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Chapter 20: Introduction to Pediatric Nursing

Safe Maternity Pediatric Nursing By Care Palmer Coats

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Chapter 20: Introduction to Pediatric Nursing

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

 

____     1.   Which term describes assisting a family to feel supported, listened to, and competent?

1) Enable
2) Empathy
3) Egocentric
4) Empowerment

 

 

____     2.   On which new morbidity topic should the pediatric nurse focus when providing health promotion to families?

1) Dietary fads
2) Unsafe neighborhoods
3) Cost of health insurance
4) Post-traumatic stress disorder

 

 

____     3.   Which initiative is the nurse following by not using the abbreviation QOD when documenting care that is provided every other day?

1) Read back verbal orders
2) Do Not Use Abbreviations
3) Handoff reports
4) Critical test results

 

 

____     4.   Which action should the nurse implement in order to apply the principles of family-centered care in the hospital environment?

1) Implementing strict visitation policy for siblings
2) Allowing a child to “cry it out” when parents leave the bedside
3) Encouraging parents to continue bedtime routines, such as reading a story
4) Discouraging cultural foods because they cannot be provided by the dietary department

 

Answer Section

 

MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

  1. ANS:  4

Chapter number and title: 20: Introduction to Pediatric Nursing

Chapter learning objective: Define the key terms

Chapter page reference: 285-287

Heading: Family-Centered Care

Integrated processes: Caring

Client need: Coordinated Care

Cognitive level: Knowledge [Remembering]

Concept: Family

Difficulty: Easy

 

  Feedback
1 Enable is defined as giving someone or something the authority or means to do something.
2 Empathy is defined as the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
3 Egocentric is defined as thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings or desires of others; self-centered.
4 Empowerment is defined as assisting a family to feel supported, listened to, and competent.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Family

 

  1. ANS:  2

Chapter number and title: 20: Introduction to Pediatric Nursing

Chapter learning objective: Discuss contemporary issues facing children and their families in the 21st century including social issues and morbidity and mortality outcomes.

Chapter page reference: 284

Heading: Overview of Critical Pediatric Nursing Issues: Issues of New Morbidity

Integrated processes: Teaching and Learning

Client need: Safety and Infection Control

Cognitive level: Application [Applying]

Concept: Promoting Health; Safety

Difficulty: Moderate

 

  Feedback
1 Obesity and anorexia nervosa, not dietary fads, are new morbidity topics the nurse should focus on when providing health promotion education to families.
2 Societal violence and unsafe neighborhoods with limited forms of safe recreation across childhood are new morbidity topics the nurse should focus on when providing health promotion education to families.
3 The number of medically uninsured or underinsured people within the nation is decreasing because of the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
4 Depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem, not post-traumatic stress disorder, are new morbidity topics the nurse should focus on when providing health promotion education to families.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Promoting Health | Safety

 

  1. ANS:  2

Chapter number and title: 20: Introduction to Pediatric Nursing

Chapter learning objective: Analyze national pediatric health goals as identified from professional and government organizations.

Chapter page reference: 288

Heading: Quality and Safety Imperatives

Integrated processes: Communication and Documentation

Client need: Coordinated Care

Cognitive level: Comprehension [Understanding]

Concept: Communication

Difficulty: Easy

 

  Feedback
1 Read back verbal orders, or RBVO, is an initiative that requires the nurse to read back verbal orders to the provider prior to implementation.
2 Do Not Use Abbreviations is an initiative by the Joint Commission that lists abbreviations that should not be used when documenting data in the medical record because of safety concerns.
3 Handoff reports ensure that patient handoff, or report, is given between providers when care is relinquished and received in the clinical care environment.
4 Critical test results makes sure that when laboratory personnel call the pediatric nursing unit with a critically high or critically low laboratory value, the correct health-care provider is notified of the result in a timely fashion so an intervention can be provided.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Communication

 

  1. ANS:  3

Chapter number and title: 20: Introduction to Pediatric Nursing

Chapter learning objective: Apply principles of family-centered care to families receiving care in a hospital or home setting.

Chapter page reference: 286

Heading: Box 20.4 Family-Centered Care Principles

Integrated processes: Caring

Client need: Psychosocial Integrity

Cognitive level: Application [Applying]

Concept: Family

Difficulty: Moderate

 

  Feedback
1 Siblings and members of the extended family should be included in care provision.
2 Separation anxiety intensifies during hospitalization; therefore, the nurse should provide comfort to the child when the parents leave the bedside.
3 Routines from home, such as bedtime routines, should be encouraged during hospitalization when promoting the principles of family-centered care.
4 Cultural diversity should be promoted when applying the principles of family-centered care. If the dietary department cannot provide a cultural food, the family should be encouraged to bring it from home.

 

 

PTS:   1                    CON:  Family

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