Peds exam 1 questions and answers 2026\2027 A+
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1. A nurse is assessing language development in all the infants presenting at the doctor's office for well-
child visits. At which age range would the nurse expect a child to verbalize the words "dada" and
"mama?
- correct answer 9 and 12 months
During the toddler stage, ages 2-3 years, a child will gain approximately how many pounds реr year?
- correct answer 3-5
Development that proceeds from the inside out is called by which of the following terms?
- correct answer proximodistal
Routine physical examinations on children include height, weight, vital signs, physical examination,
vision and hearing screening, diet assessment, screening for alcohol and other drug use, and screening
for which of the following?
- correct answer scoliosis
5. A mother tells you that her 4-year-old child has begun to have night waking and has started thumb
sucking again. Otherwise the child seems very healthy. From this brief history, your immediate response
is:
- correct answer What changes have happened in your family or with your child?"
healthy. this brief or with child?" Using your knowledge of the Freudian stages of psychosexual
development child be most for you 7. To look into the ear of a child younger than 3 years old, the nurse
would position the ear by pulling the auricle:
- correct answer pulling down and back
The very first sucking by an infant occurs because of:
- correct answer an accidental reflex of rooting
, Piaget believed that interactions with the environment caused people to organize patterns of thought
called:
- correct answer Schema
to organize Which of the following statements best describes object permanence?
- correct answer object permanence? The infant realizes an object continues to exist even when out of
sight.
A nother asks which developmental milestones she can expect when her baby is 6 months old. Which
response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
- correct answer Transfers objects from one hand to the other
objects from While assessing the development of a 9-month-old infant, the nurse asks the mother if the
child actively looks for toys when they are placed out of sight. Which developmental task is the nurse
assessing this infant for?
- correct answer Object permanence
When working with school-aged children, the nurse should keep in mind that these children will
increase their weight by how many pounds per year?
- correct answer 3-5
The nurse working on the pediatric unit checks the apical pulse of a school-aged child and finds a rate of
95 beats per minute while the child is lying in bed. The best action on the part of the nurse is to:
- correct answer Chart the apical pulse of 95 as it is in the normal range.
Which of the following statements best describes object permanence?
- correct answer V The infant realizes an object continues to exist even when out of sight.
The nurse working on the unit checks the apical pulse of a school-aged child and finds a rate of 95 beats
per minute while the child is lying in bed. The best action on the part of the nurse is to: one at signs
- correct answer Chart the apical pulse of 95 as it is in the normal range.
A nurse has instructed the parents of an infant to introduce solid foods one at a time, while carefully
observing for signs of food allergies. Which of the following signs and symptoms may be suggestive of
Grade
1. A nurse is assessing language development in all the infants presenting at the doctor's office for well-
child visits. At which age range would the nurse expect a child to verbalize the words "dada" and
"mama?
- correct answer 9 and 12 months
During the toddler stage, ages 2-3 years, a child will gain approximately how many pounds реr year?
- correct answer 3-5
Development that proceeds from the inside out is called by which of the following terms?
- correct answer proximodistal
Routine physical examinations on children include height, weight, vital signs, physical examination,
vision and hearing screening, diet assessment, screening for alcohol and other drug use, and screening
for which of the following?
- correct answer scoliosis
5. A mother tells you that her 4-year-old child has begun to have night waking and has started thumb
sucking again. Otherwise the child seems very healthy. From this brief history, your immediate response
is:
- correct answer What changes have happened in your family or with your child?"
healthy. this brief or with child?" Using your knowledge of the Freudian stages of psychosexual
development child be most for you 7. To look into the ear of a child younger than 3 years old, the nurse
would position the ear by pulling the auricle:
- correct answer pulling down and back
The very first sucking by an infant occurs because of:
- correct answer an accidental reflex of rooting
, Piaget believed that interactions with the environment caused people to organize patterns of thought
called:
- correct answer Schema
to organize Which of the following statements best describes object permanence?
- correct answer object permanence? The infant realizes an object continues to exist even when out of
sight.
A nother asks which developmental milestones she can expect when her baby is 6 months old. Which
response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
- correct answer Transfers objects from one hand to the other
objects from While assessing the development of a 9-month-old infant, the nurse asks the mother if the
child actively looks for toys when they are placed out of sight. Which developmental task is the nurse
assessing this infant for?
- correct answer Object permanence
When working with school-aged children, the nurse should keep in mind that these children will
increase their weight by how many pounds per year?
- correct answer 3-5
The nurse working on the pediatric unit checks the apical pulse of a school-aged child and finds a rate of
95 beats per minute while the child is lying in bed. The best action on the part of the nurse is to:
- correct answer Chart the apical pulse of 95 as it is in the normal range.
Which of the following statements best describes object permanence?
- correct answer V The infant realizes an object continues to exist even when out of sight.
The nurse working on the unit checks the apical pulse of a school-aged child and finds a rate of 95 beats
per minute while the child is lying in bed. The best action on the part of the nurse is to: one at signs
- correct answer Chart the apical pulse of 95 as it is in the normal range.
A nurse has instructed the parents of an infant to introduce solid foods one at a time, while carefully
observing for signs of food allergies. Which of the following signs and symptoms may be suggestive of
