Pediatric Nursing Pre-Test Questions
Course Introduction
Pediatric Nursing is a specialized course that focuses on the healthcare needs and nursing care of infants, children, and adolescents. The course covers growth and developmental milestones, assessment techniques, common pediatric diseases and conditions, and family-centered care approaches. Students will learn about age-appropriate communication, medication administration, nutrition, and the psychosocial aspects of caring for young patients. Emphasis is placed on health promotion, disease prevention, and the management of both acute and chronic pediatric illnesses. The course prepares students to provide compassionate, evidence-based care in a variety of settings, including hospitals, clinics, and community health environments.
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Journey Across the Life Span Human Development and Health Promotion 5th Edition by
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Chapter 1: Healthy Lifestyles
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Q1) The organization that coordinates global health care issues,such as outbreaks of infection,is:
A) Healthy people 2020
B) Center for Disease Control
C) World Health Organization
D) AARP
Answer: C
Q2) An external force that can affect one's health is (the):
A) Mind
B) Culture
C) Heredity
D) Hormones
Answer: B
Q3) The most important goal in health restoration is to:
A) Regain losses
B) Compensate for losses
C) Attain acceptance
D) Provide sympathy
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Culture
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Q1) Which of the following cultural groups prefer same-sex health-care providers?
A) Hispanics
B) African Americans
C) Asians
D) Arabs Answer: D
Q2) The best time to introduce racial and ethnic tolerance is at:
A) Adulthood
B) Adolescence
C) Early childhood
D) Middle age
Answer: C
Q3) Deeply embedded feelings that help individuals determine what is good or bad and right or wrong are referred to as:
A) Mores
B) Norms
C) Folkways
D) Values
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: The Family
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Q1) Melvin Carey,a 22-year-old nurse,is employed in the intensive care unit.When interacting with patients' families,he must be which of the following?
A) Sympathetic
B) Aggressive
C) Unyielding
D) Nonjudgmental
Answer: D
Q2) Jeremy,age 4,lives with his mother,father,and 6-month-old sister.This living arrangement describes the:
A) Blended family
B) Nuclear family
C) Reconstituted family
D) Cohabitative family
Answer: B
Q3) Definitions of the basic family unit have remained constant over the span of years.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Q1) When a health-care worker changes the subject during a patient interaction,the result may:
A) Foster support of the client
B) Reduce the health-care worker's anxiety
C) Add emphasis to the message
D) Build trust
Q2) Active listening requires an active mind and:
A) Closed posture
B) Leaning forward toward the patient
C) Staring intently at the patient
D) Sitting alongside the patient
Q3) A professional appearance by the health-care worker can communicate:
A) Incompetence
B) Uncaring
C) Pride
D) Acceptance
Q4) Touch has different meanings to different individuals.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Theories of Growth and Development
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Q1) Personality is best defined:
A) As the part of the mind that avoids conflict
B) As a pattern of behavior unique to an individual
C) As the focus that enhances the quality of one's life
D) As the quality and intensity of one's feelings
Q2) The characteristic pattern of growth and development is that growth and development:
A) Progress from complex to simple
B) Occur at the same rate for each person
C) Can be slow and steady with rapid periods
D) Only affect physical changes
Q3) The conscience is often referred to as the:
A) Ego
B) Superego
C) Id
D) Libido
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Chapter 6: Prenatal Period to 1 Year
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Q1) A child's inherited characteristics are determined:
A) At the time of conception
B) By the zygote
C) By karyotyping
D) At the time of implantation
Q2) In the newborn,the skull bones are separated by:
A) Fontanels
B) Sutures
C) Marrow
D) Ligaments
Q3) During what stage of labor does the baby pass through the birth canal?
A) Dilation
B) Expulsion
C) Effacement
D) Placental stage
Q4) The genetic information is encoded in:
A) RNA
B) DNA
C) Karotype
D) GNA
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Chapter 7: Toddlerhood
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Q1) The typical potbellied appearance of the toddler is due to:
A) Rapid growth in the limbs
B) Separation of the vertebrae
C) Weak abdominal muscles
D) A rounded chest wall
Q2) The toddler's eating habits are often influenced by:
A) Siblings
B) Reward
C) Instinct
D) Play
Q3) The nurse instructs the parents of a 2 1/2-year-old boy on dental health.The nurse is correct to advise the parents to:
A) Offer carbohydrate snacks
B) Brush his teeth once a day
C) Visit the dentist yearly
D) Use milk in the night bottle
Q4) For toddlers,solitary play during infancy progresses to ________________play.
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Chapter 8: Preschool
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Q1) According to Erikson,feelings of guilt occur if the preschooler:
A) Is unable to try out new roles
B) Is ridiculed for pretend play
C) Is overambitious
D) Is exploitative
Q2) You would expect a 5-year-old to walk down the stairs:
A) Using alternating feet
B) Two feet at a time
C) Backward
D) Sideways
Q3) Parents who find themselves dissatisfied with public education and the school social environment often choose home schooling.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The ability to fully identify color and depth is present at:
A) 3 years old
B) 5 years old
C) 7 years old
D) 2 years old
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Chapter 9: School Age
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Q1) Growth and development in the school-age child can be best described as:
A) Rapid and rhythmic
B) Slow and irregular
C) Rapid and consistent
D) Slow and steady
Q2) Kohlberg's reciprocity is when children:
A) Think only of themselves
B) Begin to be concerned for others
C) Fight parental discipline
D) Gain independent thought
Q3) The caloric intake of the school-age child is determined by:
A) Heart rate and blood pressure
B) Organ maturity and function
C) Cognitive ability
D) Activity and metabolism
Q4) School plays a vital role in 9-year-old Kevin's life to provide:
A) Protection
B) Play
C) Nurturing
D) Learning
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Chapter 10: Puberty and Adolescence
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Q1) Feelings of self-doubt in the teenage years can be stimulated by:
A) Closeness to peers
B) Belonging to a gang
C) Feelings of attachment to someone
D) Inability to select a goal
Q2) Masturbation:
A) Causes disease
B) Causes one to reject sex with anyone else
C) Is a recognized aspect of sexuality
D) Is abnormal
Q3) Prolonged sadness may be a sign of:
A) Retardation
B) Depression
C) Withdrawal
D) Ambivalence
Q4) The adolescent's moral decisions are usually made based on:
A) Honor
B) Forgiveness
C) Duty
D) Right and wrong
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Chapter 11: Early Adulthood
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Q1) John Carry is diagnosed with skin cancer.The most common contributing factor is:
A) Inadequate exposure to sunlight
B) Decreased pigmentation in the skin
C) Loss of collagen in skin cells
D) Excessive exposure to ultraviolet light
Q2) The most common type of hearing loss seen in the early adult years is:
A) Low frequency
B) Mix acoustic
C) Close noises
D) High frequency
Q3) Thirty-five-year-old Helen is 40 pounds overweight.Obesity is commonly associated with:
A) Heart disease
B) Osteoporosis
C) Positive health outcomes
D) Poor health promotion
Q4) ________________leaves deposits along the walls of blood vessels,blocking the flow of blood to the heart.This may contribute to a heart attack.
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Chapter 12: Middle Adulthood
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Q1) Melissa,on her 37th birthday,asks what is causing the wrinkles on her skin.She should be told that this occurs because of:
A) Loss of fluid in tissues
B) Loss of elasticity in the skin
C) Increased collagen deposit in the skin
D) Hypopigmentation
Q2) Menopause usually begins between:
A) 30 and 40 years
B) 35 and 45 years
C) 45 and 55 years
D) 25 and 35 years
Q3) The pattern of hair growth is generally influenced by:
A) Culture
B) Race
C) Endocrine glands
D) Apocrine glands
Q4) During middle adulthood,there is a gradual loss of muscle strength.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Late Adulthood
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Q1) Which of the following is not true about sexuality in late adulthood?
A) Interest in sex diminishes in late adulthood.
B) Sexual expression may take on different forms.
C) Menopause may affect sexual desire.
D) Medications may adversely affect one's sexual performance.
Q2) The theory of aging that suggests the adjustment to aging depends upon the person's ability to maintain his or her life patterns well into aging is:
A) Disengagement theory
B) Clockwork theory
C) Free-radical theory
D) Activity theory
Q3) The nurse correctly recognizes that there are many life adjustments for the older adult,including (a): (Select all that apply.)
A) Decline in intellect
B) Decrease in energy
C) Decrease in income
D) Major physical impairments
E) Slowed reaction time
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Chapter 14: Death and Dying
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Q1) A terminally ill elderly client's family is deliberating withholding lifesaving medical treatment.This is an act of:
A) Palliative care
B) Euthanasia
C) Do not resuscitate (DNR)order
D) Durable Power of Attorney
Q2) What are the three leading causes of death in the United States? (Select all that apply.)
A) Stroke
B) Heart disease
C) Alzheimer's disease
D) Diabetes
E) Cancer
Q3) There is a variety of common physical responses to grieving.
A)True
B)False
Q4) It is important for persons to clearly express their wishes for their demise.
A)True
B)False
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