Ped exam 1 Practice Questions And Answers Verified Solutions
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Course
PEDS.
Institution
PEDS.
A nurse is explaining the physical maturity of a 12-year-old boy to a nursing student. The nursing student knows that all except one the following areincluded in assessing physical maturity:
1. Mastering fine motor skills.
2. Language development.
3. Immunizations.
4. Linear growth. - correct...
A nurse is explaining the physical maturity of a 12-year-old boy to a nursing student. The nursing student
knows that all except one the following areincluded in assessing physical maturity:
1. Mastering fine motor skills.
2. Language development.
3. Immunizations.
4. Linear growth. - correct answer ANS: 2
Feedback
1. Fine motor skills are part of the physical maturation.
2. Language development is a part of cognitive maturation.
3. Immunizations are part of the physical maturation.
4. Linear growth is part of the physical maturation.
The nurse is speaking to a group of teenagers about health promotion. The nurse knows the leading
cause of mortality for this age range is:
1. Cancer.
2. Homicide.
3. Unintentional injury.
4. Suicide. - correct answer ANS: 3
Feedback
,1. Cancer is lower on the scale for mortality rate for this age range.
2. Homicide is lower on the scale for mortality rate for this age range.
3. Unintentional injury is the leading cause for mortality rate in this age range.
4. Suicide is lower on the scale for mortality rate for this age range.
8. A staff nurse explains relationship-based care to an inpatient daughters father as:
1. Your family is one of many on this unit. We will work to take care of your daughter to the best of our
ability.
2. You and your family are part of the plan of care so we all, staff and doctors, can meet the needs of
your daughter.
3. I am sorry, but I do not have time to speak with you right now. I will have the charge nurse come
answer your questions.
4. The staff values input and will ask you when we have questions about your daughter. - correct answer
ANS: 2
Feedback
1. The comment is offhand and does not show the father that his daughter is going to receive
individualized care, which is a major component of relationship-based care.
2. The nurse addresses the needs of the father at this time.
3. The nurse states that she does not have time, but by delegating this conversation to someone else,
the father does not have a relationship with the nurse, which is not suitable.
4. The nurse did not allow the father to give input about his daughter freely. The nurse requires him to
have permission.
10. The purpose of the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act of 2007 was:
1. To regulate the types of medications given to children.
, 2. To require manufacturers to test medication on children if the intention is for use with children.
3. To provide safety caps on all medications with children in the household.
4. To increase awareness of medication use in children. - correct answer ANS: 2
Feedback
1. Medications were being given to children before the act was passed.
2. The testing done on children helps to predict the outcomes when used with other children. Up until
this point, medications that were tested on adults were being used for children.
3. The act does not deal with home safety for medications.
4. The act does increase awareness, but is not the best answer for this question.
16. As a nursing student in a pediatric course, one should reasonably expect the following training:
1. Simulated-learning environments with infant/child human patient simulators and use of standardized
patient scenarios.
2. Insurance approval mechanisms.
3. Health promotion and disease prevention.
4. 1 and 3. - correct answer ANS: 1
Feedback
1. Simulation allows for nursing students to practice and have patients with situations that are not
present during clinical times.
2. Insurance approval mechanisms are not typically covered in a pediatric nursing course.
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