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PEDIATRICS LVN FINAL EXAM 2024-2025 QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS | A+ GRADE
STUDYGUIDE
what should be assessed when assessing respiration of a
newborn? Correct Answer rate, depth, and quality should
be assessed because they can be irregular
what are you going to observe when counting
respirations? Correct Answer abdominal muscles for one
full minute
blood pressure should be measures in children _______
years of age and older? Correct Answer 3 years
what can newborns follow by the second or third week of
life? Correct Answer bright colorful objects
when performing a head to toe assessment of a pediatric
patient how do you asses the lungs? Correct Answer
make sure the child isnt crying and have them "blow out"
how do you assess a pediatric patients extremities?
Correct Answer count all fingers and toes
at what age and when are most infants given solid foods?
Correct Answer 4 to 6 months when they begin to need
more iron and their teeth begin to erupt
,why is it important for food to be introduced at weekly
intervals? Correct Answer so food allergies can be
identified
why is an infant or child have the ability to recover from
surgery or a fractured bone so swift compared to an adult?
Correct Answer because metabolism is so high in infants
and children
when is a toddler told about a pending hospitalization?
Correct Answer a toddler is only told days before
it is not unusual for children to ________ when
hospitalized; this often persists for several months after
discharge Correct Answer regress
what can be helpful when assessing pain level on
children? Correct Answer wong-baker faces scale
when is the best time to bathe an infant? Correct Answer
before feeding
after feeding why is the infant positioned on the right side?
Correct Answer to direct food into the stomach
why should SRDs be removed every 2 hours? Correct
Answer so that the body are can be exercised
if not toilet trained could collecting urine on an infant be
difficult? Correct Answer true
,what are three oxygen therapy methods for pediatrics?
Correct Answer hood and incubator, mist tents, and nasal
cannula
what is the suction timing for pediatrics? Correct Answer
no more than 5 seconds
what is the average life expectancy at birth in the US?
Correct Answer 77 years old
What is cephalocaudal? Correct Answer growth and
development that proceed from head toward the feet
(infants muscular development)
What is proximodistal? Correct Answer growth and
development that proceed from the center toward the
outside
what is a teratogen? Correct Answer any agent,
substance, or process that interferes with normal prenatal
development, causing the formation of one or more
developmental abnormalities in the fetus
what type of family is nuclear? Correct Answer nuclear
family consists of parents and their biologic offspring,
traditional family
what type of family is an extended family? Correct Answer
nuclear family plus additional family members like parents,
grandchildren, aunts and uncles
, what type of family is single parent? Correct Answer
occurs by divorce or separation, abandonment or by
choice
what kind of family is blended (reconstituted)? Correct
Answer step-family, can present many types of stresses
what type of family is social contract or cohabitation?
Correct Answer unmarried couple living together
what type of family are those or nurturing of children
whose parents are unable to care for them and their length
of stay is sometimes short? Correct Answer foster families
what term refers to the way in which family members
relate to each other? Correct Answer family patterns
what defines autocratic pattern? Correct Answer parents
attempt to control their children
Define patriarchal family pattern Correct Answer adult
male assumes the dominant role
Define matriarchal family pattern Correct Answer adult
female assumes dominant role
define democratic family pattern Correct Answer adult
members function as equals and children are treated with
respect
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