NUR / NRSG 495 Maternity Midterm Review
The developmental task of the school-
1. aged period, according to Erikson, is
gaining a sense of:
A) autonomy versus shame.
B) independence versus dependence.
C) industry versus inferiority.
D) identity versus failure.
A 9-year-old is hospitalized for a long-
term illness. The best project to give her
2. to help achieve her developmental task
would be:
a scrapbook that will take 3 weeks to
A) complete.
a puppet show that will take 2 weeks to
B) plan.
watching her favorite program on
C) television.
sewing a purse that will take one
D) afternoon.
When caring for hospitalized school-aged
3.
children, it is important to:
A) consistently reinforce their worth.
B) discourage their participation in care.
C) correct mistakes with harsh penalties.
structure a competitive environment for
D)
them.
4. Typical development for the school-aged
child includes playing games with friends.
At what age are children typically ready
for games that include playing on a team
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that has a winner or loser?
A) 5 years
B) 7 years
C) 10 years
D) 13 years
The Boy Scouts is an organization that
5. continues to be a favorite with school-
aged boys because:
A) fathers participate in Boy Scouts.
B) no girls are included in the organization.
merit badges require completing small
C)
tasks for rewards.
D) hiking is a favorite school-aged activity.
Once children are able to tell time, they
can be much more independent. The age
6. at which school-aged children learn to tell
time is usually:
A) 6 years.
B) 7 years.
C) 8 years.
D) 9 years.
When the nurse is cleaning the bedside
stand of a hospitalized 10-year-old, the
7. nurse finds 48 packages of sugar. The
nurse's best action is which?
Put them back in the drawer as they
A) were.
Ask the child's mother if he has a history
B)
of craving sweets.
Advise the child's mother to have him
C) tested for diabetes.
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Throw out the sugar; sugar is not
D)
nutritious.
A mother tells you her 6-year-old has been
biting his fingernails since he began first
grade. After analyzing the cause of this as
8. increased stress, the advice the nurse
would give the mother regarding this
problem would be to:
encourage the child to drink more milk for
A) stronger nails.
distract the child by teaching him a new
B) skill, such as whistling.
allow some time every day for the child
C)
to talk about new experiences.
allow the child to choose a reward for not
D) biting his nails.
On physical examination, you discover
that a 6-year-old's palatine tonsils are
9. somewhat enlarged in the back of his
throat. Your best action would be to:
record this as a normal early school-age
A) finding.
suggest a resident examine him for
B)
breathing difficulty.
take the child's temperature; this must be
C) tonsillitis.
D) give the child something for pain.
A 7-year-old has taken money from his
brother's dresser on two occasions. When
10.
counseling his mother about this, the
nurse would advise her that:
she may need to remind him of
A) property rights.
B) she should buy his brother a bank that
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cannot be opened.
C) stealing is unusual for a 7-year-old.
she should talk to the child's teacher about
D) putting less pressure on him.
The nurse is caring for a 9-year-old who
belongs to a spite club. The chief
11. characteristics of a 9-year-old spite club
are:
they have a secret word; they exclude
A) someone.
B) they have a president and collect dues.
members enjoy completing charity
C) projects.
the members whisper a lot; there are strict
D) rules.
A school-aged child develops school
phobia. When counseling her mother, the
12. nurse would advise her that the accepted
action is to:
A) keep her child home until this fear passes.
B) make her child attend school every day.
allow her child to decide daily if she
C) wants to go to school or not.
ask the teacher to decide if the child
D) should come to school or not each day.
The parents of a school-aged child with
school phobia have received professional
guidance by the school psychologist,
13. pediatrician and three different
psychiatrists. Based on this, which nursing
diagnosis would be most appropriate?
Disturbed thought processes related to
A) delusional behavior
The developmental task of the school-
1. aged period, according to Erikson, is
gaining a sense of:
A) autonomy versus shame.
B) independence versus dependence.
C) industry versus inferiority.
D) identity versus failure.
A 9-year-old is hospitalized for a long-
term illness. The best project to give her
2. to help achieve her developmental task
would be:
a scrapbook that will take 3 weeks to
A) complete.
a puppet show that will take 2 weeks to
B) plan.
watching her favorite program on
C) television.
sewing a purse that will take one
D) afternoon.
When caring for hospitalized school-aged
3.
children, it is important to:
A) consistently reinforce their worth.
B) discourage their participation in care.
C) correct mistakes with harsh penalties.
structure a competitive environment for
D)
them.
4. Typical development for the school-aged
child includes playing games with friends.
At what age are children typically ready
for games that include playing on a team
,NUR / NRSG 495 Maternity Midterm Review
that has a winner or loser?
A) 5 years
B) 7 years
C) 10 years
D) 13 years
The Boy Scouts is an organization that
5. continues to be a favorite with school-
aged boys because:
A) fathers participate in Boy Scouts.
B) no girls are included in the organization.
merit badges require completing small
C)
tasks for rewards.
D) hiking is a favorite school-aged activity.
Once children are able to tell time, they
can be much more independent. The age
6. at which school-aged children learn to tell
time is usually:
A) 6 years.
B) 7 years.
C) 8 years.
D) 9 years.
When the nurse is cleaning the bedside
stand of a hospitalized 10-year-old, the
7. nurse finds 48 packages of sugar. The
nurse's best action is which?
Put them back in the drawer as they
A) were.
Ask the child's mother if he has a history
B)
of craving sweets.
Advise the child's mother to have him
C) tested for diabetes.
,NUR / NRSG 495 Maternity Midterm Review
Throw out the sugar; sugar is not
D)
nutritious.
A mother tells you her 6-year-old has been
biting his fingernails since he began first
grade. After analyzing the cause of this as
8. increased stress, the advice the nurse
would give the mother regarding this
problem would be to:
encourage the child to drink more milk for
A) stronger nails.
distract the child by teaching him a new
B) skill, such as whistling.
allow some time every day for the child
C)
to talk about new experiences.
allow the child to choose a reward for not
D) biting his nails.
On physical examination, you discover
that a 6-year-old's palatine tonsils are
9. somewhat enlarged in the back of his
throat. Your best action would be to:
record this as a normal early school-age
A) finding.
suggest a resident examine him for
B)
breathing difficulty.
take the child's temperature; this must be
C) tonsillitis.
D) give the child something for pain.
A 7-year-old has taken money from his
brother's dresser on two occasions. When
10.
counseling his mother about this, the
nurse would advise her that:
she may need to remind him of
A) property rights.
B) she should buy his brother a bank that
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cannot be opened.
C) stealing is unusual for a 7-year-old.
she should talk to the child's teacher about
D) putting less pressure on him.
The nurse is caring for a 9-year-old who
belongs to a spite club. The chief
11. characteristics of a 9-year-old spite club
are:
they have a secret word; they exclude
A) someone.
B) they have a president and collect dues.
members enjoy completing charity
C) projects.
the members whisper a lot; there are strict
D) rules.
A school-aged child develops school
phobia. When counseling her mother, the
12. nurse would advise her that the accepted
action is to:
A) keep her child home until this fear passes.
B) make her child attend school every day.
allow her child to decide daily if she
C) wants to go to school or not.
ask the teacher to decide if the child
D) should come to school or not each day.
The parents of a school-aged child with
school phobia have received professional
guidance by the school psychologist,
13. pediatrician and three different
psychiatrists. Based on this, which nursing
diagnosis would be most appropriate?
Disturbed thought processes related to
A) delusional behavior
