MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING 2026
FINAL PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS ANSWER
KEY APLUS
◉ What would the nurse teach parents to do in order to avoid diaper
rash? (Select all that apply.)
Answer: -Use disposable diapers.
Avoid plastic bloomer or pants.
Change diapers frequently.
◉ What should the nurse stress to the mother of a child with
impetigo?
Answer: Small cuts and bites should be treated promptly.
◉ What risk is increased with children who have been diagnosed
with infantile eczema?
Answer: -Asthma
◉ What instruction would the nurse provide to an adolescent who
has been fitted with a Milwaukee brace?
Answer: Wear the brace over a T-shirt 23 hours a day.
,◉ What intervention is appropriate for a nurse assessing a
preadolescent child for scoliosis?
Answer: Ask the child to bend forward at the waist and observe the
child's back for asymmetry.
◉ The nurse is performing a neurovascular check on a limb in
traction. Which findings would be indicative of altered circulation?
(Select all the apply.)
Answer: -Limb is cool to the touch
Capillary refill is 5 seconds
◉ What characteristic manifestation would the nurse assessing a
child with Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy document?
Answer: Falls frequently and is clumsy
◉ Which intervention would be helpful in relieving morning
discomfort associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
Answer: Applying moist heat packs upon awakening
◉ What would the nurse include in planning teaching to parents of a
child with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease about the long-term effects of
this disease?
Answer: Degenerative arthritis may develop later in life.
, ◉ What might the nurse explain as a common treatment for
amblyopia?
Answer: Patching the good eye to force the brain to use the affected
eye
◉ What would the nurse instruct the parents of a child who takes
dilantin?
Answer: Give meticulous oral hygiene.
◉ What is an appropriate nursing action when a child is
experiencing a generalized tonic-clonic seizure?
Answer: Move objects out of the child's immediate area.
◉ The nurse is planning to teach parents about prevention of Reye's
syndrome. What information would the nurse include in this
teaching?
Answer: Aviod giving salicylate-containing medications to a child
who has viral symptoms.
◉ What is the best way for the nurse to communicate with a 10-
year-old child who has a hearing impairment?
Answer: Face the child and speak clearly in short sentences.
FINAL PAPER SOLVED QUESTIONS ANSWER
KEY APLUS
◉ What would the nurse teach parents to do in order to avoid diaper
rash? (Select all that apply.)
Answer: -Use disposable diapers.
Avoid plastic bloomer or pants.
Change diapers frequently.
◉ What should the nurse stress to the mother of a child with
impetigo?
Answer: Small cuts and bites should be treated promptly.
◉ What risk is increased with children who have been diagnosed
with infantile eczema?
Answer: -Asthma
◉ What instruction would the nurse provide to an adolescent who
has been fitted with a Milwaukee brace?
Answer: Wear the brace over a T-shirt 23 hours a day.
,◉ What intervention is appropriate for a nurse assessing a
preadolescent child for scoliosis?
Answer: Ask the child to bend forward at the waist and observe the
child's back for asymmetry.
◉ The nurse is performing a neurovascular check on a limb in
traction. Which findings would be indicative of altered circulation?
(Select all the apply.)
Answer: -Limb is cool to the touch
Capillary refill is 5 seconds
◉ What characteristic manifestation would the nurse assessing a
child with Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy document?
Answer: Falls frequently and is clumsy
◉ Which intervention would be helpful in relieving morning
discomfort associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
Answer: Applying moist heat packs upon awakening
◉ What would the nurse include in planning teaching to parents of a
child with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease about the long-term effects of
this disease?
Answer: Degenerative arthritis may develop later in life.
, ◉ What might the nurse explain as a common treatment for
amblyopia?
Answer: Patching the good eye to force the brain to use the affected
eye
◉ What would the nurse instruct the parents of a child who takes
dilantin?
Answer: Give meticulous oral hygiene.
◉ What is an appropriate nursing action when a child is
experiencing a generalized tonic-clonic seizure?
Answer: Move objects out of the child's immediate area.
◉ The nurse is planning to teach parents about prevention of Reye's
syndrome. What information would the nurse include in this
teaching?
Answer: Aviod giving salicylate-containing medications to a child
who has viral symptoms.
◉ What is the best way for the nurse to communicate with a 10-
year-old child who has a hearing impairment?
Answer: Face the child and speak clearly in short sentences.
