Health
What is the correct order for assessing vital signs in an infant to ensure the accuracy of measurements?
Respiration, pulse, temperature
When assessing the abdomen of a pediatric patient, it is recommended to auscultate all four quadrants ___________ before absent bowel sounds are reported.
For three minutes
Responsible sexual behavior among young people most importantly should include what characteristic?
Abstaining from sexual activity or properly using condoms
What activity by an infant would cause a false elevation of the tympanic temperature?
Crying vigorously
What was one of the major strides in pediatric care made by Dr. Abraham Jacobi?
Milk stations in the city of New York
When measuring the head circumference of an infant, where should the nurse place the tape measure?
Above the eyebrows and pinnas, and around the occipital lobe
What is the correct way to assess for the presence of jaundice in an African-American child?
Apply pressure to the gum
Additional barriers associated with access to health care include:
Discrimination
Language barrier
Lack of providers
When the pediatric nurse is attempting to establish a trusting relationship with a child, what is the most important and lasting thing to do?
Be honest
What is the single most preventable cause of death and disease in the United States today?
Cigarette smoking
The pediatric nurse reminds the parents of a 2-year-old that children who are vaccinated according to the recommended schedule are protected against ______ vaccine-preventable childhood diseases?
10
The nurse is including proper use of child safety restraints in her new parent education. Which children must be secured in the back seat in a rear-facing safety seat?
Children weighing up to 20 lb
Education of parents for normal growth and development of their children is called ____________.
Anticipatory guidance
A major dental problem among very young children is bottle mouth caries. What is a preventive measure the nurse should suggest?
Water at bedtime
While drug use in teens has been declining, with the exception of marijuana, what age group is experiencing the largest increase in drug use?
12 to 13-year-olds
The nurse stresses that regular physical activity has been identified as a leading health indicator. Regular physical activity has which positive effect on children?
Increases bone and muscle strength
To prevent accidental poisoning of a child, where should medications be placed in the home?
In a locked cupboard
The nurse recognizes that preventive programs in schools must be stepped up in order to prevent violence, especially ________.
Shootings
What is the leading cause of fatal injury in children younger than 1 year old?
Asphyxiation
Which factor is mostly associated with problems such as domestic violence, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), school failure, and motor vehicle accidents (MVAs)?
Substance abuse
Obstacles to healthcare are often grouped into categories of financial barriers and nonfinancial barriers. Nonfinancial barriers would include:
Physical access to care
Parent work schedules
Language barriers
Why does obtaining the respirations of an infant require a modified approach from that of an adult?
Infants’ respiratory movements are abdominal
The nurse sets up a sample physical activities schedule to fit the FDA’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans that recommends that children get at least how many minutes of physical activity per day?
60
Because the water in the infant’s residential area is not fluoridated, when should the nurse suggest that the infant receive supplemental fluoride?
6 months old
_________ is the third leading cause of accidental death in children 1 to 4 years of age?
Burns