CH 29 PEDS STUDY GUIDE
The nurse is meeting with a 16-year old girl who reports being Physically Active on the track and basketball team in school the child report a weight loss of 7 lb ( 3.2 kg) since she began training for the track season when reviewing her caloric need the nurse recognize that the diet should include how many calories?
2200 calories per day.
The school nurse is assessing a 16 year old girl who was removed from class because of disruptive behavior she arrives in the nurse's office will dilated pupils and is talking rapidly which drug might she be using?
Amphetamines
A 16 year old girl has arrived for her sports physical with a new Pierce in her navel which response by the nurse is best?
Be sure to clean the navel several times a day.
The nurse is collecting data from a 15-year-old boy who is being seen at the ambulatory care clinic for immunizations. During the initial assessment, he voices concerns about being shorter that his peers. What response by the nurse is indicated?
Boys your age will often continue growing a few more years.
The nurse is providing anticipatory guidance for violence prevention to a group of parents with adolescent which action should the nurse include as the most effective in preventing suicide?
Checking for signs of depression or lack of friends.
The school nurse is providing nutritional guidance during a 9th grade health class which food should the nurse recommend as good source of calcium?
Cheese yogurt and white beans.
The nurse is promoting safe sex to a 14 year old boy who is frequently dating which of the following points is most likely to be made during the talk?
Contraception is a shared responsibility.
The nurse is performing an assessment on a twelve-year-old boy which finding is consistent with the child age?
Curling pubic hair.
The nurse is performing a health surveillance visit with a 12 year old boy. which characteristic suggests the boy has entered adolescence?
Experiences frequent mood changes.
The nurse is talking to a 13 year old boy about choosing friends which function do peer groups provide that can have a negative result?
Following role models.
The nurse is counseling an overweight sedentary 15 year old girl the nurse is assisting her to make appropriate menu choices. Which statement indicates the adolescent understands how to make appropriate dietary selections?
I need to have four servings of fruit each day.
The nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the parent of a 15 year old who are exasperated with their teenagers sleep habits they states "left to her own device I'm sure she'd stay up until 3 a.m. in the morning on the weekends and sleep until after lunch time". Which should the nurse explain to the parents?
That must be hard for you to manage perhaps we can explore some strategies with her to establish more predictable sleep patterns.
The nurse is performing a physical assessment on an 11 year old girl during a health surveillance visit which of the following findings would suggest a child has reached adolescence?
The child has higher blood pressure.
The nurse is promoting nutrition to a teen who is going through a growth spurt. Which food should the nurse recommend for its high iron content?
Whole grain bread.
The nurse is working with a 12 year old who has recently experienced family instability and abuse when assessing the child in the context of Erikson's development theory the nurse should recognize that the Adolescent has a risk of which negative outcome.
Confusion about role in the world.
Which behavior by an 18 year old is consistent with successful progression through the stages of Piaget's theory of development?
Uses this critical thought process to handle a problem.
The nurse knows that the 13 year old girl in the examination room is in the process of developing her own set of values which activity with this child be experiencing according to Kohlberg's theory?
Wondering what is the meaning of life.
