Egocentrism is

when children see things only as they relate to themselves.



Quiz_________________?

1. 1. The parent of a school-age child reports that the child usually has allergic rhinitis

symptoms beginning each fall and that non-sedating antihistamines are only marginally

effective, especially for nasal obstruction symptoms. What will the primary care pediatric

nurse practitioner do?

a. a. Order an intranasal corticosteroid to begin 1 to 2 weeks prior to pollen season.


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, b. b. Prescribe a decongestant medication as adjunct therapy during pollen season.

c. c. Recommend adding diphenhydramine to the child's regimen for additional

relief.

d. d. Suggest using an over-the-counter intranasal decongestant. -

Answer✅

ANS: A

Intranasal corticosteroids are a key component in long-term therapy to manage symptoms

associated with AR. These should be begun 1 to 2 weeks prior to the beginning of pollen

season. Decongestants are not recommended for long-term use because of side effects.

Diphenhydramine causes daytime drowsiness.



Quiz_________________?

1. 1. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is evaluating a school-age child who,

after removal of a pituitary tumor, has altered hypothalamic control over hunger and satiety.

The child is morbidly obese and expresses feeling depressed because of the obesity. What

will the nurse practitioner recommend?

a. a. Developing a system to reward compliance with a dietary regimen

b. b. Restricting all access to food in the house and at school

c. c. Suggesting an after-school exercise program to help with weight loss

d. d. Using a food diary to track all calories and food intake -

Answer✅

ANS: B

Children with brain dysfunction affecting hypothalamic control may need rigid restrictions of

access to all foods in refrigerators, cupboards, and even garbage cans



Quiz_________________?

1. 1. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is examining a newborn who is

breastfeeding and notes the presence of an ankyloglossia. What will the nurse practitioner

do next?

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