MCN 374 Exam 1 - Ch 1, 2, 4-9, 11, 12, 15,
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Which nursing role is not directly involved when providing
family-centered approach to the pediatric population?
1. Advocacy
2. Case management
3. Patient education
4. Researcher
A researcher is not involved in the family-centered approach to
patient care of children and their families. Advocacy, case
management, and patient education are all roles directly involved
in the care of children and their families.
The clinic nurse is working with a child with multiple
disabilities. The parents have asked the nurse to help them in
meeting with the school board to develop an Individualized
Education Plan (IEP) and an Individualized Health Plan (IHP).
Which nursing intervention is most appropriate?
1. Providing a written list of the child's medical diagnoses for
the IEP meeting.
2. Offering to wait with the child while the parents attend the
IEP meeting.
3. Listening to the parents' concerns and complaints about
the school district.
4. Presenting verbally the child's cognitive, physical, and
social skills to school officials at the IEP meeting.
4. Presenting verbally the child's cognitive, physical, and social
skills to school officials at the IEP meeting.
,As an advocate for the child and a partner with the family, the
nurse attends the IEP meeting and presents the child's functional
skills to develop a comprehensive IEP. A list of medical diagnoses
does not accurately inform school officials about the child's skills
or needs. Waiting with the child and listening to parents' concerns
may be kind and empathetic but does not contribute to an action
plan for the child's educational needs.
The nurse is working with a group of parents who have
children with chronic conditions. Which statement by a
parent would indicate a risk for a caregiver burden that could
become overwhelming?
1. "My mother moved in and helped us take our quadruplets
home."
2. "Our health insurance sent us a rejection letter for my
child's brand-name medication, and we must fill out forms to
get the generic."
3. "I chose to quit my job to be home with my child, and my
husband helps in the evening when he can."
4. "I have to care for my child day and night, which leaves
little time for me."
4. "I have to care for my child day and night, which leaves little
time for me."
No respite time from caregiving responsibilities may lead to
overwhelming caregiver burden. The family's pitching in to help
indicates family support. Substituting generic for brand-name
medications will not result in caregiver burden. The mother's
choosing to care for the child and receiving help from the husband
indicates family support.
In working with parents of children with chronic diseases,
the nurse is concerned with helping the parents to protect
themselves from compassion fatigue. Which activities are
appropriate for the nurse to encourage? Select all that apply.
,1. Sleeping more than 9 hours per 24-hour period
2. Exercising
3. Fostering social relationships
4. Developing a hobby
5. Moving away
2. Exercising
3. Fostering social relationships
4. Developing a hobby
Exercising, fostering social relationships, and developing a hobby
all contribute to physical, spiritual, social, and mental rest and
restoration. Sleeping more than the body requires and moving
away are avoidance behaviors that do not address exhaustion
from overwhelming caregiving responsibilities.
A nurse is working with pediatric clients in a research
facility. The nurse recognizes that federal guidelines are in
place that delineate which pediatrics clients must give assent
for participation in research trials. Based upon the clients
age, the nurse would seek assent from which children?
Select all that apply.
1. The precocious 4-year-old starting as a cystic fibrosis
research-study participant.
2. The 7-year-old leukemia client electing to receive a newly
developed medication, now being researched.
3. The 10-year-old starting in an investigative study for
clients with precocious puberty.
4. The 13-year-old client beginning participation in a research
program for ADHD treatments.
2. The 7-year-old leukemia client electing to receive a newly
developed medication, now being researched.
3. The 10-year-old starting in an investigative study for clients with
, precocious puberty.
4. The 13-year-old client beginning participation in a research
program for ADHD treatments.
Federal guidelines mandate that research participants 7 years old
and older must receive developmentally appropriate information
about healthcare procedures and treatments and give assent.
The nurse in a pediatric acute-care unit is assigned the
following tasks. Which task is not appropriate for the
registered to nurse complete?
1. Diagnose an 8-year-old with acute otitis media and
prescribe an antibiotic.
2. Listen to the concerns of an adolescent about being out of
school for a lengthy surgical recovery.
3. Provide information to a mother of a newly diagnosed 4-
year-old diabetic about local support-group options.
4. Diagnose
1. Diagnose an 8-year-old with acute otitis media and prescribe
an antibiotic.
The role of the pediatric nurse includes providing nursing
assessment, directing nursing care interventions, and educating
client and family at developmentally appropriate levels; client
advocacy, case management, minimization of distress, and
enhancement of coping. Advanced practice nurse practitioners
perform assessment, diagnosis, and management of health
conditions
A 7-year-old child is admitted for acute appendicitis. The
parents are questioning the nurse about expectations during
the childs recovery. Which information tool would be most
useful in answering a parents questions about the timing of
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Latest Updates 2025 Graded A+
Which nursing role is not directly involved when providing
family-centered approach to the pediatric population?
1. Advocacy
2. Case management
3. Patient education
4. Researcher
A researcher is not involved in the family-centered approach to
patient care of children and their families. Advocacy, case
management, and patient education are all roles directly involved
in the care of children and their families.
The clinic nurse is working with a child with multiple
disabilities. The parents have asked the nurse to help them in
meeting with the school board to develop an Individualized
Education Plan (IEP) and an Individualized Health Plan (IHP).
Which nursing intervention is most appropriate?
1. Providing a written list of the child's medical diagnoses for
the IEP meeting.
2. Offering to wait with the child while the parents attend the
IEP meeting.
3. Listening to the parents' concerns and complaints about
the school district.
4. Presenting verbally the child's cognitive, physical, and
social skills to school officials at the IEP meeting.
4. Presenting verbally the child's cognitive, physical, and social
skills to school officials at the IEP meeting.
,As an advocate for the child and a partner with the family, the
nurse attends the IEP meeting and presents the child's functional
skills to develop a comprehensive IEP. A list of medical diagnoses
does not accurately inform school officials about the child's skills
or needs. Waiting with the child and listening to parents' concerns
may be kind and empathetic but does not contribute to an action
plan for the child's educational needs.
The nurse is working with a group of parents who have
children with chronic conditions. Which statement by a
parent would indicate a risk for a caregiver burden that could
become overwhelming?
1. "My mother moved in and helped us take our quadruplets
home."
2. "Our health insurance sent us a rejection letter for my
child's brand-name medication, and we must fill out forms to
get the generic."
3. "I chose to quit my job to be home with my child, and my
husband helps in the evening when he can."
4. "I have to care for my child day and night, which leaves
little time for me."
4. "I have to care for my child day and night, which leaves little
time for me."
No respite time from caregiving responsibilities may lead to
overwhelming caregiver burden. The family's pitching in to help
indicates family support. Substituting generic for brand-name
medications will not result in caregiver burden. The mother's
choosing to care for the child and receiving help from the husband
indicates family support.
In working with parents of children with chronic diseases,
the nurse is concerned with helping the parents to protect
themselves from compassion fatigue. Which activities are
appropriate for the nurse to encourage? Select all that apply.
,1. Sleeping more than 9 hours per 24-hour period
2. Exercising
3. Fostering social relationships
4. Developing a hobby
5. Moving away
2. Exercising
3. Fostering social relationships
4. Developing a hobby
Exercising, fostering social relationships, and developing a hobby
all contribute to physical, spiritual, social, and mental rest and
restoration. Sleeping more than the body requires and moving
away are avoidance behaviors that do not address exhaustion
from overwhelming caregiving responsibilities.
A nurse is working with pediatric clients in a research
facility. The nurse recognizes that federal guidelines are in
place that delineate which pediatrics clients must give assent
for participation in research trials. Based upon the clients
age, the nurse would seek assent from which children?
Select all that apply.
1. The precocious 4-year-old starting as a cystic fibrosis
research-study participant.
2. The 7-year-old leukemia client electing to receive a newly
developed medication, now being researched.
3. The 10-year-old starting in an investigative study for
clients with precocious puberty.
4. The 13-year-old client beginning participation in a research
program for ADHD treatments.
2. The 7-year-old leukemia client electing to receive a newly
developed medication, now being researched.
3. The 10-year-old starting in an investigative study for clients with
, precocious puberty.
4. The 13-year-old client beginning participation in a research
program for ADHD treatments.
Federal guidelines mandate that research participants 7 years old
and older must receive developmentally appropriate information
about healthcare procedures and treatments and give assent.
The nurse in a pediatric acute-care unit is assigned the
following tasks. Which task is not appropriate for the
registered to nurse complete?
1. Diagnose an 8-year-old with acute otitis media and
prescribe an antibiotic.
2. Listen to the concerns of an adolescent about being out of
school for a lengthy surgical recovery.
3. Provide information to a mother of a newly diagnosed 4-
year-old diabetic about local support-group options.
4. Diagnose
1. Diagnose an 8-year-old with acute otitis media and prescribe
an antibiotic.
The role of the pediatric nurse includes providing nursing
assessment, directing nursing care interventions, and educating
client and family at developmentally appropriate levels; client
advocacy, case management, minimization of distress, and
enhancement of coping. Advanced practice nurse practitioners
perform assessment, diagnosis, and management of health
conditions
A 7-year-old child is admitted for acute appendicitis. The
parents are questioning the nurse about expectations during
the childs recovery. Which information tool would be most
useful in answering a parents questions about the timing of
