NURS 6541 MIDTERM EXAM STUDY GUIDE (WEEK 1-6)

1. You see a 6-month-old for a well-child visit and the mother tells you the child’s grandmother recommends that she give the infant whole milk and eggs when he starts solids. What should you tell the mother? 2. Most children can independently get dressed by themselves by age 3. I can walk well on tiptoes, my speech is 50% understandable. I know six body parts, but I can’t balance on one foot for 1 second. I am: 4. Which of the following children should be referred for a comprehensive dev...

NURS 6541 Week 11 Quiz - Question and Answers 1. Which of the following children is most likely to have a febrile seizure? 2. The most definitive features of “growing pains” include: 3. Which of the following diagnostic tests are indicated for a child with a first-time nontraumatic, non-febrile seizure? 4. Which of the following is characteristic of slipped capital femoral epiphysis? 5. Which of the following signs is characteristic of Duchenne muscular dystrophy? 6. Which of the follo...

1. The parent of a 2-year-old tells you her daughter recently started having breath-holding spells. She tells you the older sibling “did the same thing” and asks you for help. You advise her that after a breath-holding event: 2. Which of the following represents normal sequencing of development in a toddler? 3. You see a young child who has tripled her birth weight and looks for hidden objects. When given blocks, she places one in each hand. She has a fine pincer grasp. On the flo...

1. A 9-year-old who weighs 70 pounds asks why she can’t sit in the front passenger seat of the family car. Your best response is: 2. Which of the following is a priority nurse practitioner role to help children and adolescents to have healthy sexual development? 3. For adolescent girls, peak height velocity should occur by Tanner Stage (SMR): 4. Which of the following statements regarding adolescent substance use is true? 5. Which of the following statements about bullying is true? 6. Whi...

1. The most accurate way to determine the degree of dehydration in a vomiting child is to assess: 2. A mother brings a 2-year-old to your office with the complaint that she passes 5 to 10 watery stools per day that often contain undigested food. The child appears healthy and has no other GI symptoms. She is acting, eating, and voiding normally. Weight gain is normal and the mother states she often drinks (her favorite drink is Kool-Aid) instead of eating. The best management for this condition ...

1. Which of the following scenarios is suspicious for the development of neonatal jaundice with potential for kernicterus? 2. Which of the following statements regarding infants with PKU is true? 3. Abdominal pain and vomiting are troublesome in children with type 1 diabetes because these symptoms can occur in which of the following dangerous conditions? 4. A 2-year-old with sickle-cell anemia presents to your office with a fever of 103.4°F, lethargy, and malaise. The mother tells you she st...

1. Shelby is a healthy 4-week-old who presents to your office in mid-January with a 3-day history of nasal congestion with occasional cough. She started running a low-grade fever last night (T max 101.5°F). Now she is refusing to nurse and has paroxysmal coughing and noisy/labored breathing. Physical exam reveals an ill-appearing infant with lethargy and tachypnea, intercostal retractions, expiratory wheezes, and occasional rales. She does not attend day care but has a 3-year-old sibling who do...