Advanced Pediatric Assessment 3rd Edition Chiocca 3rd Edition By Ellen M. Chiocca – Test Bank

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Chapter 1. Child Health Assessment: An Overview

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A nurse is reviewing changes in healthcare delivery and funding for pediatric populations.

Which current trend in the pediatric setting should the nurse expect to find?

1. Increased hospitalization of children
2. Decreased number of uninsured children
3. An increase in ambulatory care
4. Decreased use of managed care

ANS: C

One effect of managed care is that pediatric healthcare delivery has shifted dramatically from the

acute care setting to the ambulatory setting. The number of hospital beds being used has

decreased as more care is provided in outpatient and home settings. The number of uninsured

children in the United States continues to grow. One of the biggest changes in healthcare has

been the growth of managed care.

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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment

2. A nurse is referring a low-income family with three children under the age of 5 years to a

program that assists with supplemental food supplies. Which program should the nurse refer this

family to?

1. Medicaid
2. Medicare
3. Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program
4. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program

ANS: D

WIC is a federal program that provides supplemental food supplies to low-income women who

are pregnant or breast-feeding and to their children until the age of 5 years. Medicaid and the

Medicaid Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program provides

for well-child examinations and related treatment of medical problems. Children in the WIC

program are often referred for immunizations, but that is not the primary focus of the program.

Public Law 99-457 provides financial incentives to states to establish comprehensive early

intervention services for infants and toddlers with, or at risk for, developmental disabilities.

Medicare is the program for Senior Citizens.

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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance

3. In most states, adolescents who are not emancipated minors must have parental permission

before:

1. treatment for drug abuse.
2. treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
3. obtaining birth control.
4. surgery.

ANS: D

An emancipated minor is a minor child who has the legal competence of an adult. Legal counsel

may be consulted to verify the status of the emancipated minor for consent purposes. Most states

allow minors to obtain treatment for drug or alcohol abuse and STDs and allow access to birth

control without parental consent.

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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment

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4. A nurse is completing a clinical pathway for a child admitted to the hospital with pneumonia.

Which characteristic of a clinical pathway is correct?

1. Developed and implemented by nurses
2. Used primarily in the pediatric setting
3. Specific time lines for sequencing interventions
4. One of the steps in the nursing process

ANS: C

Clinical pathways measure outcomes of client care and are developed by multiple healthcare

professionals. Each pathway outlines specific time lines for sequencing interventions and reflects

interdisciplinary interventions. Clinical pathways are used in multiple settings and for clients

throughout the life span. The steps of the nursing process are assessment, diagnosis, planning,

implementation, and evaluation.

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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment

5. When planning a parenting class, the nurse should explain that the leading cause of death in

children 1 to 4 years of age in the United States is:

1. premature birth.
2. congenital anomalies.
3. accidental death.
4. respiratory tract illness.

ANS: C

Accidents are the leading cause of death in children ages 1 to 19 years. Disorders of short

gestation and unspecified low birth weight make up one of the leading causes of death in

neonates. One of the leading causes of infant death after the first month of life is congenital

anomalies. Respiratory tract illnesses are a major cause of morbidity in children.

.

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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment

6. Which statement is true regarding the quality assurance or incident report?
7. The report assures the legal department that there is no problem.
8. Reports are a permanent part of the clients chart.
9. The nurses notes should contain the following: Incident report filed and copy

placed in chart.

1. This report is a form of documentation of an event that may result in legal action.

ANS: D

An incident report is a warning to the legal department to be prepared for potential legal action;

it is not a part of the clients chart or nurse documentation.

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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment

7. Which client situation fails to meet the first requirement of informed consent?
8. The parent does not understand the physicians explanations.
9. The physician gives the parent only a partial list of possible side effects and

complications.

1. No parent is available and the physician asks the adolescent to sign the consent

form.

1. The infants teenage mother signs a consent form because her parent tells her to.

ANS: C

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The first requirement of informed consent is that the person giving consent must be competent.

Minors are not allowed to give consent. An understanding of information, full disclosure, and

voluntary consent are requirements of informed consent, but none of these is the first

requirement.

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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment

8. A nurse assigned to a child does not know how to perform a treatment that has been prescribed

for the child. What should the nurses first action be?

1. Delay the treatment until another nurse can do it.
2. Make the childs parents aware of the situation.
3. Inform the nursing supervisor of the problem.
4. Arrange to have the child transferred to another unit.

ANS: C

If a nurse is not competent to perform a particular nursing task, the nurse must immediately

communicate this fact to the nursing supervisor or physician. The nurse could endanger the child

by delaying the intervention until another nurse is available. Telling the childs parents would

most likely increase their anxiety and will not resolve the difficulty. Transfer to another unit

delays needed treatment and would create unnecessary disruption for the child and family.

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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Implementation

MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment

9. A nurse is completing a care plan for a child and is finishing the assessment phase. Which

activity is not part of a nursing assessment?

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1. Writing nursing diagnoses
2. Reviewing diagnostic reports
3. Collecting data
4. Setting priorities

ANS: D

Setting priorities is a part of planning. Writing nursing diagnoses, reviewing diagnostic reports,

and collecting data are parts of assessment.

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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: Physiological Integrity

10. Which patient outcome is stated correctly?
11. The child will administer his insulin injection before breakfast on 10/31.
12. The child will accept the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus before discharge.
13. The parents will understand how to determine the childs daily insulin dosage.
14. The nurse will monitor blood glucose levels before meals and at bedtime.

ANS: A

The outcome is stated in client terms, with a measurable verb and a time frame for action. The

verb accept is difficult to measure. The goal of accepting a diagnosis before hospital discharge is

unrealistic. Outcomes should be stated in client terms. Nursing actions are determined after

outcomes are developed in the implementation phase of the nursing process.

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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment

MULTIPLE RESPONSE

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1. A nurse is reviewing the nursing care plan for a hospitalized child. Which statements are

collaborative problems? Select all that apply.

1. Risk for injury
2. Potential complication of seizure disorder
3. Altered nutrition: Less than body requirements
4. Fluid volume deficit
5. Potential complication of respiratory acidosis

ANS: B, E

In addition to nursing diagnoses, which describe problems that respond to independent nursing

functions, nurses must also deal with problems that are beyond the scope of independent nursing

practice. These are sometimes termed collaborative problemsphysiological complications that

usually occur in association with a specific pathological condition or treatment. The potential

complications of seizure disorder and respiratory acidosis are physiological complications that

will require physician collaboration to treat. Risk for injury, altered nutrition, and fluid volume

deficit will respond to independent nursing functions.

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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Planning MSC: Safe and Effective Care Environment

2. Which nursing activities do not meet the standard of care? Select all that apply.
3. Failure to notify a physician about a childs worsening condition
4. Calling the supervisor about staffing concerns
5. Delegating assessment of a new admit to the Unlicensed Assistive Personnel

(UAP)

1. Asking the Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) to take vital signs
2. Documenting that a physician was unavailable and the nursing supervisor was

notified

ANS: A, C

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A nurse who fails to notify a physician about a childs worsening condition and delegating the

assessment of a new admit to a UAP do not meet the standard of care. Calling the supervisor

about staffing concerns, asking the UAP to take vital signs, and documenting that a physician

could not be reached and the nursing supervisor was notified all meet the standard of care.

Chapter 2. Assessment of Child Development and Behavior

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The nurse is performing an abdominal assessment on a child. When percussing over the

stomach, the nurse should hear which sound?

1. Tympany
2. Resonance
3. Flatness
4. Dullness

ANS: A

Tympany is a high-pitched, loud-intensity sound heard over air-filled body parts such as the

stomach and bowel. Resonance is a low-pitched, low-intensity sound elicited over hollow organs

such as the lungs. Flatness is a high-pitched, soft-intensity sound elicited by percussing over

solid masses such as bone or muscle. Dullness is a medium-pitched, medium-intensity sound

elicited when percussing over high-density structures such as the liver.

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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance

2. A nurse is preparing to begin an assessment on a newly admitted child. The nurse should be

aware that the single most important component of a pediatric physical examination is:

1. assessment of heart and lungs.
2. measurement of height and weight.

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1. documentation of parental concerns.
2. obtaining an accurate history.

ANS: D

An accurate history is most helpful in identifying problems and potential problems. Heart and

lung assessment and documentation of parental concerns are not as important as an accurate

history. A single measurement of height and weight is not as significant as determining growth

over time. The childs growth pattern can be elicited from the history.

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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Assessment MSC: Health Promotion and Maintenance

3. In which section of the health history should the nurse record that the parent brought the infant

to the clinic today because of frequent diarrhea?

1. Review of systems
2. Chief complaint
3. Lifestyle and life patterns
4. Health history

ANS: B

The chief complaint is documented using the childs or parents words for the reason the child was

brought to the healthcare center. The review of systems includes past health functions of body

systems. Lifestyle and life patterns include the childs interaction with the social, psychological,

physical, and cultural environment. Health history includes birth history, growth and

development, common childhood illnesses, immunizations, hospitalizations, injuries, and

allergies.

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OBJ: Nursing Process Step: Implementation