PC Exam 5 NCLEX-RN UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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PC Exam 5 NCLEX-RN UPDATED Actual
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
27.
Which nursing action would help foster a hospitalized 3-year-old's sense of autonomy?
1. Let the child choose what time to take the oral antibiotics.
2. Allow the child to have a doll for medical play.
3. Allow the chil...
PC Exam 5 NCLEX-RN UPDATED Actual
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
27.
Which nursing action would help foster a hospitalized 3-year-old's sense of autonomy?
1. Let the child choose what time to take the oral antibiotics.
2. Allow the child to have a doll for medical play.
3. Allow the child to administer her own dose of Keflex (cephalexin) via oral syringe.
4. Let the child watch age-appropriate videos. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 3. Allow the child
to administer her own dose of Keflex (cephalexin) via oral syringe
28.
The best method to explain a procedure to a hospitalized preschool-age child is to:
1. Show the child a pamphlet with pictures showing the procedure.
2. Have the 5-year-old next door tell the 4-year-old about the experience.
3. Demonstrate the procedure on a doll.
4. Show the child a video of the procedure - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 3. Demonstrate the
procedure on a doll
29. A 4-year-old is hospitalized for an ASD repair. The parents have decided to go home for a
few hours to spend time with their other children. The child asks when her mommy and
daddy will be back. The nurse's best response is:
1. "Your mommy and daddy will be back after your nap."
2. "Your mommy and daddy will be back at 6:00 pm."
3. "Your mommy and daddy will be back later this evening."
4. "Your mommy and daddy will be back in 3 hours." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1. "Your
mommy and daddy will be back after your nap."
30.
,Which approach should the nurse use to gather information from a preschool child brought to
the ED for suspected child abuse?
1. Promise the child that her parents will not know what she tells the nurse.
2. Promise the child that she will not have to see the suspected abuser again.
3. Use correct anatomical terms to discuss body parts.
4. Tell the child that the abuse is not her fault and that she is a good person. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 4. Tell the child that the abuse is not her fault and that she is a good person
31.
Which reaction would a nurse expect when giving a preschooler immunizations?
1. The child remains silent and still.
2. The child cries and tells the nurse that it hurts.
3. The child tries to stall the nurse.
4. The child remains still while telling the nurse that she is hurting him. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 2. The child cries and tells the nurse that it hurts
32.
What can a nurse do to reinforce a 5-year-old's intellectual initiative when he asks about his
upcoming surgery?
1. Answer the child's questions about his upcoming surgery in simple terms.
2. Provide the child with a book that has vivid illustrations about his surgery.
3. Tell the child he should wait and ask the doctor his questions.
4. Tell the child that she will answer his questions at a later time. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 1. Answer the child's questions about his upcoming surgery in simple terms
33.
A 5-year-old boy has always been one of the shortest children in class. His mother tells the
school nurse that her husband is 6' tall and she is 5'7". What should the nurse tell the child's
mother?
,1. He is expected to grow about 3 inches every year from ages 6 to 9 years.
2. He is expected to grow about 2 inches every year from ages 6 to 9 years.
3. He should be seen by an endocrinologist for growth-hormone injections.
4. His growth should be re-evaluated when he is 7 years old. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2.
He is expected to grow about 2 inches every year from ages 6 to 9 years
34.
The nurse realizes that a 3.5-year-old's mother needs further education about the Denver
Developmental Screening test when she states: Select all that apply.
1. "It screens for gross motor skills."
2. "It screens for fine motor skills."
3. "It screens for intelligence level."
4. "It screens for language development."
5. "It screens for school readiness." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 3, 5
35.
A 3-year-old admitted to the hospital with croup has the following vital signs: heart rate 90,
respiratory rate 44, blood pressure 100/52, and temperature 98.8°F (37.1°C). The parents ask
the nurse if these vital signs are normal. The nurse's best response is:
1. "Your son's blood pressure is elevated, but the other vital signs are within the normal
range.."
2. "Your son's temperature is elevated, but the other vital signs are within the normal range.."
3. "Your son's respiratory rate is elevated, but the other vital signs are within the normal
range."
4. "Your son's heart rate is elevated, but the other vital signs are within the normal range." -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 3. "Your son's respiratory rate is elevated, but the other vital signs
are within the normal range."
36.
Which action is a developmentally appropriate method for eliciting a 4-year-old's cooperation
in obtaining the blood pressure?
, 1. Have the child's parents help put on the blood pressure cuff.
2. Tell the child that if he sits still, the blood pressure machine will go quickly.
3. Ask the child if he feels a squeezing on his arm.
4. Tell the child that measuring the blood pressure will not hurt. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
3. Ask the child if he feels a squeezing on his arm.
37.
A 4-year-old hospitalized with FTT has orders for daily weights, strict intake and output, and
calorie counts. Which action by the nurse would be a concern?
1. The nurse weighs the child every morning after breakfast.
2. The nurse weighs the child with no clothing except for undergarments
3. The nurse sits with the child while the child eats her meals.
4. The nurse weighs the child using the same scale every morning. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- 1. The nurse weighs the child every morning after breakfast
38.
A 3-year-old is attending her grandfather's funeral. Her parents told her that her grandfather is
in heaven with God. Which statement describes a 3-year-old child's understanding of
spirituality?
1. "The body is here with us on Earth, and the spirit is in heaven."
2. "He is in heaven. Is this heaven?"
3. "The spirit is no longer in his body."
4. "He won't need his body in heaven." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 2. "He is in heaven. Is
this heaven?"
39.
A 4-year-old boy has been hospitalized because he fell down the stairs. His mother is crying
and states, "This is all my fault." Which is the nurse's best response?
1. "Accidents happen. You shouldn't blame yourself."
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