BURNS PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE 7TH
EDITION PRACTICE SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What intervention is most effective for reducing child mortality from
pneumonia and diarrhea? Answer: Vaccinations
⩥ What recent trend has been observed in obesity rates among 2 to 5-
year-olds in the U.S.? Answer: A significant decrease.
⩥ What major child health outcome is associated with worldwide
climate change? Answer: Nutrition.
⩥ What is the focus of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care for infants?
Answer: Scheduling well-baby visits to coincide with key
developmental milestones.
⩥ What does the term 'therapeutic milieu' refer to in pediatric care?
Answer: The place where the child is receiving care, including personal
interactions and group therapy.
⩥ What should be the placement for a 16-year-old expressing suicidal
thoughts? Answer: In an area where he can be watched one-on-one.
,⩥ What has been scientifically linked to learning disabilities in children?
Answer: Genetics.
⩥ How should behavioral challenges in a child be described to a
teacher? Answer: The child may be defiant or have tantrums.
⩥ What could cause a child to revert to enuresis after four years without
issues? Answer: Stress.
⩥ What intervention needs may not be necessary for a caller to a crisis
line? Answer: Discussing the individual's everyday activities.
⩥ When should a nurse take a child out of a seclusion room? Answer:
When he starts headbutting the window.
⩥ What behaviors are included in the MacDonald Triad? Answer:
Enuresis, pushing others, and pyromania.
⩥ What is the correct response for a child exhibiting the MacDonald
Triad? Answer: Swinging a cat by the tail, bed-wetting, and lighting
paper on fire in the trash can.
,⩥ What discharge planning instruction is important for a teenager with
borderline personality disorder? Answer: Obtaining support from family
and friends.
⩥ What intervention should a mother use to help a child with executive
functioning issues? Answer: Placing visual aids on the bathroom mirror
so that the child will follow the morning routine.
⩥ What should the nurse realize about Ellie, a 9-year-old girl with a
history of severe neglect? Answer: She may have attachment issues
related to her previous history and will need to encourage the family to
be active in her care.
⩥ How does an infant display depression? Answer: Looks away when an
adult attempts to play with the infant.
⩥ What should a mental health nurse do when an adolescent shows signs
of withdrawal and poor grades? Answer: Perform a mental health
screening to check for depression.
⩥ How often should a teen be checked for depression at physician
visits? Answer: Every visit.
, ⩥ What should be assessed when using the SAD FACES depression
screen? Answer: All of the above (anhedonia, suicidal ideations, sleep
patterns).
⩥ What is the main reason for teachers to be educated about bullycide?
Answer: Teachers can be aware of the fact that suicides can happen due
to bullying by others.
⩥ What does it indicate if an adolescent with bipolar disorder is talking
fast and acting like she is God? Answer: She is probably in a manic
phase and needs to be treated professionally.
⩥ What is true about haploid cells? Answer: Each one contains 23
chromosomes.
⩥ What does the genetic notation symbol 47,XX,6q indicate? Answer:
Female with deletion on the long arm of chromosome 6.
⩥ What is most likely about the parents of a child who is homozygous
for a recessive genetic disorder? Answer: Each parent has one copy of
that gene mutation.
⩥ Which type of mutation is responsible for many single-gene genetic
disorders? Answer: Point mutations.
EDITION PRACTICE SCRIPT 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ What intervention is most effective for reducing child mortality from
pneumonia and diarrhea? Answer: Vaccinations
⩥ What recent trend has been observed in obesity rates among 2 to 5-
year-olds in the U.S.? Answer: A significant decrease.
⩥ What major child health outcome is associated with worldwide
climate change? Answer: Nutrition.
⩥ What is the focus of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care for infants?
Answer: Scheduling well-baby visits to coincide with key
developmental milestones.
⩥ What does the term 'therapeutic milieu' refer to in pediatric care?
Answer: The place where the child is receiving care, including personal
interactions and group therapy.
⩥ What should be the placement for a 16-year-old expressing suicidal
thoughts? Answer: In an area where he can be watched one-on-one.
,⩥ What has been scientifically linked to learning disabilities in children?
Answer: Genetics.
⩥ How should behavioral challenges in a child be described to a
teacher? Answer: The child may be defiant or have tantrums.
⩥ What could cause a child to revert to enuresis after four years without
issues? Answer: Stress.
⩥ What intervention needs may not be necessary for a caller to a crisis
line? Answer: Discussing the individual's everyday activities.
⩥ When should a nurse take a child out of a seclusion room? Answer:
When he starts headbutting the window.
⩥ What behaviors are included in the MacDonald Triad? Answer:
Enuresis, pushing others, and pyromania.
⩥ What is the correct response for a child exhibiting the MacDonald
Triad? Answer: Swinging a cat by the tail, bed-wetting, and lighting
paper on fire in the trash can.
,⩥ What discharge planning instruction is important for a teenager with
borderline personality disorder? Answer: Obtaining support from family
and friends.
⩥ What intervention should a mother use to help a child with executive
functioning issues? Answer: Placing visual aids on the bathroom mirror
so that the child will follow the morning routine.
⩥ What should the nurse realize about Ellie, a 9-year-old girl with a
history of severe neglect? Answer: She may have attachment issues
related to her previous history and will need to encourage the family to
be active in her care.
⩥ How does an infant display depression? Answer: Looks away when an
adult attempts to play with the infant.
⩥ What should a mental health nurse do when an adolescent shows signs
of withdrawal and poor grades? Answer: Perform a mental health
screening to check for depression.
⩥ How often should a teen be checked for depression at physician
visits? Answer: Every visit.
, ⩥ What should be assessed when using the SAD FACES depression
screen? Answer: All of the above (anhedonia, suicidal ideations, sleep
patterns).
⩥ What is the main reason for teachers to be educated about bullycide?
Answer: Teachers can be aware of the fact that suicides can happen due
to bullying by others.
⩥ What does it indicate if an adolescent with bipolar disorder is talking
fast and acting like she is God? Answer: She is probably in a manic
phase and needs to be treated professionally.
⩥ What is true about haploid cells? Answer: Each one contains 23
chromosomes.
⩥ What does the genetic notation symbol 47,XX,6q indicate? Answer:
Female with deletion on the long arm of chromosome 6.
⩥ What is most likely about the parents of a child who is homozygous
for a recessive genetic disorder? Answer: Each parent has one copy of
that gene mutation.
⩥ Which type of mutation is responsible for many single-gene genetic
disorders? Answer: Point mutations.
