Test Bank For Foundations and Adult Health Nursing 9th
Edition Cooper | 9780323812054 |Chapter 1-58 | All Chapters
with Answers and Rationals
What was founded by Lillian Wald?
a. National Commission on Children
b. Henry Street Settlement
c. White House Conference
d. U.S. Children's Bureau - ANSWER: B
What was one of the major strides in pediatric care made by Dr. Abraham Jacobi?
a. Pediatric wards in hospitals
b. Free inoculations against smallpox
c. Milk stations in the city of New York
d. Serving nutritious foods in orphanages - ANSWER: C
When the pediatric nurse is attempting to establish a trusting relationship with a child, what is the
most important and lasting thing to do?
a. Convey respect
b. Talk with the child
c. Be honest
d. Talk with family - ANSWER: C
What is the special category that encompasses children who have congenital abnormalities,
malignancies, gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, or central nervous system (CNS) anomalies?
a. Very dependent children
b. Children requiring special education
c. Children with special needs
d. Children requiring long-term care - ANSWER: C
The mother of a child with diabetes asks the nurse in charge of the family-centered pediatric unit if
she might see her child's laboratory reports. What response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
a. "Although the actual reports are not shared, I can tell you the blood sugar is 200 mg."
b. "I'll write them down for you and bring them to your room."
c. "Come to the conference room where we can have privacy while you look at them."
d. "I'll notify the physician that you wish to see the reports." - ANSWER: C
What should be the focus of a practice where the pediatric nurse uses a developmental approach?
a. Stimulation of the child to reach expected norms
b. Age-centered care plans
c. Strengths and abilities of the child
d. Characteristics for the particular age - ANSWER: C
When using anticipatory guidance to prepare a 5-year-old for an IM injection, what statement by the
nurse would be most appropriate?
a. "Ethan, I'm going to give you a shot."
b. "Ethan, the doctor wants you to have some medicine, and it will hurt."
, c. "Ethan, some medicine can only be given with a needle."
d. "Ethan, I am going to give you some medicine that will sting, but only for a little while." - ANSWER:
D
When measuring the head circumference of an infant, where should the nurse place the tape
measure?
a. Across the eyebrows and around the occipital lobe
b. Over the zygomatic arches and around the parietal areas
c. Around forehead and around the crown of the head
d. Above the eyebrows and pinnas, and around the occipital lobe - ANSWER: D
What activity by an infant would cause a false elevation of the tympanic temperature?
a. Having a bowel movement
b. Crying vigorously
c. Having just eaten
d. Having been in a cold room - ANSWER: B
What is the correct order for assessing vital signs in an infant to ensure the accuracy of
measurements?
a. Respiration, temperature, pulse
b. Pulse, respiration, temperature
c. Temperature, pulse, respiration
d. Respiration, pulse, temperature - ANSWER: D
Why does obtaining the respirations of an infant require a modified approach from that of an adult?
a. Infants breathe through their noses
b. Infants have very rapid respirations
c. Infants' respirations are thoracic in nature
d. Infants' respiratory movements are abdominal - ANSWER: D
An 8-year-old child asks how a blood pressure is taken. What would be the most appropriate
response?
a. "This small machine will measure your systolic and diastolic pressure."
b. "The armband will hug your arm and tell me how well your blood is going through your arm."
c. "The armband will cut off your circulation for a while and then we can hear when it comes back."
d. "When you are ill we need to know if your blood is still moving in your body." - ANSWER: B
What is the correct way to assess for the presence of jaundice in an African American child?
a. Examine the sclera
b. Press the edge of the pinna
c. Apply pressure to the gum
d. Compare the color on the soles of the feet - ANSWER: C
When discussing growth and development with the parents of a child, the nurse explains that
nutrition is the single most important influence on:
a. cognitive development.
b. secondary sexual characteristics.
c. the production of blood cells.
d. the growth of bones and muscle. - ANSWER: D
Edition Cooper | 9780323812054 |Chapter 1-58 | All Chapters
with Answers and Rationals
What was founded by Lillian Wald?
a. National Commission on Children
b. Henry Street Settlement
c. White House Conference
d. U.S. Children's Bureau - ANSWER: B
What was one of the major strides in pediatric care made by Dr. Abraham Jacobi?
a. Pediatric wards in hospitals
b. Free inoculations against smallpox
c. Milk stations in the city of New York
d. Serving nutritious foods in orphanages - ANSWER: C
When the pediatric nurse is attempting to establish a trusting relationship with a child, what is the
most important and lasting thing to do?
a. Convey respect
b. Talk with the child
c. Be honest
d. Talk with family - ANSWER: C
What is the special category that encompasses children who have congenital abnormalities,
malignancies, gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, or central nervous system (CNS) anomalies?
a. Very dependent children
b. Children requiring special education
c. Children with special needs
d. Children requiring long-term care - ANSWER: C
The mother of a child with diabetes asks the nurse in charge of the family-centered pediatric unit if
she might see her child's laboratory reports. What response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
a. "Although the actual reports are not shared, I can tell you the blood sugar is 200 mg."
b. "I'll write them down for you and bring them to your room."
c. "Come to the conference room where we can have privacy while you look at them."
d. "I'll notify the physician that you wish to see the reports." - ANSWER: C
What should be the focus of a practice where the pediatric nurse uses a developmental approach?
a. Stimulation of the child to reach expected norms
b. Age-centered care plans
c. Strengths and abilities of the child
d. Characteristics for the particular age - ANSWER: C
When using anticipatory guidance to prepare a 5-year-old for an IM injection, what statement by the
nurse would be most appropriate?
a. "Ethan, I'm going to give you a shot."
b. "Ethan, the doctor wants you to have some medicine, and it will hurt."
, c. "Ethan, some medicine can only be given with a needle."
d. "Ethan, I am going to give you some medicine that will sting, but only for a little while." - ANSWER:
D
When measuring the head circumference of an infant, where should the nurse place the tape
measure?
a. Across the eyebrows and around the occipital lobe
b. Over the zygomatic arches and around the parietal areas
c. Around forehead and around the crown of the head
d. Above the eyebrows and pinnas, and around the occipital lobe - ANSWER: D
What activity by an infant would cause a false elevation of the tympanic temperature?
a. Having a bowel movement
b. Crying vigorously
c. Having just eaten
d. Having been in a cold room - ANSWER: B
What is the correct order for assessing vital signs in an infant to ensure the accuracy of
measurements?
a. Respiration, temperature, pulse
b. Pulse, respiration, temperature
c. Temperature, pulse, respiration
d. Respiration, pulse, temperature - ANSWER: D
Why does obtaining the respirations of an infant require a modified approach from that of an adult?
a. Infants breathe through their noses
b. Infants have very rapid respirations
c. Infants' respirations are thoracic in nature
d. Infants' respiratory movements are abdominal - ANSWER: D
An 8-year-old child asks how a blood pressure is taken. What would be the most appropriate
response?
a. "This small machine will measure your systolic and diastolic pressure."
b. "The armband will hug your arm and tell me how well your blood is going through your arm."
c. "The armband will cut off your circulation for a while and then we can hear when it comes back."
d. "When you are ill we need to know if your blood is still moving in your body." - ANSWER: B
What is the correct way to assess for the presence of jaundice in an African American child?
a. Examine the sclera
b. Press the edge of the pinna
c. Apply pressure to the gum
d. Compare the color on the soles of the feet - ANSWER: C
When discussing growth and development with the parents of a child, the nurse explains that
nutrition is the single most important influence on:
a. cognitive development.
b. secondary sexual characteristics.
c. the production of blood cells.
d. the growth of bones and muscle. - ANSWER: D
