Do You Know Child Life?

10 Questions | By Rickilee26 | Last updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Total Attempts: 477

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This is a quiz is designed to test your general knowlege of the role and services offered by a Child Life Department.

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1.

A Child Life Specialist can work in which unit?
- A.
  
  Peds/PICU
- B.
  
  NICU
- C.
  
  Surgery
- D.
  
  Emergency Department
- E.
  
  All of the above
2.

A Child Life Specialist is a(n):
- A.
  
  Great Babysitter
- B.
  
  Entertainer of Sick Children
- C.
  
  Play Therapist
- D.
  
  Child Develpoment Expert
- E.
  
  Bubble and Crayon Supplier
3.

The Child Life Specialist can:
- A.
  
  Create a Behavioral Managment Plan
- B.
  
  Clinically Educate and Prepare Patients/Families
- C.
  
  Provide Therapeutic Interventions
- D.
  
  None of the above
- E.
  
  All of the above
4.

Which patient would be the Child Life Specialist's LAST priority?
- A.
  
  The patient is a psych patient.
- B.
  
  The patient is bored with his video games and wants to pick out some new ones.
- C.
  
  The patient's brother/sister is obviously stressed or having a difficult time coping with his/her sibling's hospitalization.
- D.
  
  The patient is an infant.
- E.
  
  The patient is non-compliant with meds, oral care, lab draws, etc.
5.

Which is a 'comfort position' for an I.V. start on a 3 year old child?
- A.
  
  Straddling parent's lap, with the patient's arm tucked under the parent's arm and extended straight out for vein access
- B.
  
  Supine, with arms and trunk restrained by health-care workers
- C.
  
  Swaddling
- D.
  
  Laying on thier side, with knees pulled up to thier chest
6.

During the time of 'magical thinking' it is very possible for a child to believe:
- A.
  
  If they move after surgery thier stitches will break open, exposing thier internal organs.
- B.
  
  Their loved one who died will come back eventually.
- C.
  
  The pain they are experiencing is a punishment for a 'bad' thought they had about someone else.
- D.
  
  All of the above
- E.
  
  None of the above
7.

Crying is:
- A.
  
  Unnecessary.
- B.
  
  Unhealthy.
- C.
  
  An expression of immaturity.
- D.
  
  A result of a child who is 'baby-ed' by his/ her caregivers.
- E.
  
  A release for tension, anger, and hurt.
8.

Research and practice have demonstrated that child life services, such as preparation and therapeutic play:
- A.
  
  Are reccomended but not cost efficient
- B.
  
  Help contain costs
- C.
  
  Are billable services
- D.
  
  Are counter-productive
9.

The CLS uses play to:
- A.
  
  Present information
- B.
  
  Simply to keep the patient busy
- C.
  
  Work through the patient's feelings
- D.
  
  A and B
- E.
  
  A and C
10.

Having child life services available is considered:
- A.
  
  A luxury
- B.
  
  Integral to family-centered care
- C.
  
  JCAHO's best-practice models of pediatric health care
- D.
  
  B and C
- E.
  
  A and B