NURSING CARE OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|
100%CORRECT |GRADE A + 2025/2026 FINAL
EDITION
1. An 8-year-old child is hit by a motor vehicle in the school parking lot. The
school nurse notes that the child
is responding to verbal stimulation but is not moving his extremities when
requested. What is the first action
the nurse should take?
a. Wait for the child’s parents to arrive.
b. Move the child out of the parking lot.
c. Have someone notify the emergency medical services (EMS) system.
d. Help the child stand to return to play. CORRECT ANSWER>>>c. Have someone
notify the
emergency medical services (EMS) system.
2.An injury to which part of the brain will cause a coma?
a. Brainstem
b. Cerebrum
c. Cerebellum
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,d. Occipital lobe CORRECT ANSWER>>>a. Brainstem
3.At which age does an infant start to recognize familiar faces and objects, such as
his or her own hand?
a. 1 month
b. 2 months
c. 3 months
d. 4 months CORRECT ANSWER>>>c. 3 months
4.Children are taught the values of their culture through observation and feedback
relative to their own
behavior. In teaching a class on cultural competence, the nurse should be aware
that which factor may be
culturally determined?
a. Ethnicity
b. Racial variation
c. Status
d. Geographic boundaries CORRECT ANSWER>>>c. Status
5.Pertussis vaccination should begin at which age?
a. Birth
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,b. 2 months
c. 6 months
d. 12 months CORRECT ANSWER>>>b. 2 months
6.The clinic nurse is reviewing statistics on infant mortality for the United States
versus other countries.
Compared with other countries that have a population of at least 25 million, the
nurse makes which determination?
a. The United States is ranked last among 27 countries.
b. The United States is ranked similar to 20 other developed countries.
c. The United States is ranked in the middle of 20 other developed countries.
d. The United States is ranked highest among 27 other industrializ CORRECT
ANSWER>>>A- The
United States is ranked last among 27 countries.
7.The nurse is caring for a 12-year-old child who is on fall precautions
secondary to seizures. What interventions should be included in the childs
care plan? (Select all that apply.)
a. Place a call light and desired items within reach.
b. Keep the bed in the highest position with the two side rails up.
c. Turn off the lights and television at night.
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, d. Keep personal belongings and clutter contained in one area of the floor. Have the
child wear an appropriate-size gown and nonskid footwear. CORRECT
ANSWER>>>a.
Place a call light and desired items within reach.
8.The nurse is caring for a child with Kawasaki disease in the acute phase. What
clinical manifestations should
the nurse expect to observe? (Select all that apply.)
a. Osler nodes
b. Cervical lymphadenopathy
c. Strawberry tongue
d. Chorea
e. Erythematous palms
f. Polyarthritis CORRECT ANSWER>>>b. Cervical lymphadenopathy
c. Strawberry tongue
e. Erythematous palms
9.The nurse is determining if a newborn is classified in the low birth weight
(LBW) category of less than 2500
g. The newborns weight is 5 lb., 4 oz. What is the newborns weight in grams?
Record your answer in a whole
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|
100%CORRECT |GRADE A + 2025/2026 FINAL
EDITION
1. An 8-year-old child is hit by a motor vehicle in the school parking lot. The
school nurse notes that the child
is responding to verbal stimulation but is not moving his extremities when
requested. What is the first action
the nurse should take?
a. Wait for the child’s parents to arrive.
b. Move the child out of the parking lot.
c. Have someone notify the emergency medical services (EMS) system.
d. Help the child stand to return to play. CORRECT ANSWER>>>c. Have someone
notify the
emergency medical services (EMS) system.
2.An injury to which part of the brain will cause a coma?
a. Brainstem
b. Cerebrum
c. Cerebellum
1
,d. Occipital lobe CORRECT ANSWER>>>a. Brainstem
3.At which age does an infant start to recognize familiar faces and objects, such as
his or her own hand?
a. 1 month
b. 2 months
c. 3 months
d. 4 months CORRECT ANSWER>>>c. 3 months
4.Children are taught the values of their culture through observation and feedback
relative to their own
behavior. In teaching a class on cultural competence, the nurse should be aware
that which factor may be
culturally determined?
a. Ethnicity
b. Racial variation
c. Status
d. Geographic boundaries CORRECT ANSWER>>>c. Status
5.Pertussis vaccination should begin at which age?
a. Birth
2
,b. 2 months
c. 6 months
d. 12 months CORRECT ANSWER>>>b. 2 months
6.The clinic nurse is reviewing statistics on infant mortality for the United States
versus other countries.
Compared with other countries that have a population of at least 25 million, the
nurse makes which determination?
a. The United States is ranked last among 27 countries.
b. The United States is ranked similar to 20 other developed countries.
c. The United States is ranked in the middle of 20 other developed countries.
d. The United States is ranked highest among 27 other industrializ CORRECT
ANSWER>>>A- The
United States is ranked last among 27 countries.
7.The nurse is caring for a 12-year-old child who is on fall precautions
secondary to seizures. What interventions should be included in the childs
care plan? (Select all that apply.)
a. Place a call light and desired items within reach.
b. Keep the bed in the highest position with the two side rails up.
c. Turn off the lights and television at night.
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, d. Keep personal belongings and clutter contained in one area of the floor. Have the
child wear an appropriate-size gown and nonskid footwear. CORRECT
ANSWER>>>a.
Place a call light and desired items within reach.
8.The nurse is caring for a child with Kawasaki disease in the acute phase. What
clinical manifestations should
the nurse expect to observe? (Select all that apply.)
a. Osler nodes
b. Cervical lymphadenopathy
c. Strawberry tongue
d. Chorea
e. Erythematous palms
f. Polyarthritis CORRECT ANSWER>>>b. Cervical lymphadenopathy
c. Strawberry tongue
e. Erythematous palms
9.The nurse is determining if a newborn is classified in the low birth weight
(LBW) category of less than 2500
g. The newborns weight is 5 lb., 4 oz. What is the newborns weight in grams?
Record your answer in a whole
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