Chapter 12 Principles of Pediatric Nursing 6th Ed By Ball

Chapter 12 Principles of Pediatric Nursing 6th Ed By Ball

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Question 1

Type: MCMA

The nurse in the long-term–care clinic is reviewing the charts of a group of children with chronic physical, psychological, functional, and/or social limitations. Which conditions are most likely to lead to chronic limitations?

Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. Near drowning
2. Congenital heart defect
3. Sinusitis
4. Fetal insult when the mother contracted rubella in the first trimester of pregnancy
5. Sepsis contracted as a neonate

Correct Answer: 1,2,4,5

Rationale 1: All of these conditions or events except sinusitis can leave a child with a permanent chronic condition.

Rationale 2: All of these conditions or events except sinusitis can leave a child with a permanent chronic condition.

Rationale 3: All of these conditions or events except sinusitis can leave a child with a permanent chronic condition.

Rationale 4: All of these conditions or events except sinusitis can leave a child with a permanent chronic condition.

Rationale 5: All of these conditions or events except sinusitis can leave a child with a permanent chronic condition.

Global Rationale: All of these conditions or events except sinusitis can leave a child with a permanent chronic condition.

Cognitive Level: Analyzing

Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance

Client Need Sub:

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome: LO 12.1 Explain the causes of chronic conditions in children.

 

Question 2

Type: MCSA

The school nurse completes an assessment of a school-age client to determine the services this child will need in the classroom. The client is a newly diagnosed with type I diabetes mellitus. Based on this information, which special healthcare need category is the most appropriate?

1. Dependent on medication or special diet
2. Dependent on medical technology
3. Increase use of healthcare services
4. Functional limitations

Correct Answer: 1

Rationale 1: A child recently diagnosed with type I diabetes mellitus with no other medical diagnoses would be placed in the dependent on medication or special diet category. The other categories of care are not appropriate for this client.

Rationale 2: A child recently diagnosed with type I diabetes mellitus with no other medical diagnoses would be placed in the dependent on medication or special diet category. The other categories of care are not appropriate for this client.

Rationale 3: A child recently diagnosed with type I diabetes mellitus with no other medical diagnoses would be placed in the dependent on medication or special diet category. The other categories of care are not appropriate for this client.

Rationale 4: A child recently diagnosed with type I diabetes mellitus with no other medical diagnoses would be placed in the dependent on medication or special diet category. The other categories of care are not appropriate for this client.

Global Rationale: A child recently diagnosed with type I diabetes mellitus with no other medical diagnoses would be placed in the dependent on medication or special diet category. The other categories of care are not appropriate for this client.

 

Cognitive Level: Applying

Client Need: Physiological Integrity

Client Need Sub:

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Planning

Learning Outcome: LO 12.2 Identify the categories of chronic conditions in children.

 

Question 3

Type: MCSA

The nurse can instruct parents to expect children in which age group to begin to assume more independent responsibility for their own management of a chronic condition, such as blood-glucose monitoring, insulin administration, intermittent self-catheterization, and appropriate inhaler use?

1. Toddlers
2. Preschoolers
3. School-age
4. Adolescents

Correct Answer: 3

Rationale 1: School-age children are developing a sense of industry and can begin assuming responsibility for self-care. Toddlers and preschoolers do not have the cognitive and psychomotor skills for these tasks. Adolescents should already be well accomplished at self-care.

Rationale 2: School-age children are developing a sense of industry and can begin assuming responsibility for self-care. Toddlers and preschoolers do not have the cognitive and psychomotor skills for these tasks. Adolescents should already be well accomplished at self-care.

Rationale 3: School-age children are developing a sense of industry and can begin assuming responsibility for self-care. Toddlers and preschoolers do not have the cognitive and psychomotor skills for these tasks. Adolescents should already be well accomplished at self-care.

Rationale 4: School-age children are developing a sense of industry and can begin assuming responsibility for self-care. Toddlers and preschoolers do not have the cognitive and psychomotor skills for these tasks. Adolescents should already be well accomplished at self-care.

Global Rationale: School-age children are developing a sense of industry and can begin assuming responsibility for self-care. Toddlers and preschoolers do not have the cognitive and psychomotor skills for these tasks. Adolescents should already be well accomplished at self-care.

Cognitive Level: Applying

Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance

Client Need Sub:

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation

Learning Outcome: LO 12.5 Prepare the family of a child with a chronic condition to effectively care for the child in the home.

 

Question 4

Type: MCSA

The nurse is working in an adolescent medical clinic. What can the nurse anticipate when comparing adolescents in the clinic with chronic conditions to their peers?

1. A high level self-esteem
2. A concern for their parents
3. An altered body image
4. A decreased concern about their appearance

Correct Answer: 3

Rationale 1: As adolescents develop a sense of identity, they are focused on themselves and the present. They have a heightened concern about their appearance but may have inaccurate assessments of their body image and low self-esteem when comparing their bodies with those of their peers.

Rationale 2: As adolescents develop a sense of identity, they are focused on themselves and the present. They have a heightened concern about their appearance but may have inaccurate assessments of their body image and low self-esteem when comparing their bodies with those of their peers.

Rationale 3: As adolescents develop a sense of identity, they are focused on themselves and the present. They have a heightened concern about their appearance but may have inaccurate assessments of their body image and low self-esteem when comparing their bodies with those of their peers.

Rationale 4: As adolescents develop a sense of identity, they are focused on themselves and the present. They have a heightened concern about their appearance but may have inaccurate assessments of their body image and low self-esteem when comparing their bodies with those of their peers.

Global Rationale: As adolescents develop a sense of identity, they are focused on themselves and the present. They have a heightened concern about their appearance but may have inaccurate assessments of their body image and low self-esteem when comparing their bodies with those of their peers.

 

Cognitive Level: Applying

Client Need: Health Promotion and Maintenance

Client Need Sub:

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Assessment

Learning Outcome: LO 12.4 Assess the family of a child with a chronic condition.