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GARZON REVISION HANDBOOK 2026 INFANT
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT CARE GUIDELINES
◉ 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.
GARZON REVISION HANDBOOK 2026 INFANT
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT CARE GUIDELINES
◉ 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.
