Pediatric Nursing exam 1 practice questions and answers |latest & updated 2026A+

Pediatric Nursing exam
1 practice questions and
answers |latest &
updated 2026A+
TheBnurseBisBseeingBanBadolescentBandBtheBparentsBinBtheBclinicBforBtheBfirstBtime.BWhichBs
houldBtheBnurseBdoBfirst?

a.BIntroduceBhim-BorBherself.

b.BMakeBtheBfamilyBcomfortable.

c.BGiveBassuranceBofBprivacy.

d.BExplainBtheBpurposeBofBtheBinterview.B-BAnswerANS:BA

TheBfirstBthingBthatBnursesBmustBdoBisBtoBintroduceBthemselvesBtoBtheBpatientBandBfamily.BP
arentsBandBotherBadultsBshouldBbeBaddressedBwithBappropriateBtitlesBunlessBtheyBspecifyBaB
preferredBname.BClarificationBofBtheBpurposeBofBtheBinterviewBandBtheBnurse'sBroleBisBtheBs
econdBthingBthatBshouldBbeBdone.BDuringBtheBinitialBpartBofBtheBinterview,BtheBnurseBshould
BincludeBgeneralBconversationBtoBhelpBmakeBtheBfamilyBfeelBatBease.BTheBinterviewBalsoBsho
uldBtakeBplaceBinBanBenvironmentBasBfreeBofBdistractionBasBpossible.BInBaddition,BtheBnurseB
shouldBclarifyBwhichBinformationBwillBbeBsharedBwithBotherBmembersBofBtheBhealthBcareBtea
mBandBanyBlimitsBtoBtheBconfidentiality.



WhichBisBconsideredBaBblockBtoBeffectiveBcommunication?

a.BUsingBsilence

b.BUsingBclichés

c.BDirectingBtheBfocus

d.BDefiningBtheBproblemB-BAnswerANS:BB

UsingBstereotypedBcommentsBorBclichésBcanBblockBeffectiveBcommunication.BAfterBtheBnurseB
usesBsuchBtriteBphrases,BparentsBoftenBdoBnotBrespond.BSilenceBcanBbeBanBeffectiveBintervie
wingBtool.BSilenceBpermitsBtheBintervieweeBtoBsortBoutBthoughtsBandBfeelingsBandBsearchBfor
BresponsesBtoBquestions.BToBbeBeffective,BtheBnurseBmustBbeBableBtoBdirectBtheBfocusBofBth
eBinterviewBwhileBallowingBmaximumBfreedomBofBexpression.BByBusingBopen-
endedBquestionsBandBguidingBquestions,BtheBnurseBcanBobtainBtheBnecessaryBinformationBan
dBmaintainBaBrelationshipBwithBtheBfamily.BTheBnurseBandBparentBmustBcollaborateBandBdefin
eBtheBproblemBthatBwillBbeBtheBfocusBofBtheBnursingBintervention.

,WhichBisBtheBsingleBmostBimportantBfactorBtoBconsiderBwhenBcommunicatingBwithBchildren?

a.BPresenceBofBtheBchild'sBparent

b.BChild'sBphysicalBcondition

c.BChild'sBdevelopmentalBlevel

d.BChild'sBnonverbalBbehaviorsB-BAnswerANS:BC

TheBnurseBmustBbeBawareBofBtheBchild'sBdevelopmentalBstageBtoBengageBinBeffectiveBcommu
nication.BTheBuseBofBbothBverbalBandBnonverbalBcommunicationBshouldBbeBappropriateBtoBth
eBdevelopmentalBlevel.BNonverbalBbehaviorsBvaryBinBimportanceBbasedBonBtheBchild'sBdevelo
pmentalBlevelBandBphysicalBcondition.BAlthoughBtheBchild'sBphysicalBconditionBisBaBconsiderati
on,BdevelopmentalBlevelBisBmuchBmoreBimportant.BTheBpresenceBofBparentsBisBimportantBwh
enBcommunicatingBwithByoungBchildrenBbutBmayBbeBdetrimentalBwhenBspeakingBwithBadolesc
ents.



BecauseBchildrenByoungerBthanB5ByearsBareBegocentric,BtheBnurseBshouldBdoBwhichBwhenBco
mmunicatingBwithBthem?

a.BFocusBcommunicationBonBtheBchild.

b.BUseBeasyBanalogiesBwhenBpossible.

c.BExplainBexperiencesBofBothersBtoBtheBchild.

d.BAssureBtheBchildBthatBcommunicationBisBprivateB-BAnswerANS:BA

BecauseBchildrenBofBthisBageBareBableBtoBseeBthingsBonlyBinBtermsBofBthemselves,BtheBbestB
approachBisBtoBfocusBcommunicationBdirectlyBonBthem.BChildrenBshouldBbeBprovidedBwithBinf
ormationBaboutBwhatBtheyBcanBdoBandBhowBtheyBwillBfeel.BWithBchildrenBwhoBareBegocentr
ic,Banalogies,Bexperiences,BandBassurancesBthatBcommunicationBisBprivateBwillBnotBbeBeffectiv
eBbecauseBtheBchildBisBnotBcapableBofBunderstanding.



TheBnurse'sBapproachBwhenBintroducingBhospitalBequipmentBtoBaBpreschoolerBwhoBseemsBafr
aidBshouldBbeBbasedBonBwhichBprinciple?a.BTheBchildBmayBthinkBtheBequipmentBisBalive.

b.BExplainingBtheBequipmentBwillBonlyBincreaseBtheBchild'sBfear.

c.BOneBbriefBexplanationBwillBbeBenoughBtoBreduceBtheBchild'sBfear.

d.BTheBchildBisBtooByoungBtoBunderstandBwhatBtheBequipmentBdoes.B-BAnswerANS:BA

YoungBchildrenBattributeBhumanBcharacteristicsBtoBinanimateBobjects.BTheyBoftenBfearBthatBth
eBobjectsBmayBjump,Bbite,Bcut,BorBpinchBallBbyBthemselvesBwithoutBhumanBdirection.BEquip
mentBshouldBbeBkeptBoutBofBsightBuntilBneeded.BSimple,BconcreteBexplanationsBaboutBwhatB
theBequipmentBdoesBandBhowBitBwillBfeelBwillBhelpBalleviateBtheBchild'sBfear.BPreschoolersBn
eedBrepeatedBexplanationsBasBreassurance.



WhenBtheBnurseBinterviewsBanBadolescent,BwhichBisBespeciallyBimportant?

,a.BFocusBtheBdiscussionBonBtheBpeerBgroup.

b.BAllowBanBopportunityBtoBexpressBfeelings.

c.BUseBtheBsameBtypeBofBlanguageBasBtheBadolescent.

d.BEmphasizeBthatBconfidentialityBwillBalwaysBbeBmaintained.B-BAnswerANS:BB

Adolescents,BlikeBallBchildren,BneedBopportunitiesBtoBexpressBtheirBfeelings.BOftenBtheyBinterj
ectBfeelingsBintoBtheirBwords.BTheBnurseBmustBbeBalertBtoBtheBwordsBandBfeelingsBexpressed
.BTheBnurseBshouldBmaintainBaBprofessionalBrelationshipBwithBadolescents.BToBavoidBmisunder
standingBorBmisinterpretationBofBwordsBandBphrasesBused,BtheBnurseBshouldBclarifyBtheBterm
sBused,BwhatBinformationBwillBbeBsharedBwithBotherBmembersBofBtheBhealthBcareBteam,Band
BanyBlimitsBtoBconfidentiality.BAlthoughBtheBpeerBgroupBisBimportantBtoBthisBageBgroup,BtheB
interviewBshouldBfocusBonBtheBadolescent.



TheBnurseBisBpreparingBtoBassessBaB10-month-
oldBinfant.BHeBisBsittingBonBhisBfather'sBlapBandBappearsBtoBbeBafraidBofBtheBnurseBandBofB
whatBmightBhappenBnext.BWhichBinitialBactionsBbyBtheBnurseBshouldBbeBmostBappropriate?

a.BInitiateBaBgameBofBpeek-a-boo.

b.BAskBtheBinfant'sBfatherBtoBplaceBtheBinfantBonBtheBexaminationBtable.

c.BTalkBsoftlyBtoBtheBinfantBwhileBtakingBhimBfromBhisBfather.

d.BUndressBtheBinfantBwhileBheBisBstillBsittingBonBhisBfather'sBlap.B-BAnswerANS:BA

Peek-a-
booBisBanBexcellentBmeansBofBinitiatingBcommunicationBwithBinfantsBwhileBmaintainingBaBsafe
,BnonthreateningBdistance.BTheBchildBwillBmostBlikelyBbecomeBupsetBifBseparatedBfromBhisBfat
her.BAsBmuchBofBtheBassessmentBasBpossibleBshouldBbeBdoneBwithBtheBchildBonBtheBfather's
Blap.BTheBnurseBshouldBhaveBtheBfatherBundressBtheBchildBasBneededBduringBtheBexaminatio
n.



AnB8-year-
oldBgirlBasksBtheBnurseBhowBtheBbloodBpressureBapparatusBworks.BTheBmostBappropriateBnur
singBactionBisBwhich?

a.BAskBherBwhyBsheBwantsBtoBknow.

b.BDetermineBwhyBsheBisBsoBanxious.

c.BExplainBinBsimpleBtermsBhowBitBworks.

d.BTellBherBsheBwillBseeBhowBitBworksBasBitBisBused.B-BAnswerANS:BC

School-
ageBchildrenBrequireBexplanationsBandBreasonsBforBeverything.BTheyBareBinterestedBinBtheBfu
nctionalBaspectBofBallBprocedures,Bobjects,BandBactivities.BItBisBappropriateBforBtheBnurseBtoB
explainBhowBequipmentBworksBandBwhatBwillBhappenBtoBtheBchildBsoBthatBtheBchildBcanBth
enBobserveBduringBtheBprocedure.BTheBnurseBshouldBrespondBpositivelyBforBrequestsBforBinfo
rmationBaboutBproceduresBandBhealthBinformation.BByBnotBresponding,BtheBnurseBmayBbeBli

, mitingBcommunicationBwithBtheBchild.BTheBchildBisBnotBexhibitingBanxietyBinBaskingBhowBthe
BbloodBpressureBapparatusBworks,BjustBrequestingBclarificationBofBwhatBwillBoccur.



TheBnurseBisBhavingBdifficultyBcommunicatingBwithBaBhospitalizedB6-year-
oldBchild.BWhichBtechniqueBshouldBbeBmostBhelpful?

a.BRecommendBthatBtheBchildBkeepBaBdiary.

b.BProvideBsuppliesBforBtheBchildBtoBdrawBaBpicture.

c.BSuggestBthatBtheBparentBreadBfairyBtalesBtoBtheBchild.

d.BAskBtheBparentBifBtheBchildBisBalwaysBuncommunicative.B-BAnswerANS:BB

DrawingBisBoneBofBtheBmostBvaluableBformsBofBcommunication.BChildren'sBdrawingsBtellBaBgr
eatBdealBaboutBthemBbecauseBtheyBareBprojectionsBofBtheBchildren'sBinnerBself.BABdiaryBsho
uldBbeBdifficultBforBaB6-year-
oldBchild,BwhoBisBmostBlikelyBlearningBtoBread.BTheBparentBreadingBfairyBtalesBtoBtheBchildBi
sBaBpassiveBactivityBinvolvingBtheBparentBandBchild;BitBshouldBnotBfacilitateBcommunicationBw
ithBtheBnurse.BTheBchildBisBinBaBstressfulBsituationBandBisBprobablyBuncomfortableBwithBstran
gers,BnotBalwaysBuncommunicative.



WhichBdataBshouldBbeBincludedBinBaBhealthBhistory?

a.BReviewBofBsystems

b.BPhysicalBassessment

c.BGrowthBmeasurements

d.BRecordBofBvitalBsignsB-BAnswerANS:BA

ABreviewBofBsystemsBisBdoneBtoBelicitBinformationBconcerningBanyBpotentialBhealthBproblems.
BThisBfurtherBguidesBtheBinterviewBprocess.BPhysicalBassessment,BgrowthBmeasurements,Band
BaBrecordBofBvitalBsignsBareBcomponentsBofBtheBphysicalBexamination.



TheBnurseBisBtakingBaBhealthBhistoryBofBanBadolescent.BWhichBbestBdescribesBhowBtheBchief
BcomplaintBshouldBbeBdetermined?

a.BRequestBaBdetailedBlistingBofBsymptoms.

b.BAskBtheBadolescent,B"WhyBdidByouBcomeBhereBtoday?"

c.BInterviewBtheBparentBawayBfromBtheBadolescentBtoBdetermineBtheBchiefBcomplaint.

d.BUseBwhatBtheBadolescentBsaysBtoBdetermine,BinBcorrectBmedicalBterminology,BwhatBtheBpr
oblemBis.B-BAnswerANS:BB

TheBchiefBcomplaintBisBtheBspecificBreasonBforBtheBchild'sBvisitBtoBtheBclinic,Boffice,BorBhospi
tal.BBecauseBtheBadolescentBisBtheBfocusBofBtheBhistory,BthisBisBanBappropriateBwayBtoBdeter
mineBtheBchiefBcomplaint.BRequestingBaBdetailedBlistBofBsymptomsBmakesBitBdifficultBtoBdete
rmineBtheBchiefBcomplaint.BTheBparentBandBadolescentBmayBbeBinterviewedBseparately,BbutBt