Pediatric nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

A 14-year-old is convinced that everyone at school notices her small pimple. Which concept describes this?

  1. AObject permanence
  2. BThe imaginary audience
  3. CSeparation anxiety
  4. DParallel play
2.Easy

Which food is a good source of iron for a toddler?

  1. APlain white rice and pasta
  2. BLarge amounts of cow's milk
  3. CLean red meat or iron-fortified cereal
  4. DApple juice with every meal
3.Easy

What is the most common cause of bronchiolitis in infants?

  1. AHaemophilus influenzae type b
  2. BStaphylococcus aureus
  3. CRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
  4. DGroup A streptococcus
4.Medium

A family has a 2-year-old. Which advice about medicines at home is best?

  1. ACall medicines "sweets" so the child is happy to take them
  2. BRely on child-resistant caps alone, since toddlers are not strong enough to open them
  3. CKeep daily medicines in a handbag so they are always at hand
  4. DLock all medicines away, out of reach and sight, in child-resistant containers
5.Medium

Which factors can trigger a sickle cell crisis?

  1. ADehydration, infection, cold and low oxygen
  2. BSleeping for long periods in a warm room
  3. CDrinking plenty of water during hot weather
  4. DEating a high-iron diet and taking daily multivitamins
6.Medium

Which finding at a 2-year check most needs a speech and language referral?

  1. AThe child prefers to play beside other toddlers
  2. BThe child is not yet combining any two words
  3. CThe child uses about 50 words or more
  4. DThe child says "no" to most suggestions
7.Hard

Two weeks after a ventriculoperitoneal shunt was inserted, an infant has a fever, irritability and redness along the shunt tract. What should the nurse suspect?

  1. ATeething, which explains the fever and the irritability
  2. BNormal healing; no action needed
  3. CAn allergy to the hospital soap
  4. DShunt infection; report it urgently
8.Hard

Which finding in a child with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt requires immediate follow-up?

  1. AHeadache, repeated vomiting and increasing drowsiness
  2. BNormal appetite and play
  3. CA healed scar along the shunt tract
  4. DA small, soft bump over the valve that is unchanged

Answer key

  1. 1. B · The imaginary audience
  2. 2. C · Lean red meat or iron-fortified cereal
  3. 3. C · Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
  4. 4. D · Lock all medicines away, out of reach and sight, in child-resistant containers
  5. 5. A · Dehydration, infection, cold and low oxygen
  6. 6. B · The child is not yet combining any two words
  7. 7. D · Shunt infection; report it urgently
  8. 8. A · Headache, repeated vomiting and increasing drowsiness

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