Chapter 19 Preschool Child

Chapter 19  Preschool Child

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A 5-year-old has a daily caloric intake of 1800 calories. Approximately what portion of the diet should be comprised of carbohydrates?
a.
300 calories
b.
600 calories
c.
900 calories
d.
1200 calories

ANS: C
Nine hundred calories of the 1800 calorie diet should be comprised of carbohydrates. Preschoolers should consume approximately half of their diet in carbohydrates.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 482

2. Which of the following will a 5-year-old need help eating?
a.
Pudding
b.
Ziti
c.
Chicken
d.
Jelly sandwich

ANS: C
The preschooler will need help with the chicken. In the later preschool years, most children need help cutting meats.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 483

3. A 4-year-old had an episode of enuresis. The parents should:
a.
Have him change his own pajamas before going to bed
b.
Take away one video game
c.
Tell his 6-year-old sister about the incident
d.
Make him wear his diaper to bed

ANS: A
The parents should have the child change his own pajamas before going to bed. Preschoolers should not be ridiculed or punished. They should be responsible for changing their own clothes and encouraged to avoid problems in the future.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 492
4. A 5-year-old is prescribed a medication that is renally excreted. As a result, the dose should be:
a.
Lower than the recommended dose
b.
At the recommended dose
c.
Higher than the recommended dose
d.
Avoided

ANS: B
The dose should be at the recommended dose. Kidneys reach full maturity by the end of infancy and early toddler years. As a result, medications that are renally excreted can by given at the recommended doses.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Synthesis REF: 479

5. A 2-year-old has hives. Of the following items ingested, which is most likely to have caused the allergic reaction?
a.
Apple juice
b.
Oatmeal raisin cookies
c.
Jelly sandwich
d.
Banana

ANS: B
Oatmeal raisin cookies are most likely to have caused the allergic reaction. Nuts are a food that is likely to cause allergic reactions, and oatmeal raisin cookies often contain nut products.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 483