A imaginary play b parallel play c cooperative play

a. Imaginary play
b. Parallel play
c. Cooperative play
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d. Structured play
e. Associative play
ANS: A, B, C, E
Children between ages 3 and 5 years enjoy parallel and associative play. Children learn to share and cooperate
as they play in small groups. Play is often imitative, dramatic, and creative. Imaginary friends are common
around age 3 years. Structured play is typical of school-age children.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 956
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
33. Strict isolation is required for a child who is hospitalized with (select all that apply):
a. Mumps.
b. Chickenpox.
c. Exanthema subitum (roseola).
d. Erythema infectiosum (fifth disease).
e. Parvovirus B19.
ANS: A, B, C, D
Childhood communicable diseases requiring strict transmission-based precautions (Contact, Airborne, and
Droplet Precautions) include diphtheria, chickenpox, measles, mumps, tuberculosis, adenovirus, Haemophilus
influenzae type B, mumps, pertussis, plague, streptococcal pharyngitis, and scarlet fever. Strict isolation is not
required for parvovirus B19.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: 968
OBJ: Nursing Process: Implementation
MSC: Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
34. In terms of language and cognitive development, a 4-year-old child would be expected to have which traits
(select all that apply)?
a. Think in abstract terms.
b. Follow directional commands.
c. Understand conservation of matter.
d. Use sentences of eight words.
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e. Tell exaggerated stories.
ANS: B, E
Children ages 3 to 4 years can give and follow simple commands and tell exaggerated stories. Children cannot
think abstractly at age 4 years. Conservation of matter is a developmental task of the school-age child. Five-
year-old children use sentences with eight words with all parts of speech.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 955
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
35. Which toys should a nurse provide to promote imaginative play for a 3-year-old hospitalized child (select
all that apply)?
a. Plastic telephone
b. Hand puppets
c. Jigsaw puzzle (100 pieces)
d. Farm animals and equipment
e. Jump rope
ANS: A, B, D
To promote imaginative play for a 3-year-old child, the nurse should provide: dress-up clothes, dolls and
dollhouses, housekeeping toys, play-store toys, telephones, farm animals and equipment, village sets, trains,
trucks, cars, planes, hand puppets, and medical kits. A 100-piece jigsaw puzzle and a jump rope would be
appropriate for a young, school-age child but not a 3-year-old child.
PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: 956
OBJ: Nursing Process: Assessment MSC: Client Needs: Health Promotion and Maintenance
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