CH 28 PEDS STUDY GUIDE
The nurse is caring for a hospitalized five-year-old child. The child's mother has reported her child is becoming very clingy which advice should the nurse provide? Select all that applies
A)regression is normal during hospitalization, B) allowing the child to have some input in the care may be helpful in managing these behaviors, C)the child may miss school and interaction with peers
The nurse is educating the parents of a 10 year old girl in the ways to help their child avoid tobacco. Which suggestion should be part of the nurse's advice?
As parents you need to be good role models.
The mother of a 7 year old girl is asking the nurse's advice about getting her daughter or two-wheel bike which response by the nurse is most important?
Be sure to get the proper size bike.
The parents of an 8 year old boy report their son is being bullied and teased by a group of boys in the neighborhood which response by the nurse is best?
Bullying can have lifelong effects on the self-esteem of a child.
The nurse is about to see a 9-year old girl for a well child check up. Knowing that the child is in Piaget's period of concrete operational thought which characteristic shut the child display?
Considered an action and its consequences
The nurse is teaching parents of a 11 year old girl how to deal with the issues relating to peer pressure to use tobacco and alcohol. Which suggestion provides the best course of action for the parents?
Discuss tobacco and alcohol use with the child.
The nurse is educating the parents of a 6-year-old boy how to manage the child's introduction into Elementary School the child has an easy temperament. Which should the nurse suggest?
Helping the child deal with minor stresses.
The school nurse is assessing the nutritional status of an overweight 12 year old girl which question is appropriate for the nurse to ask?
How often does everyone in your family eat together?
A nine-year-old boy has arrived for a health maintenance visit which Milestone of physical growth should the nurse expect to observe?
Lymphatic tissue growth is complete providing greater resistance to infection.
The nurse is talking with the parents of an eight-year-old boy who has been cheating at school. Which comment should be the nurse's primary message?
Make sure that your behavior around your son is exemplary.
The nurse has taking a health history and performed a physical examination for a 12 year old boy which finding is most likely? .
The child has the leaner body mass than a girl at his age
The parents of a nine-year-old boy report they have been homeschooling their son and now plans to enroll in a local public school. They voiced concern about the influence of the other children on their son's value which information should the nurse provide the parents?
The values of the family would likely Prevail for your son.
The parents of a 7 year old girl report concern about her seemingly low self-esteem. The parents question how self esteem is developed in a young girl which response by the nurse is best?
Your daughter's self-esteem is influenced by feedback from people they view as authorities at this age.
During a well-child visit check at the ambulatory Clinic the mother of a 10 year old boy reports concern about our son's frequent discussion about death and dying based upon knowledge of this age group the nurse understands that:
preoccupation with death and dying is common in the school-age child
The nurse is assessing the nutritional needs of an eight-year-old girl who weighs 65 lb (29.48 kg). Which of the following amounts would provide the proper daily caloric intake for this child?
2,065 calories per day.
