NUR 507: EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS
1) The mother of a 15-year-old adolescent female tells the primary care pediatric
nurse practitioner that her daughter has extreme mood swings prior to her
periods, which the adolescent vehemently denies. When asked if she notices
anything different just before her periods, the adolescent points to her mother
and says, "She gets really hard to deal with" This demonstrates which
characteristic of adolescent thinking?
A) Personal fable
B) Imaginary audience
C) Apparent hypocrisy
D) Overthinking -- Answer ✔✔ c. Apparent hypocrisy
2) The parent of a 14-year-old child tells the primary care pediatric nurse
practitioner that the adolescent has expressed a desire to be a vegetarian, is
refusing all meat served at home, and wants the family to eat vegetarian meals.
What will the nurse partitioner tell the parent?
A) Do not allow a vegetarian del in order to maintain appropriate limits
for the adolescent
B) Provide vegetarian options for the adolescent that preserve
adequate nutrition and protein intake
C) Tell the adolescent that a vegetarian diet may be considered in
adulthood but not while living at home.
, D) Suggest that the adolescent prepare appropriate vegetarian dishes to
complement family meals -- Answer ✔✔ d. Suggest that the
adolescent prepare appropriate vegetarian dishes to complement
family meals
3) During a well child assessment of a 13-year-old male, the primary care pediatric
nurse practitioner notes small testicles and pubic and axillary hair. To further
evaluate these findings, the nurse practitioner will ask the patient about.
A) increase in height and weight.
B) Participation in sports
C) alcohol and tobacco use.
D) changes in voice. -- Answer ✔✔ b. Participation in sports
4) The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is performing a well child exam on
a 12-year-old female who has achieved early sexual maturation. The mother
reports that she spends more time with her older sister's friends instead of her
own classmates. What will the nurse practitioner tell this parent?
A) the association with older adolescents will help her daughter to gain
social maturity
B) Spending time with older adolescents indicates a healthy adjustment
to her maturing body.
C) Early maturing girls need to identify with older adolescents to feel a
sense of belonging.
D) Girls who join an older group of peers may become sexually active
at an earlier age. -- Answer ✔✔ d. Girls who join an older group of
peers may become sexually active at an earlier age.
5) The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is performing an exam on an
adolescent male who asks about sexual identity because of concern that a friend
is worried about being gay. Which response will the nurse practitioner make in
this situation?
A) Provide the teen with a questionnaire to gain information about his
sexuality
B) tell the adolescent that unless he is at risk what he says will be
confidential
SOLUTIONS
1) The mother of a 15-year-old adolescent female tells the primary care pediatric
nurse practitioner that her daughter has extreme mood swings prior to her
periods, which the adolescent vehemently denies. When asked if she notices
anything different just before her periods, the adolescent points to her mother
and says, "She gets really hard to deal with" This demonstrates which
characteristic of adolescent thinking?
A) Personal fable
B) Imaginary audience
C) Apparent hypocrisy
D) Overthinking -- Answer ✔✔ c. Apparent hypocrisy
2) The parent of a 14-year-old child tells the primary care pediatric nurse
practitioner that the adolescent has expressed a desire to be a vegetarian, is
refusing all meat served at home, and wants the family to eat vegetarian meals.
What will the nurse partitioner tell the parent?
A) Do not allow a vegetarian del in order to maintain appropriate limits
for the adolescent
B) Provide vegetarian options for the adolescent that preserve
adequate nutrition and protein intake
C) Tell the adolescent that a vegetarian diet may be considered in
adulthood but not while living at home.
, D) Suggest that the adolescent prepare appropriate vegetarian dishes to
complement family meals -- Answer ✔✔ d. Suggest that the
adolescent prepare appropriate vegetarian dishes to complement
family meals
3) During a well child assessment of a 13-year-old male, the primary care pediatric
nurse practitioner notes small testicles and pubic and axillary hair. To further
evaluate these findings, the nurse practitioner will ask the patient about.
A) increase in height and weight.
B) Participation in sports
C) alcohol and tobacco use.
D) changes in voice. -- Answer ✔✔ b. Participation in sports
4) The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is performing a well child exam on
a 12-year-old female who has achieved early sexual maturation. The mother
reports that she spends more time with her older sister's friends instead of her
own classmates. What will the nurse practitioner tell this parent?
A) the association with older adolescents will help her daughter to gain
social maturity
B) Spending time with older adolescents indicates a healthy adjustment
to her maturing body.
C) Early maturing girls need to identify with older adolescents to feel a
sense of belonging.
D) Girls who join an older group of peers may become sexually active
at an earlier age. -- Answer ✔✔ d. Girls who join an older group of
peers may become sexually active at an earlier age.
5) The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is performing an exam on an
adolescent male who asks about sexual identity because of concern that a friend
is worried about being gay. Which response will the nurse practitioner make in
this situation?
A) Provide the teen with a questionnaire to gain information about his
sexuality
B) tell the adolescent that unless he is at risk what he says will be
confidential
