NSG221/ NSG 221 Exam 3: (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update)
Mental Health Review| Questions and Verified Answers|
100% Correct| Grade A – Herzing
Blood pressure assessment - ANSWER Should be done near last as it is
considered invasive
Where to assess pulses in children under 1 year - ANSWER Assess femoral and
brachial pulses
Where to assess pulses in children over 1 year - ANSWER Assess radial and
pedal pulses
Different ways to take temperature - ANSWER Axillary, oral, tympanic, rectal, and
temporal
Preferred method of temperature measurement - ANSWER Temporal, as it is non-
invasive
Weight milestones in infants - ANSWER Doubles at 5-6 months, triples at 1 year
Erikson Stages of Development in Order - ANSWER Trust vs mistrust
Autonomy vs shame and doubt
Initiative vs guilt
Industry vs Inferiority
Identity vs role confusion
Meningococcal vaccination - ANSWER Recommended between ages 13-15 with a
booster between age 16-18
What screening is most important for adolescents? - ANSWER Scoliosis
screenings
Common issues in adolescence - ANSWER Eating disorders, obesity, mental
illness, self-harm
Atraumatic Care + Example - ANSWER Approach to minimize stress and pain
during procedures; having a treatment room so that the hospital room isn't
associated with pain
Pain scales for children - ANSWER FLACC Scale and FACES scale are used to
assess pain in children
, FLACC Scale - ANSWER Assessment tool for pain in children aged 2 months to 7
years
FACES scale - ANSWER Assessment tool for pain using a 0-5 scale with facial
expressions
Social Character of Play: Onlooker - ANSWER Child observing others playing
Social Character of Play: Solitary - ANSWER Child playing alone
Social Character of Play: Parallel - ANSWER Children playing independently but
among other children
Social Character of Play: Associative - ANSWER Children playing together without
organization
Social Character of Play: Team play - ANSWER Organized play in groups
Therapeutic Play - ANSWER Using dolls or stuffed animals to explain procedures
or body parts, acting out feelings, learning coping strategies
RSV/Bronchiolitis + Expected Findings + Treatment - ANSWER bronchiolitis is
commonly caused by RSV, symptoms include rhinorrhea, intermittent fever,
wheezing
Pharyngitis (Strep Throat) + Expected Findings + Treatment - ANSWER Caused
by streptococcus bacteria,
EF- sore throat, headache, fever, can cause GI issues
Treatment: antibiotics
Tonsillitis/Tonsillectomy + Expected Findings + Treatment - ANSWER
Inflammation of the tonsils, tonsillectomy is the removal of the tonsils
EF- sore throat, history of ear infections, mouth odor, fever, difficulty swallowing and
eating
Treatment: tonsillectomy, antibiotics,
Croup (acute laryngotracheobronchitis) + Expected Findings + Treatment -
ANSWER Inflammation of the upper airway,
EF- barky cough, inspiratory stridor and low grade fever
Treatment: cool mist air, dexamethasone, racemic epinephrine
Epiglottis + Expected Findings - ANSWER Inflammation of the epiglottis
EF- absence of cough, drooling, agitation, tripod positioning
Treatment: Prepare for intubation, give steroids for inflammation
Asthma + Expected Findings - ANSWER Inflammatory disorder causing bronchiole
obstruction,
EF: wheezing, dyspnea, coarse lung sounds (possible crackles)
Mental Health Review| Questions and Verified Answers|
100% Correct| Grade A – Herzing
Blood pressure assessment - ANSWER Should be done near last as it is
considered invasive
Where to assess pulses in children under 1 year - ANSWER Assess femoral and
brachial pulses
Where to assess pulses in children over 1 year - ANSWER Assess radial and
pedal pulses
Different ways to take temperature - ANSWER Axillary, oral, tympanic, rectal, and
temporal
Preferred method of temperature measurement - ANSWER Temporal, as it is non-
invasive
Weight milestones in infants - ANSWER Doubles at 5-6 months, triples at 1 year
Erikson Stages of Development in Order - ANSWER Trust vs mistrust
Autonomy vs shame and doubt
Initiative vs guilt
Industry vs Inferiority
Identity vs role confusion
Meningococcal vaccination - ANSWER Recommended between ages 13-15 with a
booster between age 16-18
What screening is most important for adolescents? - ANSWER Scoliosis
screenings
Common issues in adolescence - ANSWER Eating disorders, obesity, mental
illness, self-harm
Atraumatic Care + Example - ANSWER Approach to minimize stress and pain
during procedures; having a treatment room so that the hospital room isn't
associated with pain
Pain scales for children - ANSWER FLACC Scale and FACES scale are used to
assess pain in children
, FLACC Scale - ANSWER Assessment tool for pain in children aged 2 months to 7
years
FACES scale - ANSWER Assessment tool for pain using a 0-5 scale with facial
expressions
Social Character of Play: Onlooker - ANSWER Child observing others playing
Social Character of Play: Solitary - ANSWER Child playing alone
Social Character of Play: Parallel - ANSWER Children playing independently but
among other children
Social Character of Play: Associative - ANSWER Children playing together without
organization
Social Character of Play: Team play - ANSWER Organized play in groups
Therapeutic Play - ANSWER Using dolls or stuffed animals to explain procedures
or body parts, acting out feelings, learning coping strategies
RSV/Bronchiolitis + Expected Findings + Treatment - ANSWER bronchiolitis is
commonly caused by RSV, symptoms include rhinorrhea, intermittent fever,
wheezing
Pharyngitis (Strep Throat) + Expected Findings + Treatment - ANSWER Caused
by streptococcus bacteria,
EF- sore throat, headache, fever, can cause GI issues
Treatment: antibiotics
Tonsillitis/Tonsillectomy + Expected Findings + Treatment - ANSWER
Inflammation of the tonsils, tonsillectomy is the removal of the tonsils
EF- sore throat, history of ear infections, mouth odor, fever, difficulty swallowing and
eating
Treatment: tonsillectomy, antibiotics,
Croup (acute laryngotracheobronchitis) + Expected Findings + Treatment -
ANSWER Inflammation of the upper airway,
EF- barky cough, inspiratory stridor and low grade fever
Treatment: cool mist air, dexamethasone, racemic epinephrine
Epiglottis + Expected Findings - ANSWER Inflammation of the epiglottis
EF- absence of cough, drooling, agitation, tripod positioning
Treatment: Prepare for intubation, give steroids for inflammation
Asthma + Expected Findings - ANSWER Inflammatory disorder causing bronchiole
obstruction,
EF: wheezing, dyspnea, coarse lung sounds (possible crackles)
