NSG 441: PEDIATRICS EXAM 1 QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
Where we administer IM vaccines in infants vs older children - Answer -infants: outside
of thigh
Older children: deltoid
What is a safe, family-centered care way of administering vaccines? - Answer --frog leg
-sit on parents lap with parents securing arms and legs
If they are receiving a femoral venipuncture or urine catheterization - Answer -when
would you use the frog leg method for a child?
Frog leg - Answer -The child is receiving a femoral venipuncture or urine
catheterization. What method would you use to do this safely?
If the child is going to get a:
Extremity venipuncture
Injections (e.g. Immunizations)
Oral medications (for uncooperative or scared child)
Side-lying for lumbar puncture - Answer -when would you have the child sit on the
parents lap while they secure the child's arms and legs?
Have the child sit on the parents lap while they secure the child's arms and legs -
Answer -The child is going to get an extremity venipuncture. What method would you
use to administer this safely?
What is the age range for neonatals? - Answer -birth to 1 month
What is the age range for infancy? - Answer -birth to 12 months
What is the age range for toddlers? - Answer -1-3 years
What is the age range for preschoolers? - Answer -3-6 years
What is the age range for school age children? - Answer -6-11 years
What is the age range for prepubescent? - Answer -10-13 years
What is the age range for adolescents? - Answer -13-18 years
Who focused on psychosexual development? - Answer -Sigmund Freud
, What did Sigmund Freud believe? - Answer -Basic premise: certain bodily regions
assume greater significance and therefore new source of pleasure at various stages of
development. Conflicts between shifting sources of pleasure move child to another
stage.
What did James Fowler believe in? - Answer -Related to child's moral development and
self-concept
Major physical developmental task of toddlerhood - Answer -Gross motor skills
Walking between 12-18 months
2 years can walk on stairs
Fine motor skills
Increasing dexterity
Learn to throw ball
Draw circle by 3 years old
Functions of play - Answer --sensorimotor development
-intellectual development
-creativity
-socialization
-self-awareness
-therapeutic play
-morality
How does play effect sensorimotor development? - Answer -infants exploring the
physical world to preschools exploring movements as part of games.
How does play effect intellectual development? - Answer -learning to associate words
& objects, problem solving skills, expanding knowledge.
How does play effect creativity? - Answer -trying out new ideas in all types of mediums
How does play effect socialization? - Answer -learning to establish relationships & deal
with problems, learn societal roles & expectations, morals, values & ethics
Self-awareness in function of play - Answer -regulating behavior, activities, self-identity
building
What did Erik H. Erikson focus on? - Answer -psychosocial development
What did Erik H. Erikson believe in? - Answer -Emphasizes a healthy personality as
opposed to Freud's pathological approaches
Child advances to next stage after successful mastery of previous stage
Each stage presents a conflict
ANSWERS
Where we administer IM vaccines in infants vs older children - Answer -infants: outside
of thigh
Older children: deltoid
What is a safe, family-centered care way of administering vaccines? - Answer --frog leg
-sit on parents lap with parents securing arms and legs
If they are receiving a femoral venipuncture or urine catheterization - Answer -when
would you use the frog leg method for a child?
Frog leg - Answer -The child is receiving a femoral venipuncture or urine
catheterization. What method would you use to do this safely?
If the child is going to get a:
Extremity venipuncture
Injections (e.g. Immunizations)
Oral medications (for uncooperative or scared child)
Side-lying for lumbar puncture - Answer -when would you have the child sit on the
parents lap while they secure the child's arms and legs?
Have the child sit on the parents lap while they secure the child's arms and legs -
Answer -The child is going to get an extremity venipuncture. What method would you
use to administer this safely?
What is the age range for neonatals? - Answer -birth to 1 month
What is the age range for infancy? - Answer -birth to 12 months
What is the age range for toddlers? - Answer -1-3 years
What is the age range for preschoolers? - Answer -3-6 years
What is the age range for school age children? - Answer -6-11 years
What is the age range for prepubescent? - Answer -10-13 years
What is the age range for adolescents? - Answer -13-18 years
Who focused on psychosexual development? - Answer -Sigmund Freud
, What did Sigmund Freud believe? - Answer -Basic premise: certain bodily regions
assume greater significance and therefore new source of pleasure at various stages of
development. Conflicts between shifting sources of pleasure move child to another
stage.
What did James Fowler believe in? - Answer -Related to child's moral development and
self-concept
Major physical developmental task of toddlerhood - Answer -Gross motor skills
Walking between 12-18 months
2 years can walk on stairs
Fine motor skills
Increasing dexterity
Learn to throw ball
Draw circle by 3 years old
Functions of play - Answer --sensorimotor development
-intellectual development
-creativity
-socialization
-self-awareness
-therapeutic play
-morality
How does play effect sensorimotor development? - Answer -infants exploring the
physical world to preschools exploring movements as part of games.
How does play effect intellectual development? - Answer -learning to associate words
& objects, problem solving skills, expanding knowledge.
How does play effect creativity? - Answer -trying out new ideas in all types of mediums
How does play effect socialization? - Answer -learning to establish relationships & deal
with problems, learn societal roles & expectations, morals, values & ethics
Self-awareness in function of play - Answer -regulating behavior, activities, self-identity
building
What did Erik H. Erikson focus on? - Answer -psychosocial development
What did Erik H. Erikson believe in? - Answer -Emphasizes a healthy personality as
opposed to Freud's pathological approaches
Child advances to next stage after successful mastery of previous stage
Each stage presents a conflict
