NURS3029 - PAEDIATRICS &
ADOLESCENT HEALTH Exam
Questions and Answers Graded A+
What age is a neonate? - Correct answer-0-28 Days
What age is an infant? - Correct answer-Birth to 1 year
What years are included in early childhood? - Correct answer-1-4
What years are included in middle childhood? - Correct answer-5-12
What age are adolescents? - Correct answer-13-18
What are some of the reasons that todays children should be the healthiest ever? -
Correct answer-Better living conditions, education and increasing vaccination rate
What are some of the new problems facing todays children? - Correct answer-
Rapid social change and new morbidities
What is the priority in preventing adult morbidities? - Correct answer-Early
intervention
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,What is the focus of paediatric nurses? - Correct answer-Promote children
wellbeing by providing access to quality healthcare for both children and their
families
What are the main current issues facing children? - Correct answer-Overweight,
poor diet/nutrition, accidental injury, bullying and homelessness
What are some reasons for decreasing child death? - Correct answer-- Improved
access to quality neonatal healthcare
- Community awareness of risk factors
- Child safety education
- Improved sanitation and hygiene
- Vaccine preventable diseases
What are some of the effects of obesity on health of children? - Correct answer--
Increases poorer physical health
- Risk factor for morbidity and mortality in adulthood
- Greater risk of developing asthma, T2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer
- Stress on growing bones and joints
- Emotional and social issues
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
,What are some of the effects of poor dental health on the health of children? -
Correct answer-- Poor social interactions
- Chewing issues
- Loss of natural teeth
- Pain
- Speech impairment
- School absences
- Poor sleeping
- Irritability
- Infection
What is involved in the role of the paediatric nurse? - Correct answer-- Assess the
child
- Make a nursing diagnosis
- Plan and implement care
- Evaluate care
- Consider their developmental age
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3
, - Minimise psychological and physical stress for child and family
- Advocate for the child and the family
What are the 3 principles of atraumatic care? - Correct answer-- Prevent or
minimise the Childs separation from the family
- Promote a sense of control
- Prevent or minimise bodily injury and pain
What is one of the ways you can promote a sense of control in the care of a child? -
Correct answer-Maintain routines and whatever freedoms are possible
What are some of the ways you can prevent or minimise bodily harm and pain in
children? - Correct answer-- Local anaesthetic or numbing cream
- Play specialists
- Touch/play with equipment where possible
- Use of clinical holding
- Involve parents/family in care
- All cares in treatment room not patient room
What are the 4 rights of the child? - Correct answer-- Non-discrimination
- Life, survival and development
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 4
ADOLESCENT HEALTH Exam
Questions and Answers Graded A+
What age is a neonate? - Correct answer-0-28 Days
What age is an infant? - Correct answer-Birth to 1 year
What years are included in early childhood? - Correct answer-1-4
What years are included in middle childhood? - Correct answer-5-12
What age are adolescents? - Correct answer-13-18
What are some of the reasons that todays children should be the healthiest ever? -
Correct answer-Better living conditions, education and increasing vaccination rate
What are some of the new problems facing todays children? - Correct answer-
Rapid social change and new morbidities
What is the priority in preventing adult morbidities? - Correct answer-Early
intervention
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,What is the focus of paediatric nurses? - Correct answer-Promote children
wellbeing by providing access to quality healthcare for both children and their
families
What are the main current issues facing children? - Correct answer-Overweight,
poor diet/nutrition, accidental injury, bullying and homelessness
What are some reasons for decreasing child death? - Correct answer-- Improved
access to quality neonatal healthcare
- Community awareness of risk factors
- Child safety education
- Improved sanitation and hygiene
- Vaccine preventable diseases
What are some of the effects of obesity on health of children? - Correct answer--
Increases poorer physical health
- Risk factor for morbidity and mortality in adulthood
- Greater risk of developing asthma, T2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer
- Stress on growing bones and joints
- Emotional and social issues
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
,What are some of the effects of poor dental health on the health of children? -
Correct answer-- Poor social interactions
- Chewing issues
- Loss of natural teeth
- Pain
- Speech impairment
- School absences
- Poor sleeping
- Irritability
- Infection
What is involved in the role of the paediatric nurse? - Correct answer-- Assess the
child
- Make a nursing diagnosis
- Plan and implement care
- Evaluate care
- Consider their developmental age
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3
, - Minimise psychological and physical stress for child and family
- Advocate for the child and the family
What are the 3 principles of atraumatic care? - Correct answer-- Prevent or
minimise the Childs separation from the family
- Promote a sense of control
- Prevent or minimise bodily injury and pain
What is one of the ways you can promote a sense of control in the care of a child? -
Correct answer-Maintain routines and whatever freedoms are possible
What are some of the ways you can prevent or minimise bodily harm and pain in
children? - Correct answer-- Local anaesthetic or numbing cream
- Play specialists
- Touch/play with equipment where possible
- Use of clinical holding
- Involve parents/family in care
- All cares in treatment room not patient room
What are the 4 rights of the child? - Correct answer-- Non-discrimination
- Life, survival and development
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 4
