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NSG 434: EXAM 3 TOPICS 5 AND 6 2026 QUESTIONS
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1. The nurse case manager is planning a care conference about a young child
who has complex health care needs and will soon be discharged home. Whom
should the nurse invite to the conference?
a. Family and nursing staff
b.Social worker, nursing staff, and primary care physician
c. Family and key health professionals involved in childs care
d.Primary care physician and key health professionals involved in childs care
ANS: C
A multidisciplinary conference is necessary for coordination of care for children with
complex health needs. The family and key health professionals who are involved in
the childs care are included. The nursing staff can address the nursing care needs of
the child with the family, but other involved disciplines must be included. The family
must be included in the discharge conferences, which allow them to determine what
education they will require and the resources needed at home. A member of the
nursing staff must be included to review the nursing needs of the child.
2. Lindsey, age 5 years, will be starting kindergarten next month. She has
cerebral palsy, and it has been determined that she needs to be in a special
education classroom. Her parents are tearful when telling the nurse about this
and state that they did not realize that her disability was so severe. The best
interpretation of this situation is that:
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a. This is a sign that parents are in denial.
b. This is a normal anticipated time of parental stress.
c. The parents need to learn more about cerebral palsy.
d. The parents are used to having expectations that are too high.
ANS: B
Parenting a child with a chronic illness can be very stressful for parents. There are
anticipated times that parental stress increases. One of these identified times is
when the child begins school. Nurses can help parents recognize and plan
interventions to work through these stressful periods. The parents are not in denial;
they are responding to the childs placement in school. The parents are not exhibiting
signs of a knowledge deficit or expectations that are too high; this is their first
interaction with the school system with this child.
3. Approach behaviors are coping mechanisms that result in a familys
movement toward adjustment and resolution of the crisis of having a child
with a chronic illness or disability. What is considered an approach behavior in
parents?
a. Are unable to adjust to a progression of the disease or condition
b.Anticipate future problems and seek guidance and answers
c. Look for new cures without a perspective toward possible benefit
d.Fail to recognize seriousness of childs condition despite physical evidence
ANS: B
The parents who anticipate future problems and seek guidance and answers are
demonstrating approach behaviors. They are demonstrating positive actions in
caring for their child. Avoidance behaviors include being unable to adjust to a
progression of the disease or condition, looking for new cures without a perspective
toward possible benefit, and failing to recognize the seriousness of the childs
condition despite physical evidence. These behaviors would suggest that the parents
are moving away from adjustment or adaptation in the crisis of a child with chronic
illness or disability.
4. Families progress through various stages of reactions when a child is
diagnosed with a chronic illness or disability. After the shock phase, a period
of adjustment usually follows. This is often characterized by:
a. Denial.
b.Guilt and anger.
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c. Social reintegration
d. Acceptance of childs limitations.
ANS: B
For most families, the adjustment phase is accompanied by several responses that
are normally part of the adjustment process. Guilt, self-accusation, bitterness, and
anger are common reactions. The initial diagnosis of a chronic illness or disability
often is often met with intense emotion and characterized by shock and denial.
Social reintegration and acceptance of the childs limitations is the culmination of the
adjustment process.
5. The nurse comes into the room of a child who was just diagnosed with a
chronic disability. The childs parents begin to yell at the nurse about a variety
of concerns. The nurses best response is:
a. What is really wrong?
b.Being angry is only natural.
c. Yelling at me will not change things.
d.I will come back when you settle down.
ANS: B
Parental anger after the diagnosis of a child with a chronic disability is a common
response. One of the most common targets for parental anger is members of the
staff. The nurse should recognize the common response of anger to the diagnosis
and allow the family to ventilate. What is really wrong? Yelling at me will not change
things, and I will come back when you settle down are all possible responses, but
they are not the likely reasons for this anger.
6. A common parental reaction to a child with special needs is parental
overprotection. Parental behavior suggestive of this includes:
a. Giving inconsistent discipline.
b.Providing consistent, strict discipline.
c. Forcing child to help self, even when not capable.
d.Encouraging social and educational activities not appropriate to childs level
of capability.
ANS: A
Parental overprotection is manifested by the parents fear of letting the child achieve
any new skill, avoiding all discipline, and catering to the childs every desire to
prevent frustration. The overprotective parents usually do not set limits and or
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institute discipline, and they usually prefer to remain in the role of total caregiver.
They do not allow the child to perform self-care or encourage the child to try new
activities.
7. Most parents of children with special needs tend to experience chronic
sorrow. This is characterized by:
a. Lack of acceptance of the childs limitation.
b. Lack of available support to prevent sorrow.
c. Periods of intensified sorrow when experiencing anger and guilt.
d. Periods of intensified sorrow and loss that occur in waves over time.
ANS: D
Chronic sorrow is manifested by feelings of sorrow and loss that recur in waves over
time. The sorrow is in response to the recognition of the childs limitations. The family
should be assessed in an ongoing manner to provide appropriate support as the
needs of the family change. The sorrow is not preventable. The chronic sorrow
occurs during the reintegration and acknowledgment stage.
8. Which intervention will encourage a sense of autonomy in a toddler with
disabilities?
a. Avoiding separation from family during hospitalizations
b.Encouraging independence in as many areas as possible
c.Exposing child to pleasurable experiences as much as possible
d.Helping parents learn special care needs of their child
ANS: B
Encouraging the toddler to be independent encourages a sense of autonomy. The
child can be given choices about feeding, dressing, and diversional activities, which
will provide a sense of control. Avoiding separation from family during
hospitalizations and helping parents learn special care needs of their child should be
practiced as part of family-centered care. They do not particularly foster autonomy.
Exposing the child to pleasurable experiences, especially sensory ones, is a
supportive intervention. It does not particularly support autonomy.
9. The feeling of guilt that the child caused the disability or illness is especially
critical in which child?
a. Toddler
b.Preschooler
NSG 434: EXAM 3 TOPICS 5 AND 6 2026 QUESTIONS
MOST COMPREHENSIVE 2026 QUESTIONS EXAM LATEST
VERSION SOLVED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED
100 %
1. The nurse case manager is planning a care conference about a young child
who has complex health care needs and will soon be discharged home. Whom
should the nurse invite to the conference?
a. Family and nursing staff
b.Social worker, nursing staff, and primary care physician
c. Family and key health professionals involved in childs care
d.Primary care physician and key health professionals involved in childs care
ANS: C
A multidisciplinary conference is necessary for coordination of care for children with
complex health needs. The family and key health professionals who are involved in
the childs care are included. The nursing staff can address the nursing care needs of
the child with the family, but other involved disciplines must be included. The family
must be included in the discharge conferences, which allow them to determine what
education they will require and the resources needed at home. A member of the
nursing staff must be included to review the nursing needs of the child.
2. Lindsey, age 5 years, will be starting kindergarten next month. She has
cerebral palsy, and it has been determined that she needs to be in a special
education classroom. Her parents are tearful when telling the nurse about this
and state that they did not realize that her disability was so severe. The best
interpretation of this situation is that:
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a. This is a sign that parents are in denial.
b. This is a normal anticipated time of parental stress.
c. The parents need to learn more about cerebral palsy.
d. The parents are used to having expectations that are too high.
ANS: B
Parenting a child with a chronic illness can be very stressful for parents. There are
anticipated times that parental stress increases. One of these identified times is
when the child begins school. Nurses can help parents recognize and plan
interventions to work through these stressful periods. The parents are not in denial;
they are responding to the childs placement in school. The parents are not exhibiting
signs of a knowledge deficit or expectations that are too high; this is their first
interaction with the school system with this child.
3. Approach behaviors are coping mechanisms that result in a familys
movement toward adjustment and resolution of the crisis of having a child
with a chronic illness or disability. What is considered an approach behavior in
parents?
a. Are unable to adjust to a progression of the disease or condition
b.Anticipate future problems and seek guidance and answers
c. Look for new cures without a perspective toward possible benefit
d.Fail to recognize seriousness of childs condition despite physical evidence
ANS: B
The parents who anticipate future problems and seek guidance and answers are
demonstrating approach behaviors. They are demonstrating positive actions in
caring for their child. Avoidance behaviors include being unable to adjust to a
progression of the disease or condition, looking for new cures without a perspective
toward possible benefit, and failing to recognize the seriousness of the childs
condition despite physical evidence. These behaviors would suggest that the parents
are moving away from adjustment or adaptation in the crisis of a child with chronic
illness or disability.
4. Families progress through various stages of reactions when a child is
diagnosed with a chronic illness or disability. After the shock phase, a period
of adjustment usually follows. This is often characterized by:
a. Denial.
b.Guilt and anger.
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c. Social reintegration
d. Acceptance of childs limitations.
ANS: B
For most families, the adjustment phase is accompanied by several responses that
are normally part of the adjustment process. Guilt, self-accusation, bitterness, and
anger are common reactions. The initial diagnosis of a chronic illness or disability
often is often met with intense emotion and characterized by shock and denial.
Social reintegration and acceptance of the childs limitations is the culmination of the
adjustment process.
5. The nurse comes into the room of a child who was just diagnosed with a
chronic disability. The childs parents begin to yell at the nurse about a variety
of concerns. The nurses best response is:
a. What is really wrong?
b.Being angry is only natural.
c. Yelling at me will not change things.
d.I will come back when you settle down.
ANS: B
Parental anger after the diagnosis of a child with a chronic disability is a common
response. One of the most common targets for parental anger is members of the
staff. The nurse should recognize the common response of anger to the diagnosis
and allow the family to ventilate. What is really wrong? Yelling at me will not change
things, and I will come back when you settle down are all possible responses, but
they are not the likely reasons for this anger.
6. A common parental reaction to a child with special needs is parental
overprotection. Parental behavior suggestive of this includes:
a. Giving inconsistent discipline.
b.Providing consistent, strict discipline.
c. Forcing child to help self, even when not capable.
d.Encouraging social and educational activities not appropriate to childs level
of capability.
ANS: A
Parental overprotection is manifested by the parents fear of letting the child achieve
any new skill, avoiding all discipline, and catering to the childs every desire to
prevent frustration. The overprotective parents usually do not set limits and or
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institute discipline, and they usually prefer to remain in the role of total caregiver.
They do not allow the child to perform self-care or encourage the child to try new
activities.
7. Most parents of children with special needs tend to experience chronic
sorrow. This is characterized by:
a. Lack of acceptance of the childs limitation.
b. Lack of available support to prevent sorrow.
c. Periods of intensified sorrow when experiencing anger and guilt.
d. Periods of intensified sorrow and loss that occur in waves over time.
ANS: D
Chronic sorrow is manifested by feelings of sorrow and loss that recur in waves over
time. The sorrow is in response to the recognition of the childs limitations. The family
should be assessed in an ongoing manner to provide appropriate support as the
needs of the family change. The sorrow is not preventable. The chronic sorrow
occurs during the reintegration and acknowledgment stage.
8. Which intervention will encourage a sense of autonomy in a toddler with
disabilities?
a. Avoiding separation from family during hospitalizations
b.Encouraging independence in as many areas as possible
c.Exposing child to pleasurable experiences as much as possible
d.Helping parents learn special care needs of their child
ANS: B
Encouraging the toddler to be independent encourages a sense of autonomy. The
child can be given choices about feeding, dressing, and diversional activities, which
will provide a sense of control. Avoiding separation from family during
hospitalizations and helping parents learn special care needs of their child should be
practiced as part of family-centered care. They do not particularly foster autonomy.
Exposing the child to pleasurable experiences, especially sensory ones, is a
supportive intervention. It does not particularly support autonomy.
9. The feeling of guilt that the child caused the disability or illness is especially
critical in which child?
a. Toddler
b.Preschooler
