CAPSTONE NURSING CARE OF
CHILDREN/MATERNAL NEWBORN PRE
ASSESSMENT/EXAM QUESTIONS
1. The nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client who has endometriosis (P«W…hœich M
of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?: En-
dometriosis may be associated with painful bowel movements.
2. A nurse is assisting with the admission of a 9 year old child who has acute rheumatic
fever. When obtaining the child's history, it is appropriate for the nurse to ask the
parent which of the following questions?: Has your son had a sore throat
recently?"
3. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with parents of a school-age child who has cystic
fibrosis. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?: - "Engage the
child in daily aerobic exercise."
4. A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is in active labor. The nurse notes
late decelerations on the fetal monitor tracing. Which of the following actions should
the nurse do first?
,Elevate the client's legs.
Position the client on her side.
Administer oxygen via face
mask.
Increase the infusion rate of the IV flui:dP. osition the client on her side.
Late decelerations are caused by uteroplacental insufficiency. A position
change should increase perfusion to, or decrease compression of, the
placenta, and is the first intervention the nurse should try.
5. A nurse in a pediatric clinic is caring for a child who has iron deficiency anemia and
is to start taking ferrous sulfate syrup. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse give the parent?: offer the medication through a straw
6. A nurse administers subcutaneous NPH insulin at 0700 to a child who has
diabetes. At which of the following times should the nurse observe for hypoglycemia
caused by the onset of the medication?: 0900
, 7. A nurse in an urgent care center is caring for a child who has a forearm fracture. The
parent tells the nurse that the provider said it was a greenstick fracture and asks what
that means. Which of the following descriptions should the nurse provide?: the bone
cracked lengthwise but didn't break all the way through
8. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of a school-age client who has
asthma about the use of a peak flow meter. Which of the following state- ment about
the yellow zone should the nurse include in the teaching?: The child should
increase his routine medications
The child is having an exacerbation of the asthma
9. A nurse who is reinforcing teaching with a client who is in her second trimester and
has a new diagnosis of gestational diabetes, which of the following statements by the
client indicates a need of further teaching: "I will reduces my exercise schedule
to 3 days a week"
10.A nurse is caring for a client in the prenatal clinic who has a possible ectopic
(«prUeg) nancy at 8 weeks of gestation. Which of the following findings should the
nurse expect?: Pelvic Pain
11.A nurse is assisting with the discharge of a child who has sickle cell anemia and is
recovering from an acute sickle cell crisis. Which of the following instructions should the
CHILDREN/MATERNAL NEWBORN PRE
ASSESSMENT/EXAM QUESTIONS
1. The nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client who has endometriosis (P«W…hœich M
of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?: En-
dometriosis may be associated with painful bowel movements.
2. A nurse is assisting with the admission of a 9 year old child who has acute rheumatic
fever. When obtaining the child's history, it is appropriate for the nurse to ask the
parent which of the following questions?: Has your son had a sore throat
recently?"
3. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with parents of a school-age child who has cystic
fibrosis. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?: - "Engage the
child in daily aerobic exercise."
4. A nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is in active labor. The nurse notes
late decelerations on the fetal monitor tracing. Which of the following actions should
the nurse do first?
,Elevate the client's legs.
Position the client on her side.
Administer oxygen via face
mask.
Increase the infusion rate of the IV flui:dP. osition the client on her side.
Late decelerations are caused by uteroplacental insufficiency. A position
change should increase perfusion to, or decrease compression of, the
placenta, and is the first intervention the nurse should try.
5. A nurse in a pediatric clinic is caring for a child who has iron deficiency anemia and
is to start taking ferrous sulfate syrup. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse give the parent?: offer the medication through a straw
6. A nurse administers subcutaneous NPH insulin at 0700 to a child who has
diabetes. At which of the following times should the nurse observe for hypoglycemia
caused by the onset of the medication?: 0900
, 7. A nurse in an urgent care center is caring for a child who has a forearm fracture. The
parent tells the nurse that the provider said it was a greenstick fracture and asks what
that means. Which of the following descriptions should the nurse provide?: the bone
cracked lengthwise but didn't break all the way through
8. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of a school-age client who has
asthma about the use of a peak flow meter. Which of the following state- ment about
the yellow zone should the nurse include in the teaching?: The child should
increase his routine medications
The child is having an exacerbation of the asthma
9. A nurse who is reinforcing teaching with a client who is in her second trimester and
has a new diagnosis of gestational diabetes, which of the following statements by the
client indicates a need of further teaching: "I will reduces my exercise schedule
to 3 days a week"
10.A nurse is caring for a client in the prenatal clinic who has a possible ectopic
(«prUeg) nancy at 8 weeks of gestation. Which of the following findings should the
nurse expect?: Pelvic Pain
11.A nurse is assisting with the discharge of a child who has sickle cell anemia and is
recovering from an acute sickle cell crisis. Which of the following instructions should the
