Pediatric nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

What do Tanner stages describe?

  1. AThe stages of language development in infancy
  2. BThe stages of moral reasoning in children
  3. CThe stages of physical development during puberty
  4. DThe stages of grief that families go through after a death
2.Easy

How do most preschool children understand death?

  1. AAs a purely biological process, explained by science
  2. BAs an abstract idea they can discuss in depth
  3. CAs temporary or reversible, like being asleep or away
  4. DAs permanent and something that will happen to everyone
3.Easy

What is usually the greatest stressor for a hospitalised toddler?

  1. AChanges in appearance
  2. BFear of death
  3. CSeparation from parents
  4. DMissing school
4.Medium

How is threadworm (pinworm) infection usually confirmed?

  1. AA urine sample collected in the evening
  2. BA blood test for worm antibodies taken an hour after an evening meal
  3. CA tape test on the skin around the anus first thing in the morning
  4. DAn abdominal X-ray to look for the worms in the gut
5.Medium

A child with suspected measles is admitted. Which precaution is most important?

  1. ADroplet precautions in a shared bay
  2. BContact precautions only, with gloves
  3. CNo special precautions once the rash appears
  4. DAirborne precautions, ideally in a negative-pressure room
6.Medium

How is amblyopia (lazy eye) commonly treated in young children?

  1. APatching or blurring the stronger eye so the weaker eye works harder
  2. BWaiting until adulthood, when surgery can correct it
  3. CPatching the weaker eye so that it can rest and recover
  4. DEye exercises alone, without any glasses, drops or patches
7.Hard

A toddler with tetralogy of Fallot is crying hard and becomes deeply cyanotic and limp. What should the nurse do first?

  1. ALie the child flat with the legs raised to increase the return of blood to the heart
  2. BPlace the child in a knee–chest position, keep them calm and call for help
  3. CTake the child for a walk to calm down
  4. DMeasure the head circumference
8.Hard

A child with Hirschsprung disease awaiting surgery develops fever, explosive diarrhoea and a very swollen abdomen. What should the nurse suspect?

  1. AOveruse of laxatives at home
  2. BOrdinary viral gastroenteritis
  3. CThe disease has resolved itself
  4. DEnterocolitis, an emergency

Answer key

  1. 1. C · The stages of physical development during puberty
  2. 2. C · As temporary or reversible, like being asleep or away
  3. 3. C · Separation from parents
  4. 4. C · A tape test on the skin around the anus first thing in the morning
  5. 5. D · Airborne precautions, ideally in a negative-pressure room
  6. 6. A · Patching or blurring the stronger eye so the weaker eye works harder
  7. 7. B · Place the child in a knee–chest position, keep them calm and call for help
  8. 8. D · Enterocolitis, an emergency

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