1. A guardian calls the clinic nurse after his child has developed symptoms of

varicella and asks when his child will no longer be contagious. Which of the

following responses should the nurse make?

a) “When your child no longer has a fever.”

b) “Three days after the rash started.”

c) “Six days after lesions appear if they are crusted.” (The nurse should inform

the guardian that a child will stop being contagious around 6 days after the

lesions appeared, as long as they are crusted over.)

d) “When your child’s lesions disappear.”

2. A nurse is reinforcing teaching about sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) with

the parent of a 1-month-old infant. Which of the following statements by the

parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?

a) “I will let my baby sleep with me in bed at night.”

b) “I will allow my baby to have a pacifier while sleeping.” (The nurse should

reinforce with the parent that allowing the infant to fall asleep with a pacifier

in his mouth decreases the risk for SIDS.)

c) “I will place my baby on a soft mattress to sleep.”

d) “I will cover my baby with a quilt while he sleeping.”

3. A nurse is collecting date from a school-age child. The nurse should identify that

which of the following findings is a manifestation of physical abuse?

a) Multiple dental caries

b) Malnutrition

c) Recurrent urinary tract infections

d) Bruises at various stages of healing (The nurse should recognize that bruises at

various stages of healing are a clinical manifestation of physical abuse.)

4. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with an adolescent who has an inflamed

nonperforated appendix and is scheduled for a laparoscopic assisted