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The nurse is planning anticipatory guidance for a caregiver of a preschool-age child. The nurse will explain that permanent teeth begin erupting at what age?
- A. 4 years old
- B. 6 years old
- C. 8 years old
- D. 10 years old
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Permanent teeth do not erupt through the gums until the sixth year.
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The nurse encourages a Puerto Rican family to bring food to a child because he is not eating the food served on his hospital tray. What can the nurse expect the child to eat?
- A. Dried beans mixed with rice
- B. Crisp vegetables
- C. Spaghetti and meatballs
- D. Wild berries, roots, and seeds
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: A common food choice of Americans of Puerto Rican descent is dried beans mixed with rice.
What should the nurse avoid when demonstrating a bath procedure to parents of Vietnamese origin?
- A. Talking directly to the mother
- B. Exposing the child's genitals
- C. Touching the child's head
- D. Using cool water
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The Vietnamese are very sensitive about anyone touching a child's head because that is where consciousness lies.
A mother asks the nurse how much food should be offered to her 2-year-old child. What is a good rule of thumb for serving size (in tablespoons) per year of age?
- A. 2
- B. 3
- C. 4
- D. 5
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The rule of thumb for serving sizes is to offer 1 tablespoon of each food group per year of age.
The nurse suggests to the parents of an obese 10-year-old child that they use the Portion Plate for Kids place mat. How does this tool help with selection of portion sizes? (Select all that apply.)
- A. Cartoon characters eating healthy foods
- B. Tips on healthy food choices
- C. Portion measurement in tablespoons for common food
- D. Calorie values for cup-size portions of common foods
- E. Familiar objects such as a deck of cards to measure servings
Correct Answer: B,E
Rationale: The Portion Plate for Kids is a place mat that uses common objects such as a deck of playing cards or a baseball to measure serving portions.
What does the nurse calculate the basal metabolic index (BMI) of an 8-year-old child who is 48 inches tall (1.2 meters) and weighs 100 pounds (45.4 kg) to be?
- A. 28.9
- B. 32.4
- C. 34.8
- D. 37.6
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The formula for BMI calculation is weight in kg divided by height in meters (squared): 45.4 (weight in kg) divided by 1.44 (1.2 squared) = 31.53, which rounds to 32.4.