PEDS Chapter 30 Basic Pediatric Nursing
Care Questions and Answers
Abraham Jacobi - Correct Answer Who is known as the father of pediatrics?
Lillian Wald - Correct Answer Which nurse founded the Henry Street Settlement in
New York City?
National Commission on Children - Correct Answer The 1st White House
Conference on Children focused on issues of child labor, dependent children, and
infant care. As a result, what was established in 1987 on behalf of children?
Provide anticipatory guidance and explain all procedures. - Correct Answer A 4 you
child is to be hospitalized for the 1st time, and his parents voice anxiety about his
condition and hospitalization. Which action by the nurse best addresses the
concerns of the child's parents?
Sensation-based approach - Correct Answer Which method is the most effective
when preparing a child for a pediatric procedure?
help prevent injury to the operative site - Correct Answer A 16 mo. child is admitted
to the pediatric floor after surgery to repair a cleft palate. The child's mother asks
why her child is restrained. The nurse explains that the elbow SRD is being used to:
"BSA is a reliable method of calculating children's medication dosage." - Correct
Answer Which statement by the new pediatric nurse indicates that the teaching was
effective?
"Some children say that they feel a little pinch." - Correct Answer A 7 you is about
to have a finger-stick blood draw. Which statement by the nurse is the most
effective?
Encouraging parental presence and rooming-in. - Correct Answer An 18 mo. is
hospitalized for surgery in the morning. Which intervention is most helpful in relieving
the child's stress?
Assure the mother that children develop at their own rate, but most children do not
crawl at age 6 mos. - Correct Answer The mother of a 6 mo. is worried b/c the
child's grandmother is concerned that the child is "slow" b/c she is not crawling yet.
What action by the nurse is most appropriate?
, 5th - Correct Answer An accurate apical heart rate measurement is assessed at the
____________ intercostal space.
Be careful not to use words that might be misinterpreted by the child, such as "take
your temperature." - Correct Answer A nurse is meeting a new 4 you pt. for the 1st
time. Which intervention is most effective when entering the pt.’s room for the 1st
time?
"The baby will perhaps be comforted by sucking on a pacifier, being swaddled, or
being rocked." - Correct Answer The nurse is providing postop care instructions to
parents of a 5 mo. who is recovering from abdominal surgery. Which statement
indicates that the teaching was effective?
Infants can begin solid foods at 4-6 mos of age.
Solid foods should be introduced one at a time and a new one each week. - Correct
Answer What is true regarding the child's nutrition?
Weigh the diaper before and after the infant voids. - Correct Answer What is the
most accurate method to measure urine output in an infant?
Possible to give in the vast us laterals muscle
Possible to give in the ventrogluteal muscle
Help should be obtained to restrain the child - Correct Answer What is true of
intramuscular injections in children younger than 2 you?
scoliosis - Correct Answer The most common asymmetry w/ lateral curvature of the
spine in the adolescent is known as____________
Pull the ear down and back. - Correct Answer What is the appropriate method to
examine a 6 MO’s ear w/ an anoscope?
Tell her that managing the head was the correct action. - Correct Answer There is a
cry for help; a child is having a grand mal seizure and the mother is cradling his
head and sobbing. The child recovers quickly, but the mother repeatedly sobs, "I
didn't know what to do." What can the nurse do to empower the mother?
Asks the mother for advice about the child's preferred rituals - Correct Answer
Which nursing action best exemplifies partnering w/ the parent of a toddler who has
been admitted for an exacerbation of asthma?
Child's ability to cooperate
Parent's preference for route
Child's developmental age
Child's need for precise temp
Care Questions and Answers
Abraham Jacobi - Correct Answer Who is known as the father of pediatrics?
Lillian Wald - Correct Answer Which nurse founded the Henry Street Settlement in
New York City?
National Commission on Children - Correct Answer The 1st White House
Conference on Children focused on issues of child labor, dependent children, and
infant care. As a result, what was established in 1987 on behalf of children?
Provide anticipatory guidance and explain all procedures. - Correct Answer A 4 you
child is to be hospitalized for the 1st time, and his parents voice anxiety about his
condition and hospitalization. Which action by the nurse best addresses the
concerns of the child's parents?
Sensation-based approach - Correct Answer Which method is the most effective
when preparing a child for a pediatric procedure?
help prevent injury to the operative site - Correct Answer A 16 mo. child is admitted
to the pediatric floor after surgery to repair a cleft palate. The child's mother asks
why her child is restrained. The nurse explains that the elbow SRD is being used to:
"BSA is a reliable method of calculating children's medication dosage." - Correct
Answer Which statement by the new pediatric nurse indicates that the teaching was
effective?
"Some children say that they feel a little pinch." - Correct Answer A 7 you is about
to have a finger-stick blood draw. Which statement by the nurse is the most
effective?
Encouraging parental presence and rooming-in. - Correct Answer An 18 mo. is
hospitalized for surgery in the morning. Which intervention is most helpful in relieving
the child's stress?
Assure the mother that children develop at their own rate, but most children do not
crawl at age 6 mos. - Correct Answer The mother of a 6 mo. is worried b/c the
child's grandmother is concerned that the child is "slow" b/c she is not crawling yet.
What action by the nurse is most appropriate?
, 5th - Correct Answer An accurate apical heart rate measurement is assessed at the
____________ intercostal space.
Be careful not to use words that might be misinterpreted by the child, such as "take
your temperature." - Correct Answer A nurse is meeting a new 4 you pt. for the 1st
time. Which intervention is most effective when entering the pt.’s room for the 1st
time?
"The baby will perhaps be comforted by sucking on a pacifier, being swaddled, or
being rocked." - Correct Answer The nurse is providing postop care instructions to
parents of a 5 mo. who is recovering from abdominal surgery. Which statement
indicates that the teaching was effective?
Infants can begin solid foods at 4-6 mos of age.
Solid foods should be introduced one at a time and a new one each week. - Correct
Answer What is true regarding the child's nutrition?
Weigh the diaper before and after the infant voids. - Correct Answer What is the
most accurate method to measure urine output in an infant?
Possible to give in the vast us laterals muscle
Possible to give in the ventrogluteal muscle
Help should be obtained to restrain the child - Correct Answer What is true of
intramuscular injections in children younger than 2 you?
scoliosis - Correct Answer The most common asymmetry w/ lateral curvature of the
spine in the adolescent is known as____________
Pull the ear down and back. - Correct Answer What is the appropriate method to
examine a 6 MO’s ear w/ an anoscope?
Tell her that managing the head was the correct action. - Correct Answer There is a
cry for help; a child is having a grand mal seizure and the mother is cradling his
head and sobbing. The child recovers quickly, but the mother repeatedly sobs, "I
didn't know what to do." What can the nurse do to empower the mother?
Asks the mother for advice about the child's preferred rituals - Correct Answer
Which nursing action best exemplifies partnering w/ the parent of a toddler who has
been admitted for an exacerbation of asthma?
Child's ability to cooperate
Parent's preference for route
Child's developmental age
Child's need for precise temp
