CHAPTER 1 Correct Answer:
A nurse manager on a pediatric unit is preparing an education program on working with families for a
group of newly hired nurses. Which of the following should the nurse include when discussing the
developmental theory?
1. described that stress is inevitable
2. emphasizes that change with one member affects the entire family
3. provides guidance to assist families adapting to stress
4. defines consistencies in how families change Correct Answer: 4
A nurse is assisting a group of guardians of adolescents to develop skills that will improve
communication within the family. The nurse hears one guardian state, "my son knows he better do what
I say." Which of the following parenting styles is the parent exhibiting?
1. authoritarian
2. permissive
3. authoritative
4. passive Correct Answer: 1
A nurse is performing family assessment. Which of the following should the nurse include? SATA
1. medical history
2. parents' education level
3. child's physical growth
4. support systems
5. stressors Correct Answer: 1, 2, 4, 5
CHAPTER 2 Correct Answer:
A nurse is preparing to assess a preschooler. Which of the following action should the nurse take to
prepare the child?
1. allow the child to role-play using miniature equipment
2. used medical terminology to describe what will happen
3. separate the child from the caregiver during the examination
4. keep medical equipment visible to the child Correct Answer: 1
A nurse is checking the vital signs of a 3 year old child during a well-child visit. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider?
1. temperature of 99.0
2. heart rate of 106 per minute
, 3. respirations of 30 per minute
4. blood pressure of 88-54 mm Hg Correct Answer: 3
A nurse is assessing a child's ears. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
1. light reflex is located at the 2 o'clock position
2. tympanic membrane is red in color
3 bony landmark are not visible
4. cerumen is present bilaterally Correct Answer: 4
A nurse is assessing a 6 month old infant. Which of the following reflexes should the infant exhibit?
1. moro
2. plantar grasp
3. stepping
4. tonic neck Correct Answer: 2
A nurse is performing a neurologic assessment on an adolescent. Which of the following responses
should the nurse expect the adolescent to exhibit when assessing the trigeminal nerve? SATA
1. clenching teeth together tightly
2. recognizing sour tastes on the back of the tongue
3. identifying smells through each nostril
4. detecting facial touches with eyes closed
5. looking down and in with the eyes Correct Answer: 1, 4
CHAPTER 3 Correct Answer:
A nurse is assessing a 12 month old infant during a well-child visit. Which of the following findings
should the nurse report to the provider?
1. closed anterior fontanel
2. eruption of six teeth
3. birth weight doubles
4. birth length increased by 50% Correct Answer: 3
A nurse is performing a developmental screening on a 10 month old infant. Which of the following fine
motor sills should the nurse expect the infant to perform? SATA
1. grasp a rattle by the handle
2. try building a two block tower
3. use a crude pincer grasp
4. place objects into a container
5. walks with one hand held Correct Answer: 1, 3
A nurse is conducting a well baby visit with a 4 month old infant. Which of the following immunizations
should the nurse plan to administer to the infant. SATA