Test Bank For Pediatric Primary Care 8Th Edition | Burns, Dunn & Braddy | Complete Chapters Review, Practice Questions, Answers & Detailed Rationales

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Questions

1. A child who has attention­deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has
difficulty ID: 13348413834 stopping activities to begin other activities at
school. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner understands that
this is due to difficulty with the self­regulation component of A.
emotional control.
B. flexibility. Correct
C. inhibition.
D. problem­solving.


2. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner cares for a preschool­age
child ID: 13348413832 who was exposed to drugs prenatally. The child
bites other children and has tantrums when asked to stop but is able to
state later why this behavior is wrong. This child most likely has a
disorder of

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A. executive function. Correct
B. information processing.
C. sensory processing.
D. social cognition.



3. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner uses the
Neurodevelopmental ID: 13348413842 Learning Framework to
assess cognition and learning in an adolescent. When evaluating
social cognition, the nurse practitioner will ask the adolescent A.
about friends and activities at school. Correct B. if balancing
sports and homework is difficult.
C. to interpret material from a pie chart.
D. to restate the content of something just read.


4. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is evaluating a school­age
child ID: 13348413838 who has been diagnosed with ADHD. Which
plan will the nurse practitioner recommend asking the child’s school
about to help with academic performance?
A. 504 Correct
B. FAPE
C. IDEA
D. IEP


5. The parent of a child diagnosed with ADHD tells the primary care
pediatric ID: 13348413844 nurse practitioner that the child gets
overwhelmed by homework assignments, doesn’t seem to know which
ones to do first, and then doesn’t do any assignments. The nurse

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practitioner tells the parent that this represents impairment in which
executive function? A.
Activation Correct
B.
Effort
C.
D.
Emotion
Focus


6. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is considering medication
ID: 13348413826 options for a school­age child recently diagnosed with
ADHD who has a primarily hyperactive presentation. Which medication
will the nurse practitioner select initially?
A. Low­dose stimulant
B. Moderate­dose stimulant Correct
C. Low­dose non­stimulant

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D. Moderate­dose non­stimulant


7. The parent of a 4­year­old child reports that the child gets upset when
the ID: 13348413824 hall light is left on at night and won’t leave the
house unless both shoes are tied equally tight. The primary care
pediatric nurse practitioner recognizes that this child likely has which
type of sensory processing disorder?
A. Dyspraxia
B. Over­responderCorrect
C. Sensory seeker
D. Under­responder


8. The parent of a preschool­age child who is diagnosed with a sensory
ID: 13348413828 processing disorder (SPD) asks the primary care
pediatric nurse practitioner how to help the child manage the
symptoms. What will the nurse practitioner recommend?
A. Establishing a reward system for acceptable behaviors
B. Introducing the child to a variety of new experiences
C. Maintaining predictable routines as much as possible Correct
D.


Providing frequent contact, such as hugs and cuddling


9. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is performing an
examination on ID: 13348413846 a 5­year­old child who exhibits
ritualistic behaviors, avoids contact with other children, and has limited