NUR 232 PEDS FINAL EXAM REVIEW 2026
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE SOLVED
QUESTION SET
◉ Family nursing interventions. Answer: Nurse includes family in care
plan
-family dynamics
-weaknesses/strengths
-thorough family assessment
◉ Family roles. Answer: each family has its own traditions and values
-determines experiences child will have and should have
◉ role learning. Answer: roles are learned through socialization
-children learn through interactions, play
◉ discipline helps children. Answer: -test their limits of control
-achieve in areas appropriate for mastery at their level
-channel undesirable feelings into constructive activity
-protect themselves from danger
-learn socially acceptable behavior
,◉ minimizing misbehavior. Answer: SET EXPECTATIONS
-set realistic goals for acceptable/ unacceptable behavior
-structure opportunities for learning to lessen feelings of inadequacy
-praise children for desirable behavior with attention/verbal approval
-structure environment to prevent unnecessary difficulties
-set clear and reasonable rules
*teach desirable behavior through example
-review expected behavior
-phrase requests positively
-call attention to undesirable behavior as it happens
-give advance reminders (tv show ends in 20 mins)
-be attentive to situations
-offer sympathetic explanations
-keep promises
-avoid conflicts
-provide opportunities of control and power
◉ pattern of undesirable. behavior. Answer: children learn that if they
are persistent the behavior is permitted
◉ Reasoning discipline. Answer: explain why an act is wrong
-more for older children
,-young children are unable to "see other side" or distinguish from others
point of view
"This is the rule and this is how I expect you to behave"
◉ Scolding discipline. Answer: Shame or criticism
"you are bad boy"
-children take this literally and affects their personality
◉ Behavior modification theory. Answer: behavior that is rewarded will
be repeated; behavior that is not rewarded will be extinguished
◉ reward discipline. Answer: Positive approach
-encourage children to behave in a certain way allows for decrease of
misbehavior
"tokens or stars"
verbal approval must accompany
◉ ignoring discipline. Answer: behavior will eventually extinguish
-hard due to parents giving in
◉ types of consequences. Answer: Natural - occur without intervention
"being late, having to clean up dinner table"
, Logical- directly related to rule "not being allowed to play until other
toys are cleaned up"
Unrelated- those imposed deliberately "no playing until homework is
completed"
◉ Time out discipline. Answer: Period where the child calms down
-allow for child to become bored and agree to behave to return to family
"cooling off period"
-child must understand rules and expected behavior
-explain to child
RULE -1 min per year of age ex 5 year old gets 5 mins
◉ Corporal (physical) punishment. Answer: spanking
-teaches children violence is acceptable
can result in psychological/physiological injury
◉ Family dynamics. Answer: Interrelationships between and among
family members
variables
-qualities of relationships
-roles of family members
-evolving complexity of family
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE SOLVED
QUESTION SET
◉ Family nursing interventions. Answer: Nurse includes family in care
plan
-family dynamics
-weaknesses/strengths
-thorough family assessment
◉ Family roles. Answer: each family has its own traditions and values
-determines experiences child will have and should have
◉ role learning. Answer: roles are learned through socialization
-children learn through interactions, play
◉ discipline helps children. Answer: -test their limits of control
-achieve in areas appropriate for mastery at their level
-channel undesirable feelings into constructive activity
-protect themselves from danger
-learn socially acceptable behavior
,◉ minimizing misbehavior. Answer: SET EXPECTATIONS
-set realistic goals for acceptable/ unacceptable behavior
-structure opportunities for learning to lessen feelings of inadequacy
-praise children for desirable behavior with attention/verbal approval
-structure environment to prevent unnecessary difficulties
-set clear and reasonable rules
*teach desirable behavior through example
-review expected behavior
-phrase requests positively
-call attention to undesirable behavior as it happens
-give advance reminders (tv show ends in 20 mins)
-be attentive to situations
-offer sympathetic explanations
-keep promises
-avoid conflicts
-provide opportunities of control and power
◉ pattern of undesirable. behavior. Answer: children learn that if they
are persistent the behavior is permitted
◉ Reasoning discipline. Answer: explain why an act is wrong
-more for older children
,-young children are unable to "see other side" or distinguish from others
point of view
"This is the rule and this is how I expect you to behave"
◉ Scolding discipline. Answer: Shame or criticism
"you are bad boy"
-children take this literally and affects their personality
◉ Behavior modification theory. Answer: behavior that is rewarded will
be repeated; behavior that is not rewarded will be extinguished
◉ reward discipline. Answer: Positive approach
-encourage children to behave in a certain way allows for decrease of
misbehavior
"tokens or stars"
verbal approval must accompany
◉ ignoring discipline. Answer: behavior will eventually extinguish
-hard due to parents giving in
◉ types of consequences. Answer: Natural - occur without intervention
"being late, having to clean up dinner table"
, Logical- directly related to rule "not being allowed to play until other
toys are cleaned up"
Unrelated- those imposed deliberately "no playing until homework is
completed"
◉ Time out discipline. Answer: Period where the child calms down
-allow for child to become bored and agree to behave to return to family
"cooling off period"
-child must understand rules and expected behavior
-explain to child
RULE -1 min per year of age ex 5 year old gets 5 mins
◉ Corporal (physical) punishment. Answer: spanking
-teaches children violence is acceptable
can result in psychological/physiological injury
◉ Family dynamics. Answer: Interrelationships between and among
family members
variables
-qualities of relationships
-roles of family members
-evolving complexity of family
