Chapter 19: Preschool ChildChapter

Chapter 19: Preschool ChildChapter

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A 5-year-old is prescribed a medication that is renally excreted. Which of the following considerations should be made when the nurse examines the dosage of the medication?

ANS:  B

The dose should be at the recommended dose. Kidneys reach full maturity by the end of infancy and early toddler years. As a result, medications that are renally excreted can be given at the recommended doses.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Analyze (Analysis)                                 REF:   pp. 450-451

2. A nurse is discussing genetic disorders with a local community group. Which of the following statements would the nurse make during the presentation?

ANS:  C

The genetic problems most likely to appear during the preschool years are cystic fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, fragile X syndrome, Williams’s syndrome, and autism.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)                               REF:   p. 453

3. A mother comments to the school nurse that her child has poor hygiene habits and asks the nurse for suggestions as to how to teach her child to improve on his hygiene. Which of the following recommendations would the nurse give the mother?

ANS:  B

The best way for a parent to teach a child good hygiene is to model the behavior at home. Reinforcement of health-promotion activities helps to instill behaviors. Additionally, preschoolers like to imitate adults.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)                               REF:   p. 453

4. A 5-year-old is consuming a daily caloric intake of 1400 calories. Approximately what portion of the diet should be comprised of carbohydrates?

ANS:  C

Preschoolers should consume approximately half of their diet in carbohydrates. Children ages 3 to 5 years old should receive 1200 to 1600 calories per day depending on their activity level and gender.

DIF:    Cognitive Level: Apply (Application)                               REF:   p. 454