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Pediatric Nursing Practice Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
A 9-year-old boy with migratory polyarthritis, a new apical pansystolic murmur, fever, CRP+, and ASOT 500 units is diagnosed with rheumatic fever. What is his classification?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The boy meets the Jones criteria with two major (carditis, polyarthritis) and two minor (CRP, ASOT) criteria, confirming rheumatic fever.
Question 2 of 5
The MOST common behavioral sleep disorder in a 4-month-old baby who needs to be rocked to sleep is
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Sleep-onset association disorder involves reliance on specific conditions to fall asleep.
Question 3 of 5
The MOST common cause of sleeping difficulty in the first 2 months of life is
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Colic is a common cause of sleep disturbance in young infants.
Question 4 of 5
A 6-year-old child complains of bilateral thigh pain, motor weakness, and some sensory deficits of both lower limbs; he has a history of bladder dysfunction over the past 2 weeks; MRI of the spinal cord shows a mass arising from the filum terminale and conus medullaris causing some pressure effect. A CNS tumor is suspected. Which of the following tumor is MOST likely arising in such site?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Myxopapillary ependymomas are common in the conus medullaris and filum terminale region.
Question 5 of 5
Clinicians' tools needed to recognize early symptoms of mental disorders are called 'Mental Health Action Signs'. All the following are true EXCEPT
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Feeling very sad or withdrawn for more than 2 months is part of the Mental Health Action Signs, but the phrase 'for more than 2 months' is not accurate as symptoms lasting 2 weeks can already be significant.