QUESTION The nurse is caring for a 2-year-old child on a pediatric unit. The child’s parents have just left the unit for the night. The child is standing at the edge of the crib and crying. Which of the following interventions is most appropriate for the nurse to use? a. Limit the use of kinesthetic […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION When attempting to communicate a procedure to a Spanish-speaking client, a strategy that the nurse could use to facilitate understanding would be a. speak distinctly while exaggerating words. b. attempt to use sign language. c. use pictographs. d. explain what is happening in complex terms. ANSWER: ANS: C Pictographs are one of many […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The nurse recognizes that guidelines for developing a workable limit-setting plan include having consequences that are a. applied after a detailed verbal exchange with the client. b. person centered, not situation centered. c. applied in a matter-of-fact manner, without lengthy discussion. d. applied at a time negotiated between the nurse and client. ANSWER: […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The nurse understands that as clients age, they are more likely to have vision problems that may interfere with the communication process, including the lens of the eyes becoming less flexible, making it difficult to accommodate shifts from far to near vision. The nurse recognizes that this condition is known as a. receptive aphasia. […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION In mastering QSEN competency of patient-centered care, effective tools need to be a. cognitive, developmentally appropriate, and educational. b. cultural, educational, interpersonal, and societal. c. attitudinal, cognitive, and developmentally appropriate. d. attitudinal, cultural, and developmentally appropriate. ANSWER: ANS: C In mastering QSEN competency of patient-centered care, effective tools need be attitudinal, cognitive, and […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION A pediatric nurse is educating parents about how children cope with hospitalization. Which of the following statements by the nurse is correct? a. “The quiet, compliant child who never complains is comfortable on the nursing unit.” b. “The child who screams and cries is much more frightened of hospitalization than the quiet child.” c. […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The nurse is caring for a child with a severe illness who is demonstrating behaviors that are reminiscent of an earlier stage of development. When the child has toileting accidents, the nurse should a. recommend a urology consult. b. obtain a urine sample and send it to the lab. c. reassure the child’s parents […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION When assessing a child’s reaction to illness, it is important for the nurse to a. observe the interaction between parent and child. b. recognize that chronological age matches cognitive level. c. realize that children are more comfortable with female health care providers. d. recognize that the child’s behavior will be age appropriate. ANSWER: […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION When caring for a preschooler, the nurse understands that this child tends to interpret language in a literal way and that the child will not ask for clarification, leading to a misunderstanding of messages. The nurse recognizes a preschooler is in which of Piaget’s cognitive stages of development? a. Concrete operations b. Formal operations […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION When communicating with a preschooler who is admitted to the hospital for a fractured arm, which is the best method for the nurse to describe the preschooler’s impending surgery? a. Encourage the preschooler to put a bandage on a teddy bear’s arm. b. Explain what surgery will be like, using abstract terminology. c. Explain […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
