NSG 6435 Final 2 Questions and
Answers Already Passed
The nurse is seeing an adolescent boy and his parents in the clinic for the first time. What should
the nurse do first? ✔✔introduce self
What action is most likel
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NSG 6435 Final 2 Questions and
Answers Already Passed
The nurse is seeing an adolescent boy and his parents in the clinic for the first time. What should
the nurse do first? ✔✔introduce self
What action is most likely to encourage parents to talk about their feelings related to their child's
illness? ✔✔Use open-ended questions.
What is the single most important factor to consider when communicating with children? ✔✔The
child's developmental level
What is an important consideration for the nurse who is communicating with a very young child?
✔✔Use transition objects such as a doll.
When introducing hospital equipment to a preschooler who seems afraid, the nurse's approach
should be based on which principle? ✔✔The child may think the equipment is alive.
Which age group is most concerned with body integrity? ✔✔School-age child
An 8-year-old girl asks the nurse how the blood pressure apparatus works. The most appropriate
nursing action is to: ✔✔Explain in simple terms how it works.
When the nurse interviews an adolescent, it is especially important to: ✔✔Allow an opportunity
to express feelings.
The nurse is having difficulty communicating with a hospitalized 6-year-old child. What technique
might be most helpful? ✔✔Ask the child to draw a picture.
The nurse is taking a health history on an adolescent. What best describes how the chief complaint
should be determined? ✔✔Ask adolescent, "Why did you come here today?"
Where in the health history should the nurse describe all details related to the chief complaint?
✔✔Present illness
The nurse is interviewing the mother of an infant. She reports, "I had a difficult delivery, and my
baby was born prematurely." This information should be recorded under which heading? ✔✔Birth
history
When interviewing the mother of a 3-year-old child, the nurse asks about developmental
milestones such as the age of walking without assistance. This should be considered because these
milestones are: ✔✔An important part of the child's past growth and development
The nurse is taking a sexual history on an adolescent girl. The best way to determine whether she
is sexually active is to: ✔✔Ask her, "Are you having sex with anyone?"
When doing a nutritional assessment on an Hispanic family, the nurse learns that their diet consists
mainly of vegetables, legumes, and starches. The nurse should recognize that this diet: ✔✔May
provide sufficient amino acids.
Which parameter correlates best with measurements of the body's total protein stores? ✔✔Upper
arm circumference
An appropriate approach to performing a physical assessment on a toddler is to: ✔✔Use minimal
physical contact initially.
With the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) criteria, which body mass index (BMI)-forage percentile indicates a risk for being overweight? ✔✔85th percentile
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