The nurse is seeing an adolescent boy and his parents in the clinic for the first time. What 

should the nurse do first?

Introduce self.

 What action is most likely to encourage parents to talk about their feelings related to their

child’s illness?

Use open-ended questions.

 What is the single most important factor to consider when communicating with children?

The child’s developmental level

 What is an important consideration for the nurse who is communicating with a very 

young child?

Use transition objects such as a doll.

 When introducing hospital equipment to a preschooler who seems afraid, the nurse’s 

approach should be based on which principle?

The child may think the equipment is alive.

 Which age group is most concerned with body integrity?

School-age child

 An 8-year-old girl asks the nurse how the blood pressure apparatus works. The most 

appropriate nursing action is to:

Explain in simple terms how it works.

 When the nurse interviews an adolescent, it is especially important to:

Allow an opportunity to express feelings.

 The nurse is having difficulty communicating with a hospitalized 6-year-old child. What 

technique might be most helpful?

Ask the child to draw a picture.

 The nurse is taking a health history on an adolescent. What best describes how the chief 

complaint should be determined?

Ask adolescent, “Why did you come here today?”

 Where in the health history should the nurse describe all details related to the chief 

complaint?

Present illness

 The nurse is interviewing the mother of an infant. She reports, “I had a difficult delivery, 

and my baby was born prematurely.” This information should be recorded under which heading?

Birth history

 When interviewing the mother of a 3-year-old child, the nurse asks about developmental 

milestones such as the age of walking without assistance. This should be considered because 

these milestones are:

An important part of the child’s past growth and development.

 The nurse is taking a sexual history on an adolescent girl. The best way to determine 

whether she is sexually active is to:

Ask her, “Are you having sex with anyone?”

 When doing a nutritional assessment on an Hispanic family, the nurse learns that their 

diet consists mainly of vegetables, legumes, and starches. The nurse should recognize that this 

diet:

May provide sufficient amino acids.