PNCB PNP-PC PREPARATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Vaccines at 2 months. Answer: "2 B DR HIP": 2 months- HepB, DTaP,
Rota, Hib, IPV, PCV
● Vaccines at 4 months. Answer: "4 DR HIP": 4 months- DTaP, Rota,
Hib, IPV, PCV
● Vaccines at 6 months. Answer: "B DR HIP In 6 months": HepB, DTaP,
Rota, Hib, IPV, PCV, Influenza
● Vaccines at 1 year. Answer: "1 MAD HPV": 1-1.5yrs, MMR, HepA
(x2), DTaP, Hib, PCV, Varicella
● Vaccines at 4-6 years. Answer: "4-6 Very DIM": 4-6 years old,
Varicella, DTaP, IPV, MMR
● Vaccines at 11-12 years. Answer: "Tada! Human Men": TDaP, HPV,
Meningitis
,● What development occurs with gross motor development of the
infant?. Answer: Cephalo->Caudal [head to feet]
● What development occurs with fine motor development of the infant?.
Answer: Proximal->Distal
● What are the calorie requirements for ages birth to 6 months?. Answer:
120 kcal/kg/day
Approximately 1oz/day for first 3 months
Approximately 15-20g/day for months 3-6
● What are calorie requirements for ages 7 months to 1 year?. Answer:
100 kcal/kg/day
● What are calorie requirements for ages 2-10 years?. Answer: 70-
100kcal/kg/day
● What are calorie requirements for adolescents? Adults?. Answer:
Adolescents: 45 kcal/kg/day
Adults: 30 kcal/kg/day
● What supplement should you offer for exclusively breastfed infants?.
Answer: Vitamin D supplementation
,● What vitamin supplement should you recommend to vegetarian
breastfeeding mothers?. Answer: Vitamin B12- deficiency may lead to
neurological abnormalities in the infant
● When should an infant's weight double by?. Answer: 5-6 months
● When should an infant's weight triple by?. Answer: 1 year
● How many lbs per year should a 3 year through school age child
gain?. Answer: 4-6 lbs
● How many lbs per year should a school aged child gain?. Answer: 5-7
lbs
● When do primary teeth erupt?. Answer: 6 months to 2 years
● When do permanent teeth erupt?. Answer: 6 years to 12 years
● What domain is Jean Piaget's theory of development?. Answer:
Cognitive
● What characteristics does Piaget identify for the sensorimotor stage?.
Answer: Birth to 2 years
Object permanence
, Trial and error learning
● What characteristics does Piaget identify for the preoperational stage?.
Answer: Age 2-4 years
Fantastical/magical thinking
Egocentricism
Can focus on single aspect of situation
● What characteristics does Piaget identify for the
intuitive/preoperational stage?. Answer: Ages 4-7 years
Cause-effect
● What characteristics does Piaget identify for the concrete thinking
stage?. Answer: Age 7-11
Logic
● What characteristics does Piaget identify for the formal operational
thought?. Answer: Logical conclusions
Reality based
Complex problem solving
● What is Erikson's theory based on?. Answer: Psychosocial Domain
Erikson = Viking = "VS"
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● Vaccines at 2 months. Answer: "2 B DR HIP": 2 months- HepB, DTaP,
Rota, Hib, IPV, PCV
● Vaccines at 4 months. Answer: "4 DR HIP": 4 months- DTaP, Rota,
Hib, IPV, PCV
● Vaccines at 6 months. Answer: "B DR HIP In 6 months": HepB, DTaP,
Rota, Hib, IPV, PCV, Influenza
● Vaccines at 1 year. Answer: "1 MAD HPV": 1-1.5yrs, MMR, HepA
(x2), DTaP, Hib, PCV, Varicella
● Vaccines at 4-6 years. Answer: "4-6 Very DIM": 4-6 years old,
Varicella, DTaP, IPV, MMR
● Vaccines at 11-12 years. Answer: "Tada! Human Men": TDaP, HPV,
Meningitis
,● What development occurs with gross motor development of the
infant?. Answer: Cephalo->Caudal [head to feet]
● What development occurs with fine motor development of the infant?.
Answer: Proximal->Distal
● What are the calorie requirements for ages birth to 6 months?. Answer:
120 kcal/kg/day
Approximately 1oz/day for first 3 months
Approximately 15-20g/day for months 3-6
● What are calorie requirements for ages 7 months to 1 year?. Answer:
100 kcal/kg/day
● What are calorie requirements for ages 2-10 years?. Answer: 70-
100kcal/kg/day
● What are calorie requirements for adolescents? Adults?. Answer:
Adolescents: 45 kcal/kg/day
Adults: 30 kcal/kg/day
● What supplement should you offer for exclusively breastfed infants?.
Answer: Vitamin D supplementation
,● What vitamin supplement should you recommend to vegetarian
breastfeeding mothers?. Answer: Vitamin B12- deficiency may lead to
neurological abnormalities in the infant
● When should an infant's weight double by?. Answer: 5-6 months
● When should an infant's weight triple by?. Answer: 1 year
● How many lbs per year should a 3 year through school age child
gain?. Answer: 4-6 lbs
● How many lbs per year should a school aged child gain?. Answer: 5-7
lbs
● When do primary teeth erupt?. Answer: 6 months to 2 years
● When do permanent teeth erupt?. Answer: 6 years to 12 years
● What domain is Jean Piaget's theory of development?. Answer:
Cognitive
● What characteristics does Piaget identify for the sensorimotor stage?.
Answer: Birth to 2 years
Object permanence
, Trial and error learning
● What characteristics does Piaget identify for the preoperational stage?.
Answer: Age 2-4 years
Fantastical/magical thinking
Egocentricism
Can focus on single aspect of situation
● What characteristics does Piaget identify for the
intuitive/preoperational stage?. Answer: Ages 4-7 years
Cause-effect
● What characteristics does Piaget identify for the concrete thinking
stage?. Answer: Age 7-11
Logic
● What characteristics does Piaget identify for the formal operational
thought?. Answer: Logical conclusions
Reality based
Complex problem solving
● What is Erikson's theory based on?. Answer: Psychosocial Domain
Erikson = Viking = "VS"
