Exam 25: The Pediatric Patient

The nurse is preparing to perform a well child examination on a 3-year-old child.The child is clinging to his mother and screaming.Which of the following measures would most allay his fears?

A 2-year-old child received no delays and one caution on the Denver II.The nurse would record these results as which of the following?

In the assessment of peripheral pulses of a child,which pair should not be palpated simultaneously?

The nurse should examines a child admitted with a diagnosis of slipped capital femoral epiphysis for which of the following additional health problems?

Neonates normally lose ____________________ of birth weight by the third or fourth day after birth.

The nurse is doing vision screenings on 3-year-olds using the Allen test.A child would be referred to an ophthalmologist if both eyes score less than 15/30 or scores for the right and left eye differ by how many feet?

To examine the genitalia of a 2-year-old female,position her

Normal average head growth during the first year is

In males,the appearance of facial hair during puberty typically occurs

An infant weighing 6 pounds at birth should weigh at least

You completed an Apgar score on a newborn baby.The newborn's score was 7 at 5 minutes after birth.These results indicates he is

A nurse preceptor asked a new graduate,"What did the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)recommend regarding sleep positioning in 2011?" Which response by the new graduate would indicate that further clarification is needed? Select all that apply.

Many children with Down syndrome have an associated atrioventricular canal malformation that involves

While examining the hips of a 1-month-old baby,you hear an audible clunk as you abduct the left leg and again when you adduct the same leg.This finding is

In an assessment of home safety using the acronym GUNS,what question should you ask related to the letter U?

Which of the following findings from an examination of a 12-month-old infant's mouth would the nurse record as abnormal?

Suspending a 3-month-old infant in a prone position while supporting the chest with your hand will normally result in extension of the head,trunk,and hips,which is referred to as which of the following reflexes?

Swelling over the occipitoparietal region of the skull of a newborn is known as

Children with a ventricular septal defect (VSD)frequently have which abnormal heart sounds?

To assess the Babinski's reflex of a 12-month-old infant,you stroke the plantar surface of the foot with the tip of your thumbnail from the lateral heel upward.A normal response is