Pediatric Nursing Exam 1
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
Infant:BEriksonBStageB-BAnswertrustBvsBmistrust
Toddler:BEriksonBStageB-BAnswerautonomyBvsBshame
Preschooler:BEriksonBStageB-BAnswerinitiativeBvsBguilt
SchoolBAger:BEricksonBStageB-BAnswerindustryBvsBinferiority
Adolescent:BEriksonBStageB-BAnsweregoBidentityBvsBrollBconfusion
WhatBisBtheBmajorBgoalBofBpediatricBnursing?B-
BAnswerToBimproveBtheBqualityBofBhealthcareBforBchildrenBandBtheirBfamilies
PediatricBnursingBinvolvesBtheBpracticeBofB___________BhealthBcare.B-BAnswerpreventative
AnBinfantBwhoBisB6BmonthsBofBageBshouldBhaveB________BhisBorBherBbodyBweightB-
BAnswerdoubled
InBwhichBstateBofBnutritionBisBlead-poisoningBworse?B-BAnswerAnemia
MotorBdevelopmentBofBaBnormalB6-monthBold.B-
BAnswerCanBtransferBobjectsBfromBoneBhandBtoBanother
ByB_________BtoB______BmonthsBofBage,BheadBcontrolBisBwellBestablished.B-BAnswer4BtoB6
Blood-leadBlevelBofB<B5B-
BAnswerreassessBorBrescreenB1Byear,BunlessBexposureBstatusBchanges
,Blood-leadBlevelB>B70B-
BAnswerIMMEDIATELYBprovideBmedicalBtreatmentBandBbeginBcoordinationBofBcare,BclinicalBma
nagement,BenvironmentalBinvestigation,BandBleadBhazardBcontrol
WhatBisBChelationBtherapy?B-
BAnsweruseBofBaBchemicalBcompoundBthatBcombinesBwithBtheBmetalBpoisoningBforBrapidBan
dBsafeBexcretion
WhatBtwoBagentsBhaveBbeenBusedBforBchelationBtherapy?B-
BAnswercalciumBdisodiumBedetateB(IM)BandBsuccimerB(19BdayBoralBtx)
WhatBareBimportantBnursingBinterventionsBwithBchelationBtherapy?B-BAnswer-
Brenal,Bhepatic,BandBhematologicBpatternsBshouldBbeBmonitored
-BadequateBhydrationBisBessentialBbecauseBchelatesBareBexcretedBviaBtheBkidney
TheBinfantBisBinBErikson'sBstageBofBdevelopingBaBsenseBofBtrust.BWhatBareBtheBcrucialBeleme
ntsBforBachievementBofBthisBtask?B-
BAnswerInfantBneedsBcare,Bfamiliarity,BcomfortBandBnourishment.BConsistencyBandBresponsiven
essBisBessentialBforBtrustBdevelopment
HowBareBchelationBagentsBadministered?B-BAnswerDeeplyBintoBlargeBmuscleBmass
HowBcanBaBnurseBdecreaseBtheBamountBofBpainBofBchelationBtherapyB(injections)?B-BAnswer-
BDistraction
-BlocalBanestheticB
-
SeparationBanxietyBbeginsBbetweenB________BandB__________Bmonths.B-BAnswer4BandB8
WhatBareBtheBinfant'sBfirstBmeansBofBverbalBcommunication?B-BAnswercrying
AtBwhatBageBcanBanBinfantBascribeBmeaningBtoBaBword?B-BAnswer10BorB11Bmonths
ForBinfants,BstimulationB(inBtheBformBofBplay)BisBasBimportantBforB___________BgrowthBasBfo
odBisBforBbiologicalBgrowth.B-BAnswercognitive
, WhatBisBtheBcut-offBforBputtingBanBinfantBonBtheirBbackBtoBsleep?B-BAnswer1Byear
ToBpreventBSIDs,BtheBAmericanBAcademyBofBPediatricsBrecommendsBthatBhealthyBinfantsBbeB
placedBinBtheB__________BpositionBtoBsleep.B-BAnswersupine;B"onBtheirBbacks"
SomeBstudiesBhaveBfoundBthatB_______________BinBinfantsBisBaBprotectiveBfactorBagainstBthe
BoccurrenceBofBSIDS.B-BAnswerimmunizations
WhatBperiodBofBtimeBdefinesBtoddlerhood?B-BAnswer12BtoB36Bmonths
TheBtoddlerBhasBaBlessBwell-
developedBabdominalBmusculatureBandBshortBlegs,BgivingBhimBorBherBa(n)B____________Bapp
earance.B-BAnswerPotbellied
IfBaBmomBisBbreastfeeding,BhowBlongBshouldBsheBwaitBtoBintroduceBtheBpacifier?B-BAnswer3-
4Bweeks
TBorBF:BTheBrespiratoryBandBheartBratesBandBtheBbloodBpressureBincreaseBduringBtheBtoddler
Byears.B-BAnswerFalse
OneBofBtheBprominentBchangesBinBtheBGIBsystemBduringBtheBtoddlerBperiodBisBtheBvoluntary
BcontrolBofB_______________.B-BAnswerElimination
WhatBhasBhelpBreduceBtheBriskBofBplagiocephalyB(flattenedBskull)BinBinfants?B-
BAnswerTummyBTime
TheBphysiologicBabilityBtoBcontrolBtheBsphinctersBprobablyBoccursBbetweenBagesB_________Ba
ndB__________Bmonths.B-BAnswer18BandB24
TheBmajorBcauseBofBdeathBforBchildrenBoverBtheBageBofB1ByearBisB_______.B-
BAnswerunintentionalBinjuries/accidents
NegativismB(toddlers)B-BAnswerTheBattemptBbyBchildrenBtoBexpressBtheirBwillBbyBsayingB"no"
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
Infant:BEriksonBStageB-BAnswertrustBvsBmistrust
Toddler:BEriksonBStageB-BAnswerautonomyBvsBshame
Preschooler:BEriksonBStageB-BAnswerinitiativeBvsBguilt
SchoolBAger:BEricksonBStageB-BAnswerindustryBvsBinferiority
Adolescent:BEriksonBStageB-BAnsweregoBidentityBvsBrollBconfusion
WhatBisBtheBmajorBgoalBofBpediatricBnursing?B-
BAnswerToBimproveBtheBqualityBofBhealthcareBforBchildrenBandBtheirBfamilies
PediatricBnursingBinvolvesBtheBpracticeBofB___________BhealthBcare.B-BAnswerpreventative
AnBinfantBwhoBisB6BmonthsBofBageBshouldBhaveB________BhisBorBherBbodyBweightB-
BAnswerdoubled
InBwhichBstateBofBnutritionBisBlead-poisoningBworse?B-BAnswerAnemia
MotorBdevelopmentBofBaBnormalB6-monthBold.B-
BAnswerCanBtransferBobjectsBfromBoneBhandBtoBanother
ByB_________BtoB______BmonthsBofBage,BheadBcontrolBisBwellBestablished.B-BAnswer4BtoB6
Blood-leadBlevelBofB<B5B-
BAnswerreassessBorBrescreenB1Byear,BunlessBexposureBstatusBchanges
,Blood-leadBlevelB>B70B-
BAnswerIMMEDIATELYBprovideBmedicalBtreatmentBandBbeginBcoordinationBofBcare,BclinicalBma
nagement,BenvironmentalBinvestigation,BandBleadBhazardBcontrol
WhatBisBChelationBtherapy?B-
BAnsweruseBofBaBchemicalBcompoundBthatBcombinesBwithBtheBmetalBpoisoningBforBrapidBan
dBsafeBexcretion
WhatBtwoBagentsBhaveBbeenBusedBforBchelationBtherapy?B-
BAnswercalciumBdisodiumBedetateB(IM)BandBsuccimerB(19BdayBoralBtx)
WhatBareBimportantBnursingBinterventionsBwithBchelationBtherapy?B-BAnswer-
Brenal,Bhepatic,BandBhematologicBpatternsBshouldBbeBmonitored
-BadequateBhydrationBisBessentialBbecauseBchelatesBareBexcretedBviaBtheBkidney
TheBinfantBisBinBErikson'sBstageBofBdevelopingBaBsenseBofBtrust.BWhatBareBtheBcrucialBeleme
ntsBforBachievementBofBthisBtask?B-
BAnswerInfantBneedsBcare,Bfamiliarity,BcomfortBandBnourishment.BConsistencyBandBresponsiven
essBisBessentialBforBtrustBdevelopment
HowBareBchelationBagentsBadministered?B-BAnswerDeeplyBintoBlargeBmuscleBmass
HowBcanBaBnurseBdecreaseBtheBamountBofBpainBofBchelationBtherapyB(injections)?B-BAnswer-
BDistraction
-BlocalBanestheticB
-
SeparationBanxietyBbeginsBbetweenB________BandB__________Bmonths.B-BAnswer4BandB8
WhatBareBtheBinfant'sBfirstBmeansBofBverbalBcommunication?B-BAnswercrying
AtBwhatBageBcanBanBinfantBascribeBmeaningBtoBaBword?B-BAnswer10BorB11Bmonths
ForBinfants,BstimulationB(inBtheBformBofBplay)BisBasBimportantBforB___________BgrowthBasBfo
odBisBforBbiologicalBgrowth.B-BAnswercognitive
, WhatBisBtheBcut-offBforBputtingBanBinfantBonBtheirBbackBtoBsleep?B-BAnswer1Byear
ToBpreventBSIDs,BtheBAmericanBAcademyBofBPediatricsBrecommendsBthatBhealthyBinfantsBbeB
placedBinBtheB__________BpositionBtoBsleep.B-BAnswersupine;B"onBtheirBbacks"
SomeBstudiesBhaveBfoundBthatB_______________BinBinfantsBisBaBprotectiveBfactorBagainstBthe
BoccurrenceBofBSIDS.B-BAnswerimmunizations
WhatBperiodBofBtimeBdefinesBtoddlerhood?B-BAnswer12BtoB36Bmonths
TheBtoddlerBhasBaBlessBwell-
developedBabdominalBmusculatureBandBshortBlegs,BgivingBhimBorBherBa(n)B____________Bapp
earance.B-BAnswerPotbellied
IfBaBmomBisBbreastfeeding,BhowBlongBshouldBsheBwaitBtoBintroduceBtheBpacifier?B-BAnswer3-
4Bweeks
TBorBF:BTheBrespiratoryBandBheartBratesBandBtheBbloodBpressureBincreaseBduringBtheBtoddler
Byears.B-BAnswerFalse
OneBofBtheBprominentBchangesBinBtheBGIBsystemBduringBtheBtoddlerBperiodBisBtheBvoluntary
BcontrolBofB_______________.B-BAnswerElimination
WhatBhasBhelpBreduceBtheBriskBofBplagiocephalyB(flattenedBskull)BinBinfants?B-
BAnswerTummyBTime
TheBphysiologicBabilityBtoBcontrolBtheBsphinctersBprobablyBoccursBbetweenBagesB_________Ba
ndB__________Bmonths.B-BAnswer18BandB24
TheBmajorBcauseBofBdeathBforBchildrenBoverBtheBageBofB1ByearBisB_______.B-
BAnswerunintentionalBinjuries/accidents
NegativismB(toddlers)B-BAnswerTheBattemptBbyBchildrenBtoBexpressBtheirBwillBbyBsayingB"no"