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A nurse is assessing a 12-month-old male infant's vital signs during a
well-child visit. The infant is in the 90th percentile of height. Which of
the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
a. Heart rate 175/min
b. Respiratory rate 26/min
c. Blood pressure 88/40 mm hg
d. Temperature 37.6 Celcius (99.7 F) - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Heart
rate 175/min
Rationale: A heart rate of 175/min is above the expected reference
range for a 12-month-old infant; therefore, the nurse should report
this finding to the provider
A nurse is caring for an 18-yr old adolescent who is up to date on
immunizations and is planning to attend college. The nurse should
inform the client that he should receive which of the following
immunizations prior to moving into a campus dormitory.
a. Pneumococcal polysaccharide
,b. Meningococcal polysaccharide
c. rotavirus
d. Herpes zoster - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Meningococcal
polysaccharide
Rationale: The meningococcal polysaccharide immunization is used to
prevent infection by
certain groups of meningococcal bacteria. Meningococcal infection
can cause life-threatening
illnesses, such as meningococcal meningitis, which affects the brain,
and meningococcemia,
which affects the blood. Both of these conditions can be fatal. College
freshmen, particularly
those who live in dormitories, are at an increased risk for
meningococcal disease relative to other persons their age. Therefore,
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a
recommendation that all incoming college students receive the
meningococcal immunization.
A nurse is preparing to administer recommended immunizations to a 2-
month old infant. Which of the following immunizations should the
nurse plan to administer.
a. Human papilloma virus (HPV) and hepatitis A
b. Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and tetanus, diphtheria, and
acellular pertussis (TDaP)
,c. Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib) and inactivated polio virus (IPV)
d. Varicella (VAR) and live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > c. Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib) and
inactivated polio virus (IPV)
Rationale: The recommended immunizations for a 2-month-old infant
include Hib and IPV. The
Hib immunization series consists of 3 to 4 doses, depending on the
immunization used, and at a
minimum is administered at the ages of 2 months, 4 months, and 12
to 15 months. The IPV
immunization series consists of 4 doses and is administered at the
ages of 2 months, 4 months, 6
to 18 months, and 4 to 6 years.
A nurse is teaching a parent of a 12-month old child about development
during the toddler years. Which of the following statements should the
nurse include?
a. Your child should be referring to himself using the appropriate
pronoun by the 18 months of age
b. a toddler's interest in looking at pictures occurs at 20 months of age
c. a toddler should have daytime control of his bowel and bladder by 24
months of age.
, d. your child should be able to scribble spontaneously using a crayon at
the age of 15 months - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. your child should be
able to scribble spontaneously using a crayon at the age of 15 months
Rationale: The nurse should teach the parent that at the age of 15
months, the toddler should be
able to scribble spontaneously, and at the age of 18 months, the
toddler should be able to make
strokes imitatively
A nurse is observing a mother who is playing peek-a-boo with her 8-
month-old child. The mother asks if this game has any developmental
significance. The nurse should inform the mother that peek-a-boo helps
develop which of the following concepts in the child?
a. Hand-eye coordination
b. Sense of trust
c. Object permanence
d. Egocentrism - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Object permanence
Rationale: Object permanence refers to the cognitive skill of knowing
an object still exists even
when it is out of sight. In discovering a hidden object while playing
peek-a-boo, the infant
experiences validation of this concept.