Exam 29: Communication and Physical Assessment of the Child and Family

Which action is most likely to encourage parents to talk about their feelings related to their child's illness?

An 8-year-old girl asks the nurse how the blood pressure apparatus works.The most appropriate nursing action is to:

A school nurse is screening children for scoliosis.Which assessment findings should the nurse expect to observe for scoliosis? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse must check vital signs on a 2-year-old boy who is brought to the clinic for his 24-month checkup.Which criteria should the nurse use in determining the appropriate-size blood pressure cuff? (Select all that apply)

With the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)criteria,which body mass index (BMI)-for-age percentile indicates a risk for being overweight?

Kimberly is having a checkup before starting kindergarten.The nurse asks her to do the "finger-to-nose" test.The nurse is testing for:

What is an important consideration for the nurse who is communicating with a very young child?

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

The nurse is taking a health history on an adolescent.Which best describes how the chief complaint should be determined?

Which parameter correlates best with measurements of the body's total protein stores?

When palpating the child's cervical lymph nodes,the nurse notes that they are tender,enlarged,and warm.The best explanation for this is:

The most frequently used test for measuring visual acuity is the:

A nurse is performing an assessment on a school-age child.Which findings suggest the child is receiving an excess of vitamin A? (Select all that apply.)

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

When doing a nutritional assessment on an Hispanic family,the nurse learns that their diet consists mainly of vegetables,legumes,and starches.The nurse should recognize that this diet:

MATCHING Match the assessment examination techniques used when performing an abdominal assessment with the sequential step numbers. Begin with the first technique and end with the last. -Step 4

The nurse has just started assessing a young child who is febrile and appears very ill.There is hyperextension of the child's head (opisthotonos)with pain on flexion.The most appropriate action is to:

A nurse is planning to use an interpreter during a health history interview of a non-English speaking patient and family.Which nursing care guidelines should the nurse include when using an interpreter? (Select all that apply.)

MATCHING Match the assessment examination techniques used when performing an abdominal assessment with the sequential step numbers. Begin with the first technique and end with the last. -Step 1

MATCHING Match the assessment examination techniques used when performing an abdominal assessment with the sequential step numbers. Begin with the first technique and end with the last. -Step 2