Infants and Toddlers
Preschoolers and Hospitalized kids
School Age and Teens
Developmental Stages
Musculoskeletal
100

What age range is considered infancy?

4 weeks to 1 year of age


100

Separation anxiety is most pronounced for the following age group:


Toddler


100

Which is considered a sign of depression in the adolescent?


Change in school performance


100

Identifying those around them as either caregivers or strangers.

Trust vs Mistrust / Infancy

100

What is the most important nursing intervention to identify and minimize compartment syndrome?


Perform frequent neurovascular checks.


200

What food might cause botulism if given to an infant?


Honey

200

What pain indicator rated on a 1-to-10 scale can be used with nonverbal children?


FLACC


200

Which of the following would be the most likely playmate choice for an 8-year-old girl?


Another 8-year-old girl


200

In the time of adolescence their major conflict is to discover themselves and their positioning, and who they despite that. What is this called?

Identity vs Role Confusion / Adolescent 

200

The nurse is caring for a 15-year-old boy after left lower extremity amputation surgery after a diagnosis of osteosarcoma. The patient reports that his “left foot is in severe pain.” What should the nurse do first?


Medicate for pain as ordered.


300

What is the cause of most childhood deaths?


accidents


300

What is the drug of choice for the relief of mild to moderate pain in infants and children?


Acetaminophen


300

The mother of a 15-year-old girl states that her daughter always believes people are looking at her. What is the best education the nurse can provide at this time?

This is normal behavior for an adolescent.

300

What stage of development would this statement be acceptable:

”Can I do things for myself or must I always rely on others to help me?”

Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt / Toddler

300

What is the most accurate diagnostic tool in diagnosing suspected osteomyelitis in the pediatric patient?

Bone scan

400

Which characteristics are displayed when a child experiences separation anxiety?


Protest, despair, and detachment


400

A group of preschool children sit on chairs they have arranged in two lines to pretend they are riding a bus. What type of play is this an example of?

Symbolic functioning


400

Which stage of adolescent development is considered the time of greatest turmoil for most families?

Middle adolescence

400

The stage where the individual learns structure and skills to compare favorably with peers in the same setting to achieve competence?

Industry vs Inferiority / School Age

400

The mother of a 3-year-old tells the nurse she is concerned about her child’s bow-legged appearance. What is the best response from the nurse?


“Is your child having any pain or difficulty walking?”


500

What guideline should parents of a toddler follow when feeding solid food?


One tablespoon of food per year of age


500

A child is 25 pounds at his 1-year well visit. The nurse would expect him to be approximately _____ pounds at his 5-year well visit.

50

500

A physical exam of an adolescent female reveals projection of the areola and papilla to form a secondary mound on the breast. According to Tanner, which stage of sexual maturity is this considered?

Stage 4

500

Gaining the self-confidence to act on their own, or feeling hesitant to do so.

Initiative vs Guilt / Preschool Age

500

A 14-year-old girl has been diagnosed with scoliosis with a curve of 30 degrees. What medical intervention will treatment include for this patient?


Use of a Milwaukee brace


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