The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is obtaining a medical history about a child. To integrate
both nursing and medical aspects of primary
... [Show More] care, which will be included in the medical history?
ANSWER : Speech and language development, beliefs about health and previous illness.
when meeting with a new family, the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner develops a database that
identifies family members and others living in the household, relationships with others outside the
household, and significant behavioral and emotional problems. Which tool will the nurse practitioner use
to record this information?
ANSWER : Genogram
A child is in the clinic for evaluation of an asthma action plan. the primary care pediatric nurse
practitioner notes that the child's last visit was for pre-kindergarten physical and observes that the child
is extremely anxious. what will the nurse practitioner do initially?
ANSWER : review the purpose of the visit and anticipated procedures
the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner cares for children from a native American family and learns
that they used many herbs to treat and prevent illness. Which approach will the PNP use to promote
optimum health in the children?
ANSWER : ask about the types of practices and when they were applied.
the PNP works with families from a variety of cultures and socioeconomic classes. which is an example of
cultural humility in practice?
ANSWER : receptivity to learning about the perspectives of other cultures
the PNP in a community health center meets a family who has recently immigrated to the United States
who speak only Karon. They arrive in the clinic with a church sponsor who translates for them. the PNP
notices that the sponsor answers for the family without giving them time to speak. The PNP will
implement what intervention to help with communication
ANSWER : use the telephone interpreter service to communicate with the family
The PNP prescribes a twice daily inhaled corticosteroid for a 12 year old child. At a well child visit the
child reports not using the medication on a regular basis. which response by the pediatric nurse
practitioner demonstrates an understanding of client
ANSWER : asking the child to describe usual daily routines and schedules
a primary care PNP working in a community health center wishes to develop a program to assist
impoverished children and families to have access to healthy foods. Which strategy will the PNP employ
to ensure the success of such a program?
ANSWER : asking community members to assist in researching and implementing a program
the primary PNP is examining a child whose parents recently emigrated from a war torn country in the
middle east. Which is a priority assessment when performing the patient history?
ANSWER : asking about physical, psyological, and emotional trauma
a single mother of an infant worries that living in a household with only one parent will cause her child
to be maladjusted. to help address the mothers concerns the PNP will suggest
ANSWER : developing daily routines for the child
during a well child exam the PNP learns that the parents of a young child fight frequently about money.
the parents state that they do not fight in front of the child and feel that the situation is temporary and
related to the fathers job layoff. what will the nurse practitioner do?
ANSWER : suggest counseling to learn ways to handle stress [Show Less]