NSG6435 Final Exam
, NSG6435 Final Exam
The nurse is seeing an adolescent boy and his parents in the clinic for the first time. What should
the nurse do first?
Introduce self.
What action is most likely to encourage parents to talk about their feelings related to their child’s
illness?
Use open-ended questions.
What is the single most important factor to consider when communicating with children?
The child’s developmental level
What is an important consideration for the nurse who is communicating with a very young child?
Use transition objects such as a doll.
When introducing hospital equipment to a preschooler who seems afraid, the nurse’s approach
should be based on which principle?
The child may think the equipment is alive.
Which age group is most concerned with body integrity?
School-age child
An 8-year-old girl asks the nurse how the blood pressure apparatus works. The most appropriate
nursing action is to:
, Explain in simple terms how it works.
When the nurse interviews an adolescent, it is especially important to:
Allow an opportunity to express feelings.
The nurse is having difficulty communicating with a hospitalized 6-year-old child. What
technique might be most helpful?
Ask the child to draw a picture.
The nurse is taking a health history on an adolescent. What best describes how the chief
complaint should be determined?
Ask adolescent, “Why did you come here today?”
Where in the health history should the nurse describe all details related to the chief complaint?
Present illness
The nurse is interviewing the mother of an infant. She reports, “I had a difficult delivery, and my
baby was born prematurely.” This information should be recorded under which heading?
Birth history
When interviewing the mother of a 3-year-old child, the nurse asks about developmental
milestones such as the age of walking without assistance. This should be considered because
these milestones are:
An important part of the child’s past growth and development.
The nurse is taking a sexual history on an adolescent girl. The best way to determine whether she
is sexually active is to:
Ask her, “Are you having sex with anyone?”
, NSG6435 Final Exam
The nurse is seeing an adolescent boy and his parents in the clinic for the first time. What should
the nurse do first?
Introduce self.
What action is most likely to encourage parents to talk about their feelings related to their child’s
illness?
Use open-ended questions.
What is the single most important factor to consider when communicating with children?
The child’s developmental level
What is an important consideration for the nurse who is communicating with a very young child?
Use transition objects such as a doll.
When introducing hospital equipment to a preschooler who seems afraid, the nurse’s approach
should be based on which principle?
The child may think the equipment is alive.
Which age group is most concerned with body integrity?
School-age child
An 8-year-old girl asks the nurse how the blood pressure apparatus works. The most appropriate
nursing action is to:
, Explain in simple terms how it works.
When the nurse interviews an adolescent, it is especially important to:
Allow an opportunity to express feelings.
The nurse is having difficulty communicating with a hospitalized 6-year-old child. What
technique might be most helpful?
Ask the child to draw a picture.
The nurse is taking a health history on an adolescent. What best describes how the chief
complaint should be determined?
Ask adolescent, “Why did you come here today?”
Where in the health history should the nurse describe all details related to the chief complaint?
Present illness
The nurse is interviewing the mother of an infant. She reports, “I had a difficult delivery, and my
baby was born prematurely.” This information should be recorded under which heading?
Birth history
When interviewing the mother of a 3-year-old child, the nurse asks about developmental
milestones such as the age of walking without assistance. This should be considered because
these milestones are:
An important part of the child’s past growth and development.
The nurse is taking a sexual history on an adolescent girl. The best way to determine whether she
is sexually active is to:
Ask her, “Are you having sex with anyone?”
