Pediatric Nursing 2026
Practice Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
WhichBresponseBaboutBsafetyBmeasuresBisBtheBmostBappropriateBadviceBforBtheB2ByearBold's
BmotherBwhoBhadBherBolderBhomeBremodeledBtoBreduceBtheBleadBlevel?BSelectBallBthatBapp
ly.B
1.BWashB&BdryBtheBchild'sBhandsBandBfaceBbeforeBheBeats.B
2.BitBisBbestBtoBuseBcoldBwaterBtoBprepateBtheBchild'sBfoodBtoBdecreaseBleadBlevel.B
3.BdietBdoesBnotBmatterBinBreduceBleadBlevelsBinBtheBchild.B
4.BDrinkingBtwoBcupsBofBmilkBperBdayBhelpsBdecreaseBleadBlevels.B-
BAnswer1B&B3.BWashingBandBdryingBhandsBandBfaceBespeciallyBbeforeBeating,BdecreasesBlead
Bingestion.BHotBwaterBabsorbsBmoreBleadBreadilyBthanBhotBwater.BDietBdoesBmatter;BregularB
meals,BadequateBironBandBcalcium,BandBlessBfatBhelpBtheBchildBabsorbBlessBlead.BDrinkingB2
BcupsBofBmilkBperBdayBisBimportantBforBchildrenBbutBdoesBnotBhelpBdecreaseBleadBlevel.
WhichBwouldBbeBtheBpriorityBinterventionBforBaBchildBsuspectedBofBhavingBvaricellaB(chickenp
ox)?B
1.BContactBPrecautionsB
2.BContactBandBDropletBRespiratoryBPrecautions?B
3.BDropletBrespiratoryBprecautions?B
4.BUniversalBPrecautionsBandBstandardBprecautions.B-
BAnswer2.BVaricellaB(Chickenpox)BisBhighlyBcontagious.BContactB&BDropletBrespiratoryBprecauti
onsBshouldBbeBstartedBimmediatelyBbecauseBtheBprimaryBsourceBofBtransmissionBisBsecretions
BofBtheBrespiratoryBtractB(droplet)BandBalsoBbyBcontaminatedBobjects.
ToBgetBmoreBquestionsBwithBcorrectBanswers,
assignmenthelpdesk001BonBInstagram.BWeBalsoBprovideBTestBbanks,BUpcomingBExamsBandBoth
erBEBbooksBtoBstudentsB-BAnswer
,CaladrylB-
BAnswerABlotionBcontainingBdiphenhydramine.BShouldBnotBbeBappliedBifBchildBhasBalreadyBbe
enBgivenBbenadrylB(diphenhydramine)BbecauseBitBcanBcauseBtoxicity.
WhichBs&sBwouldBtheBnurseBexpectBwithBrheumaticBfever?B
1.BAnkleBandBKneeBJointBPain.B
2.BNegativeBgroupBABbetaBstrepBculture.
3.BLarge,BredB"bullsBeye"B-BappearingBrash.B
4.BstiffBneckBwithBphotophobia.B-BAnswerAnkleBandBkneeBjointBpain.
TheBparentsBofBaB12-
monthBoldBwithBHIVBareBconcernedBaboutBhimBreceivingBroutineBimmunizations.BWhatBwillBt
heBnurseBtellBthemBaboutBimmunizations?B-
BAnswer"YouBareBconcernedBaboutByourBchildBreceivingBimmunizations.BLetBmeBexplainBwhyB
yourBchildBwillBNOTBreceiveBroutineBimmunizationsBtoday"
TheBnurseBacknowledgesBaBclient'sBfearsBandBthenBdiscussesBtheBconcernsBtoBclarifyBanyBmis
conceptions.BImmunizationsBandBinfluenzaBvaccineBareBrecommendedBtoBpreventBinfection.BIm
munocompromisedBHIV-infectedBchildrenBshouldBnotBreceiveBMMRBandBvaricellaBliveBvaccines.
NursingBAssessmentBsuspectsBtheBnewbornBhasBcysticBfibrosis.BWhichBinterventionsBwouldBthe
BnurseBbegin.
1.BObserveBfrequencyBandBnatureBofBstools.B
2.BProvideBChestBPT
3.BObserveBforBweightBgain.B
4.BAssessBparent'sBcomplianceBwithBfluidBrestrictions.B
5.BAssessBrespiratoryBsystemBfrequently.B-BAnswer1B&B3B
CysticBfibrosisBisBanBinheritedBautsomalBtrait,BcausingBexocrienBglandBdysfunction.B7-
10%BpresentBmeconiumBileus,BsoBassessingBstoolBfrequencyBandBconsistencyBisBimportant.B
AssessingBweightBisBimportantBinBnewbornsBbecauseBtheyBloseBupBtoB10%BofBtheirBbirthBwei
ght,BandBcanBtakeB2BweeksBforBthemBtoBregainBtheirBbirthBweight.B
,AssessingBtheBnewborn'sBrespiratoryBsystemBfrequentlyBwouldBbeBmonitoredBasBfrequentlyBas
BotherBinfantsBifBtheBnewbornBhasBnoBrespiratoryBsymptoms.BChestBPTBwouldBnotBbeBinitiat
edBinBaBnewbornBwithoutBaBdefinitiveBdiagnosis.
CanBaBmotherBbreastfeedBtheirBinfantBifBtheyBhaveBPKU?B-
BAnswerYes.BBreastBmilkBhasBlowBamountsBofBphenylalanine,BsoBtheBmotherBcanBbreastBasBl
ongBasBtheBinfantsBphenylalanineBlevelBisBmonitored.
VaccinesBgivenBroutinelyBatB15Bmonths.B-BAnswerHibB&BDTaP
WhichBpriorityBinterventionBforBtheBnewbornBofBaBmotherBpositiveBforBhepatitisBantigen?B-
BAnswerTheBnewbornBshouldBreceiveBbothBhepatitisBBBvaccineBandBhepatitisBBBimmuneBglob
ulinBwithinB12BhoursBofBbirthBtoBpreventBhepatitisBBBinfection.
signsBofBintussusceptionB-
BAnswerbloodyBstoolsBorB"currantBjellyBstools",Bdiarrhea,BLargeBpalpableBsausageBshapedBmas
sBinBtheBabdomen,BabdominalBdistention,Bgrunting,BdehydrationBFever,BandBpainB(legsBpulledB
towardsBabdomen)!
FlatBRibbonBStoolsBindicateB-BAnswerHirschsprungBDisease
AnB18-Month-
OldBisBdischargedBfromBtheBhospitalBafterBhavingBaBfebrileBseizureBsecondaryBtoBexanthemBs
ubitumB(Roseola).BOnBdischarge,BtheBmotherBasksBtheBnurseBifBherB6-year-
oldBtwinsBwillBgetBsick.BWhichBteachingBaboutBtheBtransmissionBofBroseolaBwouldBbeBmostBa
ccurate?B
1.BTheBchildBshouldBbeBisolatedBatBhomeBuntilBtheBvesiclesBhaveBdried.B
2.BTheBchildBdoesBnotBneedBtoBbeBisolatedBfromBtheBolderBsiblings.B
3.BAdministerBacetaminophenBtoBtheBolderBsiblingsBtoBpreventBseizures.B
4.BMonitorBolderBchildrenBforBseizureBdevelopment.B-
BAnswer.B2.BTheBrouteBofBroseolaBtransmissionBisBunkown,BandBtheBdiseaseBisBmoreBcommo
nlyBseenBinBchildrenB6BmonthsBtoB3ByearsBofBage,BsoBsiblingsBdoBnotBneedBtoBbeBisolated.
, TreatmentBforBIntussusceptionB-BAnswerBariumBorBairBenema
NursingBCareBforBIntussusceptionB-BAnswerDocumentBIB&BOB
MonitorBforBperitonitisB&BperforationB
MonitorBandBrecordBstools
BiggestBcomplicationsBofBIntussusceptionB-BAnswerPeritonitisBandBPerforation
RiskBfactorsBforBintussusceptionB-BAnswerCysticBFibrosisB
AgesB3BmonthsBtoB3ByearsBold.
ComplicationBofBMal-RotationB&BValvolusB-
BAnswerPainBrelatedBtoBrotationBofBintestinesBaroundBtheBmesentericBarteryBcanBcutBoffBcirc
ulation,BleadingBtoBpotentialBsepticBintestinalBnecrosis.
WhichBpediatricBGIBdisorderBpresentsBwithBgreenBbiliousBvomiting?B-BAnswerMal-
RotationBandBValvolus
GIBdisordersBthatBpresentBwithBbloodyBstools?B-BAnswerMal-
Rotation/ValvolusB&BIntussusception.
ObstructiveBGIBdisordersBwhereBaBpalpatedBsausageBshapedBmassBisBfeltBonBtheBabdomen.B-
BAnswerMal-RotationBandBValvolus.BSymptomsBforBtheseBdisordersBareBsimilarBbutBMal-
RotationBrequiresBsurgicalBintervention.
PreoperativeBcareBforBMal-Rotation/ValvolusB-BAnswerHydration,BIVBantibiotics,BNGBtube.
Post-OperativeBCareBforBIntussusceptionB-
BAnswerBowelBsoundsBshouldBreturnBinBfourBhours,BprogressiveBdiet,Bhydration.
PriorityBnursingBdiagnosisBforBintussusceptionB-BAnswerAcuteBPain!
Practice Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
WhichBresponseBaboutBsafetyBmeasuresBisBtheBmostBappropriateBadviceBforBtheB2ByearBold's
BmotherBwhoBhadBherBolderBhomeBremodeledBtoBreduceBtheBleadBlevel?BSelectBallBthatBapp
ly.B
1.BWashB&BdryBtheBchild'sBhandsBandBfaceBbeforeBheBeats.B
2.BitBisBbestBtoBuseBcoldBwaterBtoBprepateBtheBchild'sBfoodBtoBdecreaseBleadBlevel.B
3.BdietBdoesBnotBmatterBinBreduceBleadBlevelsBinBtheBchild.B
4.BDrinkingBtwoBcupsBofBmilkBperBdayBhelpsBdecreaseBleadBlevels.B-
BAnswer1B&B3.BWashingBandBdryingBhandsBandBfaceBespeciallyBbeforeBeating,BdecreasesBlead
Bingestion.BHotBwaterBabsorbsBmoreBleadBreadilyBthanBhotBwater.BDietBdoesBmatter;BregularB
meals,BadequateBironBandBcalcium,BandBlessBfatBhelpBtheBchildBabsorbBlessBlead.BDrinkingB2
BcupsBofBmilkBperBdayBisBimportantBforBchildrenBbutBdoesBnotBhelpBdecreaseBleadBlevel.
WhichBwouldBbeBtheBpriorityBinterventionBforBaBchildBsuspectedBofBhavingBvaricellaB(chickenp
ox)?B
1.BContactBPrecautionsB
2.BContactBandBDropletBRespiratoryBPrecautions?B
3.BDropletBrespiratoryBprecautions?B
4.BUniversalBPrecautionsBandBstandardBprecautions.B-
BAnswer2.BVaricellaB(Chickenpox)BisBhighlyBcontagious.BContactB&BDropletBrespiratoryBprecauti
onsBshouldBbeBstartedBimmediatelyBbecauseBtheBprimaryBsourceBofBtransmissionBisBsecretions
BofBtheBrespiratoryBtractB(droplet)BandBalsoBbyBcontaminatedBobjects.
ToBgetBmoreBquestionsBwithBcorrectBanswers,
assignmenthelpdesk001BonBInstagram.BWeBalsoBprovideBTestBbanks,BUpcomingBExamsBandBoth
erBEBbooksBtoBstudentsB-BAnswer
,CaladrylB-
BAnswerABlotionBcontainingBdiphenhydramine.BShouldBnotBbeBappliedBifBchildBhasBalreadyBbe
enBgivenBbenadrylB(diphenhydramine)BbecauseBitBcanBcauseBtoxicity.
WhichBs&sBwouldBtheBnurseBexpectBwithBrheumaticBfever?B
1.BAnkleBandBKneeBJointBPain.B
2.BNegativeBgroupBABbetaBstrepBculture.
3.BLarge,BredB"bullsBeye"B-BappearingBrash.B
4.BstiffBneckBwithBphotophobia.B-BAnswerAnkleBandBkneeBjointBpain.
TheBparentsBofBaB12-
monthBoldBwithBHIVBareBconcernedBaboutBhimBreceivingBroutineBimmunizations.BWhatBwillBt
heBnurseBtellBthemBaboutBimmunizations?B-
BAnswer"YouBareBconcernedBaboutByourBchildBreceivingBimmunizations.BLetBmeBexplainBwhyB
yourBchildBwillBNOTBreceiveBroutineBimmunizationsBtoday"
TheBnurseBacknowledgesBaBclient'sBfearsBandBthenBdiscussesBtheBconcernsBtoBclarifyBanyBmis
conceptions.BImmunizationsBandBinfluenzaBvaccineBareBrecommendedBtoBpreventBinfection.BIm
munocompromisedBHIV-infectedBchildrenBshouldBnotBreceiveBMMRBandBvaricellaBliveBvaccines.
NursingBAssessmentBsuspectsBtheBnewbornBhasBcysticBfibrosis.BWhichBinterventionsBwouldBthe
BnurseBbegin.
1.BObserveBfrequencyBandBnatureBofBstools.B
2.BProvideBChestBPT
3.BObserveBforBweightBgain.B
4.BAssessBparent'sBcomplianceBwithBfluidBrestrictions.B
5.BAssessBrespiratoryBsystemBfrequently.B-BAnswer1B&B3B
CysticBfibrosisBisBanBinheritedBautsomalBtrait,BcausingBexocrienBglandBdysfunction.B7-
10%BpresentBmeconiumBileus,BsoBassessingBstoolBfrequencyBandBconsistencyBisBimportant.B
AssessingBweightBisBimportantBinBnewbornsBbecauseBtheyBloseBupBtoB10%BofBtheirBbirthBwei
ght,BandBcanBtakeB2BweeksBforBthemBtoBregainBtheirBbirthBweight.B
,AssessingBtheBnewborn'sBrespiratoryBsystemBfrequentlyBwouldBbeBmonitoredBasBfrequentlyBas
BotherBinfantsBifBtheBnewbornBhasBnoBrespiratoryBsymptoms.BChestBPTBwouldBnotBbeBinitiat
edBinBaBnewbornBwithoutBaBdefinitiveBdiagnosis.
CanBaBmotherBbreastfeedBtheirBinfantBifBtheyBhaveBPKU?B-
BAnswerYes.BBreastBmilkBhasBlowBamountsBofBphenylalanine,BsoBtheBmotherBcanBbreastBasBl
ongBasBtheBinfantsBphenylalanineBlevelBisBmonitored.
VaccinesBgivenBroutinelyBatB15Bmonths.B-BAnswerHibB&BDTaP
WhichBpriorityBinterventionBforBtheBnewbornBofBaBmotherBpositiveBforBhepatitisBantigen?B-
BAnswerTheBnewbornBshouldBreceiveBbothBhepatitisBBBvaccineBandBhepatitisBBBimmuneBglob
ulinBwithinB12BhoursBofBbirthBtoBpreventBhepatitisBBBinfection.
signsBofBintussusceptionB-
BAnswerbloodyBstoolsBorB"currantBjellyBstools",Bdiarrhea,BLargeBpalpableBsausageBshapedBmas
sBinBtheBabdomen,BabdominalBdistention,Bgrunting,BdehydrationBFever,BandBpainB(legsBpulledB
towardsBabdomen)!
FlatBRibbonBStoolsBindicateB-BAnswerHirschsprungBDisease
AnB18-Month-
OldBisBdischargedBfromBtheBhospitalBafterBhavingBaBfebrileBseizureBsecondaryBtoBexanthemBs
ubitumB(Roseola).BOnBdischarge,BtheBmotherBasksBtheBnurseBifBherB6-year-
oldBtwinsBwillBgetBsick.BWhichBteachingBaboutBtheBtransmissionBofBroseolaBwouldBbeBmostBa
ccurate?B
1.BTheBchildBshouldBbeBisolatedBatBhomeBuntilBtheBvesiclesBhaveBdried.B
2.BTheBchildBdoesBnotBneedBtoBbeBisolatedBfromBtheBolderBsiblings.B
3.BAdministerBacetaminophenBtoBtheBolderBsiblingsBtoBpreventBseizures.B
4.BMonitorBolderBchildrenBforBseizureBdevelopment.B-
BAnswer.B2.BTheBrouteBofBroseolaBtransmissionBisBunkown,BandBtheBdiseaseBisBmoreBcommo
nlyBseenBinBchildrenB6BmonthsBtoB3ByearsBofBage,BsoBsiblingsBdoBnotBneedBtoBbeBisolated.
, TreatmentBforBIntussusceptionB-BAnswerBariumBorBairBenema
NursingBCareBforBIntussusceptionB-BAnswerDocumentBIB&BOB
MonitorBforBperitonitisB&BperforationB
MonitorBandBrecordBstools
BiggestBcomplicationsBofBIntussusceptionB-BAnswerPeritonitisBandBPerforation
RiskBfactorsBforBintussusceptionB-BAnswerCysticBFibrosisB
AgesB3BmonthsBtoB3ByearsBold.
ComplicationBofBMal-RotationB&BValvolusB-
BAnswerPainBrelatedBtoBrotationBofBintestinesBaroundBtheBmesentericBarteryBcanBcutBoffBcirc
ulation,BleadingBtoBpotentialBsepticBintestinalBnecrosis.
WhichBpediatricBGIBdisorderBpresentsBwithBgreenBbiliousBvomiting?B-BAnswerMal-
RotationBandBValvolus
GIBdisordersBthatBpresentBwithBbloodyBstools?B-BAnswerMal-
Rotation/ValvolusB&BIntussusception.
ObstructiveBGIBdisordersBwhereBaBpalpatedBsausageBshapedBmassBisBfeltBonBtheBabdomen.B-
BAnswerMal-RotationBandBValvolus.BSymptomsBforBtheseBdisordersBareBsimilarBbutBMal-
RotationBrequiresBsurgicalBintervention.
PreoperativeBcareBforBMal-Rotation/ValvolusB-BAnswerHydration,BIVBantibiotics,BNGBtube.
Post-OperativeBCareBforBIntussusceptionB-
BAnswerBowelBsoundsBshouldBreturnBinBfourBhours,BprogressiveBdiet,Bhydration.
PriorityBnursingBdiagnosisBforBintussusceptionB-BAnswerAcuteBPain!
