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A 4-year-old child is having a vision screening performed. Which screening chart would be best
for determining the child's visual acuity? - ✔✔Allen Figures
A 5 year old boy visits the pediatric office with an upper respiratory infection. Which approach
would give the nurse the most information about the child's developmental level? -
✔✔Using a screening tool during a follow up office visit.
The mother of a 15-month-old is concerned about a speech delay. She describes her toddler as
being able to understand what she says, sometimes following commands, but using only one or
two words with any consistency. What is the nurse's best response to this information? -
✔✔Receptive language normally develops earlier than expressive language.
A 2-year-old is having a temper tantrum. What advice should the nurse give the mother? -
✔✔The tantrum should be ignored as long as the toddler is safe.
The nurse is caring for a child who has received significant partial-thickness burns to the lower
body. What is the priority assessment in the first 24 hours after injury? - ✔✔In the child with
a serious burn, fluid balance is of priority importance in the first few days of care.
A varsity high-school wrestler presents with a "rug burn" type of rash on his shoulder that is not
healing as expected, despite use of triple antibiotic cream. Two other wrestlers on his team
have a similar abrasion. What infection should the nurse be most concerned about, based on
the history? - ✔✔MRSA
Moro reflex (startle reflex) - ✔✔occurs when a baby is startled by a loud noise, a sudden
movement, or the head falling back. The arms are thrown apart. The legs extend and then flex.
A brief cry is common; begins at 28 weeks of gestation
,palmar grasp reflex - ✔✔reflexive curling of the infant's fingers around an object that
touches its palm. Disappears by 4-6 months
Plantar Grasp Reflex - ✔✔reaction to stimulation of the sole of the foot that causes the toes
of the feet to "grasp"; Disappears at 9 months
walking/stepping reflex - ✔✔in response to the soles of a baby's feet touching a flat surface,
they will attempt to walk; disappears at 2-4 months
Limb placement reflex - ✔✔present at birth fades rapidly in early months.
Babinski reflex - ✔✔Reflex in which a newborn fans out the toes when the sole of the foot is
touched
trust vs mistrust stage - ✔✔Erikson's stage in the first year of life, where infants decide
whether the world is friendly or hostile. They decide depending on whether they can trust that
their basic needs will be met.
development of language - ✔✔Wernicke's area (understanding) develops first, then Broca's
area (production)
Introduction of solid foods - ✔✔between 4-6 months of age.
Vegetable, fruit, then nuts and other stuff after 1 y/o
Be careful not to give these before 1 y/o:
-HONEY
-Cow's Milk
-Hard stuff (nuts, raw carrots etc)
, Snellen eye chart - ✔✔eye chart used by eye care professionals and others to measure visual
acuity.
Ishihara test - ✔✔tests for color vision
hearing screening - ✔✔a quick procedure to determine whether a client can be assumed to
have normal hearing or needs to be more thoroughly evaluated by an audiologist
passive immunity - ✔✔An individual does not produce his or her own antibodies, but rather
receives them directly from another source, such as mother to infant through breast milk
A 4-year-old complains of extreme pain when the tragus is touched. Though not diagnostic, this
sign is most indicative of which disorder? - ✔✔Otitis externa
A 2-year-old has been prescribed eye patching for strabismus 6 hours per day. What teaching
does the nurse provide for the mother? - ✔✔Patching is necessary to strengthen vision in
the weaker eye.
Which situation would cause the nurse to become concerned about possible hearing loss? -
✔✔An 8-month-old who says only "da".
congenital heart disease - ✔✔abnormalities in the heart at birth
ventricle septal defect - ✔✔opening between right and left ventricles
patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) - ✔✔passageway (ductus arteriosus) between the aorta and
the pulmonary artery remains open (patent) after birth
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