MCKINNEY MATERNAL TEST BANK FOR

MCKINNEY MATERNAL TEST BANK FOR

NCLEX ACTUAL EXAM 2025 WITH 300+

COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED

CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ |

GUARANTEED PAS S | MCKINNEY MATERNAL

TEST BANK FINAL LATEST EXAM [BRAND

NEW]

• Which play patterns does a 3-year-old child typically display? (Select all that

apply.)

• Imaginary play
• Parallel play
• Cooperative play
• Structured play
• Associative play - ANSWER- A, B, C, E

Children between ages 3 and 5 years enjoy parallel and associative play. Children learn to share and cooperate as they play in small groups. Play is often imitative, dramatic, and creative. Structured play is typical of school-age children. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive

Level: Knowledge/Remembering

REF: p. 122 OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance

• / 4

• The nurse plans a teaching session with a toddler's parents on car safety. Which

will the nurse teach? (Select all that apply.)

• Secure in a rear-facing, upright car safety seat.
• Place the car safety seat in the rear seat, behind the driver's seat.
• Harness safety straps should fit snugly.
• Place the car safety seat in the front passenger seat equipped with an airbag.
• After the age of 2 years, toddlers can be placed in a forward-facing car seat. -

ANSWER- A, C, E

Toddlers should be secured in a rear-facing, upright, approved car safety seat.Harness straps should be adjusted to provide a snug fit. After age 2, the child can sit in a forward- facing car seat. The car safety seat should be placed in the middle of the rear seat. Children younger than 13 years should not ride in a front passenger seat that is equipped with an airbag.PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension/Understanding REF: p. 115 OBJ: Nursing Process: Planning MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance

• The nurse is assessing parental knowledge of temper tantrums. Which are true

statements about temper tantrums? (Select all that apply.)

• Temper tantrums are a common response to anger and frustration in toddlers.
• Temper tantrums often include screaming, kicking, throwing things, and head

banging.

• Parents can effectively manage temper tantrums by giving in to the child's

demands. 2 / 4

• Children having temper tantrums should be safely isolated and ignored.
• Parents can learn to anticipate times when tantrums are more likely to occur. -

ANSWER- A, B, D, E

Temper tantrums are a common response to anger and frustration in toddlers. They occur more often when toddlers are tired, hungry, bored, or excessively stimulated. A nap before fatigue or a snack if mealtime is delayed will be helpful in alleviating the times when tantrums are most likely to occur. Tantrums may include screaming, kicking, throwing things, biting themselves, or banging their head. Effective management of tantrums includes safely isolating and ignoring the child. The child should learn that nothing is gained by having a temper tantrum. Giving in to the child's demands only increases the behavior. PTS: 1 DIF:

Cognitive Level: Comprehension/Understanding

REF: pp. 119-120 OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance

• A nurse is planning care for a hospitalized toddler in the preoperational thinking

stage. Which characteristics should the nurse expect in this stage? (Select all that apply.)

• Concrete thinking
• Egocentrism
• Animism
• Magical thought
• Ability to reason - ANSWER- B, C, D 3 / 4

The characteristics of preoperational thinking that occur for the toddler include egocentrism (views everything in relation to self), animism (believes that inert objects are alive), and magical thought (believes that thinking something causes that event). Concrete thinking is seen in school-age children, and ability to reason is seen with adolescents. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge/Remembering REF: pp. 124-125 OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance

• The increase in the number of overweight children in this country is addressed in

Healthy People 2020. Strategies designed to approach this issue include (Select all that apply.)

• decreased calcium and iron intake.
• increased fiber and whole grain intake.
• decreased use of sugar and sodium.
• increase fruit and vegetable intake.
• decrease the use of solid fats. - ANSWER- B, C, D, E

Along with these recommendations, children at risk for being overweight should be screened beginning at age 2 years. Children with a family history of dyslipidemia or early cardiovascular disease development, children whose body mass index percentile exceeds the definition for overweight, and children who have high blood pressure should have a fasting lipid screen. The nurse should instruct parents that calcium and iron intake should be

• / 4