Chapter 71 fundamental of pediatric nursing
questions with answers
1. The nurse is providing education to the mother of a toddler who is brought to the
pediatrician for a well visit. What would be a focal point for client education based on the
child's developmental level? - Correct Answer A) Discipline and limit setting
2. During a physical assessment, the nurse suggests to the parents that a preschooler
be given the Denver-II Developmental Screening Test. Which of the following areas
would this test assess? - Correct Answer C) Cognitive development
3. The nurse is performing a physical assessment of a teenager. What unique focus of
adolescent care should the nurse keep in mind when caring for adolescents? - Correct
Answer D) Adolescents may voice individual concerns and should be talked to
separately.
4. The school nurse working with adolescents recognizes that adolescents are often
embarrassed about talking about their health problems. Which of the following teaching
strategies would be helpful for this age group? - Correct Answer A) Placing pamphlets
regarding adolescent concerns in a brochure rack.
5. A child is admitted to the healthcare facility for surgery following a fracture. The child
is aggressive and refuses to comply with the staff of the facility. Which of the following
phases of separation anxiety is the child going through? - Correct Answer A) Protest
6. The nurse is caring for children who are scheduled for surgery. Which of the following
is a recommended guideline for reducing anxiety in these clients? - Correct Answer D)
Report test results to the family caregivers and the child, if possible.
7. The nurse enters a hospitalized child's hospital room and finds that the child is sitting
quietly in bed and appears very sad. The child is sucking his thumb, and clutching his
blanket. What stage of separation anxiety is this child displaying? - Correct Answer B)
Despair
8. A nurse is assisting with a client health history for a 5-year-old boy being admitted to
the hospital for surgery. Which of the following is a recommended guideline for gaining
the child's cooperation? - Correct Answer C) Allow the child to sit in the caregiver's lap
for as much of the interview as possible
questions with answers
1. The nurse is providing education to the mother of a toddler who is brought to the
pediatrician for a well visit. What would be a focal point for client education based on the
child's developmental level? - Correct Answer A) Discipline and limit setting
2. During a physical assessment, the nurse suggests to the parents that a preschooler
be given the Denver-II Developmental Screening Test. Which of the following areas
would this test assess? - Correct Answer C) Cognitive development
3. The nurse is performing a physical assessment of a teenager. What unique focus of
adolescent care should the nurse keep in mind when caring for adolescents? - Correct
Answer D) Adolescents may voice individual concerns and should be talked to
separately.
4. The school nurse working with adolescents recognizes that adolescents are often
embarrassed about talking about their health problems. Which of the following teaching
strategies would be helpful for this age group? - Correct Answer A) Placing pamphlets
regarding adolescent concerns in a brochure rack.
5. A child is admitted to the healthcare facility for surgery following a fracture. The child
is aggressive and refuses to comply with the staff of the facility. Which of the following
phases of separation anxiety is the child going through? - Correct Answer A) Protest
6. The nurse is caring for children who are scheduled for surgery. Which of the following
is a recommended guideline for reducing anxiety in these clients? - Correct Answer D)
Report test results to the family caregivers and the child, if possible.
7. The nurse enters a hospitalized child's hospital room and finds that the child is sitting
quietly in bed and appears very sad. The child is sucking his thumb, and clutching his
blanket. What stage of separation anxiety is this child displaying? - Correct Answer B)
Despair
8. A nurse is assisting with a client health history for a 5-year-old boy being admitted to
the hospital for surgery. Which of the following is a recommended guideline for gaining
the child's cooperation? - Correct Answer C) Allow the child to sit in the caregiver's lap
for as much of the interview as possible
