PEDIATRICS FINAL EXAM ASSESSMENT SCRIPT
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◉ D.
Answer: The nurse is instructing the parents of a school-age child
with an eye disorder how to care for her eye. Which of the following
conditions would the nurse explain as resolving by itself without the
use of antibiotics?
A)
Blepharitis
B)
Hordeolum
C)
Corneal abrasion
D)
Chalazion
◉ D.
Answer: The nurse is caring for a 4-year-old boy with infectious
conjunctivitis. Which intervention would be least appropriate to
include in the child's plan of care?
,A)
Rinsing the eye with cool water
B)
Educating the family about the disease
C)
Encouraging frequent hand washing
D)
Promoting eye safety
◉ C.
Answer: The nurse is examining a 7-year-old boy with blepharitis.
Which of the following would the nurse least likely expect to assess?
A)
Redness
B)
Scaling
C)
Pain
D)
Edema
◉ B.
,Answer: The nurse is caring for a newborn and knows that his
vision, unlike his hearing, is not fully developed. Which aspect of the
child's vision would the nurse expect to be similar to his father's
vision?
A)
Adequate color detection
B)
Visual acuity of 20/100
C)
Nearsightedness
D)
Monocular vision
◉ C.
Answer: The nurse is taking a health history for a 9-year-old girl.
Which finding would alert the nurse to a possible risk factor
specifically associated with visual impairment?
A)
Being born at 39 weeks' gestation
B)
Having several hours of homework daily
C)
Being of African American heritage
, D)
Being active in sports
◉ B.
Answer: The nurse is examining a 3-year-old boy with acute otitis
media who has a mild earache and a temperature of 38.5º C. Which
of the following actions will be taken?
A)
Obtain a culture of the middle ear fluid.
B)
Instruct the parents to watch for worsening symptoms.
C)
Administer antibiotics.
D)
Administer antivirals.
◉ C.
Answer: A nurse is examining a 7-year-old boy with hordeolum.
Which of the following would the nurse expect to find?
A)
Redness
B)
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◉ D.
Answer: The nurse is instructing the parents of a school-age child
with an eye disorder how to care for her eye. Which of the following
conditions would the nurse explain as resolving by itself without the
use of antibiotics?
A)
Blepharitis
B)
Hordeolum
C)
Corneal abrasion
D)
Chalazion
◉ D.
Answer: The nurse is caring for a 4-year-old boy with infectious
conjunctivitis. Which intervention would be least appropriate to
include in the child's plan of care?
,A)
Rinsing the eye with cool water
B)
Educating the family about the disease
C)
Encouraging frequent hand washing
D)
Promoting eye safety
◉ C.
Answer: The nurse is examining a 7-year-old boy with blepharitis.
Which of the following would the nurse least likely expect to assess?
A)
Redness
B)
Scaling
C)
Pain
D)
Edema
◉ B.
,Answer: The nurse is caring for a newborn and knows that his
vision, unlike his hearing, is not fully developed. Which aspect of the
child's vision would the nurse expect to be similar to his father's
vision?
A)
Adequate color detection
B)
Visual acuity of 20/100
C)
Nearsightedness
D)
Monocular vision
◉ C.
Answer: The nurse is taking a health history for a 9-year-old girl.
Which finding would alert the nurse to a possible risk factor
specifically associated with visual impairment?
A)
Being born at 39 weeks' gestation
B)
Having several hours of homework daily
C)
Being of African American heritage
, D)
Being active in sports
◉ B.
Answer: The nurse is examining a 3-year-old boy with acute otitis
media who has a mild earache and a temperature of 38.5º C. Which
of the following actions will be taken?
A)
Obtain a culture of the middle ear fluid.
B)
Instruct the parents to watch for worsening symptoms.
C)
Administer antibiotics.
D)
Administer antivirals.
◉ C.
Answer: A nurse is examining a 7-year-old boy with hordeolum.
Which of the following would the nurse expect to find?
A)
Redness
B)
