Maternal-Child McKinney Ch 34:
Emergency Care of the Child Test
Bank Questions with Accurate
Answers 2025\2026 Edition.
1. Which nursing action facilitates care being provided to a child in an emergency situation?
a. Encourage the family to remain in the waiting room.
b. Include parents as partners in providing care for the child.
c. Always reassure the child and family.
d. Give explanations using professional terminology. - Answer ANS: B
Include parents as partners in the child's treatments. Parents may need direct guidance in
concrete terms to help distract the child. Allowing the parents to remain with the child may help
calm the child. Telling the truth is the most important thing. False reassurance does not
facilitate a trusting relationship. Professional terminology may not be understood. Speak to the
child and family in language that they will understand.
2. The father of a child in the emergency department is yelling at the physician and nurses.
Which action is contraindicated in this situation?
a. Provide a nondefensive response.
b. Encourage the father to talk about his feelings.
c. Speak in simple, short sentences.
d. Tell the father he must wait in the waiting room. - Answer ANS: D
Because a parent who is upset may be aggravated by observers, he should be directed to a quiet
area. When dealing with parents who are upset, it is important not to be defensive or attempt
to justify anyone's actions. Encouraging the father to talk about his feelings may assist him to
acknowledge his emotions and may defuse his angry reaction. People who are upset need to be
spoken to with simple words (no longer than five letters) and short sentences (no more than
five words).
3. What is an appropriate nursing intervention for a 6-month-old infant in the emergency
department?
a. Distract the infant with noise or bright lights.
b. Avoid warming the infant.
c. Remove any pacifiers from the baby.
, facility, it is important to keep infants warm. Infants use pacifiers to comfort themselves;
therefore the pacifier should not be taken away.
4. Which action should the nurse working in the emergency department implement in order to
decrease fear in a 2-year-old child?
a. Keep the child physically restrained during nursing care.
b. Allow the child to hold a favorite toy or blanket.
c. Direct the parents to remain outside the treatment room.
d. Let the child decide whether to sit up or lie down for procedures. - Answer ANS: B
Allowing a child this age to hold a favorite toy or blanket is comforting. It may be necessary to
restrain the toddler for some nursing care or procedures. Because toddlers need autonomy and
do not respond well to restrictions, the nurse should remove any restriction or restraint as soon
as safety permits. Parents should remain with the child as much as possible to calm and
reassure her. The toddler should not be given the overwhelming choice of deciding which
position she prefers. In addition, the procedure itself may dictate the child's position.
5. Which nursing action is most appropriate to assist a preschool-age child in coping with the
emergency department experience?
a. Explain procedures and give the child at least 1 hour to prepare.
b. Remind the child that she is a big girl.
c. Avoid the use of bandages.
d. Use positive terms, and avoid terms such as "shot" and "cut." - Answer ANS: D
Using positive terms and avoiding words that have frightening connotations assist the child in
coping. Preschool-age children should be told about procedures immediately before they are
done. Allowing 1 hour of time to prepare only allows time for fantasies and increased anxiety.
Children should not be shamed into cooperation. Bandages are important to preschool-age
children. Children in this age-group believe that their insides can leak out and that bandages
stop this from happening. Plus a fancy bandage can be used as a reward.
6. Which action should the nurse incorporate into a care plan for a 14-year-old child in the
emergency department?
a. Limit the number of choices to be made by the adolescent.
b. Insist that parents remain with the adolescent.
c. Provide clear explanations, and encourage questions.
d. Give rewards for cooperation with procedures. - Answer ANS: C
Adolescents are capable of abstract thinking and can understand explanations. They should be
Emergency Care of the Child Test
Bank Questions with Accurate
Answers 2025\2026 Edition.
1. Which nursing action facilitates care being provided to a child in an emergency situation?
a. Encourage the family to remain in the waiting room.
b. Include parents as partners in providing care for the child.
c. Always reassure the child and family.
d. Give explanations using professional terminology. - Answer ANS: B
Include parents as partners in the child's treatments. Parents may need direct guidance in
concrete terms to help distract the child. Allowing the parents to remain with the child may help
calm the child. Telling the truth is the most important thing. False reassurance does not
facilitate a trusting relationship. Professional terminology may not be understood. Speak to the
child and family in language that they will understand.
2. The father of a child in the emergency department is yelling at the physician and nurses.
Which action is contraindicated in this situation?
a. Provide a nondefensive response.
b. Encourage the father to talk about his feelings.
c. Speak in simple, short sentences.
d. Tell the father he must wait in the waiting room. - Answer ANS: D
Because a parent who is upset may be aggravated by observers, he should be directed to a quiet
area. When dealing with parents who are upset, it is important not to be defensive or attempt
to justify anyone's actions. Encouraging the father to talk about his feelings may assist him to
acknowledge his emotions and may defuse his angry reaction. People who are upset need to be
spoken to with simple words (no longer than five letters) and short sentences (no more than
five words).
3. What is an appropriate nursing intervention for a 6-month-old infant in the emergency
department?
a. Distract the infant with noise or bright lights.
b. Avoid warming the infant.
c. Remove any pacifiers from the baby.
, facility, it is important to keep infants warm. Infants use pacifiers to comfort themselves;
therefore the pacifier should not be taken away.
4. Which action should the nurse working in the emergency department implement in order to
decrease fear in a 2-year-old child?
a. Keep the child physically restrained during nursing care.
b. Allow the child to hold a favorite toy or blanket.
c. Direct the parents to remain outside the treatment room.
d. Let the child decide whether to sit up or lie down for procedures. - Answer ANS: B
Allowing a child this age to hold a favorite toy or blanket is comforting. It may be necessary to
restrain the toddler for some nursing care or procedures. Because toddlers need autonomy and
do not respond well to restrictions, the nurse should remove any restriction or restraint as soon
as safety permits. Parents should remain with the child as much as possible to calm and
reassure her. The toddler should not be given the overwhelming choice of deciding which
position she prefers. In addition, the procedure itself may dictate the child's position.
5. Which nursing action is most appropriate to assist a preschool-age child in coping with the
emergency department experience?
a. Explain procedures and give the child at least 1 hour to prepare.
b. Remind the child that she is a big girl.
c. Avoid the use of bandages.
d. Use positive terms, and avoid terms such as "shot" and "cut." - Answer ANS: D
Using positive terms and avoiding words that have frightening connotations assist the child in
coping. Preschool-age children should be told about procedures immediately before they are
done. Allowing 1 hour of time to prepare only allows time for fantasies and increased anxiety.
Children should not be shamed into cooperation. Bandages are important to preschool-age
children. Children in this age-group believe that their insides can leak out and that bandages
stop this from happening. Plus a fancy bandage can be used as a reward.
6. Which action should the nurse incorporate into a care plan for a 14-year-old child in the
emergency department?
a. Limit the number of choices to be made by the adolescent.
b. Insist that parents remain with the adolescent.
c. Provide clear explanations, and encourage questions.
d. Give rewards for cooperation with procedures. - Answer ANS: C
Adolescents are capable of abstract thinking and can understand explanations. They should be
