Exam 16: Child and Adolescent Health

Because of county need, a school nurse was transferred from a new suburban school to a large inner-city school in an older low-income neighborhood. Which of the following changes in role should be anticipated by the nurse? (Select all that apply.)

A mother was debating whether or not to take her son to the clinic. His temperature was 104° F and rising so she gave him acetaminophen (Tylenol). Which of the following will most likely be the deciding factor in the mother's decision?

Which of the following is consistent with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations for breastfeeding?

A school nurse is developing a health education program for third grade students about how to play safely. Which of the following provides the best rationale for this nursing action?

If most students have no intention of ever leaving their local community, which of the following languages should be chosen as the required foreign language in high school?

A man, who looked about 45 years old, gave a cashier at a grocery store the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) vouchers for some of the food he had just selected. Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from this scenario?

Which of the following individuals is most likely to be the victim of violent crime?

A nurse is trying to determine who would be the most appropriate person to make a health care decision for an adolescent, the adolescent or the parent. Which of the following considerations will the nurse need to make?

When the school health nurse suggested the school health clinic include sexual counseling and free condoms if requested, an angry woman yelled, "Why do I care if some girls have no morals and sleep around?" Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?

Which of the following statements best explains why parents and nurses are often concerned about adolescents?

Which of the following factors is the single largest threat to child health?

A school nurse brought a young boy back into a private office and asked him to remove his shirt. Fresh welts across his back were seen. Which of the following would most likely cause the nurse to be concerned about the parents? (Select all that apply.)

Which of the following best describes the screening tests that are completed on all newborns in the United States?

A nurse is caring for a woman, who has just found out she is pregnant. The woman begins crying and says, "But I'm not trying to get pregnant!" Should this response by the woman be concerning to the nurse?

According to the U. S. Department of Commerce, which of the following rules must be followed by makers of toy guns?

A school nurse is trying to determine health trends when making plans for health programming in the school for the upcoming school year. Which of the following would be the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?

A mother was concerned about her child dying of some childhood disease, because that is how some of her siblings died before her family came to the United States. Which of the following would be the most appropriate response by the nurse?

A school nurse is trying to decrease the effects of an incredible health crisis attacking school children. Which of the following actions would be most appropriate for the nurse to take?