NU435 PEDI Exam #1 With Complete Solutions
Which intervention would the nurse include when providing care during hospitalization?
a. prepare the child for separation from parents during hospitalization by reviewing a
video.
b. prepare the child before any unfamiliar treatment or procedure.
c. help the child accept the loss of control associated with hospitalization.
d. help the child accept pain that is connected with a treatment or procedure. - ANSWER
b. prepare the child before any unfamiliar treatment or procedure.
Which behaviors by the nurse indicate a therapeutic relationship with children and
families? (Select all that apply)
a. spending off-duty time with children and families.
b. asking questions if families are not participating in the care.
c. clarifying information for families.
d. buying toys for a hospitalized child.
e. learning about the families religious preferences. - ANSWER b. asking questions if
families are not participating in the care.
c. clarifying information for families.
e. learning about the families religious preferences.
Which of the following describes Family Stress Theory?
a. family is viewed as the sum of individual members.
b. change in one family member cannot create a change in other members.
c. individual family members are readily identifies as the source of a problem.
d. when the family system is disrupted, change can occur at any point in the system. -
ANSWER d. when the family system is disrupted, change can occur at any point in the
system.
The practice of cultural humility is continual and an important concept in the nursing
process. Nurses can facilitate this process by (Select all that apply)
a. integrating cultural knowledge.
, b. recognizing cultural differences.
c. acting in a culturally appropriate manner.
d. focusing on their own beliefs and practices
e. helping the family adapt to the health care practices. - ANSWER a. integrating cultural
knowledge.
b. recognizing cultural differences.
c. acting in a culturally appropriate manner.
A nurse is examining a toddler and is discussing with the mother psychosocial
development according to Erikson's theories. Based on the nurse's knowledge of
Erikson, the most age-appropriate activity to suggest to the parents at this stage is to:
a. assist the child in eating all meals and snacks.
b. allow the toddler to start making choices about what to wear.
c. allow the toddler to pull a talking duck toy
d. turn on a TV show with bright colors and loud sounds - ANSWER b. allow the toddler
to start making choices about what to wear.
During their school-age years, children best understand concepts that can be seen or
illustrated. The nurse knows this type of thinking is termed as:
A) concrete operations.
B) preoperational.
C) school-age rhetoric.
D) formal operations. - ANSWER A) concrete operations.
A parent of a 12 month old says to the nurse, "He pushes the teaspoon right out of my
hand when I feed him. I can't let him feed himself; he makes too much mess." The most
appropriate response by the nurse is
a. "It's important not to give in to this kind of temper tantrum at this age."
b. "Maybe you need to try a different type of spoon, one designed for children."
c. "It's important to let him make a mess. Just don't worry about it so much."
d. "He is at the age when he should begin to feed himself. Let's brainstorm together
ways to make the mess more tolerable." - ANSWER d. "He is at the age when he should
begin to feed himself. Let's brainstorm together ways to make the mess more tolerable."
A client and her male partner are both sickle cell trait carriers. The client asks the nurse
Which intervention would the nurse include when providing care during hospitalization?
a. prepare the child for separation from parents during hospitalization by reviewing a
video.
b. prepare the child before any unfamiliar treatment or procedure.
c. help the child accept the loss of control associated with hospitalization.
d. help the child accept pain that is connected with a treatment or procedure. - ANSWER
b. prepare the child before any unfamiliar treatment or procedure.
Which behaviors by the nurse indicate a therapeutic relationship with children and
families? (Select all that apply)
a. spending off-duty time with children and families.
b. asking questions if families are not participating in the care.
c. clarifying information for families.
d. buying toys for a hospitalized child.
e. learning about the families religious preferences. - ANSWER b. asking questions if
families are not participating in the care.
c. clarifying information for families.
e. learning about the families religious preferences.
Which of the following describes Family Stress Theory?
a. family is viewed as the sum of individual members.
b. change in one family member cannot create a change in other members.
c. individual family members are readily identifies as the source of a problem.
d. when the family system is disrupted, change can occur at any point in the system. -
ANSWER d. when the family system is disrupted, change can occur at any point in the
system.
The practice of cultural humility is continual and an important concept in the nursing
process. Nurses can facilitate this process by (Select all that apply)
a. integrating cultural knowledge.
, b. recognizing cultural differences.
c. acting in a culturally appropriate manner.
d. focusing on their own beliefs and practices
e. helping the family adapt to the health care practices. - ANSWER a. integrating cultural
knowledge.
b. recognizing cultural differences.
c. acting in a culturally appropriate manner.
A nurse is examining a toddler and is discussing with the mother psychosocial
development according to Erikson's theories. Based on the nurse's knowledge of
Erikson, the most age-appropriate activity to suggest to the parents at this stage is to:
a. assist the child in eating all meals and snacks.
b. allow the toddler to start making choices about what to wear.
c. allow the toddler to pull a talking duck toy
d. turn on a TV show with bright colors and loud sounds - ANSWER b. allow the toddler
to start making choices about what to wear.
During their school-age years, children best understand concepts that can be seen or
illustrated. The nurse knows this type of thinking is termed as:
A) concrete operations.
B) preoperational.
C) school-age rhetoric.
D) formal operations. - ANSWER A) concrete operations.
A parent of a 12 month old says to the nurse, "He pushes the teaspoon right out of my
hand when I feed him. I can't let him feed himself; he makes too much mess." The most
appropriate response by the nurse is
a. "It's important not to give in to this kind of temper tantrum at this age."
b. "Maybe you need to try a different type of spoon, one designed for children."
c. "It's important to let him make a mess. Just don't worry about it so much."
d. "He is at the age when he should begin to feed himself. Let's brainstorm together
ways to make the mess more tolerable." - ANSWER d. "He is at the age when he should
begin to feed himself. Let's brainstorm together ways to make the mess more tolerable."
A client and her male partner are both sickle cell trait carriers. The client asks the nurse
