NURS3524-test 1 - Textbook Practice Questions With
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A 4-month-old infant is brought to the well-child clinic for
immunizations. The mother indicates that the infant often strains
to have a bowel movement, so she has been giving him honey
and has stopped feeding him iron-fortified formula, based on her
sister's recommendations. The nurse recognizes that the infant is
at risk for the development of which of the following? Select all
that apply.
A. Obesity
B. Iron deficiency anemia
C. Rickets
D. Infant botulism
E. Cow's milk allergy Correct Answers B. Iron deficiency
anemia
D. Infant botulism
A family you are caring for on the Pediatric unit asks you about
nutrition for their baby. What facts will you want to include in
this nutritional information? Select all that apply.
A. Breastfeeding provides micronutrients and immunologic
properties.
B. Eating preferences and attitudes related to food are
established by family influences and culture.
C. Most children establish lifelong eating habits by age 18
months.
D. During adolescence, parental influence diminishes and
adolescents make food choices related to peer acceptability and
sociability.
E. Due to the stress of returning to work, most mothers use
,this as a time to stop breastfeeding. Correct Answers A.
Breastfeeding provides micronutrients and immunologic
properties.
B. Eating preferences and attitudes related to food are
established by family influences and culture.
D. During adolescence, parental influence diminishes and
adolescents make food choices related to peer acceptability and
sociability.
A hallmark of cognitive development in the school-age child is
in what Piaget describes as concrete operations. In this stage the
child:
A. Uses thought processes to experience events and actions
B. Is unable to see things from another's point of view
C. Has a limited perspective of how others' interpretations of a
given event differ
D. Makes judgments based on what he or she sees Correct
Answers A. Uses thought processes to experience events and
actions
A healthy infant is born to a mother with known high-risk
behaviours whose HIV status is undetermined. The mother
states that she wishes to breastfeed her infant. The nurse's
response to the mother's request should be based on which of the
following information?
A. HIV is rarely transmitted to the newborn through maternal
milk.
B. Breastfeeding should be withheld until HIV status (maternal)
is determined.
C. Breastfeeding should be avoided completely in mothers with
high-risk behaviours.
, D.In such infants antiretroviral medication should be started
within 12 hours of birth. Correct Answers B. Breastfeeding
should be withheld until HIV status (maternal) is determined.
A newborn whose mother is positive for Chlamydia tracho-
mitis should be optimally treated with which of these to prevent
ophthalmia?A. Silver nitrate solution (1%)
B. Tetracycline ophthalmic ointment (1%)
C. Oral erythromycin
D. Erythromycin ophthalmic solution (0.5%) Correct Answers
C. Oral erythromycin
A nurse looks over her assignment for the day that includes an
infant, a preschool-age child, a third-grader, and a sophomore in
high school. Which techniques take into consideration
developmental stages when working with pediatric patients?
A. Being aware that infants will become agitated due to stranger
anxiety around age 4 months
B. When a preschooler is getting blood drawn, giving a detailed
explanation will be helpful
C. Explaining and demonstrating what the blood pressure
machine does to the third-grader before taking her blood
pressure
D. Using a single consistent approach with the adolescent will
help allay anger and hostility Correct Answers B. When a
preschooler is getting blood drawn, giving a detailed explanation
will be helpful.
A school nurse in middle school (grades 6, 7, and 8) is preparing
an outline for a sex education class. Which of these statements
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A 4-month-old infant is brought to the well-child clinic for
immunizations. The mother indicates that the infant often strains
to have a bowel movement, so she has been giving him honey
and has stopped feeding him iron-fortified formula, based on her
sister's recommendations. The nurse recognizes that the infant is
at risk for the development of which of the following? Select all
that apply.
A. Obesity
B. Iron deficiency anemia
C. Rickets
D. Infant botulism
E. Cow's milk allergy Correct Answers B. Iron deficiency
anemia
D. Infant botulism
A family you are caring for on the Pediatric unit asks you about
nutrition for their baby. What facts will you want to include in
this nutritional information? Select all that apply.
A. Breastfeeding provides micronutrients and immunologic
properties.
B. Eating preferences and attitudes related to food are
established by family influences and culture.
C. Most children establish lifelong eating habits by age 18
months.
D. During adolescence, parental influence diminishes and
adolescents make food choices related to peer acceptability and
sociability.
E. Due to the stress of returning to work, most mothers use
,this as a time to stop breastfeeding. Correct Answers A.
Breastfeeding provides micronutrients and immunologic
properties.
B. Eating preferences and attitudes related to food are
established by family influences and culture.
D. During adolescence, parental influence diminishes and
adolescents make food choices related to peer acceptability and
sociability.
A hallmark of cognitive development in the school-age child is
in what Piaget describes as concrete operations. In this stage the
child:
A. Uses thought processes to experience events and actions
B. Is unable to see things from another's point of view
C. Has a limited perspective of how others' interpretations of a
given event differ
D. Makes judgments based on what he or she sees Correct
Answers A. Uses thought processes to experience events and
actions
A healthy infant is born to a mother with known high-risk
behaviours whose HIV status is undetermined. The mother
states that she wishes to breastfeed her infant. The nurse's
response to the mother's request should be based on which of the
following information?
A. HIV is rarely transmitted to the newborn through maternal
milk.
B. Breastfeeding should be withheld until HIV status (maternal)
is determined.
C. Breastfeeding should be avoided completely in mothers with
high-risk behaviours.
, D.In such infants antiretroviral medication should be started
within 12 hours of birth. Correct Answers B. Breastfeeding
should be withheld until HIV status (maternal) is determined.
A newborn whose mother is positive for Chlamydia tracho-
mitis should be optimally treated with which of these to prevent
ophthalmia?A. Silver nitrate solution (1%)
B. Tetracycline ophthalmic ointment (1%)
C. Oral erythromycin
D. Erythromycin ophthalmic solution (0.5%) Correct Answers
C. Oral erythromycin
A nurse looks over her assignment for the day that includes an
infant, a preschool-age child, a third-grader, and a sophomore in
high school. Which techniques take into consideration
developmental stages when working with pediatric patients?
A. Being aware that infants will become agitated due to stranger
anxiety around age 4 months
B. When a preschooler is getting blood drawn, giving a detailed
explanation will be helpful
C. Explaining and demonstrating what the blood pressure
machine does to the third-grader before taking her blood
pressure
D. Using a single consistent approach with the adolescent will
help allay anger and hostility Correct Answers B. When a
preschooler is getting blood drawn, giving a detailed explanation
will be helpful.
A school nurse in middle school (grades 6, 7, and 8) is preparing
an outline for a sex education class. Which of these statements
