PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY NURSING
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● common infant injuries (SAFEPAD). Answer: -suffocation/sleep
position
-asphyxia/animal bites
-falls
-electrical burns
-poisoning/ingestions
-automobile safety
-drowning
●● unintentional (accidental) trauma. Answer: leading cause of death in
adolescents
-MVA
-falls
-sports injury
-drowning
-ingestion
,●● intentional trauma (non-accidental trauma). Answer: -child abuse
-homicide
-suicide
●● trauma from MVAs. Answer: -most deaths occur when child is not
restrained or not properly restrained (car seats have an expiration date
and if u have been in an accident u have to get a new car seat- should be
rear facing in middle seat)
-child head is large and can lead the torso through the vehicle
-ejected through windshield or side windows
-pinned against dashboard
-impaled on gear shift
-bounced or crushed against others
-airbag injuries (facia trauma, upper extremity fractures, intraabdominal
injury, abrasions, chemical irritation of the skin, spinal injury, or
partial/complete decapitation)
-infants have a high center of gravity so If they are in a MVA and not
properly restrained then they are at risk for a C1-3 injury
-when a seatbelt is placed across the abdomen vs their hips this places
them at risk for flexion injuries of the spine and hollow organ injuries
(stomach/bowels)
●● developmental considerations. Answer: -children are easily
distracted, impulsive, and have little concept of cause and effect
, -children have difficulty determining speed and distance of on-coming
vehicles
-it's difficult for children to localize sound, and their visual field tends to
focus on a single object at their own height
-believe that because they see the car, the driver must see them
-school aged children/adolescents may engage in activities beyond their
physical capabilities to keep up with peers or meet expectations of adults
or older siblings
-often continue engaging in sports after suffering in an injury, worsening
the injury
-vulnerable to peer pressure/dares
-feel indestructible
●● physical considerations. Answer: -pediatric patients typically
experience respiratory arrest BEFORE cardiac arrest
-pediatric patient will likely still have a bradycardic heart rate (just not
perfusing) when CPR is initiated
adults typically experience cardiopulmonary arrest from lethal
dysrhythmias related to heart disease where as peds experience cardiac
arrest typically from respiratory arrest
●● nursing management of pediatric nursing. Answer: -maintaining a
patent airway (nasopharengeal or oropharengeal artificial airways)
-providing supplemental oxygen
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● common infant injuries (SAFEPAD). Answer: -suffocation/sleep
position
-asphyxia/animal bites
-falls
-electrical burns
-poisoning/ingestions
-automobile safety
-drowning
●● unintentional (accidental) trauma. Answer: leading cause of death in
adolescents
-MVA
-falls
-sports injury
-drowning
-ingestion
,●● intentional trauma (non-accidental trauma). Answer: -child abuse
-homicide
-suicide
●● trauma from MVAs. Answer: -most deaths occur when child is not
restrained or not properly restrained (car seats have an expiration date
and if u have been in an accident u have to get a new car seat- should be
rear facing in middle seat)
-child head is large and can lead the torso through the vehicle
-ejected through windshield or side windows
-pinned against dashboard
-impaled on gear shift
-bounced or crushed against others
-airbag injuries (facia trauma, upper extremity fractures, intraabdominal
injury, abrasions, chemical irritation of the skin, spinal injury, or
partial/complete decapitation)
-infants have a high center of gravity so If they are in a MVA and not
properly restrained then they are at risk for a C1-3 injury
-when a seatbelt is placed across the abdomen vs their hips this places
them at risk for flexion injuries of the spine and hollow organ injuries
(stomach/bowels)
●● developmental considerations. Answer: -children are easily
distracted, impulsive, and have little concept of cause and effect
, -children have difficulty determining speed and distance of on-coming
vehicles
-it's difficult for children to localize sound, and their visual field tends to
focus on a single object at their own height
-believe that because they see the car, the driver must see them
-school aged children/adolescents may engage in activities beyond their
physical capabilities to keep up with peers or meet expectations of adults
or older siblings
-often continue engaging in sports after suffering in an injury, worsening
the injury
-vulnerable to peer pressure/dares
-feel indestructible
●● physical considerations. Answer: -pediatric patients typically
experience respiratory arrest BEFORE cardiac arrest
-pediatric patient will likely still have a bradycardic heart rate (just not
perfusing) when CPR is initiated
adults typically experience cardiopulmonary arrest from lethal
dysrhythmias related to heart disease where as peds experience cardiac
arrest typically from respiratory arrest
●● nursing management of pediatric nursing. Answer: -maintaining a
patent airway (nasopharengeal or oropharengeal artificial airways)
-providing supplemental oxygen
