Nursing care of a family with a school age child

Question 1

1. To determine if a blood pressure reading is normal, the nurse must know which information about the child? Select all
that apply.
a. Age.
b. Body mass index (BMI).
c. Gender.
d. Height
e. Occipital frontal circumference (OFC).
f. Weight

Answer 1

A. Age
C. Gender
F. Weight

Question 2

2. A nurse is assessing the growth and development of a 10-year-old. What is the expected behavior of this child?
   a. Enjoys physical demonstrations of affection.
   b. Is selfi sh and insensitive to the welfare of others.
   c. Is uncooperative in play and school.
   d. Has a strong sense of justice and fair play

Answer 2

D. Have a strong sense of justice and fair play

Question 3

3. To assess a 9-year-old’s social development, the nurse asks the parent if the child:
   a. Thinks independently.
   b. Is able to organize and plan.
   c. Has a best friend.
   d. Enjoys active play.

Answer 3

C. Has a best friend

Question 4

4. A 10-year-old child proudly tells the nurse that brushing and flossing her teeth is her responsibility. The nurse interprets
   this statement as indicating which of the following about the child?
   a. She is too young to be given this responsibility.
   b. She is most likely capable of this responsibility.
   c. She should have assumed this responsibility much sooner.
   d. She is probably just exaggerating the responsibility.

Answer 4

B. She is most likely capable of this responsibility

Question 5

5. The mother tells the nurse that her 8-year old child is continually telling jokes and riddles to the point of driving the other
   family members crazy. The nurse should explain this behavior is a sign of?
   a. Inadequate parental attention.
   b. Mastery of language ambiguities.
   c. Inappropriate peer influence.
   d. Excessive television watching.

Answer 5

B. Mastery of language ambitious

Question 6

6. The mother asks the nurse about her 9-year old child’s apparent need for between-meal snacks, especially after
   school. When developing a sound nutritional plan for the child with the mother, the nurse should advise the mother:
   a. The child does not need to eat between-meal snacks.
   b. The child should eat the snacks the mother thinks are appropriate.
   c. The child should help with preparing his or her own snacks.
   d. The child will instinctively select nutritional snacks.

Answer 6

C. The child should help with preparing his or her own snacks.

Question 7

7. A nurse compares a child’s height and weight with standard growth charts and finds the child to be in the 50th percentile for height and in the 45th percentile for weight. The nurse interprets these findings as indicating that the child is:
a, Average height and weight.
b. Overweight for height.
c. Underweight for height.
d. Abnormal in height

Answer 7

A. Average height and weight

Question 8

8. A 10-year-old becomes very upset and expresses sympathy for his friend whose dog has just died. This kind of reaction is an indication that he has achieved which step in cognitive thought?
   a. Conservation
   b. Accommodation
   c. Comprehension
   d. Decentering

Answer 8

D. Decentering

Question 9

9. The most significant person/s to a school-age child is/are___
   a. girl friend or boy friend
   b. firemen or policemen
   c. teacher and classmates
   d. parents

Answer 9

C. teachers and classmates

Question 10

10. The nurse caring for an 8-year-old boy is trying to encourage developmental growth. What activity can the nurse provide for the child to encourage his sense of industry?
    a. Allow the child to choose what time to take his medication.
    b. Provide the child with the homework his teacher has sent in.
    c. Allow the child to assist with his bath.
    d. Allow the child to help with his dressing change.

Answer 10

B. Provide the child with the homework his teacher has sent in.