NR328 / NR 328 Pediatric Nursing Final Exam
Questions With Verified Answers | Updated 2026-
2027 | 100% Correct | Graded A+ | Chamberlain
A 16-year-old girl comes to the pediatric clinic for information on birth control. The nurse knows
that before this young woman can be examined, consent must be obtained from which source?
Herself
A 4-year-old girl is admitted to outpatient surgery for removal of a cyst on her back. Her mother
puts the hospital gown on her, but the child is crying because she wants to leave on her
underpants. What is the most appropriate nursing action at this time??
Allow her to wear her underpants.
A 10-year-old child requires daily medications for a chronic illness. Her mother tells the nurse
that the child continually forgets to take the medicine unless reminded. What nursing action is
most appropriate to promote adherence to the medication regimen?
Establish a contract with her, including rewards.
A 7-year-old is identified as being at risk for skin breakdown. What intervention should the
nursing care plan include?
Ensuring that nutritional intake meets requirements
,Using knowledge of child development, what approach is best when preparing a toddler for a
procedure?
Demonstrate on a doll how the procedure will be done.
The nurse is preparing a 9-year-old boy before obtaining a blood specimen by venipuncture. The
child tells the nurse he does not want to lose his blood. What approach is best by the nurse?
Discuss with him how his body is always in the process of making blood.
A bone marrow biopsy will be performed on a 7-year-old girl. She wants her mother to hold her
during the procedure. How should the nurse respond?
Holding may help your child relax.
A 6-year-old child needs to drink 1 L of GoLYTELY in preparation for a computed tomography
scan of the abdomen. To encourage the child to drink, what should the nurse do?
Use little cups and make a game to reward him for each cup he drinks.
A toddler is being sent to the operating room for surgery at 9 AM. As the nurse prepares the
child, what is the priority intervention?
,Verifying that the child and procedure are correct
A 5-year-old child returns from the pediatric intensive care unit after abdominal surgery. The
orders state to monitor vital signs every 2 hours. On assessment, the nurse observes that the
childs heart rate is 20 beats/min less than it was preoperatively. What should be the nurses next
action?
Recheck the pulse and blood pressure in 15 minutes.
The nurse needs to take the blood pressure of a preschool boy for the first time. What action
would be best in gaining his cooperation?
Permit him to handle the equipment and see the cuff inflate and deflate before putting the cuff in
place.
A 6-year-old boy is hospitalized for intravenous antibiotic therapy. He eats very little on his
regular diet trays. He tells the nurse that all he wants to eat is pizza, tacos, and ice cream. What
nursing action is the most appropriate?
Request these favorite foods for him.
A 14-year-old adolescent is hospitalized with cystic fibrosis. What nursing note entry represents
best documentation of his breakfast meal?
One pancake, eggs, and 240 ml OJ
, A child, age 7 years, has a fever associated with a viral illness. She is being cared for at home.
What is the principal reason for treating fever in this child?
Relief of discomfort
The nurse gives an injection in a patients room. How should the nurse dispose of the needle?
Dispose of the syringe and needle in a rigid, puncture-resistant container in the patients room.
A child who has cystic fibrosis is admitted to the pediatric unit with methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. The nurse recognizes that in addition to a private
room, the child is placed on what precautions?
Contact
An 11-month-old hospitalized boy is restrained because he is receiving intravenous (IV) fluids.
His grandmother has come to stay with him for the afternoon and asks the nurse if the restraints
can be removed. What nurses response is best?
That is fine as long as you are with him.
A nurse must do a venipuncture on a 6-year-old child. What consideration is important in
providing atraumatic care?
Show the child the equipment to be used before the procedure.
Questions With Verified Answers | Updated 2026-
2027 | 100% Correct | Graded A+ | Chamberlain
A 16-year-old girl comes to the pediatric clinic for information on birth control. The nurse knows
that before this young woman can be examined, consent must be obtained from which source?
Herself
A 4-year-old girl is admitted to outpatient surgery for removal of a cyst on her back. Her mother
puts the hospital gown on her, but the child is crying because she wants to leave on her
underpants. What is the most appropriate nursing action at this time??
Allow her to wear her underpants.
A 10-year-old child requires daily medications for a chronic illness. Her mother tells the nurse
that the child continually forgets to take the medicine unless reminded. What nursing action is
most appropriate to promote adherence to the medication regimen?
Establish a contract with her, including rewards.
A 7-year-old is identified as being at risk for skin breakdown. What intervention should the
nursing care plan include?
Ensuring that nutritional intake meets requirements
,Using knowledge of child development, what approach is best when preparing a toddler for a
procedure?
Demonstrate on a doll how the procedure will be done.
The nurse is preparing a 9-year-old boy before obtaining a blood specimen by venipuncture. The
child tells the nurse he does not want to lose his blood. What approach is best by the nurse?
Discuss with him how his body is always in the process of making blood.
A bone marrow biopsy will be performed on a 7-year-old girl. She wants her mother to hold her
during the procedure. How should the nurse respond?
Holding may help your child relax.
A 6-year-old child needs to drink 1 L of GoLYTELY in preparation for a computed tomography
scan of the abdomen. To encourage the child to drink, what should the nurse do?
Use little cups and make a game to reward him for each cup he drinks.
A toddler is being sent to the operating room for surgery at 9 AM. As the nurse prepares the
child, what is the priority intervention?
,Verifying that the child and procedure are correct
A 5-year-old child returns from the pediatric intensive care unit after abdominal surgery. The
orders state to monitor vital signs every 2 hours. On assessment, the nurse observes that the
childs heart rate is 20 beats/min less than it was preoperatively. What should be the nurses next
action?
Recheck the pulse and blood pressure in 15 minutes.
The nurse needs to take the blood pressure of a preschool boy for the first time. What action
would be best in gaining his cooperation?
Permit him to handle the equipment and see the cuff inflate and deflate before putting the cuff in
place.
A 6-year-old boy is hospitalized for intravenous antibiotic therapy. He eats very little on his
regular diet trays. He tells the nurse that all he wants to eat is pizza, tacos, and ice cream. What
nursing action is the most appropriate?
Request these favorite foods for him.
A 14-year-old adolescent is hospitalized with cystic fibrosis. What nursing note entry represents
best documentation of his breakfast meal?
One pancake, eggs, and 240 ml OJ
, A child, age 7 years, has a fever associated with a viral illness. She is being cared for at home.
What is the principal reason for treating fever in this child?
Relief of discomfort
The nurse gives an injection in a patients room. How should the nurse dispose of the needle?
Dispose of the syringe and needle in a rigid, puncture-resistant container in the patients room.
A child who has cystic fibrosis is admitted to the pediatric unit with methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection. The nurse recognizes that in addition to a private
room, the child is placed on what precautions?
Contact
An 11-month-old hospitalized boy is restrained because he is receiving intravenous (IV) fluids.
His grandmother has come to stay with him for the afternoon and asks the nurse if the restraints
can be removed. What nurses response is best?
That is fine as long as you are with him.
A nurse must do a venipuncture on a 6-year-old child. What consideration is important in
providing atraumatic care?
Show the child the equipment to be used before the procedure.
