A female adolescent, who has pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), inquires about the effects of the disease on her ability to bear children. Which is the pediatric nurse's best response?

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Question 1 of 5

A female adolescent, who has pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), inquires about the effects of the disease on her ability to bear children. Which is the pediatric nurse's best response?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: PID scars fallopian tubes, raising ectopic pregnancy and infertility risks. Option A (spontaneous abortion) is less directly linked. Only two options are given; B is accurate.

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following is characteristic of a preschooler with mild mental retardation?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Mild mental retardation (IQ 50–70) involves delays in adaptive skills like self-feeding, which is slower but achievable. Lack of speech (B) and motor delays (C) suggest moderate/severe cases. Gait disability (D) is physical.

Question 3 of 5

When assessing a 12-year-old child with Wilm’s tumor, the nurse should keep in mind that it most important to avoid which of the following?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Wilm’s tumor (nephroblastoma) risks rupture or metastasis with abdominal palpation. Options A, C, and D are safe and unrelated to tumor risk.

Question 4 of 5

Hemophilia A is the result of missing clotting factor IX and is also known as Christmas disease

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Hemophilia A is due to missing factor VIII, not IX (which is Hemophilia B, aka Christmas disease). Option B (False) is correct.

Question 5 of 5

The patient is breast fed, and his mother follows a vegan diet... On the basis of this information, the patient is at greatest risk for deficiency of which of the following vitamins?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Breastfed infants of vegan mothers risk vitamin B12 deficiency, as B12 is primarily in animal products, potentially causing anemia and neurological issues. B1 (A), B5 (B), and C (D) are available in plant-based diets.

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