Maternal Exam 3 Question ... Study!!
. The nurse has administered a prescribed analgesic to a preschool child. Which
action should the nurse take to assess the effectiveness of this medication?
Ask the mother if she thinks the analgesic is working
Assess for changes in the child’s V/S
Ask the child to point to a numeric pain scale
. The nurse is caring for a child in middle school who is hospitalized. When
developing a plan of care, the nurse should consider that children in this age group
Are increasingly aware of disappointments in life
Are unable to see things from any perspective other than their own
Think in abstract terms & can deal with uncertainty
. The nurse is caring for a group of toddlers & is developing a plan for age-
appropriate play activities during hospitalization. Which play activity should the
nurse include?
Allowing the toddlers to complete a puzzle together
Let the toddlers race toy cars against each other
Giving the toddlers dress-up clothes for a play
. The nurse is working in an emergency triage area where a parent brings in a child &
states, “l think she got into my mother’s medicine.” After determining the
medication the child ingested, which action should the nurse perform next?
Notify authorities of child neglect
Determine medication allergies
Induce vomiting
. The nurse is performing an assessment on an adolescent client. Which behavior
suggests appropriate psychosocial development in this client?
Gets along well with others in authority
Navigates away from peers & enjoy spending time with family members
Validation for socially acceptable behavior from older adults
. The nurse is performing a nutritional assessment on an adolescent client. Which
client statement best indicates that the client’s diet is healthy?
, We use cheese in some of our meals
My parents make sure | drink 8 glasses of water daily
| make sure to drink 8 ounces of milk per day
| make sure to eat 2 meals daily
7. The nurse is educating new parents about immunizations & immunity. It indicates
the need for additional teaching if a parent states
Through active immunity, my child will develop long-term protection against
organisms
Active immunity is what my child gets from me & is short-term protection
=)
My child will develop active immunity by producing antibodies to specific
=
organisms
My child will be protected for life from many diseases with active immunity
=]
8. The nurse has attended a conference on immunizations. Which statement by the
nurse indicates that teaching has been effective?
Preterm infants should receive their primary vaccinations at birth
Oral polio vaccine is preferred over inactivated poliovirus vaccine
The recommended age to begin immunizations is 1 month
9. The school nurse is on the playground with students & observes a child watching a
small group of children playing tag. The nurse recognizes this type of play as
Parallel
Assistive
Associativeso
10. The nurse has provided discharge instructions to the parents of a 3-yr-old who had
a cardiac catheterization. Which statement by the parents indicates a correct
understanding of the teaching?
We will encourage our child to engage in normal activity for the next several
days
Our child can take a bath beginning tomorrow
_
Our child will need to follow a low-protein diet for the next week
1 . The nurse is performing a respiratory assessment of an infant. It is necessary for
the nurse to notify the PHCP if the nurse observes that the infant
Has a respiratory rate of 30
. The nurse has administered a prescribed analgesic to a preschool child. Which
action should the nurse take to assess the effectiveness of this medication?
Ask the mother if she thinks the analgesic is working
Assess for changes in the child’s V/S
Ask the child to point to a numeric pain scale
. The nurse is caring for a child in middle school who is hospitalized. When
developing a plan of care, the nurse should consider that children in this age group
Are increasingly aware of disappointments in life
Are unable to see things from any perspective other than their own
Think in abstract terms & can deal with uncertainty
. The nurse is caring for a group of toddlers & is developing a plan for age-
appropriate play activities during hospitalization. Which play activity should the
nurse include?
Allowing the toddlers to complete a puzzle together
Let the toddlers race toy cars against each other
Giving the toddlers dress-up clothes for a play
. The nurse is working in an emergency triage area where a parent brings in a child &
states, “l think she got into my mother’s medicine.” After determining the
medication the child ingested, which action should the nurse perform next?
Notify authorities of child neglect
Determine medication allergies
Induce vomiting
. The nurse is performing an assessment on an adolescent client. Which behavior
suggests appropriate psychosocial development in this client?
Gets along well with others in authority
Navigates away from peers & enjoy spending time with family members
Validation for socially acceptable behavior from older adults
. The nurse is performing a nutritional assessment on an adolescent client. Which
client statement best indicates that the client’s diet is healthy?
, We use cheese in some of our meals
My parents make sure | drink 8 glasses of water daily
| make sure to drink 8 ounces of milk per day
| make sure to eat 2 meals daily
7. The nurse is educating new parents about immunizations & immunity. It indicates
the need for additional teaching if a parent states
Through active immunity, my child will develop long-term protection against
organisms
Active immunity is what my child gets from me & is short-term protection
=)
My child will develop active immunity by producing antibodies to specific
=
organisms
My child will be protected for life from many diseases with active immunity
=]
8. The nurse has attended a conference on immunizations. Which statement by the
nurse indicates that teaching has been effective?
Preterm infants should receive their primary vaccinations at birth
Oral polio vaccine is preferred over inactivated poliovirus vaccine
The recommended age to begin immunizations is 1 month
9. The school nurse is on the playground with students & observes a child watching a
small group of children playing tag. The nurse recognizes this type of play as
Parallel
Assistive
Associativeso
10. The nurse has provided discharge instructions to the parents of a 3-yr-old who had
a cardiac catheterization. Which statement by the parents indicates a correct
understanding of the teaching?
We will encourage our child to engage in normal activity for the next several
days
Our child can take a bath beginning tomorrow
_
Our child will need to follow a low-protein diet for the next week
1 . The nurse is performing a respiratory assessment of an infant. It is necessary for
the nurse to notify the PHCP if the nurse observes that the infant
Has a respiratory rate of 30
