Nursing Board Exam Review Questions in PEDIATRIC NURSING
Nursing Board Exam Review Questions in PEDIATRIC NURSING Part2/5
1. Which of the following suggestions should the nurse offer the parents of a 4-year-old boy who resists going to bed at night?
a. “Allow him to fall asleep in your room, then move him to his own bed.”
b. “Tell him that you will lock him in his room if he gets out of bed one more time.”
c. “Encourage active play at bedtime to tire him out so he will fall asleep faster.”
d. “Read him a story and allow him to play quietly in his bed until he falls asleep.”
2. When providing therapeutic play, which of the following toys would best promote imaginative play in a 4-year-old?
a. Large blocks
b. Dress-up clothes
c. Wooden puzzle
d. Big wheels
3. Which of the following activities, when voiced by the parents following a teaching session about the characteristics of school-age cognitive development would indicate the need for additional teaching?
a. Collecting baseball cards and marbles
b. Ordering dolls according to size
c. Considering simple problem-solving options
d. Developing plans for the future
4. A hospitalized schoolager states: “I’m not afraid of this place, I’m not afraid of anything.” This statement is most likely an example of which of the following?
a. Regression
b. Repression
c. Reaction formation
d. Rationalization
5. After teaching a group of parents about accident prevention for schoolagers, which of the following statements by the group would indicate the need for more teaching?
a. “Schoolagers are more active and adventurous than are younger children.”
b. “Schoolagers are more susceptible to home hazards than are younger children.”
c. “Schoolagers are unable to understand potential dangers around them.”
d. “Schoolargers are less subject to parental control than are younger children.”
6. Which of the following skills is the most significant one learned during the schoolage period?
a. Collecting
b. Ordering
c. Reading
d. Sorting
7. A child age 7 was unable to receive the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine at the recommended scheduled time. When would the nurse expect to administer MMR vaccine?
a. In a month from now
b. In a year from now
c. At age 10
d. At age 13
8. The adolescent’s inability to develop a sense of who he is and what he can become results in a sense of which of the following?
a. Shame
b. Guilt
c. Inferiority
d. Role diffusion
9. Which of the following would be most appropriate for a nurse to use when describing menarche to a 13-year-old?
a. A female’s first Menstruation or menstrual “periods”
b. The first year of menstruation or “period”
c. The entire Menstrual cycle or from one “period” to another
d. The onset of uterine maturation or peak growth
10. A 14-year-old boy has acne and according to his parents, dominates the bathroom by using the mirror all the time. Which of the following remarks by the nurse would be least helpful in talking to the boy and his parents?
a. “This is probably the only concern he has about his body. So don’t worry about it or the time he spends on it.”
b. “Teenagers are anxious about how their peers perceive them. So they spend a lot of time grooming.”
c. “A teen may develop a poor self-image when experiencing acne. Do you feel this way sometimes?”
d. “You appear to be keeping your face well washed. Would you feel comfortable discussing your cleansing method?”
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