TEST BANK FOR NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, (JAMES, NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN) 4TH EDITION
Table of Contents Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Care of Children ........................................................................................................... 2 Chapter...
TEST BANK FOR NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, (JAMES, NURSING
CARE OF CHILDREN) 4TH EDITION
Table of Contents
Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Care of Children ........................................................................................................
Chapter 02: Family-Centered Nursing Care ......................................................................................................................
Chapter 03: Communicating with Children ........................................................................................................................
Chapter 04: Health Promotion for the Developing Child ....................................................................................................
Chapter 05: Health Promotion for the Infant ......................................................................................................................
Chapter 06: Health Promotion During Early Childhood .....................................................................................................
Chapter 07: Health Promotion for the School-Age Child ....................................................................................................
Chapter 08: Health Promotion for the Adolescent ..............................................................................................................
Chapter 09: Physical Assessment of Children ..................................................................................................................
Chapter 10: Emergency Care of Children..........................................................................................................................
Chapter 11: The Ill Child in the Hospital and Other Care Settings ......................................................................................
Chapter 12: The Child with a Chronic Condition or Terminal Illness...................................................................................
Chapter 13: Principles and Procedures for Nursing Care of Children.................................................................................
Chapter 14: Medication and Administration Safety of Infants and Children .......................................................................
Chapter 15: Pain Management for Children ......................................................................................................................
Chapter 16: The Child with a Fluid and Electrolyte Alteration ............................................................................................
Chapter 17: The Child with an Infectious Disease .............................................................................................................
Chapter 18: The Child with an Immunologic Alteration ......................................................................................................
Chapter 19: The Child with a Gastrointestinal Alteration ....................................................................................................
Chapter 20: The Child with a Genitourinary Alteration .......................................................................................................
Chapter 21: The Child with a Respiratory Alteration ..........................................................................................................
Chapter 22: The Child with a Cardiovascular Alteration ................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 23: The Child with a Hematological Alteration ..................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 24: The Child with Cancer .................................................................................................................................. 1
Chapter 25: The Child with an Integumentary Alteration ................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 26: The Child with a Musculoskeletal Alteration .................................................................................................. 1
Chapter 27: The Child with an Endocrine or Metabolic Alteration ..................................................................................... 1
Chapter 28: The Child with a Neurological Alteration........................................................................................................ 1
Chapter 29: Psychosocial Problems in Children and Families .......................................................................................... 1
Chapter 30: The Child with a Developmental Disability .................................................................................................... 1
Chapter 31: The Child with a Sensory Alteration .............................................................................................................. 1
, Chapter 01: Introduction to Nursing Care of Children
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A nurse is reviewing changes in healthcare delivery and funding for pediatric populations.
Which current trend in the pediatric setting should the nurse expect to find?
• Increased hospitalization of children
• Decreased number of uninsured children
• An increase in ambulatory care
• Decreased use of managed care
2. A nurse is referring a low-income family with three children under the age of 5 years to a
program that assists with supplemental food supplies. Which program should the nurse refer
thisfamily to?
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program
3. In most states, adolescents who are not emancipated minors must have
parentalpermission before:
• treatment for drug abuse.
• treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
• obtaining birth control.
• surgery.
4. A nurse is completing a clinical pathway for a child admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.
Which characteristic of a clinical pathway is correct?
• Developed and implemented by nurses
• Used primarily in the pediatric setting
• Specific time lines for sequencing interventions
• One of the steps in the nursing process
,5. When planning a parenting class, the nurse should explain that the leading
causeof death in children 1 to 4 years of age in the United States is:
6. Which statement is true regarding the “quality assurance” or “incident” report?
• The report assures the legal department that there is no problem.
• Reports are a permanent part of the client’s chart.
• The nurse’s notes should contain the following: “Incident report filed and copy placed in
chart.”
• This report is a form of documentation of an event that may result in legal action.
7. Which client situation fails to meet the first requirement of informed consent?
• The parent does not understand the physician’s explanations.
• The physician gives the parent only a partial list of possible side effects and
complications.
• No parent is available and the physician asks the adolescent to sign the consent form.
• The infant’s teenage mother signs a consent form because her parent tells her to.
8. A nurse assigned to a child does not know how to perform a treatment that has
beenprescribed for the child. What should the nurse’s first action be?
4 Delay the treatment until another nurse can do it.
5 Make the child’s parents aware of the situation.
6 Inform the nursing supervisor of the problem.
7 Arrange to have the child transferred to another unit.
9. A nurse is completing a care plan for a child and is finishing the assessment
phase.Which activity is not part of a nursing assessment?
4 Writing nursing diagnoses
5 Reviewing diagnostic reports
6 Collecting data
7 Setting priorities
, 10. Which patient outcome is stated correctly?
4 The child will administer his insulin injection before breakfast on 10/31.
4 The child will accept the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus before discharge.
5 The parents will understand how to determine the child’s daily insulin dosage.
6 The nurse will monitor blood glucose levels before meals and at bedtime.
MULTIPLE RESPONSE
1. A nurse is reviewing the nursing care plan for a hospitalized child. Which statements
arecollaborative problems? Select all that apply.
4 Risk for injury
5 Potential complication of seizure disorder
6 Altered nutrition: Less than body requirements
7 Fluid volume deficit
8 Potential complication of respiratory acidosis
2. Which nursing activities do not meet the standard of care? Select all that apply.
4 Failure to notify a physician about a child’s worsening condition
5 Calling the supervisor about staffing concerns
6 Delegating assessment of a new admit to the Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)
7 Asking the Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) to take vital signs
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