Comprehensive Physical Assessment of a Child

A nurse is performing a screening for scoliosis on a school-age child. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?

"Bend forward with your knees straight and your arms dangling."

A nurse is inspecting the thorax of an infant. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?

A barrel-shaped chest in which the anterior-posterior are equal?

A nurse is performing an abdominal examination on a preschooler. Which of the following actions should the nurse take during the assessment?

Ask the child to "help" with the examination by placing their hand on top of the nurse's hand

A nurse is performing a cardiac assessment on a preschooler. The nurse should plan to auscultate the apical pulse at which of the following precordial landmarks?

Left of the midclavicular line at the fourth intercostal space

A nurse is preparing to obtain a temperature on an 18-month-old toddler during a well child examination. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Place the thermometer tip in the center of the toddler's axilla against their skin

A nurse is assessing the reflexed of a 6-month-old infant. Which of the following reflex findings should the nurse expect?

Positive Babinski reflex

A nurse is performing an annual physical examination on an adolescent. Which of the following should the nurse include in the general survey?

The adolescent makes good eye contact

A nurse is inspecting the skin of a toddler. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

Ecchymotic area on the abdomen

A nurse is preparing to perform a physical examination on a 10-year old child. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to implement?

Explain how the equipment works using correct medical terminology

A nurse is obtaining the blood pressure of a school-aged child. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

Select a cuff width that covers 40% of the upper arm