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Final Exam: NUR166/ NUR 166 (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Concepts of Family-Centered Nursing for the Practical Nurse Guide | Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Hondros

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Final Exam: NUR166/ NUR 166 (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Concepts of Family-Centered Nursing for the Practical Nurse Guide | Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Hondros QUESTION Metabolism and Excretion • Most medications are metabolized by the liver • Liver isn't mature until 2-4 years old - Drugs metabolize slower - Given frequently, can build to toxic levels • Many medications are excreted by the kidneys • In infants less than 1 year old, kidney function is immature - Ineffective excretion of drugs from body QUESTION Parent Teaching of Medications Answer: • Techniques for administering medications to the infant or child: - Do not mix with formula, food, or water • Techniques for encouraging child's compliance: - Allow toddlers and young children autonomy by assisting with taking their own medication by squirting the contents into their own mouth or drinking from the medicine cup. • Provide praise for cooperation QUESTION Administering Oral Medications general Answer: • Choose liquid medications over pills and capsules in children under age 5. • Allow child to make choices regarding what he or she will drink after taking the medicine - DO NOT mix the medication in the drink • Involve parents whenever possible. • Do NOT refer to medicine as candy QUESTION Oral Medication should not be Answer: diluted in formula or water because medications should be given in the smallest amount possible to assure the complete dose is consumed. - If the medication is placed in the formula bottle and the infant does not finish all the formula in the bottle, the complete dose of medication will not have been administered. QUESTION Administering Oral Medications Answer: • Verify medication orders and assemble supplies • Verify patient weight and verify dose calculation • Give medication slowly • Document in the medication administration record (MAR) the medication dose, route, time and dose given QUESTION Administering Ear (Otic) Drops Answer: • In children less than 3 years of age, pull the pinna (earlobe) of the ear down and back to straighten the canal • In children older than age 3, pull the upper pinna (auricle) up and back to straighten the canal. QUESTION Intramuscular Sites Answer: IM injections are administered into the thickest part of the vastus lateralis muscle of the anterolateral thigh in all infants until 1 year of age QUESTION Deltoid Site Answer: in the upper arm has a small muscle mass that limits the amount of medication that can be injected at one time • The vastus lateralis is preferred in children less than 3 years of age. QUESTION Reducing pain of injections- Positioning the patient properly Answer: can minimize muscle tenseness and ease the procedure. - The infant can be held in the "hug" position on the lap of a parent or co-worker - Administering an injection while the infant is restrained and lying down on a bed, or a table is a traumatic experience for the infant or child. QUESTION Reducing pain of injections- Infants should be given Answer: a sucrose sweetened nipple to suck on or should breastfeed during or after the procedure. • The older child should be distracted QUESTION Reducing pain of injections-A topical anesthetic such as Answer: a eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA cream) can be used when the time of injection can be planned in advance. QUESTION Reducing pain of injections-Storing alcohol sponges Answer: in the refrigerator or rubbing the site with an ice cube before injection will numb the site. QUESTION Reducing pain of injections-Needle should be Answer: inserted rapidly • The medication is injected rapidly unless the package insert states that slow injection is preferred. • Rapid removal of needle and mild massage or exercise will increase absorption and comfort. QUESTION The School-Age child Answer: School age children are ages 6-11 years of age Physical growth: • Growth is slow until the spurt before puberty • Weight gains are more rapid than increases in height QUESTION General Characteristics of School age child More engrossed in fact than fantasy, capable of more sophisticated reasoning Increased contact with the outside world and increased cognitive abilities Understand how others evaluate them Often judged by their performance Good grades Athletic feats Their sense of industry and the development of positive self-esteem are directly influenced by their ability to become an accepted member of a peer group and meet the challenges of the environment

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Finall Exam:l NUR166/l NURl 166l (Latestl
2025/l 2026l Update)l Conceptsl ofl Family-
Centeredl Nursingl forl thel Practicall Nursel
Guidel |l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l
Hondros

Q:l Metabolisml andl Excretion
Answer:
•l Mostl medicationsl arel metabolizedl byl thel liver
•l Liverl isn'tl maturel untill 2-4l yearsl old
-l Drugsl metabolizel slower
-l Givenl frequently,l canl buildl tol toxicl levels
•l Manyl medicationsl arel excretedl byl thel kidneys
•l Inl infantsl lessl thanl 1l yearl old,l kidneyl functionl isl immature
-l Ineffectivel excretionl ofl drugsl froml body



Q:l Parentl Teachingl ofl Medications
Answer:
•l Techniquesl forl administeringl medicationsl tol thel infantl orl child:
-l Dol notl mixl withl formula,l food,l orl water
•l Techniquesl forl encouragingl child'sl compliance:
-l Allowl toddlersl andl youngl childrenl autonomyl byl assistingl withl takingl theirl ownl
medicationl byl squirtingl thel contentsl intol theirl ownl mouthl orl drinkingl froml thel
medicinel cup.
•l Providel praisel forl cooperation



Q:l Administeringl Orall Medicationsl general
Answer:
•l Choosel liquidl medicationsl overl pillsl andl capsulesl inl childrenl underl agel 5.

,•l Allowl childl tol makel choicesl regardingl whatl hel orl shel willl drinkl afterl takingl thel
medicine
-l DOl NOTl mixl thel medicationl inl thel drink
•l Involvel parentsl wheneverl possible.
•l Dol NOTl referl tol medicinel asl candy



Q:l Orall Medicationl shouldl notl be
Answer:
dilutedl inl formulal orl waterl becausel medicationsl shouldl bel givenl inl thel smallestl
amountl possiblel tol assurel the
completel dosel isl consumed.
-l Ifl thel medicationl isl placedl inl thel formulal bottlel andl thel infantl doesl notl finishl alll
thel formulal inl thel bottle,l thel completel dosel ofl medicationl willl notl havel beenl
administered.



Q:l Administeringl Orall Medications
Answer:
•l Verifyl medicationl ordersl andl assemblel supplies
•l Verifyl patientl weightl andl verifyl dosel calculation
•l Givel medicationl slowly
•l Documentl inl thel medicationl administrationl recordl (MAR)l thel medicationl dose,l route,l
timel andl dosel given



Q:l Administeringl Earl (Otic)l Drops
Answer:
•l Inl childrenl lessl thanl 3l yearsl ofl age,l pulll thel pinnal (earlobe)l ofl thel earl downl andl
backl tol straightenl thel canal
•l Inl childrenl olderl thanl agel 3,l pulll thel upperl pinnal (auricle)l upl andl backl tol straightenl
thel canal.



Q:l Intramuscularl Sites
Answer:

,IMl injectionsl arel administeredl intol thel thickestl partl ofl thel vastusl lateralisl musclel ofl
thel anterolaterall thighl inl alll infantsl untill 1l yearl ofl age



Q:l Deltoidl Site
Answer:
inl thel upperl arml hasl al smalll musclel massl thatl limitsl thel amountl ofl medicationl thatl
canl bel injectedl atl onel time
•l Thel vastusl lateralisl isl preferredl inl childrenl lessl thanl 3l yearsl ofl age.



Q:l Reducingl painl ofl injections-l Positioningl thel patientl properly
Answer:
canl minimizel musclel tensenessl andl easel thel procedure.
-l Thel infantl canl bel heldl inl thel "hug"l positionl onl thel lapl ofl al parentl orl co-worker
-l Administeringl anl injectionl whilel thel infantl isl restrainedl andl lyingl downl onl al bed,l orl
al tablel isl al traumaticl experiencel forl thel infantl orl child.



Q:l Reducingl painl ofl injections-l Infantsl shouldl bel given
Answer:
al sucrosel sweetenedl nipplel tol suckl onl orl shouldl breastfeedl duringl orl afterl thel
procedure.
•l Thel olderl childl shouldl bel distracted



Q:l Reducingl painl ofl injections-Al topicall anestheticl suchl as
Answer:
al eutecticl mixturel ofl locall anestheticsl (EMLAl cream)l canl bel usedl whenl thel timel ofl
injectionl canl bel plannedl inl advance.



Q:l Reducingl painl ofl injections-Storingl alcoholl sponges
Answer:
inl thel refrigeratorl orl rubbingl thel sitel withl anl icel cubel beforel injectionl willl numbl thel
site.

, Q:l Reducingl painl ofl injections-Needlel shouldl be
Answer:
insertedl rapidly
•l Thel medicationl isl injectedl rapidlyl unlessl thel packagel insertl statesl thatl slowl injectionl
isl preferred.
•l Rapidl removall ofl needlel andl mildl massagel orl exercisel willl increasel absorptionl andl
comfort.



Q:l Thel School-Agel child
Answer:
Schooll agel childrenl arel agesl 6-11l yearsl ofl age

Physicall growth:
•l Growthl isl slowl untill thel spurtl beforel puberty
•l Weightl gainsl arel morel rapidl thanl increasesl inl height



Q:l Generall Characteristicsl ofl Schooll agel child
Answer:
Morel engrossedl inl factl thanl fantasy,l capablel ofl morel sophisticatedl reasoning
Increasedl contactl withl thel outsidel worldl andl increasedl cognitivel abilities
Understandl howl othersl evaluatel them
Oftenl judgedl byl theirl performance
l Goodl grades
l Athleticl feats
Theirl sensel ofl industryl andl thel developmentl ofl positivel self-esteeml arel directlyl
influencedl byl theirl abilityl tol becomel anl acceptedl memberl ofl al peerl groupl andl meetl
thel challengesl ofl thel environment



Q:l Freudl (school-age)
Answer:
Thel childl isl inl al periodl ofl sexuall latency

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