Exam 16: Care of Child and Adolescent Populations

The nurse is planning to teach a class about dental care to a group of expectant women. The nurse should teach that dental hygiene should begin:

After attending a community meeting the population health nurse learns that 15 children in the community have terminal illnesses. What action should the nurse take to support the care of these children?

The population health nurse is caring for a family with a child diagnosed with a chronic illness. On what should the nurse focus when addressing the needs of the parents who are caring for this child? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is teaching a class to recent nursing graduates who have decided to work in the area of pediatrics. The nurse explains that the most common cause of delayed motor development in this population is:

The population health nurse encourages a single parent of a child with juvenile arthritis to participate in weekly yoga classes. Which type of coping is the nurse encouraging this parent to develop?

An exacerbation of an adolescent child's chronic health problem has been addressed. What action should the population health nurse plan to promote adjustment of the child and family?

At the completion of a population assessment the population health nurse determines that a community has several protective factors for child maltreatment. What did the nurse assess to make this decision? (Select all that apply.)

The mother asks the nurse when her infant should be screened for tuberculosis (TB). The nurse should explain that routine screening for TB usually occurs initially:

The nurse is explaining how maintaining high rates of immunization among children not only protects individual children from disease, but also serves to protect other members of the population. This best describes:

The population nurse is planning a program to address the problem of low birth weight babies. Which interventions should the nurse include in this program? (Select all that apply.)

During a home visit the population nurse determines that a child with type 1 diabetes mellitus is activity participating in self-management. What did the nurse observe to come to this conclusion?

While attempting to resolve an adolescent's current health problems the population nurse decides to screen for problems that could affect functioning in school. Which screenings should the nurse implement with this adolescent? (Select all that apply.)

The population health nurse is designing a program to educate parents of 12-year-old children. The nurse plans to explain the usual behavioral expectations of most 12-year-olds. The best description of this teaching would be that it involves:

There are three aspects to restoring health and managing long-term conditions with children and adolescents with a chronic illness of disability. Two of the aspects include preventing recurrence of problems and preventing further consequences. What is the third aspect that the population nurse needs to address?

The nurse is working with a family of five: the mother, father, and three children. The children are constantly exposed to hostility and aggressive behaviors by both parents. The nurse knows that these children will be more likely to: