Pediatrics Quiz

Question 1

The anterior fontanelle of a neonate closes between:

1. 2 and 3 months.
2. 4 and 6 months.
3. 7 and 11 months.
4. 12 and 18 months.

Answer 1

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4. 12-18 months

Question 2

The nurse is planning a presentation on childhood growth and development to a group of new parents. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching plan?

1. A child’s head reaches 90% of its full growth by six years of age.
2. Half of a child’s postnatal brain growth is achieved by three years of age.
3. During the school age year’s the cranium grows faster than the face.
4. Lymphoid tissue reaches adult size by four years of age.

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Question 3

The nurse is planning to instruct a first-time mother about her newborn. The nurse should plan to instruct the mother that the newborn:

1. Is an obligatory nose breather.
2. Will have deciduous teeth by three months.
3. Who drools is preparing for tooth eruption.
4. Will develop permanent teeth in the jaw by six years of age.

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Question 4

The nurse is preparing to assess the heart sounds in a three-year-old child. To locate the apical impulse the nurse should place the stethoscope at the Childs:

1. Second intercostal space.
2. Third intercostal space.
3. Fourth intercostal space.
4. Fifth intercostal space.

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Question 5

At 17 years of age a girl will considered to be at her:

1. Midgrowth height.
2. Terminal height.
3. Growth spurt.
4. Transitory height.

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Question 6

Personality development as viewed by Freud focuses on:

1. The significance of sexual instincts.
2. The suppression of psychosexual instincts.
3. Direct observations of adults.
4. Retrospective studies of children.

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Question 7

Ericksons theory provides a framework for:

1. Clearly indicating the experience needed to resolve crises.
2. Emphasizing pathologic development.
3. Coping with extraordinary events.
4. Explaining children’s behavior and mastering developmental tasks.

Answer 7

Ans: 4

Question 8

For adolescents their struggle to fit the role they have played in those they hope to play is best outlined by:

1. Freud’s latency period.
2. Freud’s phallic stage.
3. Ericksons identity versus role confusion stage.
4. Erikson’s and intimacy versus isolation stage.

Answer 8

Ans: 3

Question 9

While assessing the skin, hair, and nails of the four-year-old boy, the nurse can anticipate that the child will have:

1. Functioning aprocrine glands
2. A thin layer of subcutaneous fat
3. Fine Downey hairs on the body
4. Smooth textured skin

Answer 9

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