NCLEX-PN
Pediatric Mental Health NCLEX Questions Questions
Extract:
Question 1 of 5
What is the best suggestion the nurse can give the nursing assistant caring for the 2-year-old child at this time?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Offering choices fosters autonomy while maintaining boundaries.
Question 2 of 5
Which assessment findings are most characteristic of a 10-month-old infant with the diagnosis of failure to thrive?
Correct Answer: B,C,E
Rationale: Delayed milestones, pallor, lethargy, and speech delays are hallmark signs of failure to thrive.
Question 3 of 5
The nurse advises the parents of a child taking methylphenidate hydrochloride (Ritalin) that, to avoid potentiating the drug's effects, it is best if their child refrains from consuming which food?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Caffeine in cola can enhance Ritalin's stimulant effects.
Question 4 of 5
It is normal for adolescents to test previously accepted values in order to acquire which attribute?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Adolescents seek to establish their identity, per Erikson's stages.
Question 5 of 5
To ensure optimum mental health of an infant born with a congenital defect such as myelomeningocele, the nurse explains that it is essential for the parents to meet which of the following needs?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Love and attachment are critical for the infant's emotional and mental health development.