TEST BANK FOR WONG'S NURSING
CARE OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN
12TH EDITION MARILYN J.
HOCKENBERRY ALL CHAPTERS EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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1. Which are components of the FLACC scale? (Select all that apply.)
a. Color
b. Capillary refill time
c. Leg position
d. Facial expression
e. Activity - ANSWER ✓ c. Leg position
d. Facial expression
e. Activity
2. The nurse is using the CRIES pain assessment tool on a preterm infant in the
neonatal intensive care unit. Which are the components of this tool? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Color
b. Moro reflex
c. Oxygen saturation
d. Posture of arms and legs
e. Sleeplessness
f. Facial expression - ANSWER ✓ c. Oxygen saturation
e. Sleeplessness
f. Facial expression
, 3. Which coanalgesics should the nurse expect to be prescribed for pruritus?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Naloxone (Narcan)
b. Inapsine (Droperidol)
c. Hydroxyzine (Atarax)
d. Promethazine (Phenergan)
e. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) - ANSWER ✓ a. Naloxone (Narcan)
c. Hydroxyzine (Atarax)
e. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
A health care provider prescribes promethazine (Phenergan), 9 mg IV every 6 to 8
hours as needed for
pruritus. The medication label states: Promethazine 25 mg/1 mL. The nurse
prepares to administer one dose. How many milliliters will the nurse prepare to
administer one dose? Fill in the blank. Record your answer
using two decimal places. - ANSWER ✓ 0.36
A health care provider prescribes diphenhydramine (Benadryl), 1 mg/kg PO every
4 to 6 hours as needed for
pruritus. The child weighs 10 kg. The medication label states: Diphenhydramine
12.5 mg/5 mL. The nurse
prepares to administer one dose. How many milliliters will the nurse prepare to
administer one dose? Fill in the
blank. Record your answer in a whole number. - ANSWER ✓ 4
1. Pertussis vaccination should begin at which age?
a. Birth
b. 2 months
c. 6 months
d. 12 months - ANSWER ✓ b. 2 months
A 4-month-old infant comes to the clinic for a well-infant checkup. Immunizations
she should receive are
DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis) and IPV (inactivated poliovirus
vaccine). She is recovering from
a cold but is otherwise healthy and afebrile. Her older sister has cancer and is
receiving chemotherapy. Nursing
considerations should include which?
,a. DTaP and IPV can be safely given.
b. DTaP and IPV are contraindicated because she has a cold.
c. IPV is contraindicated because - ANSWER ✓ a. DTaP and IPV can be safely
given.
4. Which serious reaction should the nurse be alert for when administering
vaccines?
a. Fever
b. Skin irritation
c. Allergic reaction
d. Pain at injection site - ANSWER ✓ c. Allergic reaction
6. Which is described as an elevated, circumscribed skin lesion that is less than 1
cm in diameter and filled
with serous fluid?
a. Cyst
b. Papule
c. Pustule
d. Vesicle - ANSWER ✓ d. Vesicle
A vesicle is elevated, circumscribed, superficial, smaller than 1 cm in diameter,
and filled with serous fluid. A
cyst is elevated, circumscribed, palpable, encapsulated, and filled with liquid or
semisolid material. A papule is
elevated; palpable; firm; circumscribed; smaller than 1 cm in diameter; and brown,
red, pink, tan, or bluish red. A pustule is elevated, superficial, and similar to a
vesicle but filled with purulent fluid.
7. Which vitamin supplementation has been found to reduce both morbidity and
mortality in measles?
a. A
b. B1
c. C
d. Zinc - ANSWER ✓ a. A
5. Which muscle is contraindicated for the administration of immunizations in
infants and young children?
a. Deltoid
, b. Dorsogluteal
c. Ventrogluteal
d. Anterolateral thigh - ANSWER ✓ b. Dorsogluteal
10. Lymphangitis (streaking) is frequently seen in what?
a. Cellulitis
b. Folliculitis
c. Impetigo contagiosa
d. Staphylococcal scalded skin - ANSWER ✓ a. Cellulitis
15. Treatment for herpes simplex virus (type 1 or 2) includes which?
a. Corticosteroids
b. Oral griseofulvin
c. Oral antiviral agent
d. Topical or systemic antibiotic - ANSWER ✓ c. Oral antiviral agent
16. What should the nurse explain about ringworm?
a. It is not contagious.
b. It is a sign of uncleanliness.
c. It is expected to resolve spontaneously.
d. It is spread by both direct and indirect contact. - ANSWER ✓ d. It is spread by
both direct and indirect contact.
17. When giving instructions to a parent whose child has scabies, what should the
nurse include?
a. Treat all family members if symptoms develop.
b. Be prepared for symptoms to last 2 to 3 weeks.
c. Carefully treat only areas where there is a rash.
d. Notify practitioner so an antibiotic can be prescribed. - ANSWER ✓ b. Be
prepared for symptoms to last 2 to 3 weeks.
18. Which is usually the only symptom of pediculosis capitis (head lice)?
a. Itching
b. Vesicles
c. Scalp rash
d. Localized inflammatory response - ANSWER ✓ a. Itching
20. The nurse should know what about Lyme disease?
a. Very difficult to prevent
CARE OF INFANTS AND CHILDREN
12TH EDITION MARILYN J.
HOCKENBERRY ALL CHAPTERS EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
SOLUTIONS||100% GUARANTEED
PASS||A+ GRADED||UPDATED
2026/2027 SYLLABUS||<<RECENT
VERSION>>
1. Which are components of the FLACC scale? (Select all that apply.)
a. Color
b. Capillary refill time
c. Leg position
d. Facial expression
e. Activity - ANSWER ✓ c. Leg position
d. Facial expression
e. Activity
2. The nurse is using the CRIES pain assessment tool on a preterm infant in the
neonatal intensive care unit. Which are the components of this tool? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Color
b. Moro reflex
c. Oxygen saturation
d. Posture of arms and legs
e. Sleeplessness
f. Facial expression - ANSWER ✓ c. Oxygen saturation
e. Sleeplessness
f. Facial expression
, 3. Which coanalgesics should the nurse expect to be prescribed for pruritus?
(Select all that apply.)
a. Naloxone (Narcan)
b. Inapsine (Droperidol)
c. Hydroxyzine (Atarax)
d. Promethazine (Phenergan)
e. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) - ANSWER ✓ a. Naloxone (Narcan)
c. Hydroxyzine (Atarax)
e. Diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
A health care provider prescribes promethazine (Phenergan), 9 mg IV every 6 to 8
hours as needed for
pruritus. The medication label states: Promethazine 25 mg/1 mL. The nurse
prepares to administer one dose. How many milliliters will the nurse prepare to
administer one dose? Fill in the blank. Record your answer
using two decimal places. - ANSWER ✓ 0.36
A health care provider prescribes diphenhydramine (Benadryl), 1 mg/kg PO every
4 to 6 hours as needed for
pruritus. The child weighs 10 kg. The medication label states: Diphenhydramine
12.5 mg/5 mL. The nurse
prepares to administer one dose. How many milliliters will the nurse prepare to
administer one dose? Fill in the
blank. Record your answer in a whole number. - ANSWER ✓ 4
1. Pertussis vaccination should begin at which age?
a. Birth
b. 2 months
c. 6 months
d. 12 months - ANSWER ✓ b. 2 months
A 4-month-old infant comes to the clinic for a well-infant checkup. Immunizations
she should receive are
DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis) and IPV (inactivated poliovirus
vaccine). She is recovering from
a cold but is otherwise healthy and afebrile. Her older sister has cancer and is
receiving chemotherapy. Nursing
considerations should include which?
,a. DTaP and IPV can be safely given.
b. DTaP and IPV are contraindicated because she has a cold.
c. IPV is contraindicated because - ANSWER ✓ a. DTaP and IPV can be safely
given.
4. Which serious reaction should the nurse be alert for when administering
vaccines?
a. Fever
b. Skin irritation
c. Allergic reaction
d. Pain at injection site - ANSWER ✓ c. Allergic reaction
6. Which is described as an elevated, circumscribed skin lesion that is less than 1
cm in diameter and filled
with serous fluid?
a. Cyst
b. Papule
c. Pustule
d. Vesicle - ANSWER ✓ d. Vesicle
A vesicle is elevated, circumscribed, superficial, smaller than 1 cm in diameter,
and filled with serous fluid. A
cyst is elevated, circumscribed, palpable, encapsulated, and filled with liquid or
semisolid material. A papule is
elevated; palpable; firm; circumscribed; smaller than 1 cm in diameter; and brown,
red, pink, tan, or bluish red. A pustule is elevated, superficial, and similar to a
vesicle but filled with purulent fluid.
7. Which vitamin supplementation has been found to reduce both morbidity and
mortality in measles?
a. A
b. B1
c. C
d. Zinc - ANSWER ✓ a. A
5. Which muscle is contraindicated for the administration of immunizations in
infants and young children?
a. Deltoid
, b. Dorsogluteal
c. Ventrogluteal
d. Anterolateral thigh - ANSWER ✓ b. Dorsogluteal
10. Lymphangitis (streaking) is frequently seen in what?
a. Cellulitis
b. Folliculitis
c. Impetigo contagiosa
d. Staphylococcal scalded skin - ANSWER ✓ a. Cellulitis
15. Treatment for herpes simplex virus (type 1 or 2) includes which?
a. Corticosteroids
b. Oral griseofulvin
c. Oral antiviral agent
d. Topical or systemic antibiotic - ANSWER ✓ c. Oral antiviral agent
16. What should the nurse explain about ringworm?
a. It is not contagious.
b. It is a sign of uncleanliness.
c. It is expected to resolve spontaneously.
d. It is spread by both direct and indirect contact. - ANSWER ✓ d. It is spread by
both direct and indirect contact.
17. When giving instructions to a parent whose child has scabies, what should the
nurse include?
a. Treat all family members if symptoms develop.
b. Be prepared for symptoms to last 2 to 3 weeks.
c. Carefully treat only areas where there is a rash.
d. Notify practitioner so an antibiotic can be prescribed. - ANSWER ✓ b. Be
prepared for symptoms to last 2 to 3 weeks.
18. Which is usually the only symptom of pediculosis capitis (head lice)?
a. Itching
b. Vesicles
c. Scalp rash
d. Localized inflammatory response - ANSWER ✓ a. Itching
20. The nurse should know what about Lyme disease?
a. Very difficult to prevent
