Exam 20: Assessing the Child and Adolescent

Children may not always be able to express their chief complaint. Which of the following is a priority assessment during the health history?

You are performing a pediatric assessment on a 13-year-old boy. Select your equipment. Select all that apply.

A comprehensive health history will require many questions. At what age can children actively participate in the review of systems?

During an initial comprehensive health history, the mother reveals that her child has not had any immunizations. She states, "My religion is against giving my child immunizations." What is your best response?

____________________ smoking puts children at high risk for respiratory infections, wheezing, and asthma.

When assessing a toddler's abdomen, excessive high-pitched tympanic sounds could indicate:

Learning disability is a term used for a wide variety of specific learning differences. Children with learning disabilities:

You are performing a psychosocial history on a teenager. He states that he is very active in sports and rides his bicycle 5 miles daily. What should the nurse ask next?

You are assessing the mouth of a 5-year-old child. You know that baby teeth are expected to fall out by:

A stiff neck or limited range of motion with muscle spasm that causes contracture of the musculature of the neck is called ____________________.

Swelling of the lips and tongue in response to an allergic reaction in a child is called ____________________.

At what age is head circumference measurement stopped?

You are assessing a 6-year-old child who is showing signs of respiratory distress. What would be the abnormal findings that you may assess? Select all that apply.

The congenital displacement of the urethral opening of the penis to below the glans penis is called:

You are doing a psychosocial history on a 12-year-old girl. She reports that she has many friends that she "hangs out" with daily after school. You assess whether she smokes because you know that children usually try their first cigarette around age:

A 5-year-old boy is being assessed for right leg pain. What pain scale will you use?

A mother reports that she is concerned that her 9-year-old daughter is overweight and has poor eating habits. What is the recommended and easiest method to assess daily intake?

A child's normal development includes which of the following? Select all that apply.

When testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the adolescent, it is important to maintain the three C's. What are the three C's? Select all that apply.

A mother is upset because her 6-year-old son continues to wet the bed every night. You know that this condition is called: