Exam 1 – PEDS Questions with
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1.The nurse is assessing the pediatric patient's cognitive development. Which theorist
might the nurse use?
Erikson's
Piaget's
Freud's
Kohlberg's - ANS-Piaget
The student nurse asks the instructor what area of pediatrics has been most impacted
by the nursing shortage. What is the instructor's best response?
Pediatric intensive care
Neonatal intensive care
School nursing
Pediatric home care - ANS-Pediatric home care
The nurse is teaching a class for parents of children ages 10 to 17. Which health
promotional topic would be most important for the nurse to address?
Accident prevention
Homicide prevention
Suicide prevention
Cancer prevention - ANS-Accident prevention
The pediatric nurse will most likely care for which patient?
The 21-year-old patient admitted in a sickle cell crisis
The 19-year-old patient admitted with a fractured femur
,The 16-year-old patient admitted in heart failure
The 18-year-old patient admitted in diabetic ketoacidosis - ANS-The 16-year-old patient
admitted in heart failure
The nurse is precepting a nurse who recently transferred from an adult medical unit to
the pediatric unit and determines the new nurse is adapting to the role of pediatric nurse
with which behavior? Select all that apply.
Uses appropriately sized blood pressure cuff
Assesses child's mastery of developmental milestones
Involves the family in care of the child
Appropriately calculates drug dosages
Applies Maslow's hierarchy of needs to care planning - ANS-Uses appropriately sized
blood pressure cuff
Assesses child's mastery of developmental milestones
Involves the family in care of the child
--Drug dosages are used in adults and peds
--Maslow is adult and peds
The mother of a pediatric patient asks the nurse why she hears so many of the nurses
talking about family-centered care. What evidence would the nurse include in the
explanation?
"Research shows that risk of infection is reduced if parents monitor staff hand hygiene."
"Research shows the importance of having hospitals solely dedicated to care of
children."
"Research shows a child's anxiety level increases when parents are separated from
them."
"Research indicates that family-centered care reduces staffing requirements for the
unit." - ANS-"Research shows a child's anxiety level increases when parents are
separated from them."
, Which statement made by the nurse best indicates the nurse is delivering family-
centered care?
"You'll need to leave the room while I bath your daughter, but I'll call you back when I'm
done."
"Do you have your son's immunization record or can you tell me what immunizations he
has received to date?"
"When did your daughter begin to complain of abdominal pain? What medications has
she been given?"
"Please tell me what bedtime routine your son usually follows so we can make bedtime
feel as much like home as possible." - ANS-"Please tell me what bedtime routine your
son usually follows so we can make bedtime feel as much like home as possible."
The pediatric nurse receives a call that a patient is being admitted to the unit, but the
call is interrupted before the nurse can learn more about the patient. Based on national
statistics, what age patient is the nurse most likely to admit?
Newborn
Preschooler
School age
Adolescent - ANS-Newborn
(Two-thirds of children admitted to the hospital are less than 30 days old, so the odds
favor admitting a newborn.)
Which assessments would a pediatric nurse be more likely to perform than a nurse
caring for adult patients? Select all that apply.
Head circumference
Developmental milestones
Height and weight
Immunizations
Tanner Scale - ANS-Head circumference
Developmental milestones
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1.The nurse is assessing the pediatric patient's cognitive development. Which theorist
might the nurse use?
Erikson's
Piaget's
Freud's
Kohlberg's - ANS-Piaget
The student nurse asks the instructor what area of pediatrics has been most impacted
by the nursing shortage. What is the instructor's best response?
Pediatric intensive care
Neonatal intensive care
School nursing
Pediatric home care - ANS-Pediatric home care
The nurse is teaching a class for parents of children ages 10 to 17. Which health
promotional topic would be most important for the nurse to address?
Accident prevention
Homicide prevention
Suicide prevention
Cancer prevention - ANS-Accident prevention
The pediatric nurse will most likely care for which patient?
The 21-year-old patient admitted in a sickle cell crisis
The 19-year-old patient admitted with a fractured femur
,The 16-year-old patient admitted in heart failure
The 18-year-old patient admitted in diabetic ketoacidosis - ANS-The 16-year-old patient
admitted in heart failure
The nurse is precepting a nurse who recently transferred from an adult medical unit to
the pediatric unit and determines the new nurse is adapting to the role of pediatric nurse
with which behavior? Select all that apply.
Uses appropriately sized blood pressure cuff
Assesses child's mastery of developmental milestones
Involves the family in care of the child
Appropriately calculates drug dosages
Applies Maslow's hierarchy of needs to care planning - ANS-Uses appropriately sized
blood pressure cuff
Assesses child's mastery of developmental milestones
Involves the family in care of the child
--Drug dosages are used in adults and peds
--Maslow is adult and peds
The mother of a pediatric patient asks the nurse why she hears so many of the nurses
talking about family-centered care. What evidence would the nurse include in the
explanation?
"Research shows that risk of infection is reduced if parents monitor staff hand hygiene."
"Research shows the importance of having hospitals solely dedicated to care of
children."
"Research shows a child's anxiety level increases when parents are separated from
them."
"Research indicates that family-centered care reduces staffing requirements for the
unit." - ANS-"Research shows a child's anxiety level increases when parents are
separated from them."
, Which statement made by the nurse best indicates the nurse is delivering family-
centered care?
"You'll need to leave the room while I bath your daughter, but I'll call you back when I'm
done."
"Do you have your son's immunization record or can you tell me what immunizations he
has received to date?"
"When did your daughter begin to complain of abdominal pain? What medications has
she been given?"
"Please tell me what bedtime routine your son usually follows so we can make bedtime
feel as much like home as possible." - ANS-"Please tell me what bedtime routine your
son usually follows so we can make bedtime feel as much like home as possible."
The pediatric nurse receives a call that a patient is being admitted to the unit, but the
call is interrupted before the nurse can learn more about the patient. Based on national
statistics, what age patient is the nurse most likely to admit?
Newborn
Preschooler
School age
Adolescent - ANS-Newborn
(Two-thirds of children admitted to the hospital are less than 30 days old, so the odds
favor admitting a newborn.)
Which assessments would a pediatric nurse be more likely to perform than a nurse
caring for adult patients? Select all that apply.
Head circumference
Developmental milestones
Height and weight
Immunizations
Tanner Scale - ANS-Head circumference
Developmental milestones
