Pediatric Nursing Exam
1 Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
InfantBtemp,BchildBtempBandBadultBtempsB-
BAnswer1ByearsBold,BaverageBisB99.9FB(highBforBadult,BnormalBforB1ByearBold)
5ByearsBoldBaverageBgoesBtoB98.6B(normalBforBadult)
PulseBforBchildrenBvsBadults,BhigherBforBkidsB-BAnswerInfant,B110-160bpmB
Toddler,B80-140
Preschooler,B70-120
SchoolBaged,B60-110
Adolescent,B50-100
RespirationsBforBchildren,BfasterBthanBadultsB-BAnswerNewbornB30--60
KidsB20-25
AdolescentsB16-20
BPBforBkidsBisBlowerB-
BAnswerLowBBPBisBnormalBforBinfants,BgradualBincreaseB(78/52BforBinstance)
FontanelsB-BAnswerShouldBbeBflatBandBsoftBnotBsunkenBorBbulging
PosteriorBfontanelBclosesBatB6-8BWEEKS!!
AnteriorBfontanelBclosesBatB12-18Bmonths!
InfantBbirthBweightBdoublesBwhen?BTriplesBwhen?B-
BAnswerDoublesBatB6Bmonth,BtriplesBatB1Byear.
,InfantsBgrowthBperBmonth?B-BAnswer1BinchBperBmonthBforBfirstB6Bmonths
LengthBwillBincreaseBbyB50%BatBoneByear
DenticianBforBinfants,BfirstBtoothBwhen?B-BAnswer6-10BmonthsBofBage,BaboutB6-
8BteethBwhenB1ByearsBold
SignsBofBteethingBinBinfants?B-BAnswerPullingBonBears,Bdrooling,Bfussiness,BsleepingBissues
HowBtoBcareBforBinfantBteeth?B-BAnswercoolBwetBwashcloth
ReflexesBinBinfantsBandBageBranges?BHowBmany?B-
BAnswerSuckingBorBrootingBreflexB(rubBcheek,BtheyBwillBturnBandBstartBtoBsuck)B-
BbirthBtoB4Bmonths
PalmarBgraspB-BtouchBorBputBobjectBinBpalm,BtheyBgraspBreflexivelyB-BbirthBtoB3Bmonths
PlantarBgraspB-BtouchBsoleBofBfootBandBtheyBcurlBtoesB-BbirthBtoB8Bmonths
MoroBreflexB-
BresponseBtoBfallingBorBlackBofBsupport,BthrowBarmsBandBlegsBoutB(extend,BcBshapeBhands)B
-BbirthBtoB4Bmonths
TonicBneckBreflexB-
BwhenBinfantsBheadBisBturnedBtoBoneBside,BarmBandBlegsBonBthatBsideBextent,BotherBsideBfl
exesB-B3BtoB4BmonthsBofBage
BabinskiBreflexB-BstrokeBouterBedgeBofBsoleBofBbabiesBfoot,BtoesBshouldBfanBupBandBoutB-
BfirstByearBofBageB(ifBbabinskiBisBbeyondB1Byear,BunexpectedBfinding)
SteppingBreflexB-
BtouchingBinfantsBfeetBtoBflatBserviceBandBtheyBrespondBbyBmakingBsteppingBmovementsB-
BfirstBmonth
, GrossBmotorBskillsBofBinfantsB-BAnswer1BmonthB-
BdemonstratesBheadBlagB(poorBheadBneckBcontrol)
2BmonthsB-BraiseBtheirBheadsBwhenBtheyBareBprone
3BmonthsB-BonlyBslightBheadBlagBwillBremainB(noneBshouldBremainBatB4Bmonths)
4BmonthsB-BshouldBbeBableBtoBrollBfromBbackBtoBtheirBside
5BmonthsB-BshouldBbeBableBtoBfrontBtoBtheirBback
6BmonthsB-BshouldBbeBableBtoBrollBfromBbackBtoBfront
7BmonthsB-BsitBupBbyBleaningBforwardBsupportingBselvesBwithBhands
8BmonthsB-BsitBupBunsupported
9BmonthsB-BpullBupBtoBstandingBposition,BandBcreepBonBhandsBandBknees
10BmonthsB-BcanBgoBfromBproneBtoBsitting
11BmonthsB-BwalkBalongBwhileBholdingBsomething
12BmonthsB-BsitBdownBfromBaBstandingBposition
FineBmotorBskillsBofBinfantsB-BAnswer1BmonthB-BinfantBwillBhaveBgraspBreflexBpresent
3BmonthsB-BshouldBnoBlongerBhaveBgraspBreflexB
6BmonthsB-BholdsBbottleB
1 Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
InfantBtemp,BchildBtempBandBadultBtempsB-
BAnswer1ByearsBold,BaverageBisB99.9FB(highBforBadult,BnormalBforB1ByearBold)
5ByearsBoldBaverageBgoesBtoB98.6B(normalBforBadult)
PulseBforBchildrenBvsBadults,BhigherBforBkidsB-BAnswerInfant,B110-160bpmB
Toddler,B80-140
Preschooler,B70-120
SchoolBaged,B60-110
Adolescent,B50-100
RespirationsBforBchildren,BfasterBthanBadultsB-BAnswerNewbornB30--60
KidsB20-25
AdolescentsB16-20
BPBforBkidsBisBlowerB-
BAnswerLowBBPBisBnormalBforBinfants,BgradualBincreaseB(78/52BforBinstance)
FontanelsB-BAnswerShouldBbeBflatBandBsoftBnotBsunkenBorBbulging
PosteriorBfontanelBclosesBatB6-8BWEEKS!!
AnteriorBfontanelBclosesBatB12-18Bmonths!
InfantBbirthBweightBdoublesBwhen?BTriplesBwhen?B-
BAnswerDoublesBatB6Bmonth,BtriplesBatB1Byear.
,InfantsBgrowthBperBmonth?B-BAnswer1BinchBperBmonthBforBfirstB6Bmonths
LengthBwillBincreaseBbyB50%BatBoneByear
DenticianBforBinfants,BfirstBtoothBwhen?B-BAnswer6-10BmonthsBofBage,BaboutB6-
8BteethBwhenB1ByearsBold
SignsBofBteethingBinBinfants?B-BAnswerPullingBonBears,Bdrooling,Bfussiness,BsleepingBissues
HowBtoBcareBforBinfantBteeth?B-BAnswercoolBwetBwashcloth
ReflexesBinBinfantsBandBageBranges?BHowBmany?B-
BAnswerSuckingBorBrootingBreflexB(rubBcheek,BtheyBwillBturnBandBstartBtoBsuck)B-
BbirthBtoB4Bmonths
PalmarBgraspB-BtouchBorBputBobjectBinBpalm,BtheyBgraspBreflexivelyB-BbirthBtoB3Bmonths
PlantarBgraspB-BtouchBsoleBofBfootBandBtheyBcurlBtoesB-BbirthBtoB8Bmonths
MoroBreflexB-
BresponseBtoBfallingBorBlackBofBsupport,BthrowBarmsBandBlegsBoutB(extend,BcBshapeBhands)B
-BbirthBtoB4Bmonths
TonicBneckBreflexB-
BwhenBinfantsBheadBisBturnedBtoBoneBside,BarmBandBlegsBonBthatBsideBextent,BotherBsideBfl
exesB-B3BtoB4BmonthsBofBage
BabinskiBreflexB-BstrokeBouterBedgeBofBsoleBofBbabiesBfoot,BtoesBshouldBfanBupBandBoutB-
BfirstByearBofBageB(ifBbabinskiBisBbeyondB1Byear,BunexpectedBfinding)
SteppingBreflexB-
BtouchingBinfantsBfeetBtoBflatBserviceBandBtheyBrespondBbyBmakingBsteppingBmovementsB-
BfirstBmonth
, GrossBmotorBskillsBofBinfantsB-BAnswer1BmonthB-
BdemonstratesBheadBlagB(poorBheadBneckBcontrol)
2BmonthsB-BraiseBtheirBheadsBwhenBtheyBareBprone
3BmonthsB-BonlyBslightBheadBlagBwillBremainB(noneBshouldBremainBatB4Bmonths)
4BmonthsB-BshouldBbeBableBtoBrollBfromBbackBtoBtheirBside
5BmonthsB-BshouldBbeBableBtoBfrontBtoBtheirBback
6BmonthsB-BshouldBbeBableBtoBrollBfromBbackBtoBfront
7BmonthsB-BsitBupBbyBleaningBforwardBsupportingBselvesBwithBhands
8BmonthsB-BsitBupBunsupported
9BmonthsB-BpullBupBtoBstandingBposition,BandBcreepBonBhandsBandBknees
10BmonthsB-BcanBgoBfromBproneBtoBsitting
11BmonthsB-BwalkBalongBwhileBholdingBsomething
12BmonthsB-BsitBdownBfromBaBstandingBposition
FineBmotorBskillsBofBinfantsB-BAnswer1BmonthB-BinfantBwillBhaveBgraspBreflexBpresent
3BmonthsB-BshouldBnoBlongerBhaveBgraspBreflexB
6BmonthsB-BholdsBbottleB