Peds Exam 1 Practice Questions 157
complete solutions.
Peds Exam 1 Practice Questions 157
complete solutions.
A nurse is teaching a caregiver about parallel play in children. Which of the following statements should
the nurse include in the teaching?
a. Children exhibit organized play when in a group
b. The child plays alone
c. The child plays independently when in a group
d. Children sit and observe others play - ANSWER c. The child plays independently when in a group
Non-pharmacologic pain management includes which of the following? (Select all that apply).
a. Hypnosis
b. Breathing techniques
c. Acetaminophen by hospital protocol
d. Guided imagery - ANSWER a. Hypnosis
b. Breathing techniques
d. Guided imagery
The nurse is completing a pain assessment on an infant. Which of the following pain scales should the
nurse use?
a. FLACC
b. NIPS
c. Visual analog scale
d. FACES - ANSWER a. FLACC
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complete solutions.
Which of the following activities best reflects the philosophy of practicing Family-Centered Care?
a. Uses "interpreter services" sparingly to save money for a family with financial concerns
b. Limits telephone communication with families due to HIPPA concerns
c. Allowing visitation by direct blood relatives only
d. Allowing siblings to visit in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - ANSWER d. Allowing siblings to visit in
the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Which of the following is the best definition of the patient's "family"?
a. Family is what the child/patient considers it to be
b. A family must share ethnicity or race or religion or culture or all
c. A family lives together at least half the year
d. A family is always related by legal ties or genetic relationships - ANSWER a. Family is what the
child/patient considers it to be
The nurse is caring for a child that lives with their mother and grandparents. This is what type of family
composition?
a. Blended family
b. Extended family
c. Single-parent family
d. Traditional nuclear family - ANSWER a. Extended family
The nurse understands that parents that try to control their child's behaviors and attitudes through
unquestioned rules and expectations is which type of parenting?
a. Authoritative
b. Permissive
,Peds Exam 1 Practice Questions 157
complete solutions.
c. Authoritarian - ANSWER c. Authoritarian
Which of the following are responsibilities that are included in being a pediatric nurse? (Select all that
apply)
a. Establishing a therapeutic relationship[
b. Patient educator
c. Case/care manager
d. Patient/family advocate - ANSWER a. Establishing a therapeutic relationship[
b. Patient educator
c. Case/care manager
d. Patient/family advocate
Why is it important for a nurse to be aware of his/her own attitudes and values when providing care?
a. Culturally aware nurses identify behaviors as characteristics of a culture and can more easily identify
what is abnormal
b. By identifying what is abnormal or unique in others, the culturally competent nurse becomes aware of
both his/her own feelings and those of others
c. A nurse who is more aware of his/her own culturally founded values and beliefs will be more sensitive
to cultural behaviors in others
d. The nurse who projects his/her own values and beliefs to patients will become more confident and
self-assured about what they value and believe - ANSWER c. A nurse who is more aware of his/her own
culturally founded values and beliefs will be more sensitive to cultural behaviors in others
1. A nurse demonstrates "repatterning" when assisting a family with which of the following decisions?
a. Waiving isolation protocol masks because it makes the family uncomfortable to not see the
caregivers' faces
b. Substituting games or small toys for candy during birthday parties for a child with diabetes
, Peds Exam 1 Practice Questions 157
complete solutions.
c. Communicating with administration to allow a teenage on oxygen a break from therapy to smoke
d. Providing a child with hypertension with a bag of potato chips each day because it is her favorite food
- ANSWER b. Substituting games or small toys for candy during birthday parties for a child with diabetes
Chronological Age - ANSWER Amount of time that has passed from birth to the current time
Binuclear Family - ANSWER Parents terminate the marriage (divorce) and join custody of children
Most common cause of childhood death and injuries - ANSWER Accidents
Non-Pharmacological Pain Treatments - ANSWER Distraction, relaxation, guided imagery, heat/cold,
play, and positioning
Developmental Age - ANSWER Age of a child based on achievement of developmental milestones
Repatterning - ANSWER Therapeutic actions that help a parent or child modify personal health
behaviors towards care while respecting their culture
The number 1 childhood illness - ANSWER Common cold
Social play - ANSWER When children begin to play with each other and follow established rules and
guidelines
Associative Play - ANSWER When children start asking questions of each other, have similar goals, but
no rules are set
Unoccupied Play - ANSWER Random movements that infants make with no clear purpose
complete solutions.
Peds Exam 1 Practice Questions 157
complete solutions.
A nurse is teaching a caregiver about parallel play in children. Which of the following statements should
the nurse include in the teaching?
a. Children exhibit organized play when in a group
b. The child plays alone
c. The child plays independently when in a group
d. Children sit and observe others play - ANSWER c. The child plays independently when in a group
Non-pharmacologic pain management includes which of the following? (Select all that apply).
a. Hypnosis
b. Breathing techniques
c. Acetaminophen by hospital protocol
d. Guided imagery - ANSWER a. Hypnosis
b. Breathing techniques
d. Guided imagery
The nurse is completing a pain assessment on an infant. Which of the following pain scales should the
nurse use?
a. FLACC
b. NIPS
c. Visual analog scale
d. FACES - ANSWER a. FLACC
,Peds Exam 1 Practice Questions 157
complete solutions.
Which of the following activities best reflects the philosophy of practicing Family-Centered Care?
a. Uses "interpreter services" sparingly to save money for a family with financial concerns
b. Limits telephone communication with families due to HIPPA concerns
c. Allowing visitation by direct blood relatives only
d. Allowing siblings to visit in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - ANSWER d. Allowing siblings to visit in
the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Which of the following is the best definition of the patient's "family"?
a. Family is what the child/patient considers it to be
b. A family must share ethnicity or race or religion or culture or all
c. A family lives together at least half the year
d. A family is always related by legal ties or genetic relationships - ANSWER a. Family is what the
child/patient considers it to be
The nurse is caring for a child that lives with their mother and grandparents. This is what type of family
composition?
a. Blended family
b. Extended family
c. Single-parent family
d. Traditional nuclear family - ANSWER a. Extended family
The nurse understands that parents that try to control their child's behaviors and attitudes through
unquestioned rules and expectations is which type of parenting?
a. Authoritative
b. Permissive
,Peds Exam 1 Practice Questions 157
complete solutions.
c. Authoritarian - ANSWER c. Authoritarian
Which of the following are responsibilities that are included in being a pediatric nurse? (Select all that
apply)
a. Establishing a therapeutic relationship[
b. Patient educator
c. Case/care manager
d. Patient/family advocate - ANSWER a. Establishing a therapeutic relationship[
b. Patient educator
c. Case/care manager
d. Patient/family advocate
Why is it important for a nurse to be aware of his/her own attitudes and values when providing care?
a. Culturally aware nurses identify behaviors as characteristics of a culture and can more easily identify
what is abnormal
b. By identifying what is abnormal or unique in others, the culturally competent nurse becomes aware of
both his/her own feelings and those of others
c. A nurse who is more aware of his/her own culturally founded values and beliefs will be more sensitive
to cultural behaviors in others
d. The nurse who projects his/her own values and beliefs to patients will become more confident and
self-assured about what they value and believe - ANSWER c. A nurse who is more aware of his/her own
culturally founded values and beliefs will be more sensitive to cultural behaviors in others
1. A nurse demonstrates "repatterning" when assisting a family with which of the following decisions?
a. Waiving isolation protocol masks because it makes the family uncomfortable to not see the
caregivers' faces
b. Substituting games or small toys for candy during birthday parties for a child with diabetes
, Peds Exam 1 Practice Questions 157
complete solutions.
c. Communicating with administration to allow a teenage on oxygen a break from therapy to smoke
d. Providing a child with hypertension with a bag of potato chips each day because it is her favorite food
- ANSWER b. Substituting games or small toys for candy during birthday parties for a child with diabetes
Chronological Age - ANSWER Amount of time that has passed from birth to the current time
Binuclear Family - ANSWER Parents terminate the marriage (divorce) and join custody of children
Most common cause of childhood death and injuries - ANSWER Accidents
Non-Pharmacological Pain Treatments - ANSWER Distraction, relaxation, guided imagery, heat/cold,
play, and positioning
Developmental Age - ANSWER Age of a child based on achievement of developmental milestones
Repatterning - ANSWER Therapeutic actions that help a parent or child modify personal health
behaviors towards care while respecting their culture
The number 1 childhood illness - ANSWER Common cold
Social play - ANSWER When children begin to play with each other and follow established rules and
guidelines
Associative Play - ANSWER When children start asking questions of each other, have similar goals, but
no rules are set
Unoccupied Play - ANSWER Random movements that infants make with no clear purpose
