Course Point Quizzes
A 10-year-old child is brought to the health care provider's office by the child's parent. The parent voices concern over the appearance of the child's arms. The nurse documents the assessment above. The nurse suspects folliculitis. Which question would the nurse ask to help confirm the suspicion?
Has the child been swimming in a lake or hot tub recently.
When teaching the parents of a school-aged child about promoting adequate sleep, which instructions would the nurse emphasize? Select all that apply.
bedtime routine consistent bedtime
The nurse is conducting a physical assessment on a 2-year-old. What steps are important for the nurse to incorporate in this examination? Select all that apply.
Allow play with the equipment being used. Have parents remove the clothing. Stand on the scale for height and weight.
A child allergic to insect stings presents to the school nurse stating, "A bee stung me on the playground." Which action by the nurse is priority?
Assess the client's airway and breathing rate
A student nurse asks the nursing instructor why nurses must be adept at understanding normal growth and development in children when providing care. How should the nursing instructor respond?
By knowing normal growth and development, the nurse is able to identify problems in growth and development.
The nurse is caring for a child with history of asthma who presents to the emergency department with wheezing, tachypnea, and dyspnea. What will the nurse do first?
Place the child in high-Fowler position.
An adolescent is brought to the urgent care clinic for evaluation of the hands. The adolescent had been out snowboarding for the past several hours in 20°F (-6.7°C) temperatures. The adolescent was wearing gloves but took them off because they were wet and causing problems with holding onto the snowboard. The nurse completes an assessment and documents the findings. Based on the assessment findings above, which action would be appropriate as part of the plan of care?
Place the hands in warm water for 30 minutes.
A nurse is conducting the health history of a 5-year-old child. Which data would the nurse collect last?
Review of systems
Which of the following is a condition that alternates between periods of remission and periods of exacerbation?
asthma
The nurse is assigned to care for a 15-month-old toddler. When developing a care plan addressing the nutritional needs of the toddler, which client goal(s) demonstrate the nurse's understanding of these needs? Select all that apply.
The child will drink specified amounts of milk and other fluids on a daily basis, as suggested by the pediatrician. The child will learn to drink from a cup within the next month. The child will stop drinking from a bottle while in bed within the next 2 weeks
A 12-year-old boy reports to the nurse that he is one of the shortest kids in his class. He asks the nurse if he will ever grow. What response by the nurse is most appropriate?
There is no way to know how tall you will grow because you are still well within the window for growth.
A new mother shows the nurse that her baby grasps her finger when she touches the baby's palm. How might the nurse respond to this information?
This is a primitive reflex known as the palmar grasp.
The nurse has received morning report on a group of pediatric clients. Which pediatric client will the nurse see first?
a school-age child with dysphagia, drooling, and a hoarse voice
The nurse is teaching a 14-year-old child on the proper use of a metered-dose inhaler to control symptoms of asthma. Which teaching points should the nurse include in these instructions? Select all that apply.
activate the inhaler while taking a deep breath. shake the canister before using. hold the breath for 5 to 10 seconds.
Parents usually ask when their child can return to school after having chickenpox. The correct answer would be:
as soon as all lesions are crusted.
The nurse is obtaining a reproductive health history from a 17-year-old client. Which approach by the nurse would be most effective in obtaining accurate information?
asking the adolescent, in private, about sexual history using general questions and then more specific questions
A nurse is conducting an assessment of a 16-year-old's cognitive development. The nurse determines that the adolescent's cognitive development is within acceptable parameters for the adolescent's age based on which assessment finding? Select all that apply.
demonstrates thinking that the adolescent is invincible. uses scientific methods to solve verbal problems. shows a beginning interest and concern with societal and political issues.
A 6-year-old child is seen in the clinic for a sick visit. The parent states the child has had a cold for 4 days but today the child seems worse. The nurse has completed an initial assessment with the findings in the chart note shown above. Based on this information, the nurse should expect a diagnosis of which disorder?
laryngotracheobronchitis (LTB)
The child has a peanut allergy and accidentally ate food that contained peanuts. Which clinical manifestations of anaphylaxis should the nurse expect to find? Select all that apply.
the child has developed hives on his face and trunk. the child states he feels like he might "throw up" the child states that he feels like he might faint. the child states that his tongue feels "too big" for his mouth.
The school nurse is monitoring children as they arrive at school riding their bicycles. Which child(ren) should the nurse speak with about their riding habits? Select all that apply.
the child who is wearing flip flops when riding the bicycle to school. the child who is wearing a book bag hanging off one shoulder. the child who is wearing a stocking cap under the hemet during cold weather.
When caring for children with respiratory issues in relationship to the anatomy and physiology of the child's respiratory system, it is important to recognize which of the following?
the diameter of the child's trachea is about the size of the child's little finger.
If there is a foreign body in the larynx, how will the client present?
with stridor
