NCLEX Practice Questions On Pediatric Nursing! Quiz
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- 1.Molly. with suspected rheumatic fever. is admitted to the pediatric unit. When obtaining the child’s history. the nurse considers which information to be most important?
- A.
A fever that started 3 days ago
- B.
Lack of interest in food
- C.
A recent episode of pharyngitis
- D.
Vomiting for 2 days
- 2.Nurse Analiza is administering a medication via the intraosseous route to a child. Intraosseous drug administration is typically used when a child is:
- A.
Under age 3
- B.
Over age 3
- C.
Critically ill and under age 3
- D.
Critically ill and over age 3
- 3.
- A.
Cultural background usually has little bearing on a family’s health practices
- B.
Physical characteristics mark the child as part of a particular culture
- C.
Heritage dictates a group’s shared values
- D.
Behavioral patterns are passed from one generation to the next
- 4.While examining a 2-year-old child. the nurse in charge sees that the anterior fontanel is open. The nurse should:
- A.
Notify the doctor
- B.
Look for other signs of abuse
- C.
Recognize this as a normal finding
- D.
Ask about a family history of Tay-Sachs disease
- 5.The nurse is aware that the most common assessment finding in a child with ulcerative colitis is:
- A.
Intense abdominal cramps
- B.
Profuse diarrhea
- C.
Anal fissures
- D.
Abdominal distention
- 6.When administering an I.M. injection to an infant. the nurse in charge should use which site?
- A.
Deltoid
- B.
Dorsogluteal
- C.
Ventrogluteal
- D.
Vastus lateralis
- 7.A child with a poor nutritional status and weight loss is at risk for a negative nitrogen balance. To help diagnose this problem. the nurse in charge anticipates that the doctor will order which laboratory test?
- A.
Total iron-binding capacity
- B.
Hemoglobin
- C.
Total protein
- D.
Serum transferrin
- 8.When developing a plan of care for a male adolescent. the nurse considers the child’s psychosocial needs. During adolescence. psychosocial development focuses on:
- A.
Becoming industrious
- B.
Establishing an identity
- C.
Achieving intimacy
- D.
Developing initiative
- 9.When developing a plan care for a hospitalized child. nurse Mica knows that children in which age group is most likely to view illness as a punishment for misdeeds?
- A.
Infancy
- B.
Preschool age
- C.
School age
- D.
Adolescence
- 10.Nurse Sunshine suspects that a child. age 4. is being neglected physically. To best assess the child’s nutritional status. the nurse should ask the parents which question?
- A.
“Has your child always been so thin?”
- B.
“Is your child a picky eater?”
- C.
“What did your child eat for breakfast?”
- D.
“Do you think your child eats enough?”
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