Child life certification practice test questions |
Reviewed Answers
The duty of promoting the welfare of an individual is known as ** answ ** Beneficence
An APIE model includes what components? ** answ ** Assessment, Plan, Intervention,
Evaluation
A primary goal of advocacy training for family members is to empower them in: ** answ **
Communicating their needs
When a child is trying to understand death, he or she may ask, "Do children and animals die
too?" Which concept of death is the child attempting to grasp with this question? ** answ **
Universality
Which of the following behaviors demonstrates an active response to hospitalization and surgery
after discharge? ** answ ** Refusing medication
A 6-year-old is having a procedure in 30 minutes. How should the child life specialist respond?
** answ ** Make an assessment and follow up with appropriate interventions
What is a benefit of healthcare team meetings? ** answ ** Reviewing the medical record
What intervention should the CLS encourage to help parents support siblings of a child with a
life-threatening illness? ** answ ** Include siblings in indirect activities such as phone calls,
letters, etc if siblings cannot be together
An individual who continues to self-assess and respect differences is at what stage on the cultural
competence continuum? ** answ ** Basic cultural competence
What are considered normal grief responses for a 16-year-old sibling? ** answ ** Egocentrism,
increase in moodiness and sexual awareness
What would be the first step when using anticipatory guidance as a supportive technique with a
new volunteer? ** answ ** Ascertain current knowledge level of volunteer
According to Bolig, what type of child life program aims to provide socialization experiences,
normalize the environment, facilitate the expression of feelings, and involve the family? **
answ ** Comprehensive
At what age may a patient believe that his/her diagnosis is a form of punishment? ** answ ** 3-
5 years
, Effective cross-cultural communication includes what? ** answ ** Possessing the ability to
tolerate ambiguity
A 3-year-old dies in the emergency room and the parents are experiencing shock and disbelief.
What should be the NEXT step for the CLS? ** answ ** Create an opportunity for the parents
to say goodbye
What should a family expect with the implementation of a patient- and family-centered care
plan? ** answ ** The family participates in decision-making regarding their child's care
Humor can be utilized to relieve what? ** answ ** Emotional tension and grief
What action should the CLS take when preparing children for healthcare experiences ** answ
** Provide honest, accurate information using developmentally appropriate language
What strategy would be used first when teaching a child about coping with a procedure? **
answ ** Offer the child a choice of several techniques
What is the most effective educational strategy for teaching techniques and benefits of play to a
caregiver? ** answ ** Modeling play interactions by engaging the caregiver and the child
What describes measures that monitor the efficacy of behavioral intervention in helping children
cope with painful or threatening procedures? ** answ ** Emotional distress and coping
effectiveness
What is a common passive response exhibited by children in hospitals? ** answ ** Excessive
sleeping
A 5-week-old infant requires intubation. The family shares that the patient has a twin brother at
home. According to the key elements of patient- and family-centered care, what would the main
role of the CLS be? ** answ ** To support parental presence and facilitate family and
professional collaboration
Due to improved pediatric policies and family involvement, which stage of attachment is most
seldom observed in the hospital setting? ** answ ** Detachment
After 3 months in the NICU, a baby is discharged. How can the CLS assist the family with the
transition? ** answ ** Provide information about community resources
A CLS encourages children ages 6-11 to participate in their own care, continue schoolwork, and
communicate with family and peer while in the hospital. Why? ** answ ** To increase feelings
of inclusion
A 4-year-old recovering from a ruptured appendix is having a difficult time expressing his level
of pain. What tool would be most age appropriate? ** answ ** FACES scale
Reviewed Answers
The duty of promoting the welfare of an individual is known as ** answ ** Beneficence
An APIE model includes what components? ** answ ** Assessment, Plan, Intervention,
Evaluation
A primary goal of advocacy training for family members is to empower them in: ** answ **
Communicating their needs
When a child is trying to understand death, he or she may ask, "Do children and animals die
too?" Which concept of death is the child attempting to grasp with this question? ** answ **
Universality
Which of the following behaviors demonstrates an active response to hospitalization and surgery
after discharge? ** answ ** Refusing medication
A 6-year-old is having a procedure in 30 minutes. How should the child life specialist respond?
** answ ** Make an assessment and follow up with appropriate interventions
What is a benefit of healthcare team meetings? ** answ ** Reviewing the medical record
What intervention should the CLS encourage to help parents support siblings of a child with a
life-threatening illness? ** answ ** Include siblings in indirect activities such as phone calls,
letters, etc if siblings cannot be together
An individual who continues to self-assess and respect differences is at what stage on the cultural
competence continuum? ** answ ** Basic cultural competence
What are considered normal grief responses for a 16-year-old sibling? ** answ ** Egocentrism,
increase in moodiness and sexual awareness
What would be the first step when using anticipatory guidance as a supportive technique with a
new volunteer? ** answ ** Ascertain current knowledge level of volunteer
According to Bolig, what type of child life program aims to provide socialization experiences,
normalize the environment, facilitate the expression of feelings, and involve the family? **
answ ** Comprehensive
At what age may a patient believe that his/her diagnosis is a form of punishment? ** answ ** 3-
5 years
, Effective cross-cultural communication includes what? ** answ ** Possessing the ability to
tolerate ambiguity
A 3-year-old dies in the emergency room and the parents are experiencing shock and disbelief.
What should be the NEXT step for the CLS? ** answ ** Create an opportunity for the parents
to say goodbye
What should a family expect with the implementation of a patient- and family-centered care
plan? ** answ ** The family participates in decision-making regarding their child's care
Humor can be utilized to relieve what? ** answ ** Emotional tension and grief
What action should the CLS take when preparing children for healthcare experiences ** answ
** Provide honest, accurate information using developmentally appropriate language
What strategy would be used first when teaching a child about coping with a procedure? **
answ ** Offer the child a choice of several techniques
What is the most effective educational strategy for teaching techniques and benefits of play to a
caregiver? ** answ ** Modeling play interactions by engaging the caregiver and the child
What describes measures that monitor the efficacy of behavioral intervention in helping children
cope with painful or threatening procedures? ** answ ** Emotional distress and coping
effectiveness
What is a common passive response exhibited by children in hospitals? ** answ ** Excessive
sleeping
A 5-week-old infant requires intubation. The family shares that the patient has a twin brother at
home. According to the key elements of patient- and family-centered care, what would the main
role of the CLS be? ** answ ** To support parental presence and facilitate family and
professional collaboration
Due to improved pediatric policies and family involvement, which stage of attachment is most
seldom observed in the hospital setting? ** answ ** Detachment
After 3 months in the NICU, a baby is discharged. How can the CLS assist the family with the
transition? ** answ ** Provide information about community resources
A CLS encourages children ages 6-11 to participate in their own care, continue schoolwork, and
communicate with family and peer while in the hospital. Why? ** answ ** To increase feelings
of inclusion
A 4-year-old recovering from a ruptured appendix is having a difficult time expressing his level
of pain. What tool would be most age appropriate? ** answ ** FACES scale
