Child life study guide Questions and Answers 2024
Pre-operational **** When the three year old sibling of a patient who is dying begins to
ask questions about death, the child life specialist should expect questions that reflect
which stage of cognitive development?
A wide range of variables and systems that influences the successful management of
stressors **** What should a child life specialist look for when assessing a child and
family?
develop knowledge and skills to increase one's understanding and appreciation of
cultural differences and similarities within, among and between groups **** Which of
the following would a child life specialist need to do to include cross-cultural
competence in their practice with children and families?
Previous healthcare experiences **** When assessing stress potential of a child the
child life specialist should seek which of the following information?
Temperament **** What should a child life specialist be able to assess through
observations of a child's play?
The patient can explain the diagnosis to friends in an age-appropriate manner **** A
15 year old has recently been diagnosed with chronic illness. One of the goals of the
child life specialist's interventions is to increase the patient's understanding of the
illness. What is most important in evaluating the effectiveness of the intervention?
Protest, despair, and detachment **** What is the sequence of reactions of young
children to separation from primary caregivers?
Facilitating adjustment by normalizing the hospital environment **** What is the
purpose of encouraging patients who are 13 to 18 years old to dress in their own
clothes and maintain personal grooming and hygiene during hospitalization?
Validate the child's feelings **** When a child expresses negative, hostile or
aggressive feelings during play, what action should the child life specialist take?
One whose primary caretaker cannot be with him/her on a regular basis ****
Developing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship would be MOST important for this
type of patient
It is a legal document admissible in court **** Which of the following is the most
important to remember when documenting in a patient's chart of medical record by hand
or in an electronic format?
, Excessive sleeping **** What is a passive response to the stressors of hospitalization?
Regression **** When a 9 year old is using thumb sucking as a coping mechanism,
he/she may be displaying this behavior
Informed the guest about acceptable ways of interacting with patients **** A child who
has been severely injured is upset about a visiting entertainer who asks what happened
to the child's face. What action should the child life specialist have taken to avoid this
situation?
Encouraging the patient to express fears and explore ways for her to maintain contact
with the family **** Soon after admission to the hospital, a 10 year old child expresses
fears about his/her parents not staying overnight. He/she is afraid they will not come
back tomorrow. What would be the most appropriate intervention by the child life
specialist?
Regularly scheduled meetings with supervisor **** Which of the following activities
should implemented to provide an opportunity for a volunteer to express feelings arising
from his/her work?
Psychological **** A 14 year old sibling's response to his sister who is dying is "I don't
know what everyone's so concerned about. She will pull through; she always does."
What type of coping effort best describes this comment?
Family centered **** What type of care recognizes primary family caregivers as the
experts in care of the child?
Goal to be achieved **** What should be considered when evaluating a child life plan
of care?
Problem identification, problem analysis, idea generation, and implementation **** The
effective process for problem solving
Assist in evaluation and program development **** How can the use of statistics,
numerical analysis, and databases be beneficial to a child life program?
It provides basic communication for the health care team **** This is true regarding
documentation in the medical record
Being truthful **** Describes the child life specialist's obligation to demonstrate veracity
Encourage self-reflection to develop more effective future interactions **** A child life
student is frustrated by his/her inability to reduce fears and anxiety of a four year old
child. The student reacts by overindulging the child. What action should the supervising
child life specialist take?
Pre-operational **** When the three year old sibling of a patient who is dying begins to
ask questions about death, the child life specialist should expect questions that reflect
which stage of cognitive development?
A wide range of variables and systems that influences the successful management of
stressors **** What should a child life specialist look for when assessing a child and
family?
develop knowledge and skills to increase one's understanding and appreciation of
cultural differences and similarities within, among and between groups **** Which of
the following would a child life specialist need to do to include cross-cultural
competence in their practice with children and families?
Previous healthcare experiences **** When assessing stress potential of a child the
child life specialist should seek which of the following information?
Temperament **** What should a child life specialist be able to assess through
observations of a child's play?
The patient can explain the diagnosis to friends in an age-appropriate manner **** A
15 year old has recently been diagnosed with chronic illness. One of the goals of the
child life specialist's interventions is to increase the patient's understanding of the
illness. What is most important in evaluating the effectiveness of the intervention?
Protest, despair, and detachment **** What is the sequence of reactions of young
children to separation from primary caregivers?
Facilitating adjustment by normalizing the hospital environment **** What is the
purpose of encouraging patients who are 13 to 18 years old to dress in their own
clothes and maintain personal grooming and hygiene during hospitalization?
Validate the child's feelings **** When a child expresses negative, hostile or
aggressive feelings during play, what action should the child life specialist take?
One whose primary caretaker cannot be with him/her on a regular basis ****
Developing and maintaining a therapeutic relationship would be MOST important for this
type of patient
It is a legal document admissible in court **** Which of the following is the most
important to remember when documenting in a patient's chart of medical record by hand
or in an electronic format?
, Excessive sleeping **** What is a passive response to the stressors of hospitalization?
Regression **** When a 9 year old is using thumb sucking as a coping mechanism,
he/she may be displaying this behavior
Informed the guest about acceptable ways of interacting with patients **** A child who
has been severely injured is upset about a visiting entertainer who asks what happened
to the child's face. What action should the child life specialist have taken to avoid this
situation?
Encouraging the patient to express fears and explore ways for her to maintain contact
with the family **** Soon after admission to the hospital, a 10 year old child expresses
fears about his/her parents not staying overnight. He/she is afraid they will not come
back tomorrow. What would be the most appropriate intervention by the child life
specialist?
Regularly scheduled meetings with supervisor **** Which of the following activities
should implemented to provide an opportunity for a volunteer to express feelings arising
from his/her work?
Psychological **** A 14 year old sibling's response to his sister who is dying is "I don't
know what everyone's so concerned about. She will pull through; she always does."
What type of coping effort best describes this comment?
Family centered **** What type of care recognizes primary family caregivers as the
experts in care of the child?
Goal to be achieved **** What should be considered when evaluating a child life plan
of care?
Problem identification, problem analysis, idea generation, and implementation **** The
effective process for problem solving
Assist in evaluation and program development **** How can the use of statistics,
numerical analysis, and databases be beneficial to a child life program?
It provides basic communication for the health care team **** This is true regarding
documentation in the medical record
Being truthful **** Describes the child life specialist's obligation to demonstrate veracity
Encourage self-reflection to develop more effective future interactions **** A child life
student is frustrated by his/her inability to reduce fears and anxiety of a four year old
child. The student reacts by overindulging the child. What action should the supervising
child life specialist take?
