Exam 22: Caring for the Child With a Psychosocial or Condition

A community nurse approaches the organization's manager wanting to set up screening for risk factors for Tourette's syndrome in children.Which response by the manager is the most appropriate?

A child has the possible diagnosis of autism spectrum.While awaiting the results of further testing,which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

A father brings his child to the clinic with complaints that the child jumps around,gestures continuously with the hands,and makes grunting noises.He wants to know if the child has attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).What response by the nurse is the most appropriate?

A student nurse wants to know what substances adolescents are at highest risk for abusing.Which information is the most appropriate for the pediatric nurse to share with the student?

A pediatric nurse is explaining child abuse and neglect to a class of nursing students.Which information does this nurse provide the students during the presentation?

The mental health nurse is preparing a presentation for nurses who work with pediatric patients.Which barriers to mental health screening should the nurse include in the presentation?

A pregnant woman asks the nurse how much alcohol must be consumed to put her fetus at risk of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder.What answer by the nurse is the most appropriate?

A nurse is teaching a class to new mothers who are also high school students.What action by the nurse is the most appropriate in order to decrease the risk of child maltreatment?

A child has been diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD).The parents ask the nurse what risk factors the child has for this disorder.Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?

A child with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)is in the clinic with parents,who complain that even though they are following the treatment plan,the child is not improving.What action can the nurse suggest to improve the effectiveness of the plan?

A nurse is working with a family whose child has bipolar disorder.Which item is the most appropriate for the nurse to including in the teaching session for this child and family?

A mother requests information on caring for her child just adopted from a foreign orphanage.The mother has heard of reactive attachment disorder (RAD)and wants to provide an environment that is appropriate for this child.What suggestion by the nurse is the most appropriate?

A nurse is assessing a child who has a large head,an elongated face,and prominent ears.Which discharge instruction is most important?

When working with immigrant and refugee families,what strategy by the nurse is likely to have the most positive impact?

A parent calls the clinic to clarify discharge instructions for his child,who was just diagnosed with major depression.The parent states "I was told to watch for anhedonia.What does that mean?" Which explanation by the nurse is the most appropriate?

A nurse is caring for a child with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Which medications does the nurse anticipate may be prescribed for this child?

A nurse is interviewing a mother of two children,ages 5 and 14.They were in a hotel fire a year ago in which their father was killed.The mother is concerned because the younger child has nightmares.The older child does not seem to have any problems.What action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

The nurse is assessing a child for an anxiety disorder.What manifestations noted by the nurse are common to all anxiety disorders?

A mother brings a child to the clinic with concerns about attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Which behavioral assessment findings support this diagnosis?

Parents of a teen diagnosed with schizophrenia report being exhausted and overly stressed.Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?