NSG6435 WEEK 10 FINAL EXAM VERSION 2 , AND

The nurse is seeing an adolescent boy and his parents in the clinic for the first time. What 

should the nurse do first?

Introduce self.

ï‚· What action is most likely to encourage parents to talk about their feelings related to their

child’s illness?

Use open-ended questions.

ï‚· What is the single most important factor to consider when communicating with children?

The child’s developmental level

 What is an important consideration for the nurse who is communicating with a very 

young child?

Use transition objects such as a doll.

 When introducing hospital equipment to a preschooler who seems afraid, the nurse’s 

approach should be based on which principle?

The child may think the equipment is alive.

ï‚· Which age group is most concerned with body integrity?

School-age child

 An 8-year-old girl asks the nurse how the blood pressure apparatus works. The most 

appropriate nursing action is to:

Explain in simple terms how it works.

ï‚· When the nurse interviews an adolescent, it is especially important to:

Allow an opportunity to express feelings.

 The nurse is having difficulty communicating with a hospitalized 6-year-old child. What 

technique might be most helpful?

Ask the child to draw a picture.

 The nurse is taking a health history on an adolescent. What best describes how the chief 

complaint should be determined?

Ask adolescent, “Why did you come here today?”

 Where in the health history should the nurse describe all details related to the chief 

complaint?

Present illness

 The nurse is interviewing the mother of an infant. She reports, “I had a difficult delivery, 

and my baby was born prematurely.” This information should be recorded under which heading?

Birth history

 When interviewing the mother of a 3-year-old child, the nurse asks about developmental 

milestones such as the age of walking without assistance. This should be considered because 

these milestones are:

An important part of the child’s past growth and development.

 The nurse is taking a sexual history on an adolescent girl. The best way to determine 

whether she is sexually active is to:

Ask her, “Are you having sex with anyone?”

 When doing a nutritional assessment on an Hispanic family, the nurse learns that their 

diet consists mainly of vegetables, legumes, and starches. The nurse should recognize that this 

diet:

May provide sufficient amino acids.