TB-Chapter 03 The Childbearing
MATERNAL and Child-Rearing
CHILD NURSING Family. TEST BANK
5TH EDITION MCKINNEY
Test Bank - Maternal-Child Nursing (8th Edition by McKinney) 1
Chapter 03: The Childbearing and Child-Rearing Family
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The formula used to guide time-out as a disciplinary method is
a. 1 minute per each year of the childs age
b. To relate the length of the time-out to the severity of the behavior
c. Never to use time-out for a child younger than 4 years
d. To follow the time-out with a
treat ANS: A
Feedback
A It is important to structure time-out in a time frame that allows the child to understand why
he or she has been removed from the environment.
B Relating time to a behavior is subjective and is inappropriate when the child is very young.
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C Time-out can be used with the toddler.
D Negative behavior should not be reinforced with a positive
action. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 50
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. The nurse observes that when an 8-year-old boy enters the playroom, he often causes disruption by
taking toys from other children. The nurses best approach for this behavior is to
a. Ban the child from the playroom.
b. Explain to the children in the playroom that he is very ill and should be allowed to have the toys.
c. Approach the child in his room and ask, Would you like it if the other children took your toys
from you?
d. Approach the child in his room and state, I am concerned that you are taking the other
childrens toys. It upsets them and me.
ANS: D
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, TB-Chapter 03 The Childbearing
MATERNAL and Child-Rearing
CHILD NURSING Family. TEST BANK
5TH EDITION MCKINNEY
Test Bank - Maternal-Child Nursing (8th Edition by McKinney) 2
Feedback
A Banning the child from the playroom will not solve the problem. The problem is his
behavior, not the place where he exhibits it.
B Illness is not a reason for a child to be undisciplined. When the child recovers, the
parents will have to deal with a child who is undisciplined and unruly.
C Children should not be made to feel guilty and to have their self-esteem attacked.
D By the nurses using I rather than the you message, the child can focus on the behavior.
The child and the nurse can begin to explore why the behavior occurs.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 50
OBJ: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Families who deal effectively with stress exhibit which behavior pattern?
a. Focus on family problems
b. Feel weakened by stress
c. Expect that some stress is normal NURSINGTB.COM
d. Feel guilty when stress exists
ANS: C
Feedback
A Healthy families focus on family strengths rather than on the problems and know that stress
is temporary and may be positive.
B If families are dealing effectively with stress, then weakening of the family unit should
not occur.
C Healthy families recognize that some stress is normal in all families.
D Because some stress is normal in all families, feeling guilty is not reasonable. Guilt
only immobilizes the family and does not lead to resolution of the stress.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 42
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
4. Which family will most likely have the most difficulty coping with an ill child?
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MATERNAL and Child-Rearing
CHILD NURSING Family. TEST BANK
5TH EDITION MCKINNEY
Test Bank - Maternal-Child Nursing (8th Edition by McKinney) 1
Chapter 03: The Childbearing and Child-Rearing Family
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The formula used to guide time-out as a disciplinary method is
a. 1 minute per each year of the childs age
b. To relate the length of the time-out to the severity of the behavior
c. Never to use time-out for a child younger than 4 years
d. To follow the time-out with a
treat ANS: A
Feedback
A It is important to structure time-out in a time frame that allows the child to understand why
he or she has been removed from the environment.
B Relating time to a behavior is subjective and is inappropriate when the child is very young.
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C Time-out can be used with the toddler.
D Negative behavior should not be reinforced with a positive
action. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: p. 50
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. The nurse observes that when an 8-year-old boy enters the playroom, he often causes disruption by
taking toys from other children. The nurses best approach for this behavior is to
a. Ban the child from the playroom.
b. Explain to the children in the playroom that he is very ill and should be allowed to have the toys.
c. Approach the child in his room and ask, Would you like it if the other children took your toys
from you?
d. Approach the child in his room and state, I am concerned that you are taking the other
childrens toys. It upsets them and me.
ANS: D
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, TB-Chapter 03 The Childbearing
MATERNAL and Child-Rearing
CHILD NURSING Family. TEST BANK
5TH EDITION MCKINNEY
Test Bank - Maternal-Child Nursing (8th Edition by McKinney) 2
Feedback
A Banning the child from the playroom will not solve the problem. The problem is his
behavior, not the place where he exhibits it.
B Illness is not a reason for a child to be undisciplined. When the child recovers, the
parents will have to deal with a child who is undisciplined and unruly.
C Children should not be made to feel guilty and to have their self-esteem attacked.
D By the nurses using I rather than the you message, the child can focus on the behavior.
The child and the nurse can begin to explore why the behavior occurs.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 50
OBJ: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Families who deal effectively with stress exhibit which behavior pattern?
a. Focus on family problems
b. Feel weakened by stress
c. Expect that some stress is normal NURSINGTB.COM
d. Feel guilty when stress exists
ANS: C
Feedback
A Healthy families focus on family strengths rather than on the problems and know that stress
is temporary and may be positive.
B If families are dealing effectively with stress, then weakening of the family unit should
not occur.
C Healthy families recognize that some stress is normal in all families.
D Because some stress is normal in all families, feeling guilty is not reasonable. Guilt
only immobilizes the family and does not lead to resolution of the stress.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 42
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Psychosocial Integrity
4. Which family will most likely have the most difficulty coping with an ill child?
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