Exam 25: Assessment of Infants, Children Adolescents

The student nurse is preparing to perform an assessment on a 5-year-old Arab American child with a possible case of otitis media.The experienced nurse accompanies the student nurse.Which of the following statements by the student nurse indicate that further education is required?

The nurse has assessed a 7-year-old female.The child has a moderate amount of pubic and axillary hair.The mother states,"I just think she is going through puberty early.I was 11 when I went through these changes." The nurse's best response would be:

The nurse has reviewed the objectives of Healthy People 2020 related to children's health issues.As the nurse looks through a magazine,several articles seem to be related specifically to the objectives.Which of the following articles are associated with these objectives?

The nurse presented an educational program for parents regarding children and adolescent health issues noted specifically in Healthy People 2020.Following the program,the nurse listened to several people talking to each other about the contents of the program.Which of the following statements made by program participants indicate that further education is required?

The student nurse is preparing to provide care for several newborns and their families.The experienced nurse is present to ensure appropriate care is provided.Which of the following statements by the student nurse indicates that further education is required?

The nurse is educating the child's parents about the importance of limiting the child's intake of fruit juice to less than 12 ounces each day.Calculate the number of ounces the child has had during the last 24 hours. 120 milliliters of orange juice,60 milliliters of grape juice,90 milliliters of cranberry-grape juice _____ ounces

The nurse is examining a child.The child's pharynx is reddened,with yellow exudate noted on each tonsil.The tongue is red with enlarged taste buds.Petechiae are visualized on the child's soft palate near the uvula.Which of the following physician orders is most important and appropriate for this child?

The nurse is assessing a newborn when the mother asks about the tiny white "bumps" on the forehead and nose.The nurse would respond to the mother with which of the following statements?

The nurse is assessing a newborn and abducts the hips and palpates the greater and lesser trochanter while flexing the hips and knees at a 90-degree angle.The nurse is assessing which of the following?

The 5-year-old child's mother asks how much her child's bladder can hold.She states,"It seems like if we visit my mother who lives 2 hours away,we always have to stop once so that my child can pee.I just wondered how big his bladder may be." Calculate the maximum amount of urine that the child can hold within the bladder in milliliters. ________ milliliters