SOAP NOTE PRESCHOOL SICK VISIT TEST
PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
STUDY SHEET
●● A nurse is planning to foster independence in a group of 4-year-old
children. What self-care skill does the nurse expect 4-year-olds to be
capable of performing?
Answer: Putting on a shirt and buttoning it
●● When planning discharge teaching for the parents of a child with
asthma, what information should be included?
Answer: Minimize exertion and exposure to cold.
●● With which roommate should the nurse place a 4-year-old boy who
has been admitted to the hospital with nephrotic syndrome?
Answer: A 5-year-old girl with acute glomerulonephritis
●● A preschool child is found to have chickenpox during the acute
phase. The nurse tells the parents, "It's important not to expose your
child to anyone undergoing certain types of prolonged medication
therapy." What medication therapy puts a person at risk?
Answer: Systemic steroid
,●● The nurse discusses discipline with parents of a 4-year-old child.
Which parental statement regarding time-out reflects an appropriate
application of this method of discipline?
Answer: "I explain the reason for the time-out before and after
disciplining him."
●● Parents express concerns to the nurse that their 4-year-old child is
spending a large amount of time playing with an imaginary friend. What
is the best response by the nurse?
Answer: "Imaginary playmates are an important part of a young child's
life."
●● A young child with acute nonlymphoid leukemia is admitted to the
pediatric unit with a fever and neutropenia. What are the most
appropriate nursing interventions to minimize the complications
associated with neutropenia?
Answer: Placing the child in a private room, restricting ill visitors, and
using strict handwashing techniques
●● The health care provider prescribes mebendazole (Vermox) for a 4-
year-old child with pinworms. For which expected response to the
medication does the nurse teach the parents to be alert?
Answer: Passage of worms
, ●● A nurse is caring for a child with acute lymphoid leukemia who is
undergoing chemotherapy. The parents ask why the child needs
prednisone. How should the nurse respond?
Answer: It decreases inflammation.
●● During a clinic visit a 4-year-old girl suddenly yells, "Don't sit on
Erin!" The parent whispers that Erin is an imaginary friend. What is the
nurse's best action?
Answer: Avoiding sitting where the child says her imaginary friend is
located
●● What is the average duration of sleep per night for a preschooler?
Answer: 12 hours
●● What is the best approach for the nurse to use when preparing a
preschooler for surgery?
Answer: Using a doll to demonstrate perioperative care
●● A nurse is preparing an intramuscular injection to be administered to
a 2-year-old child. What approach is the most therapeutic?
Answer: "This might hurt, but it's important that you be very still."
PREP QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED
STUDY SHEET
●● A nurse is planning to foster independence in a group of 4-year-old
children. What self-care skill does the nurse expect 4-year-olds to be
capable of performing?
Answer: Putting on a shirt and buttoning it
●● When planning discharge teaching for the parents of a child with
asthma, what information should be included?
Answer: Minimize exertion and exposure to cold.
●● With which roommate should the nurse place a 4-year-old boy who
has been admitted to the hospital with nephrotic syndrome?
Answer: A 5-year-old girl with acute glomerulonephritis
●● A preschool child is found to have chickenpox during the acute
phase. The nurse tells the parents, "It's important not to expose your
child to anyone undergoing certain types of prolonged medication
therapy." What medication therapy puts a person at risk?
Answer: Systemic steroid
,●● The nurse discusses discipline with parents of a 4-year-old child.
Which parental statement regarding time-out reflects an appropriate
application of this method of discipline?
Answer: "I explain the reason for the time-out before and after
disciplining him."
●● Parents express concerns to the nurse that their 4-year-old child is
spending a large amount of time playing with an imaginary friend. What
is the best response by the nurse?
Answer: "Imaginary playmates are an important part of a young child's
life."
●● A young child with acute nonlymphoid leukemia is admitted to the
pediatric unit with a fever and neutropenia. What are the most
appropriate nursing interventions to minimize the complications
associated with neutropenia?
Answer: Placing the child in a private room, restricting ill visitors, and
using strict handwashing techniques
●● The health care provider prescribes mebendazole (Vermox) for a 4-
year-old child with pinworms. For which expected response to the
medication does the nurse teach the parents to be alert?
Answer: Passage of worms
, ●● A nurse is caring for a child with acute lymphoid leukemia who is
undergoing chemotherapy. The parents ask why the child needs
prednisone. How should the nurse respond?
Answer: It decreases inflammation.
●● During a clinic visit a 4-year-old girl suddenly yells, "Don't sit on
Erin!" The parent whispers that Erin is an imaginary friend. What is the
nurse's best action?
Answer: Avoiding sitting where the child says her imaginary friend is
located
●● What is the average duration of sleep per night for a preschooler?
Answer: 12 hours
●● What is the best approach for the nurse to use when preparing a
preschooler for surgery?
Answer: Using a doll to demonstrate perioperative care
●● A nurse is preparing an intramuscular injection to be administered to
a 2-year-old child. What approach is the most therapeutic?
Answer: "This might hurt, but it's important that you be very still."
