Peds: Exam 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Peds: Exam 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

100% SOLVED (Newest 2025) A 6-month-old male is at his well-child checkup. The nurse weighs him, and his mother asks if his weight is normal for

his age. The nurse's best response is:

• "At 6 months, his weight should be approximately three

times his birth weight."

• "Each child gains weight at his or her own pace."
• "At 6 months, his weight should be approximately twice his

birth weight."

• "At 6 months, a child should weigh about 10 lb more than

his or her birth weight." - Correct Answers ✅3. Infants should double their birth weight by 4 to 6 months of age.How can the nurse best facilitate the trust relationship between infant and parents

while the infant is hospitalized? The nurse should:

• Encourage the parents to remain at their child's bedside as

much as possible.

• Keep parents informed about all aspects of their child's

condition.

• Encourage the parents to hold their child as much as

possible.

• Advise the parents to participate actively in their child's

care. - Correct Answers ✅3. Having parents hold their child while in the hospital is an excellent means of building the trust relationship. Infants are most secure when they are being held, patted, and spoken to. 1 / 4

Peds: Exam 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

100% SOLVED (Newest 2025) The nurse is going to give a 6-month-old a dose of ceftriaxone (Rocephin) IM. What must the nurse do when the 1.5-mL dose arrives from the pharmacy?

• Administer the injection into the deltoid muscle.
• Divide the dose into two injections.
• Administer the injection into the dorsogluteal muscle.
• Give dose as a single injection into the vastus lateralis

muscle. - Correct Answers ✅2. The nurse should not deliver more than 1 mL per IM injection to a 6-month-old.Which statements by an infant's mother lead the nurse to believe that she needs further education about the nutritional needs of a 6-month- old? Select all that apply.

• "I will continue to breastfeed my son and will give him

oatmeal cereal two times a day."

• "I will start my son on fruits and gradually introduce

vegetables."

• "I will start my son on carrots and will introduce one new

vegetable every few days."

• "I will not give my son any more than 4 to 6 ounces of baby

juice per day." 2 / 4

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100% SOLVED (Newest 2025)

• "I will make sure my son gets cereal three times a day." -

Correct Answers ✅2. Infants should be started on vegetables prior to fruits. The sweetness of fruits may inhibit infants from taking vegetables.

• Infants can be given fruit juice by 6 months of age, but it is

recommended not to exceed 4 to 6 ounces per day.

• Infants need another source of iron by 4 to 6 months of

age, so cereal is introduced twice a day.Which statement accurately describes the best method for assessing a 12-month-old?

• The nurse should assess the child on the examining table.
• The nurse should assess the child in a head-to-toe

sequence.

• The nurse should have the child's parent assist in holding

her down.

• The nurse should assess the child while she is in her

parent's lap. - Correct Answers ✅4. Infants are most secure when in proximity to the parent. The parent ' s lap is an excellent place to assess the child.The nurse is instructing a new breastfeeding mother in the need to provide her premature infant with an adequate source of iron in her diet.Which statement 3 / 4

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100% SOLVED (Newest 2025) reflects a need for further education of the new mother?

• "I will use only breast milk or an iron-fortified formula as a

source of milk for my baby until she is at least 12 months old."

• "My baby will need to have iron supplements introduced

when she is 4 months old."

• "I will need to add iron supplements to my baby's diet

when she is 2 months old."

• "When my baby begins to eat solid foods, I should

introduce iron-fortified cereals to her diet." - Correct Answers ✅3. Premature infants have iron stores from the mother that last approximately 2 months, so it is important to introduce an iron supplement by 2 months of age. Full-term infants have iron stores that last approximately 4 to 6 months.A first-time mother brings in her 5-day-old baby for a well- child visit. The nurse weighs the infant and reports a weight of 7 lb 5 oz to the mother. The mother looks concerned and tells the nurse that her baby weighed 7 lb 10 oz when she was discharged 4 days ago. The nurse's

best response to the mother is:

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