Deck 29: Health Promotion for the Infant, Child, and Adolescent

Question 1

Which of the following interventions should be included when teaching a healthy behaviors class for parents of adolescents? (Select all that apply.)

A) Always monitor the child's telephone conversations
B) Insist on seatbelt use at all times
C) Encourage tanning bed use versus exposure to the sun
D) Maintain recommended immunization schedule
E) Encourage good dental care

Answer 1

Insist on seatbelt use at all times
Maintain recommended immunization schedule
Encourage good dental care

Question 2

What is the single most preventable cause of death and disease in the United States today?

A) Drug use
B) Alcohol addiction
C) Cigarette smoking
D) Malnutrition

Answer 2

Cigarette smoking

Question 3

What are reasons that a pediatric nurse should stress that health promotion activities must be ongoing? (Select all that apply.)

A) To identify health risks
B) To encourage healthy behavior
C) To strengthen family bonds
D) To improve nutrition
E) To prevent accidents

Answer 3

To identify health risks
To encourage healthy behavior
To improve nutrition
To prevent accidents

Question 4

Which factor is mostly associated with problems such as domestic violence, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), school failure, and motor vehicle accidents (MVAs)?

A) Lack of supervision
B) Psychological problems
C) Substance abuse
D) Physiological problems

Question 5

The school nurse collaborates with the physical education instructor to increase the amount of physical activity during the school day. What are major benefits of physical activity? (Select all that apply.)

A) Reduced death rates as adults
B) Reduced risk of cardiovascular disease
C) Reduced risk of hypertension
D) Reduced risk of diabetes
E) Reduced self-esteem

Question 6

Which children must be secured in the back seat in a rear-facing safety seat?

A) Children weighing up to 20 lb
B) Children weighing between 20 and 30 lb
C) Children weighing between 30 and 40 lb
D) Children weighing more than 40 lb

Question 7

To prevent accidental poisoning of a child, where should medications be placed in the home?

A) In a dresser drawer
B) In the medicine cabinet
C) In a locked cupboard
D) On a high shelf

Question 8

The pediatric nurse reminds the parents of a 2-year-old that by this age the child should be protected against how many vaccine-preventable childhood diseases?

A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
D) 10

Question 9

Approximately half of all new HIV cases are among people under what age?

A) 50 years
B) 40 years
C) 30 years
D) 25 years

Question 10

Which are physical risks associated with excess weight? (Select all that apply.)

A) Poor eyesight
B) Heart disease
C) Arthritis
D) Stroke
E) Appendicitis

Question 11

Because the water in the infant's residential area is not fluoridated, when should the nurse suggest that the infant receive supplemental fluoride?

A) 2 months old
B) 4 months old
C) 5 months old
D) 6 months old

Question 12

What is the leading cause of fatal injury in children younger than 1 year old?

A) Burns
B) Poisons
C) Asphyxiation
D) Motor vehicle accidents

Question 13

Smoking contributes to an increased risk of heart and lung disease in children by which methods?

A) Air pollution
B) Allergens in the environment
C) Environmental smoke
D) Lack of oxygen in the air

Question 14

The nurse sets up a sample physical activities schedule to fit the FDA's Dietary Guidelines for Americans that recommends that children get at least how many minutes of physical activity per day?

A) 15
B) 30
C) 45
D) 60

Question 15

The nurse stresses that regular physical activity has been identified as a leading health indicator. Regular physical activity has which positive effect on children?

A) Improves social skills
B) Reduces fluid retention
C) Increases bone and muscle strength
D) Increases attention span

Question 16

What practice should be used by a pediatric nurse to remind parents of their responsibility in reducing the number of accidents involving children?

A) Child awareness
B) Good manners
C) Anticipatory guidance
D) Strict discipline

Question 17

What age group is experiencing the largest increase in drug use?

A) 7- to 9-year-olds
B) 10- to 12-year-olds
C) 12- to 13-year-olds
D) 15- to 17-year-olds

Question 18

A major dental problem among very young children is bottle mouth caries. What is a preventative measure the nurse should suggest?

A) Juice at bedtime
B) Milk at bedtime
C) A sugar-coated pacifier
D) Water at bedtime

Question 19

The school nurse recognizes that lack of physical activity and increased consumption of fast food by children are causative factors contributing to which of the following problems?

A) Nutritional disorders
B) Weight gain
C) Type I diabetes
D) Dental caries

Question 20

What is the third leading cause of accidental death in children 1 to 4 years of age?

A) Falls
B) Asphyxiation
C) Poisons
D) Burns

Question 21

A nurse emphasizes a study that focused on the amount of time children spend using various media, such as TV, video games, and computers and stated that by cutting this time by ____%, it would have a significant impact on increasing physical activity.

Question 22

The nurse recognizes that preventive programs in schools must be stepped up in order to prevent violence, especially __________.