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Pfinal Pedia With Answer
Pfinal Pedia With Answer
PEDIA
FINAL EXAM
110 items
2 points per item
31. The mother of a 9-month-old infant is concerned that the head circumference of her baby is
greater than the chest circumference. The BEST response by the caregiver is:
a. “These circumferences normally are the same, but in some babies this just differs.”
b. "Perhaps your baby was small for gestational ago or premature."
c. “This is normal until the age of 1 year, when the chest will be greater."
d. "Let me ask you a few questions, and perhaps we can figure out the cause of this
difference."
32. Which of the following approaches would work best when the nursing aid is communicating with
an infant?
a. Use an adult voice just as you would for anyone
b. Communicate through the caregivers
c. Allow the child lime to warm up to the nurse
d. Respond only after the child cries for a little while
33. The nurse notices that the infant is wearing a plastic-coated diaper. If a topical medication were
to be prescribed and it were to go on the stomach or buttocks, the nurse would teach the
caregivers to:
a. avoid covering the area of the topical medication with the diaper
b. avoid the use of clothing on top of the diaper
c. put the diaper on as usual
d. apply an icepack for 5 minutes to the outside of the diaper
34. The nurse assessing a child of adolescent with a diagnosis of dysrhythmic disorder would find
which of the following symptoms?
a. Labile mood and hyperactive thyroid with an increase in circulating thyroid hormones
and associated symptoms
b. Severe shaking of the hands when trying to hold a glass of water or other object
c. A depression that is deeper, more acute, and more likely to lead to suicide than major
depressive disorder
d. A depressed or irritable mood for most of the day, on most days, for 2 or more
years and low energy or fatigue
35. One of four factors describing the experience of sexually abused children and the effect it has
on their growth and development is somatization that occurs when:
a. a child blames him-or herself for the sexual abuse and begins to withdraw and
isolate
b. newspapers and the media don't keep sexual abuse private and accidentally or on
purpose reveal the name of the victim
c. the child has been blamed by the abuser for his or her sexual behaviors, saying that
the child asked to be touched or did not make the abuser stop
d. the child is shared by other members of the family or friends when the sexual abuse
becomes public knowledge
36. Preschoolers are able to see things from which of the following perspectives?
a. Their peers
b. Their own and their caregivers
c. Their own and their mother's
d. Only their own
37. The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that caregivers do which of the following things
in regard to physical activities for preschoolers?
a. Push the child lo practice sports activities while they are more flexible
b. Encourage a variety of physical activities in a noncompetitive environment
c. Have the child engage in competitive sports to see where they excel
d. Keep physical activities to a minimum until the child is in grade school
38. Which of the following arrangements is generally considered to be best for the parents of a
hospitalized infant or young child?
a. Rooming-in
b. Separate caregiver sleeping room on the unit
c. Day visits and sleeping at home
d. Staying at a nearby hotel or motel
39. Which of the following best describes a difference in communicating with school-age children
versus toddlers?
a. Toddlers require more empathy and more touching and holding
b. For toddlers, preparation for procedures is just before the procedure and much
earlier for school-aged children
c. Caregivers need less information when care involves a school-aged child
d. The number of words is more when communicating with a toddler than it is with a
school-aged children
40. What is the standard tool to record vital information about the child and kept in the home?
A. Growth Development Record
B. Growth Monitoring Promotion
C. Growth Monitoring Chart
D. Growth Monitoring Record
41. When is the immunization of a child completed?
A. 0-12 months
B. 3-4 years
C. 5-6 months
D. 12-24 months
TRUE OR FALSE:
49. the amount of sleep toddler need gradually increases as they grow older