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Chapter 19 Practice Test

Question 1 of 32

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The nurse is about to administer prescribed medication to a 4 year old. The medication is renally excreted. Which of the following statements is correct concerning this scenario?

Select one of the following:

  • The dosage reflects the status that kidneys are not fully matured until after age 5.

  • The dosage reflects the status that kidneys have reached full maturity

  • The dosage reflects the status that kidneys are hyperactive from birth to age 5.

  • Renally excreted meds are contraindicated for children under 5 years. The nurse needs to call the physician for clarification

Explanation

Question 2 of 32

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A nurse is discussing genetic disorders with a local community group. Which of the following statements would the nurse make during the presentation?

Select one of the following:

  • Down syndrome is most likely to appear during the preschool years

  • Hemophilia is most likely to appear during the preschool years

  • Cystic fibrosis is most likely to appear during the preschool years

  • Multiple sclerosis is most likely to appear during the preschool years

Explanation

Question 3 of 32

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A mother comments to the school nurse that her child has poor hygiene habits and asks the nurse for suggestions as to how to teach her child to improve on his hygiene. Which of the following recommendations would the nurse give the mother?

Select one of the following:

  • Have him learn it at school

  • Model the behavior at home

  • Lecture him about hygiene

  • Punish him when he forgets to brush his teeth

Explanation

Question 4 of 32

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A 5-year-old is consuming a daily caloric intake of 1400 calories. Approximately what portion of the diet should be comprised of carbohydrates?

Select one of the following:

  • 300 calories

  • 700 calories

  • 900 calories

  • 1200 calories

Explanation

Question 5 of 32

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A nurse is determining caloric needs for a preschooler who weighs 18 kg. Which of the following represents the daily caloric needs for this child?

Select one of the following:

  • 1360 calories

  • 1540 calories

  • 1620 calories

  • 1800 calories

Explanation

Question 6 of 32

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Which of the following foods will a 5-year-old child need help eating?

Select one of the following:

  • Pudding

  • Macaroni and cheese

  • Chicken

  • Jelly sandwich

Explanation

Question 7 of 32

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A 2-year-old child has hives. Of the following items ingested, which is most likely to have caused the allergic reaction?

Select one of the following:

  • Apple juice

  • Oatmeal-peanut cookies

  • Jelly sandwich

  • Banana

Explanation

Question 8 of 32

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A 4-year-old boy had an episode of enuresis. Which of the following actions should be taken by the parents?

Select one of the following:

  • Have him change his own pajamas before returning to bed.

  • Take away one video game

  • Tell his 6-year-old sister about the incident

  • Make him wear his diaper to bed.

Explanation

Question 9 of 32

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A nurse is working with a local day care center to develop appropriate outdoor play activities for 5-year-old children at the center. Which of the following activities would the nurse most likely recommend?

Select one of the following:

  • Having the children bring their bikes to the center so they can go for bike rides in the neighborhood

  • Drawing outdoor scenes using portable easels and chalks or crayons

  • Taking the children swimming at the neighborhood pool

  • Playing on the outdoor preschool equipment while being supervised by day care personnel

Explanation

Question 10 of 32

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A 4-year-old girl asks her mother for a second cup of yogurt before starting to eat the first cup she was given. What will the child most likely do with the extra helping?

Select one of the following:

  • Eat it herself

  • Ask her brother if he wants it

  • Feed it to her dog

  • Give it to her imaginary friend.

Explanation

Question 11 of 32

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Which sleep ritual is age appropriate for a preschooler?

Select one of the following:

  • Asking for every light in the home to be turned on at bedtime

  • Saying good night to all 20 stuffed animals in the room before going to sleep

  • Going right to sleep

  • Asking the parent to read multiple books on the bookshelf before going to bed

Explanation

Question 12 of 32

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During a well-child visit, a parent tells the nurse that their preschooler occasionally wakes up during the middle of the night and tells them about “scary things.” He is fully awake when the parents enter the room. The child often recalls the incident the following morning. Based on growth and development, which of the following would be the most common reason for the preschooler to wake up?

Select one of the following:

  • Nightmares

  • Night terrors

  • Enuresis

  • Hunger

Explanation

Question 13 of 32

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Which of the following is a hallmark of Piaget’s preconceptual substage?

Select one of the following:

  • Using language to function symbolically

  • Using concrete thought processes

  • Using mental abstracting

  • Using transductive reasoning

Explanation

Question 14 of 32

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A preschooler and her school-age brother both have received the same swimming tube as a gift. The brother accidentally took his sister’s swimming tube. The sister protested that she needed her swimming tube to go swimming. Which of the following is being demonstrated by this behavior by the sister?

Select one of the following:

  • Abstract thinking

  • Concrete thinking

  • Jealousy

  • A temper tantrum

Explanation

Question 15 of 32

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A school nurse is planning to assess the visual acuity of the preschool students at the school. Which of the following tests would be used?

Select one of the following:

  • Snellen Screening test

  • Denver Eye Screening test

  • Ishihara’s test

  • Cover test

Explanation

Question 16 of 32

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A nurse is reviewing the chart of a preschool child who has been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome. Which of the following findings is the nurse most likely to discover?

Select one of the following:

  • Eating finger foods at 10 months old

  • Absent crawling at 10 months old

  • Separation anxiety at 10 months old

  • Saying “ma-ma” at 10 months old

Explanation

Question 17 of 32

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A 4-year-old child tells the school nurse that he invented a new song. Which of the following would be the best response by the nurse?

Select one of the following:

  • Congratulate the child on a job well done

  • Tell the child that he is too young to invent anything

  • Nicely tell the child that it does not sound like a song

  • Ask the child to come back later when there is more time to listen to the song

Explanation

Question 18 of 32

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Autism disorder is common and is invariably encountered by nurses providing care for children. Which of the following statements is correct concerning this disorder?

Select one of the following:

  • It is caused by maternal drug abuse especially cocaine during the in utero period

  • It is caused by child vaccines

  • It is considered as a genetically determined disorder

  • It is more common with children who had high Apgar scores as newborns

Explanation

Question 19 of 32

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A nurse is using primary prevention strategies to prevent child abuse in the community. Which of the following interventions would the nurse implement?

Select one of the following:

  • Educate the public about violence and the potential for abuse

  • Remove a child who has been abused from the home

  • Report a case of child abuse.

  • Refer a parent who abused their child to counseling

Explanation

Question 20 of 32

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During a well-child visit, a father tells the nurse that the preschool-aged child has been enjoying their “road trips” that they take together. On such occasions, the child gets to sit in the front seat of the car with him. Which of the following actions should the nurse take next?

Select one of the following:

  • Report the father to the local child protective agency

  • Encourage the father to have the child sit in the back seat instead

  • Instruct the father on the dangers of having small children in the front seat

  • Provide the parent with educational materials about car seat safety

Explanation

Question 21 of 32

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A nurse is discussing with parents how to prevent burns in a preschooler. Which of the following recommendations is the nurse most likely to give the parents?

Select one of the following:

  • Do not read to the child while sitting on the sofa in front of the fireplace

  • Do not cook on a gas grill until the child is a teenager

  • Do not leave cigarettes and matches on the kitchen counter

  • Do not cook with the child in the kitchen.

Explanation

Question 22 of 32

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A mother thinks her 2-year-old child drank Drano. What should the nurse tell the mother to do next?

Select one of the following:

  • Call the pediatrician on call

  • Give ipecac syrup

  • Call the Poison Control Center

  • Wait to see if the child will vomit

Explanation

Question 23 of 32

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Which of the following is the most common intraocular tumor in young children?

Select one of the following:

  • Neuroblastoma

  • Wilms’ tumor

  • Retinoblastoma

  • Leukemia

Explanation

Question 24 of 32

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The nurse suspects a 5-year-old child has asthma. Which information garnered from the child’s medical history would be a risk factor for asthma or for exacerbating asthma?

Select one of the following:

  • The child was breast-fed

  • The child sleeps every night with the family dog in his bed.

  • The child was born via a C-section

  • The child had pressure equalizer tubes as an infant

Explanation

Question 25 of 32

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The nurse makes a home visit to a child who has recently been diagnosed with asthma. Which environmental finding has the potential to trigger an asthma exacerbation?

Select one of the following:

  • Radiator heating system

  • Air conditioner

  • Hardwood flooring

  • Wall-to-wall carpeting

Explanation

Question 26 of 32

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The nurse is conducting a physical exam on a 3-year-old child. Which of the following would be the best way for the nurse to approach the child during the exam?

Select one of the following:

  • Let the child listen to the nurse’s heart with the stethoscope

  • Tell him to sit quietly while the nurse examines him

  • Ask his parents to leave the room to minimize distractions

  • Ask another nurse to hold him while the nurse examines him.

Explanation

Question 27 of 32

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A nurse is using the Healthy People 2020 health promotion and disease prevention objectives for preschoolers when planning for health policy development in the community. Which of the following health policies would the nurse support?

Select one of the following:

  • Increased regulation of WIC programs to insure compliance

  • Decrease the number of children exposed to pet dander

  • Regulation of the paint allowed for use with toys

  • All of the above

Explanation

Question 28 of 32

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The nurse is observing the development of gross motor skills of young children at a community recreation center. The nurse is watching a particular child who alternates feet when descending stairs and uses a pencil with good control. On average, what is the youngest age this child is likely to be?

Select one of the following:

  • 3 years old

  • 4 years old

  • 5 years old

  • 6 years old

Explanation

Question 29 of 32

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On average, how old is a preschooler with a receptive vocabulary of up to 5600 words?

Select one of the following:

  • 42 months old

  • 48 months old

  • 54 months old

  • 60 months old

Explanation

Question 30 of 32

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Which of the following signs may be indicative of childhood cancer? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

Select one or more of the following:

  • Bruises

  • Pale skin

  • Enlarged lymph nodes

  • Hives

Explanation

Question 31 of 32

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Which of the following statements are correct concerning testing of developmental level? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY).

Select one or more of the following:

  • The various approved screening tools serve as valid diagnostic tools

  • The Parent’s Evaluation of Developmental Status (PEDS) is valid for ages 5 to 12 years

  • Positive findings on screening tests warrant referral to developmental and medical specialists.

  • The Battelle Developmental Inventory Screening Tool is commonly used in the primary care setting

Explanation

Question 32 of 32

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Which of the following behaviors by a preschooler indicates use of an effective coping mechanism? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

Select one or more of the following:

  • The preschooler walks away from the situation

  • The preschooler blames a friend for causing the problem

  • The preschooler states what he is upset about

  • The preschooler has a temper tantrum

Explanation

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