A teacher refers a student to the school nurse because the student is frequently falling asleep during class. After talking with the student, the nurse is most concerned by which statement by the student?
"I guess I need to be more careful about my curfew on school nights."
"I just can't seem t...
NURS 405 Ch29 (Quiz 1) questions with correct
answers
A teacher refers a student to the school nurse because the student is
frequently falling asleep during class. After talking with the student, the
nurse is most concerned by which statement by the student?
"I guess I need to be more careful about my curfew on school nights."
"I just can't seem to stay awake during that class because it's boring."
"My mom keeps telling me to turn off my television when I go to bed."
"I get 7 hours of sleep every night so I don't know why I am so tired."
Correct Answer-"I get 7 hours of sleep every night so I don't know why I
am so tired."
For reasons of anticipatory guidance, nurses should be aware that
menarche appears earlier in some ethnic groups than others. In which
ethnic group is menarche likely to appear first?
Hispanic
Black
White
South Asian Correct Answer-Black
An 18-year-old adolescent reveals the presence of nipple ring and is
looking to get a tattoo in the next few months. What is the most
important thing that the nurse can teach the adolescent at this time?
,Tattooing carries risks such as infection, disease, and nerve damage.
It is not recommended to get the tattoo from your friend in his garage.
Complications are more likely when you tattoo yourself.
Review the safety rules for those who do the tattooing. Correct Answer-
Tattooing carries risks such as infection, disease, and nerve damage.
The nurse is meeting with a group of caregivers of adolescents. Which
example should the nurse point out is most effective for the caregiver to
support the adolescent?
Leave pamphlets about topics such as drugs and alcohol in their room so
they can read them.
Let them choose their hairstyle, even though it may not look the best for
them.
Discourage spending too much time with school friends since we know
they can be a negative influence.
Our house rules are stricter than their friends but everyone follows the
same rules in our home. Correct Answer-Let them choose their hairstyle,
even though it may not look the best for them
An adolescent female with anemia has been prescribed a diet high in
iron. Selection of which meal indicates to the nurse that the client
understands the prescribed diet?
fried chicken, carrots, and mashed potatoes
, cookies, candy, and crackers
shrimp, corn on the cob with butter, and cookie
baked chicken, steamed cauliflower, garden salad Correct Answer-baked
chicken, steamed cauliflower, garden salad
A 16-year-old client has been hospitalized 100 miles from home for 1
week to repair a fractured patella suffered in a skateboarding accident.
She was cheerful and chatty when she first arrived, but the nurse notes in
recent days she has become increasingly quiet and seems lonely. Which
nursing intervention should the nurse prioritize for this client?
Ask her caregivers to bring her siblings and friends to visit.
Take her to the teen lounge so she can meet and interact with other
teens.
Call the hospital's mental health unit to see if she can get some
counseling.
Suggest that she read books and magazines from the hospital
bookmobile. Correct Answer-Take her to the teen lounge so she can
meet and interact with other teens.
A chronically ill adolescent is readmitted to the hospital with an infected
wound requiring long-term dressing changes. What is the best way the
nurse can encourage independence for this client?
Teach the parents to perform dressing changes at home.
Have the school provide homework.
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