GERIATRIC NURSING GUIDE EXAM 3 2026
EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW
◉ Health concerns/leading causes of death for children. Answer:
Perinatal/congenital
SIDS
MVA/unintentional injury
◉ Health concerns/leading causes of death for adolescents. Answer:
MVA/unintentional injury
Homicide
Suicide
◉ Screening and preventive services for adolescents. Answer:
height/weight
vision and hearing
dental health
immunization status
rubella
substance use
mental health
,cholesterol and triglyceride levels
◉ Screening and preventive services for children. Answer:
height/weight
vision and hearing
dental health
at birth: hemoglobinopathy, phenylalanine level, T4, and TSH
immunization status
lead exposure
cholesterol and triglyceride levels
◉ National health goals for children. Answer: Reduce:
▪ Dental caries
▪ Obesity
▪ Exposure to secondhand
smoke
Increase:
- Newborn blood spot
screening & follow-up testing
▪ Access to a medical home
▪ Schools that require health
, education
▪ Childhood immunizations
▪ Use of child safety
restraints
▪ Physical activity
◉ National health goals for adolescnets. Answer: Reduce:
▪ Violent crimes
▪ Initiation of tobacco use
▪ Obesity
▪ Deaths related to motor vehicle crashes
increase:
▪ Schools with breakfast
program
▪ Participation in
extracurricular activities
▪ Wellness checkup within
prior 12 months
▪ Physical activity
◉ Community education for children. Answer: o Breastfeeding
EXAM PREP STUDY GUIDE COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW
◉ Health concerns/leading causes of death for children. Answer:
Perinatal/congenital
SIDS
MVA/unintentional injury
◉ Health concerns/leading causes of death for adolescents. Answer:
MVA/unintentional injury
Homicide
Suicide
◉ Screening and preventive services for adolescents. Answer:
height/weight
vision and hearing
dental health
immunization status
rubella
substance use
mental health
,cholesterol and triglyceride levels
◉ Screening and preventive services for children. Answer:
height/weight
vision and hearing
dental health
at birth: hemoglobinopathy, phenylalanine level, T4, and TSH
immunization status
lead exposure
cholesterol and triglyceride levels
◉ National health goals for children. Answer: Reduce:
▪ Dental caries
▪ Obesity
▪ Exposure to secondhand
smoke
Increase:
- Newborn blood spot
screening & follow-up testing
▪ Access to a medical home
▪ Schools that require health
, education
▪ Childhood immunizations
▪ Use of child safety
restraints
▪ Physical activity
◉ National health goals for adolescnets. Answer: Reduce:
▪ Violent crimes
▪ Initiation of tobacco use
▪ Obesity
▪ Deaths related to motor vehicle crashes
increase:
▪ Schools with breakfast
program
▪ Participation in
extracurricular activities
▪ Wellness checkup within
prior 12 months
▪ Physical activity
◉ Community education for children. Answer: o Breastfeeding
