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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