Galen College of Nursing: NUR 231 Maternal Exam 3.
1.
The nurse has administered a prescribe analgesic to a preschool child. Which action should
the nurse take to assess the effectiveness of this medication?
Ask the child to point to a numeric pain scale.
Use the Wong-Baker pain scale
Ask the mother if she thinks the analgesic is working.
Assess for changes in the child’s vital signs.
2.
The nurse is caring for a child in middle school who is hospitalized. When developing plan
of care, the nurse should consider that children in this age group.
Are unable to see things from than any perspective other than their own.
Are increasingly aware of disappointments in life.
Are anxious about missing interactions with friends.
Think in abstract terms and can deal with uncertainly.
3.
The nurse is caring for a group of toddlers and is developing a plan for
Age-appropriate play activities during hospitalization. Which of the following play activities
should the nurse include?
Let the toddlers race toy cars against each other. throw ball overhead at 18 months
Giving the toddlers dress-up clothes for a play.
Offering each toddler, a ball to roll around.
Allowing the toddler to complete a puzzle together.
4.
The nurse is working in an emergency triage area where a parent brings in a child and
states. “I think she got into my mother’s medicine” After determining the medication the child
ingested, which of the following actions should then nurse perform next.?
Determine medication allergies.
Contact poison control.
Notify authorities of child neglect.
Induce vomiting.
5.
The nurse is performing a assessment on an adolescent client. Which behavior suggests
appropriate psychosocial development in this client.?
