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GNRS 583 Exam Questions And Answers
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The nurse is charting that a hospitalized child has labored breathing. Dyspnea describes labored
breathing. - Answer✔True
The nurse is assessing a child with acute epiglottitis. She should examine the child's throat by
using a tongue depressor. - Answer✔False
Laryngitis is the type of croup that is always considered a medical emergency. - Answer✔False;
Epiglottis is considered a medical emergency
Children with asthma who are taking long-term inhaled steroids should be assessed frequently
for slowed growth. - Answer✔True
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is suspected in a toddler. A Bronchoscopy test is essential in establishing this
diagnosis. - Answer✔False; sweat chloride test is essential for diagnosis of CF
Pancreatic enzymes are administered to the child with cystic fibrosis (CF). - Answer✔True
For an airway obstruction, blind finger sweeps are indicated for children less than 8 years of
age. - Answer✔False
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A combination of back blows and chest thrusts is used for infants with a foreign body
obstruction that has been witnessed. - Answer✔True; for children OLDER than 1 year old
abdominal thrusts are used
Croup is associated with an inspiratory stridor and "barking" cough. - Answer✔True
Allergens, exercise, cold air, pets and changes in weather can trigger an asthma attack. -
Answer✔True
By one year of age an infant should [____] her birth-weight. - Answer✔Triple
A normal apical pulse for an awake non crying infant?
A. 150
B. 200
C. 180
D. 175 - Answer✔150
By [____] months an infant can roll from abdomen to back. - Answer✔5 months
Infants stage of development according to Erickson is?
A. Trust vs mistrust
B. Sense of industry
C. Sense of initiative
D. Answered Sense of independence - Answer✔Trust vs Mistrust
In general children older than 4 years that weigh betweeen 40-80 lbs should use what
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kind of car seat until they are 8-12 years old?
A. Rear facing car seat
B. Front facing car seat.
C. Booster with safety strap
D. Regular car safety belts. - Answer✔Booster with safety strap
Children reach an adult pattern of sleep by [____] years of age. - Answer✔3 years
The nurse is observing parents playing with their 10-month-old daughter. Which of the
following should the nurse recognize as evidence that the child is developing object
permanence?
A. Looks for the toy parents hide under the blanket
B. Returns the blocks to the same spot on the table
C. Recognizes that a ball of clay is the same when flattened out
D. Bangs two cubes held in her hands - Answer✔Looks for the toy parents hide under the
blanket
Object permanence is the realization that items that leave the visual field still exist. When the
infant searches for the toy under the blanket, it is an indication that object permanence has
developed.
Which one of the following functions of play is a major component of play at all ages?
A. Creativity
B. Socialization
C. Intellectual development
D. Sensorimotor activity - Answer✔Sensorimotor activity
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GNRS 583 Exam Questions And Answers
|Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass
The nurse is charting that a hospitalized child has labored breathing. Dyspnea describes labored
breathing. - Answer✔True
The nurse is assessing a child with acute epiglottitis. She should examine the child's throat by
using a tongue depressor. - Answer✔False
Laryngitis is the type of croup that is always considered a medical emergency. - Answer✔False;
Epiglottis is considered a medical emergency
Children with asthma who are taking long-term inhaled steroids should be assessed frequently
for slowed growth. - Answer✔True
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is suspected in a toddler. A Bronchoscopy test is essential in establishing this
diagnosis. - Answer✔False; sweat chloride test is essential for diagnosis of CF
Pancreatic enzymes are administered to the child with cystic fibrosis (CF). - Answer✔True
For an airway obstruction, blind finger sweeps are indicated for children less than 8 years of
age. - Answer✔False
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A combination of back blows and chest thrusts is used for infants with a foreign body
obstruction that has been witnessed. - Answer✔True; for children OLDER than 1 year old
abdominal thrusts are used
Croup is associated with an inspiratory stridor and "barking" cough. - Answer✔True
Allergens, exercise, cold air, pets and changes in weather can trigger an asthma attack. -
Answer✔True
By one year of age an infant should [____] her birth-weight. - Answer✔Triple
A normal apical pulse for an awake non crying infant?
A. 150
B. 200
C. 180
D. 175 - Answer✔150
By [____] months an infant can roll from abdomen to back. - Answer✔5 months
Infants stage of development according to Erickson is?
A. Trust vs mistrust
B. Sense of industry
C. Sense of initiative
D. Answered Sense of independence - Answer✔Trust vs Mistrust
In general children older than 4 years that weigh betweeen 40-80 lbs should use what
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kind of car seat until they are 8-12 years old?
A. Rear facing car seat
B. Front facing car seat.
C. Booster with safety strap
D. Regular car safety belts. - Answer✔Booster with safety strap
Children reach an adult pattern of sleep by [____] years of age. - Answer✔3 years
The nurse is observing parents playing with their 10-month-old daughter. Which of the
following should the nurse recognize as evidence that the child is developing object
permanence?
A. Looks for the toy parents hide under the blanket
B. Returns the blocks to the same spot on the table
C. Recognizes that a ball of clay is the same when flattened out
D. Bangs two cubes held in her hands - Answer✔Looks for the toy parents hide under the
blanket
Object permanence is the realization that items that leave the visual field still exist. When the
infant searches for the toy under the blanket, it is an indication that object permanence has
developed.
Which one of the following functions of play is a major component of play at all ages?
A. Creativity
B. Socialization
C. Intellectual development
D. Sensorimotor activity - Answer✔Sensorimotor activity
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