peds/OB Final Exam review | Updated
1. What Erikson's stage is associated with the toddler age child? **** Autonomy
vs Shame & Doubt
2. What are some common issues parents may worry about during the toddler
years? **** Eat less & graze on snacks, refuses bedtime, has tantrums &
meltdowns
3. Which age group would have difficulty with separation anxiety while hospitalized?
**** Toddlers
4. Where is the best site to give an IM injection to an 8 month old? **** Vastus
Lateralis
5. What is the maximum dose a child under 12 months can receive in an IM
injection? **** 0.5 mL
6. What Erikson stage are adolescents in? **** identity vs role confusion
7. What are some important factors to a teen's self esteem? **** Body image,
friends, developing a sense of self
8. What Erikson stage are newborns in? **** trust vs mistrust
9. What is the normal lab value range for sodium? **** 135-145 mEq/L
10. What is the normal lab value range for potassium? **** 3.5-5.0 mEq/L
11. What are the normal lab values for calcium? **** 9.0-11 mg/dL
12. What is the correct order of the nursing process? **** assessment, diagnosis,
planning, implementation, evaluation
13. In which step of the nursing process would you gather data? **** Assessment
14. In which step of the nursing process would you identify the primary problem?
**** Diagnosis
15. In which step of the nursing process would you identify appropriate nursing
interventions? **** Planning
16. What nursing interventions would you implement for a 12 month old with
diarrhea, dehydration & nausea/vomiting? **** Daily weights, strict I&Os,
weighing diapers
17. What Erikson stage are preschoolers in? **** initiative vs guilt
, 18. What are some ways to ease anxiety on the preschool aged group while
hospitalized? **** Explain procedures in simple terms, allow child to try out
BP cuff on a stuffed animal
19. What are some priority interventions for a child post-op from a tonsillectomy?
**** No red or brown colored foods or liquids, avoid coughing, sneezing or
blowing nose
20. What are some priority interventions for a child with nephrotic syndrome? ****
Limit sodium, strict I&Os, daily weights
21. What are some priority interventions for a child with autism who is hospitalized?
**** Keep as close to home routines as possible, explain procedures prior to
their implementation
22. What are some indicators of diabetes insipidus? **** Caused by a problem
with ADH, disorder of the posterior pituitary, polydipsia, polyuria
23. Name some of the common causes of injury & death in the toddler & preschool
age groups? **** MVAs, poisoning, drowning
24. What are some teaching points to prevent drowning in the toddler age group?
**** Locks on the door to the pool, supervise while in the tub, enroll child in
swimming lessons
25. To prevent poisoning in young children, parents should keep their medications &
cleaning supplies unlocked T/F **** FALSE
26. What is the most common health issue in a child with Down's Syndrome? ****
Septal defect
27. Name some societal benefits from breastfeeding **** environmentally
friendly, fewer supplies, saves money
28. Voiding 6-8 times a day shows adequate supply from breastfeeding T/F ****
True
29. Put the Erikson stages in order from youngest to oldest **** Trust vs mistrust,
autonomy vs shame/doubt, initiative vs guilt, industry vs inferiority, identity vs role
confusion
30. Some common milestones for a 6 month old include: **** Tripod sits, moving
object from one hand to another
1. What Erikson's stage is associated with the toddler age child? **** Autonomy
vs Shame & Doubt
2. What are some common issues parents may worry about during the toddler
years? **** Eat less & graze on snacks, refuses bedtime, has tantrums &
meltdowns
3. Which age group would have difficulty with separation anxiety while hospitalized?
**** Toddlers
4. Where is the best site to give an IM injection to an 8 month old? **** Vastus
Lateralis
5. What is the maximum dose a child under 12 months can receive in an IM
injection? **** 0.5 mL
6. What Erikson stage are adolescents in? **** identity vs role confusion
7. What are some important factors to a teen's self esteem? **** Body image,
friends, developing a sense of self
8. What Erikson stage are newborns in? **** trust vs mistrust
9. What is the normal lab value range for sodium? **** 135-145 mEq/L
10. What is the normal lab value range for potassium? **** 3.5-5.0 mEq/L
11. What are the normal lab values for calcium? **** 9.0-11 mg/dL
12. What is the correct order of the nursing process? **** assessment, diagnosis,
planning, implementation, evaluation
13. In which step of the nursing process would you gather data? **** Assessment
14. In which step of the nursing process would you identify the primary problem?
**** Diagnosis
15. In which step of the nursing process would you identify appropriate nursing
interventions? **** Planning
16. What nursing interventions would you implement for a 12 month old with
diarrhea, dehydration & nausea/vomiting? **** Daily weights, strict I&Os,
weighing diapers
17. What Erikson stage are preschoolers in? **** initiative vs guilt
, 18. What are some ways to ease anxiety on the preschool aged group while
hospitalized? **** Explain procedures in simple terms, allow child to try out
BP cuff on a stuffed animal
19. What are some priority interventions for a child post-op from a tonsillectomy?
**** No red or brown colored foods or liquids, avoid coughing, sneezing or
blowing nose
20. What are some priority interventions for a child with nephrotic syndrome? ****
Limit sodium, strict I&Os, daily weights
21. What are some priority interventions for a child with autism who is hospitalized?
**** Keep as close to home routines as possible, explain procedures prior to
their implementation
22. What are some indicators of diabetes insipidus? **** Caused by a problem
with ADH, disorder of the posterior pituitary, polydipsia, polyuria
23. Name some of the common causes of injury & death in the toddler & preschool
age groups? **** MVAs, poisoning, drowning
24. What are some teaching points to prevent drowning in the toddler age group?
**** Locks on the door to the pool, supervise while in the tub, enroll child in
swimming lessons
25. To prevent poisoning in young children, parents should keep their medications &
cleaning supplies unlocked T/F **** FALSE
26. What is the most common health issue in a child with Down's Syndrome? ****
Septal defect
27. Name some societal benefits from breastfeeding **** environmentally
friendly, fewer supplies, saves money
28. Voiding 6-8 times a day shows adequate supply from breastfeeding T/F ****
True
29. Put the Erikson stages in order from youngest to oldest **** Trust vs mistrust,
autonomy vs shame/doubt, initiative vs guilt, industry vs inferiority, identity vs role
confusion
30. Some common milestones for a 6 month old include: **** Tripod sits, moving
object from one hand to another
