Exam 1: Child Health Nursing: Concepts, Roles, and Issues

The pediatric nurse's best defense against an accusation of malpractice or negligence is that the nurse:

The nursing supervisor is observing the staff on the pediatric unit. Which nurse is providing family-centered care?

A child is being prepared for an invasive procedure in the presence of the child's babysitter. The single mother of the child has legal custody but is not present. After details of the procedure are explained, the legal informed consent for treatment on behalf of a minor child will be obtained from:

The telephone triage nurse at a pediatric clinic knows that each call is important. However, recognizing that infant deaths are most frequent in this group, the nurse must be extra attentive during the call from the parent of an infant who is:

While working on the pediatric unit, the nurse recognizes a neighbor whose child has been admitted to the hospital pediatric intensive care. Out of curiosity, the nurse visits the PICU and reviews the child's chart for information about the child's diagnosis. This nurse:

A 12-year-old child is being admitted to the unit for a surgical procedure. The child is accompanied by two parents and a younger sibling. The level of involvement in treatment decision making for this child is:

The nurse in a pediatric acute care unit is assigned the following tasks. Based on recognition that the action defined requires training beyond the preparation of a registered nurse, the nurse would refuse to:

A supervisor is reviewing the documentation of the nurses in the unit. The documentation that most accurately and correctly contains all the required parts for a narrative entry is the entry that reads:

A nurse is working with pediatric clients in a research facility. The nurse recognizes that federal guidelines are in place to delineate which pediatrics clients must give assent for participation in research trials. Based upon the client's age, the nurse would seek assent from which children? Standard Text: Select all that apply.

A 7-year-old child has been admitted for acute appendicitis. The parents are questioning the nurse about expectations during the child's recovery. Which information tool would be most useful in answering a parent's questions about timing of key events?

Despite the availability of Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIP), many eligible children are not enrolled. The nursing intervention that can best help eligible children to become enrolled is:

All of the following adolescents are in the emergency room for treatment. Which adolescent would be an emancipated minor?

The role of the registered nurse as a nurse educator is to:

Following a traumatic birth, an infant is admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. When the grandparents arrive at the hospital, they the nurse caring for the baby about its condition and plan of care. The nurse who provides this information without permission from the parents would be committing:

A 14-month-old child is admitted to the hospital. During the admission process, the nurse determines that the child and family are visiting this country from a foreign country. The nurse is unaware of the cultural traditions and values of that country. How can the nurse best provide culturally competent health care?

With regard to infant mortality statistics, which nursing intervention would be most effective in decreasing post-neonatal mortality?

When discussing injury prevention with the parents of a toddler, which statement indicates teaching has been successful? "The leading cause of death in children is:

The rationale for nurses utilizing nursing intervention classifications (NICs) when developing a nursing care plan for a child on the unit is to:

Despite the availability of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), families often fail to obtain coverage for eligible children because:

A 12-year-old pediatric client is in need of surgery. The health care member who is legally responsible for obtaining informed consent for an invasive procedure is the: