School Age (6-12 years) Flashcards
NCLEX QUESTIONS - SCHOOL AGE
The nurse is developing plans to reduce the stress of a hospitalized, chronically ill 8-year old child. Coping for this child will be improved if the nurse arranges for the child to:
A. Be allowed 24-Hour open visitation with peers
B. Receive care specifically designed for school-age child
C. Avoid making any decisions while hospitalized
D. Have all tutoring postponed until discharge
B. Receive care specifically designed for school-age child
NCLEX QUESTIONS - SCHOOL AGE
The nurse is caring for a 7 year old scheduled for surgery in the morning. While conducting preoperative teaching, the nurse would choose which of the following visual aids to enhance child’s learning about perioperative experience?
A. Videotapes
B. Colorful Brochures
C. Dolls/Puppets
D. A visit from the surgeon
C. Dolls/Puppets
NCLEX QUESTIONS - SCHOOL AGE
The pediatric nurse would avoid using therapeutic play with a hospitalized 6 year old at which times? Select All that apply.
A. During preoperative teaching B. At Bedtime C. Before a diagnostic test D. During a bedside procedure E. When the child is stressed
B. At Bedtime
D. During a bedside procedure
NCLEX QUESTIONS - SCHOOL AGE
For physical development in school age children, which statement is true:
A. Normal growth is between 2.5-3 inches per year.
B. Girls usually grow faster than boys
C. Voice deepens for boys
D. Anterior fontanel closes between ages 12 to 18 months
B. Girls usually grow faster than boys
NCLEX QUESTIONS - SCHOOL AGE
What specific safety measures should implemented for school age children 6-12 years old?
A. Never allow them to play with matches or lighters
B. Instruct about dangers of associated with guns, violence, and gangs
C. Once they have outgrown a car safety seat, they should be placed and restrained in a booster seat
D. Use gates to protect them from stairs
A. Never allow them to play with matches or lighters
NCLEX QUESTIONS - SCHOOL AGE
What dietary requirements are specific to children 6-12 years old?
A. Exhibit strong taste preferences and like many shapes and colors
B. Give no more than 30 oz. of formula per day
C. Average daily requirements of 38-48 kcal/kg/day (girls) & 42-60 kcal/kg/day (boys)
D. Have increased growth needs to maintain more physical activity at school
D. Have increased growth needs to maintain more physical activity at school
NCLEX QUESTIONS - SCHOOL AGE
A mother of an 8 year old child tells the nurse that she is concerned about her child because they seem to be more attentive to friends than anything else. Most appropriate nursing response would be which of the following?
A. “You need to be concerned”
B. “You need to monitor child’s behavior closely”
C. “At this age, the child is developing his or her own personality”
D. “You need to provide more praise to the child to stop this behavior”
C. “At this age, the child is developing his or her own personality”
Berman Book - Chapter 9
The nurse is assessing a school-age child and determines the child is in the concrete operations phase, using logical reasoning, when the parent informs the nurse the child has been involved in which of the following activities?
A. A science-fair project comparing how fast different objects fall from a set height.
B. Taking responsibility for wishing a sibling would go away causing the child to become ill.
C. Understanding how geometric figures might fit into a futuristic and idealistic world.
D. Learning to ride a bike.
A. A science-fair project comparing how fast different objects fall from a set height.
Berman Book - Chapter 9
Which of the following statements made by the nurse most accurately describes physical development during the school-age years?
A. A child’s weight almost triples
B. A child begins shedding deciduous teeth
C. Few physical changes occur during middle childhood
D. Fat gradually increases, which contributes to a child’s heavier appearance
B. A child begins shedding deciduous teeth
