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NUR2513 MATERNAL CHILD FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
A child is admitted to the hospital because she had a seizure. Her
parents report that for the past few weeks she has had
headaches, with vomiting, that are worse in the morning. What
does the nurse suspect?
a. Meningitis
b. Reye's syndrome
c. Brain tumor
d. Encephalitis - ANSWERS-Brain tumor
A parent tells the nurse, "I'm not sure how to give this medicine to
my infant." How would the nurse teach the parent to best
administer an oral suspension?
a. Pour the medication into a small cup and allowing the infant to
drink it.
b. Place the medication in a nipple and having the infant suck the
nipple.
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c. Use an oral syringe and placing the medication in the side of
the infant's mouth.
d. Administer the medication with a dropper onto the back of the
infant's tongue. - ANSWERS-Use an oral syringe and placing the
medication in the side of the infant's mouth
The nurse instructs the mother of a 2-year-old who is taking iron
supplements for anemia that some foods reduce the absorption of
iron. What would be the best example provided by the nurse?
a. Red meat
b. Green, leafy vegetables
c. Acidic fruit juices
d. Egg yolks - ANSWERS-Egg yolks
Where is the best site for giving an IM injection to a 15-month-old
child?
a. Ventrogluteal muscle
b. Dorsogluteal muscle
c. Deltoid muscle
d. Vastus lateralis muscle - ANSWERS-ANS: D
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The vastus lateralis muscle is free of major blood vessels and
nerves and can be used in children of any age.
Gentamicin ear drops are prescribed for a 4-year-old child. How
would the nurse position the auricle when administering the ear
drops?
a. Up and back
b. Down and back
c. Up and out
d. Down and out - ANSWERS-Up and back
What is the purpose of the White House Conference on Children
and Youth?
a. Set criteria for normal growth patterns.
b. Examine the number of live births in minority populations.
c. Raise money to support well-child clinics in rural areas.
d. Promote comprehensive child welfare. - ANSWERS-ANS: D
White House Conferences on Children and Youth are held every
10 years to promote comprehensive child welfare.
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How many hours of hospital stay does legislation currently allow
for a postpartum patient who has delivered vaginally without
complications?
a. 24
b. 48
c. 36
d. 72 - ANSWERS-ANS: B
Postpartum patients who deliver vaginally stay in the hospital for
an average of 48 hours; patients who have had a cesarean
delivery usually stay 4 days.
How does the clinical pathway or critical pathway improve quality
of care?
a. Lists diagnosis-specific implementations
b. Outlines expected progress with stated timelines
c. Prioritizes effective nursing diagnoses
d. Describes common complications - ANSWERS-ANS: B
Critical pathways outline expected progress with stated timelines.
Any deviation from those timelines is called a variance
NUR2513 MATERNAL CHILD FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
A child is admitted to the hospital because she had a seizure. Her
parents report that for the past few weeks she has had
headaches, with vomiting, that are worse in the morning. What
does the nurse suspect?
a. Meningitis
b. Reye's syndrome
c. Brain tumor
d. Encephalitis - ANSWERS-Brain tumor
A parent tells the nurse, "I'm not sure how to give this medicine to
my infant." How would the nurse teach the parent to best
administer an oral suspension?
a. Pour the medication into a small cup and allowing the infant to
drink it.
b. Place the medication in a nipple and having the infant suck the
nipple.
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c. Use an oral syringe and placing the medication in the side of
the infant's mouth.
d. Administer the medication with a dropper onto the back of the
infant's tongue. - ANSWERS-Use an oral syringe and placing the
medication in the side of the infant's mouth
The nurse instructs the mother of a 2-year-old who is taking iron
supplements for anemia that some foods reduce the absorption of
iron. What would be the best example provided by the nurse?
a. Red meat
b. Green, leafy vegetables
c. Acidic fruit juices
d. Egg yolks - ANSWERS-Egg yolks
Where is the best site for giving an IM injection to a 15-month-old
child?
a. Ventrogluteal muscle
b. Dorsogluteal muscle
c. Deltoid muscle
d. Vastus lateralis muscle - ANSWERS-ANS: D
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The vastus lateralis muscle is free of major blood vessels and
nerves and can be used in children of any age.
Gentamicin ear drops are prescribed for a 4-year-old child. How
would the nurse position the auricle when administering the ear
drops?
a. Up and back
b. Down and back
c. Up and out
d. Down and out - ANSWERS-Up and back
What is the purpose of the White House Conference on Children
and Youth?
a. Set criteria for normal growth patterns.
b. Examine the number of live births in minority populations.
c. Raise money to support well-child clinics in rural areas.
d. Promote comprehensive child welfare. - ANSWERS-ANS: D
White House Conferences on Children and Youth are held every
10 years to promote comprehensive child welfare.
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How many hours of hospital stay does legislation currently allow
for a postpartum patient who has delivered vaginally without
complications?
a. 24
b. 48
c. 36
d. 72 - ANSWERS-ANS: B
Postpartum patients who deliver vaginally stay in the hospital for
an average of 48 hours; patients who have had a cesarean
delivery usually stay 4 days.
How does the clinical pathway or critical pathway improve quality
of care?
a. Lists diagnosis-specific implementations
b. Outlines expected progress with stated timelines
c. Prioritizes effective nursing diagnoses
d. Describes common complications - ANSWERS-ANS: B
Critical pathways outline expected progress with stated timelines.
Any deviation from those timelines is called a variance
