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Assessment of the School Age Child and Adolescent Margaret R Colyar Test Bank
Chapter 1: Well Child Examination- Overview
True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
____ 1. To communicate effectively, the school nurse should sit down, face the
parents and child, and touch the child.
____ 2. Children may be intimidated by playful scrub attire, badges, or stickers.
____ 3. Always greet the parent before greeting the adolescent.
____ 4. Confrontation is used to clarify inconsistent statements.
____ 5. For an episodic problem, do a brief history and a complete examination.
Matching
Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.
a. Reflection
b. Confrontation
c. Silence
d. Clarification
____ 6. Pause for seconds to minutes.
____ 7. Repeat what was said and ask for more detail.
____ 8. “Can you describe Tristin’s flu symptoms?”
____ 9. Restate the child or parent’s wording.
____ 10. Used to enable the child or parent to understand that you are aware of her feelings and facts
related to the situation.
____ 11. Used to clarify inconsistent statements.
____ 12. Extremely helpful when approaching sensitive issues, such as sexuality and abuse.
Match each item to the statement or sentence listed below.
a. Palm
b. Ulnar surface
c. Dorsal surface
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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____ 17. The adolescent is very sensitive and needs to be treated with respect, not like a child. Which
of the following is not an appropriate way to communicate with an adolescent?
a. It is best to greet the adolescent before greeting the parent.
b. Gear the conversation to the appropriate level for the teen.
c. Chat about interests.
d. Ask for specifics rather than how things are going in general.
____ 18. What action by the school nurse can make the child feel unimportant and may block any
further communication?
a. Fidgeting positions
b. Smile
c. Unhurried attitude
d. Listening when the child talks
____ 19. Try not to invade his or her space during the interview. Personal space in Japanese culture is
much closer than in Western culture. It is:
a. 3 feet.
b. 5 feet.
c. 2 feet.
d. 6 feet.
____ 20. A good example of an open-ended question is:
a. “How old is Tristin?”
b. “Mrs. Bailey, what brings you into the clinic today?”
c. “Has Maleck had exposure to anyone who has had a cough?”
d. “Where is your pain?”
____ 21. The use of reflection communication technique aids the school nurse to:
a. Receive a clearer picture of the event.
b. Understand a problem that needs to be evaluated.
c. Clarify inconsistent statements.
d. Approach sensitive issues.
____ 22. Whenever a child presents with a head injury of any type, an evaluation for concussion should
be performed. An early symptom is:
a. Confusion.
b. Amnesia several minutes after the injury.
c. Headache.
d. Numbness.
____ 23. Tanner staging is used to evaluate a child’s sexual maturation. What occurs first in boys?
a. The penis elongates and then widens.
b. The testes enlarge and descend.
c. Pubic hair appears.
d. The scrotum and penis change from pale to red and then to dark red.
____ 24. In girls, 2 years after breast buds occur:
a. Pubic hair starts to grow.
b. Axillary hair starts to grow.
c. Menarche starts.
d. Lactation begins.
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____ 25. To perform the Mantoux TB skin test:
a. Palpate the vein.
b. Read only the area of raised hardness (induration).
c. Inject 1 mL of purified protein derivative tuberculin intradermally into the
forearm.
d. Read 24–36 hours after administration.
____ 26. Piaget’s stages of cognitive development for the school-aged child are:
a. Postoperational.
b. Formal operations.
c. Concrete operations.
d. Logic development.
Completion
Complete each statement.
27. A new student assessment includes the establishment of a trusting relationship, the history and
physical, an assessment of the student’s cognitive development, the ___________ physical
examination, appropriate screening tests, the immunization status, anticipatory guidance, and
referrals.
28. The past medical history (PMH) goes beyond the history of present illness to explain the
child’s overall health status before the present problem began and should include all medical
experiences, psychiatric disabilities, medications, immunizations, and ___________.
29. Ask about allergies to ________, medications, and the environment.
30. The _______________________ is subjective information about problems or changes in the
specific body systems since the last visit or over the last year.
31. The term __________________________refers to the practice of providing information to
children and their parents about child development and behavior.
32. There are __________bipolar stages of ego development a child must work through.
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Chapter 1: Well Child Examination- Overview
Answer Section
TRUE/FALSE
1. ANS: T PTS: 1
2. ANS: F PTS: 1
3. ANS: F PTS: 1
4. ANS: T PTS: 1
5. ANS: F PTS: 1
MATCHING
6. ANS: C PTS: 1
7. ANS: B PTS: 1
8. ANS: D PTS: 1
9. ANS: A PTS: 1
10. ANS: A PTS: 1
11. ANS: B PTS: 1
12. ANS: C PTS: 1
13. ANS: C PTS: 1
14. ANS: B PTS: 1
15. ANS: A PTS: 1
16. ANS: A PTS: 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
17. ANS: D PTS: 1
18. ANS: A PTS: 1
19. ANS: B PTS: 1
20. ANS: B PTS: 1
21. ANS: C PTS: 1
22. ANS: C PTS: 1
23. ANS: B PTS: 1
24. ANS: C PTS: 1
25. ANS: B PTS: 1
26. ANS: C PTS: 1
COMPLETION
27. ANS: complete
PTS: 1
28. ANS: allergies
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