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NURS 3444 PEDS EXAM 1 NEWEST STUDYGUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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NURS 3444 PEDS EXAM 1 NEWEST 2024-2025 STUDYGUIDE QUESTIONS AND
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You are counseling an adolescent female about sexual
practices and orientation. How should you inquire about
her sexual activity and relationships? Correct Answer Ask
if she has one or more sexual partners
Resiliency theory Correct Answer Examines risks and
protective factors in the child's environment and their
influence on the child's ability to adapt to stressful events.
Resilience is the ability to exhibit healthy responses even
when faced with significant stress and adversity
If a child comes from a difficult environment (poverty, no
access to healthcare, etc.) and is able to still thrive and
exhibit healthy behaviors and development, including
strength, this is an example of resilience
A child who comes from a difficult environment (poverty,
no access to healthcare, etc.) and is able to still thrive and
exhibit healthy behaviors and development, including
strength, shows: Correct Answer Resilience
When taking a health history, how should you phrase your
introduction when working with a pediatric patient and his
,or her parent(s)? Correct Answer Be direct: Tell me more
about your concerns that brought you in today
Don't ask the child or parent what they would like to talk
about, too open ended, may stray from topic
What is the order of the physical assessment of a pediatric
patient? Correct Answer Toe-to-head; least invasive to
most invasive (save ears, mouth, and nose for last), start
with visual assessment and move to abdomen or chest
next
The pediatric physical assessment moves from ______
invasive to _______ invasive Correct Answer Least; most
Which part of the body should be examined last during the
pediatric physical assessment? Correct Answer The ears,
mouth, and nose (most invasive)
If a patient is 8 months old and presents with yellow
sclera, which organ system would be assessed and this
indicates a dysfunction of which organ? Correct Answer GI
assessment; liver
A new mother comes into the office worried about a soft
spot present on her child's head. What should you
reassure her? Correct Answer This is the anterior fontanel,
and it closes at 18 months
When does the anterior fontanel close? Correct Answer 18
months
,When does the posterior fontanelle close? Correct Answer
2-3 months
A nurse is assessing the tympanic membrane, palpating
the tragus, and assessing the external ear. She notices
that the mastoid is inflamed. What should she do next?
Correct Answer Check the child's temperature. This could
be an indication of mastoiditis, an infection.
Recent memory Correct Answer The ability to recall
events from the immediate past
Ex. asking a patient to remember the word apple in 10
minutes
Remote memory Correct Answer Memory for experiences
in the distant past
Ex. asking a patient to recite the address where they live
What type of memory is assessed when asking a patient
to recall the word apple ten minutes after saying the word?
Correct Answer Recent memory
What type of memory is assessed when asking a patient
to recite the address where they live? Correct Answer
Remote memory
When performing a newborn examination, the hips are
checked for hip dysplasia. What are 2 signs of hip
, dysplasia? Correct Answer Clicks and/or asymmetrical
thigh or gluteal folds
Where is abdominal girth measured in the pediatric
patient? Correct Answer Above the umbilicus (larger
circumference than below)
Which cranial nerves are checked with extra ocular
movement? Correct Answer Cranial nerves 3, 4, and 6
(SATA question)
A nurse is assessing an adolescent. For which topics
should the nurse ask to speak with the adolescent alone
without the parent in the room? Correct Answer Sex
Smoking and drugs
Drinking/alcohol use
(SATA question)
If a patient has just transferred to another school and is
not feeling good and experiencing conflict, what should
you work to promote? Correct Answer Healthy mental
health outcomes
What are 2 types of infection that a person is at risk for
when getting a tattoo? Correct Answer Hepatitis B and C
What are ways you can make a 7-year-old patient more
comfortable about a physical exam? Correct Answer Let
them play with the medical instruments you will be using,
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