Exam 6: Communication and Physical Assessment of the Child

A nurse is counseling parents of a child beginning to show signs of being overweight.The nurse accurately relates which body mass index (BMI)-for-age percentile indicates a risk for being overweight?

A nurse is assigned to four children of different ages.In which age group should the nurse understand that body integrity is a concern?

A nurse is assessing a child with an unrepaired ventricular septal defect.Which heart sound does the nurse expect to assess?

The appropriate placement of a tongue blade for assessment of the mouth and throat is:

Which of the following data would be included in a health history? (Select all that apply.)

At about what age does the Babinski sign disappear?

When the nurse interviews an adolescent,which is especially important?

Which tool measures body fat most accurately?

During examination of a toddler's extremities,the nurse notes that the child is bowlegged.The nurse should recognize that this finding is:

The nurse is having difficulty communicating with a hospitalized 6-year-old child.What technique might be most helpful?

A nurse is preparing to assess a 3-year-old child.What communication technique should the nurse use for this child?

The nurse is taking a sexual history on an adolescent girl.Which is the best way to determine whether she is sexually active?

The nurse's approach when introducing hospital equipment to a preschooler should be based on which principle?

The nurse must assess 10-month-old infant.The infant is sitting on the father's lap and appears to be afraid of the nurse and of what might happen next.Which initial action by the nurse would be most appropriate?

An appropriate screening test for hearing that can be administered by the nurse to a 5-year-old child is:

The nurse is seeing an adolescent boy and his parents in the clinic for the first time.What should the nurse do first?

The nurse is using the NCHS growth chart for an African-American child.Which statement should the nurse consider?

The nurse is testing an infant's visual acuity.By what age should the infant be able to fix on and follow a target?

Where is the best place to observe for the presence of petechiae in dark-skinned individuals?

A 5-year-old girl is having a checkup before starting kindergarten.The nurse asks her to do the "finger-to-nose" test.The nurse is testing for: