Toddler
True or False:
Allowing an 18-month old to hold the stehoscope on his chest while the nurses listens is an appropriate strategy to enlist the toddler's cooperation.
True
True or false:
A 4 year-old child would not think his illness is related to his misbehavior because he now has an understanding of internal body systems.
False
They have a very vague understanding of internal body systems and a very high level of imagination (magical thinking). They often think their thoughts or actions cause illness/injuries in themselves or others.
True or False
A school-age child has an appropriate understanding of how to manage their time so parents do not need to set limits on screen time.
False!!
True or false:
The parent should initiate safety precautions around the house after the child has started to crawl.
False.
Initiating safety precautions should start well before the child is mobile!
Who is the biggest influence on a child's health perception and health management pattern?
Parent(s)
It is unreasonable for parents to expect their child to become toilet trained before what age?
18 months
A mother states that her 4-year old child always talks to her toys and makes up stories. The mother wants her child to have a psychologic evaluation. The nurse's best initial response is to:
A. Refer the child to a psychologist
B. Complete a developmental screening
C. Separate the child from the mother to get more information
D. Explain that playing make believe with dolls and people at this age is normal
D. Explain that playing make believe with dolls and people at this age is normal
Which of the following elements can play a key positive role in the development of social competence in the school age child?
A. Television, videos, and computer games
B. Maintaining at least average grades or better
C. Positive relationships with peers
D. Development of attitudes towards race
C. Positive relationships with peers
A mother states she has her infant in a car seat facing backward in the back seat. Should the nurse tell this mother that this is correct or incorrect?
Correct
Brian playing with his truck next to Kristin playing with her truck. This is an example of what type of play?
Parallell Play
The inability of a toddler to put him- or herself in another’s shoes is known as:
egocentrism
A parent states their child often cries out at night and looks terrified but cannot be aroused from this state when parents try to awaken him. The nurse explains that this is called...
Night terrors
or sleep terrors
According to Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development, a 10 year old child would normally be classified into which stage?
Concrete Operational Stage
Describe an area on the child's body that a burn would be found concerning for child abuse.
palm of hand
buttocks
burns in shapes of objects such as cigarettes
trunk
A 5 year old boy is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Which of the following manifestations may be noted in a client with ASD?
A. Argumentativeness, disobedience, angry outburst
B. Intolerance to change, disturbed relatedness, repetitive patterns
C. Distractibility, impulsiveness and overactivity
D. Aggression, truancy, stealing, lying
B. Intolerance to change, disturbed relatedness, repetitive patterns
Toddlers who drink more than 4 glasses of milk per day are at high risk of becoming deficient in what major element?
Iron
Play at the preschool age should be focused on stimulating the child's _____
Imagination
According to Ericson's Congnitive Development Theory, by the time children reach their twelfth birthday, they should have learned to trust others and should have developed a sense of
Industry
What is the number 1 cause of death in children ages 1-13 in the United States?
Motor vehicle accidents
Which of the following is a hallmark of Piaget's preconceptual substage?
A. Using language to function symbolically
B. Using concrete thought processes
C. Using mental abstracting
D. Using transductive reasoning
A. Using language to function symbolically
A mother asks her toddler if she is tired. The toddler responds by saying, "Sammy bed." Based on her expressive language and speech pattern, the nurses determines that this child is likely how old?
24 months
The most effective way a nurse can assess if a preschool child actually understood the teaching that was provided is to use what teaching method?
Teach-back method
Name at least 2 childhood experiences that are included in the questionnaire to measure the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
physical abuse, verbal abuse, sexual abuse, physical neglect, and emotional neglect. a parent who’s an alcoholic, a mother who’s a victim of domestic violence, a family member in jail, a family member diagnosed with a mental illness, and experiencing divorce of parents.
How many doses of the polio vaccine (IPV) should a child have before entering kindergarten?
4 doses
2 mo
4 mo
6 mo
4 yr
Name at least 2 lifelong deficits that a child with failure to thrive may have.
Cognitive function
Motor abilities
Social interactions
Shortened height
Developmental delays