Exam 6: Introduction to Health Promotion and Maintenance

A nurse is helping the parents of 2-year-old twins cope with the daily demands of life in an active household. Which strategy is most appropriate for the nurse to use?

A nurse says to the mother of a 6-month-old infant, "Does the baby sit without assistance, and is the baby crawling?" Which process is the nurse using in this interaction?

The nurse is preparing to perform a hearing screening on a 6-year-old child. The nurse knows this screening is what level of prevention?

The nurse of an outpatient clinic is sitting with the parents while their adolescent goes for a test. The parents are complaining about their child's behavior. Which statement by the nurse fosters family-centered communication?

A mother brings a child to the pediatric office for a sick visit. Which action by the nurse is the most appropriate?

Which of these strategies would be most effective for a teachable moment during a routine office visit for the parents of a 6-year-old child?

Which nursing assessment activities should be included for the child and family at each health-supervision visit? Select all that apply.

The clinic administrator has asked each nurse to classify the nursing activities as a beginning step of clinic reorganization. Which of these strategies can be identified as health promotion and health maintenance? Select all that apply.

A parent says to a nurse, "How do you know when my child needs these screening tests the doctor just mentioned?" Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?

Which assessment would not be included with a 17-year-old's screening during a routine health supervision visit?

A pediatric nurse who is employed in a busy ambulatory clinic setting is informed by the nurse manager that average nursing time allocated for each child and family is being reduced to 10 minutes to more efficiently manage the clinic. The nursing activities must include a nursing assessment and discussion on anticipatory guidance. Which of these strategies should the nurse utilize in the plan of care delivery?

In the pediatric well-child clinic, the nurse explains the reason for an immunization series to the child's mother. This action represents which item?

A mother of a 2-year-old child becomes very anxious when the child has a temper tantrum in the medical office. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?

The nurse is assessing an adolescent client whose weight is in the 5th percentile. Based on this information, which question is most appropriate for the nurse to ask the adolescent client?

The nurse educator is teaching a group of students about the key concepts of a medical home during the developmental years of the pediatric client. Which items should the educator include in the teaching session? Select all that apply.

A nurse is discussing health promotion activities with parents of a 4-year-old client. What health-promotion activity is most appropriate for this family?

A nurse in the outpatient pediatric clinic is reviewing the records of a preschool-age child and notes that because the parents often miss routine healthcare visits the child has not received the second measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate in this situation?