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Test Bank - Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 8e (by Leifer) The Child with a Sensory or Neurological Condition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A parent comments that her infant has had several ear infections in the past few months. Why are infants more susceptible to otitis media? a. Infants...

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INTRODUCTION TO MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING 8TH EDITION LEIFER TEST BANK
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Test Bank - Introduction to Maternity and Pediatric Nursing 8e (by
Leifer) The Child with a Sensory or Neurological Condition
MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A parent comments that her infant has had several ear infections in the past
few months. Why are infants more susceptible to otitis media?
a. Infants are in a supine or prone position most of the time.
b. Sucking on a nipple creates middle ear pressure.
c. They have increased susceptibility to upper respiratory tract infections.
d. The eustachian tube is short, straight, and wide.


ANS: D
An infants eustachian tubes are short, wide, and straight, allowing microorganisms
easy access to the middle ear.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Knowledge REF: Page 538
TOP: Otitis Media KEY: Nursing Process Step:
Data Collection MSC: NCLEX: Physiological
Integrity: Physiological Adaptation

2. What statement by a patients mother leads the nurse to determine she
understands instructions about administering an oral antibiotic for otitis
media?
a. I will continue using the medication until symptoms are relieved.
b. I will share the medicine with siblings if their symptoms are the same.
c. I will give the medication with a glass of milk.
d. I will administer prescribed doses until all the medication is used.


ANS: D
Antibiotic therapy for otitis media is continued until the prescribed amount has been
completed, even if symptoms are alleviated.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 540
OBJ: 2 TOP: Otitis Media KEY: Nursing Process Step: Evaluation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Safety and Infection Control

3. Which situation would cause the nurse to suspect a hearing impairment?
a. 3-month-old infant with a positive Moro reflex
b. 15-month-old toddler who is babbling
c. 18-month-old toddler who is speaking one-syllable words
d. 24-month-old toddler who communicates by pointing


ANS: D
The child who is not making verbal attempts by 18 months should undergo a
complete physical examination.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis
REF: Page 540 OBJ: 3 TOP:
Hearing Impairment
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Data Collection
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early
Detection of Disease

4. What is the best way for the nurse to communicate with a 10-year-old child who
has a hearing impairment?
a. Use gestures and signs as much as possible.
b. Let the childs parents communicate for her.
c. Face the child and speak clearly in short sentences.
d. Recognize that the childs ability to communicate will be on a 6-year-old childs
level.

ANS: C
The nurse who faces the child and speaks clearly will help the hearing-impaired
child in the hospital to develop a healthy personality.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: Page 541




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OBJ: 3 TOP: Hearing Impairment
KEY: Nursing Process Step:
Implementation MSC: NCLEX:
Physiological Integrity

5. What would the nurse include when planning postoperative teaching
for a child who has had a tympanostomy with insertion of tubes?
a. Keeping the infant flat after feeding
b. Giving over-the-counter decongestants
c. Avoiding getting water in the ears
d. Cleaning the ear canal with cotton-tipped applicators


ANS: C
After a tympanostomy, care should be taken to avoid getting water in the ears.

DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension
REF: Page 540 TOP: Postoperative Care
of Tympanostomy
KEY: Nursing Process Step: Planning
MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Reduction of Risk

6. What assessment made by the school nurse would lead to the suspicion of
strabismus?
a. Reddened sclera in one eye
b. Child covers one eye to read the chalkboard
c. Child complains of a headache
d. Copious tears while watching TV


ANS: B
Indicators of strabismus include covering one eye to see, tilting the head to see, and
missing objects in attempts to pick them up. Although headaches may be
associated with amblyopia, this symptom is too vague to point suspicion to any
disorder.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Analysis REF: Page 543
OBJ: 4 TOP: Strabismus KEY: Nursing Process Step: Data Collection
MSC: NCLEX: Health Promotion and Maintenance: Prevention and Early
Detection of Disease

7. What might the nurse explain as a common treatment for amblyopia?
a. Patching the good eye to force the brain to use the affected eye
b. Patching the affected eye to allow the refractory muscles to rest
c. Using glasses that will slightly blur the image for the good eye
d. Using corticosteroids to treat inflammation of the optic nerve


ANS: A


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