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PCH Quiz #1

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Pediatric Care and Health Quiz

Test your knowledge on pediatric nursing and child development with this comprehensive quiz. Designed for healthcare professionals, caregivers, and parents, this quiz covers a variety of essential topics related to children's health and milestones.

12 thought-provoking questions
Focus on age-specific development and nursing care
Enhance your knowledge and skills in pediatric health

12 Questions3 MinutesCreated by CaringNurse245

The nurse should refer the parents of an 8-month-old child to a healthcare provider if the child is unable to:

Stand momentarily without holding onto furniture

Stand unsupported well for long periods of time

Stoop to recover an object

Sit without support for long periods of time

The parents of a 9-month-old bring the infant to the clinic for a regular checkup. The infant has received no immunizations. Which vaccine if prescribed would the nurse question?

Diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis (DTaP)

Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib)

Measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)

Inactivated influenza (Flu)

An 11-year-old is admitted for treatment of an asthma attack. Which finding indicates immediate intervention is needed?

Thin, copious mucous secretions

Productive cough

Intercostal retractions

Respiratory rate of 20 breaths/min

A child with cystic fibrosis does not like taking a pancreatic enzyme supplement with meals and snacks. The parent does not like to force the child to take the supplement. The most important reason for the child to take the pancreatic enzyme supplement with meals and snacks is:

The child will become dehydrated if the supplement is not taken with meals and snacks

The child needs these pancreatic enzymes to help the digestive system absorb fats, carbohydrates, and proteins

The child needs the pancreatic enzymes to aid in liquefying mucus to keep the lungs clear

The child will experience severe diarrhea if the supplement is not taken as prescribed

A 3-year-old child is brought into the emergency department in her parent's arms. The child's mouth is open, and she is drooling and lethargic. The parent states that the child became ill suddenly within the past 2 hours. What should the nurse do first?

Draw blood cultures for complete blood count

Start an intravenous line

Inspect the child's throat with a tongue blade

Maintain the child in an undisturbed, upright position

After a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, which finding should alert the nurse to suspect early hemorrhage in a 5-year-old client?

Drooling of bright red secretions

Pulse rate of 95 bpm

Vomiting of 25 mL of dark brown emesis

Blood pressure of 95/56 mm Hg

A parent brings a 4-month-old to the clinic for a regular well visit and expresses concern that the infant is not developing appropriately. Which finding in the infant would indicate the need for further developmental screenings?

Has no interest in peekaboo games

Does not turn front to back

Does not babble

Sit unsupported

An uncle is shopping for a toy to give his niece. He has no children of his own and asks his neighbor, a nurse, what would be the most appropriate toy to give a 15-month-old child. Which toy should the nurse recommend to facilitate learning and development?

A stuffed animal

A music box

A push-pull toy

A nursery mobile

When assessing a 2-year-old at the clinic for a routine checkup, which skill should the nurse expect to be able to perform?

Ride a tricycle

Tie his or her shoelaces

Kick a ball forward

Use blunt scissors

The mother asks the nurse for advice about discipline for her 18-month-old. Which discipline strategy should the nurse suggest that the mother use?

Reprimand

Spanking

Reasoning

Time-out

To assess a 9-year-old’s social development, the nurse asks the parent if the child:

Thinks independently

Is able to organize and plan

Has a best friend

Enjoys active play

The parents of an adolescent boy are concerned their son seems to need 9 hours of sleep a night. The nurse should advise the parents:

�As long as he seems otherwise well, this sounds like a typical teenager.”

�Adolescents need only 8 hours of sleep a night; anything over this is excessive.”

�Your son is probably engaged in too many activities and is wearing himself out.”

�The side effect of many drugs is sleepiness.”

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