PNP Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
H.O. is a 5 yo Vietnamese child who has fallen off of his growth curve.
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The best intervention would be to:
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a. Suggest high-calorie breakfast drinks as supplements
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b. incorporate traditional foods into a management plan that will
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provide increased calories and nutrients
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c. educate the family on the need for increased calories and nutrients
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d. refer the family to growth clinic for evaluation - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-B
While taking the history of 6-month old E.M. you learn that she is not
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sleeping through the night and will not fall back to sleep without the
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parents rocking or feeding her. This is an example of:
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a. somnambulism
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b. pavor nocturnus
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c. learned behavior
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d. delayed sleep phase - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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,Which of the following scenarios is suggestive of a child who may not be
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ready to enter first grade? An inability to:
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a. recognize six colors and remember one's phone number
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b. accurately use pronouns
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c. empathize with others
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d. count to five and draw a person with three parts - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d
T.T. is a 9 week old preterm infant whose birth wt was 2.3 kg. Mom was
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HBs Ag Neg. He is seen today for the first time since discharge from the
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nursery. He has received no prior immunizations. The appropriate
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immunizations to give at this time would be: | | | | | | |
a. Dtap, Hib, IPV, rotavirus, HepB 1, pneumo
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b. Dtap, Hib, OPV, rotavirus, HepB 1
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c. Dtap, Hib, rotavirus, IPV, pneumo
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d. Dtap, Hib, IPV, pneumo - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
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While examining 10 yo RMs teeth you note that the upper incisors
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slightly overlap the lower incisors. The second and lower first molars are
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absent. Your assessment is:
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a. malocclusion
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b. delayed mandibular dentition
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c. normal dentition
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,d. hyperdontia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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The mother of 5yo DW is concerned that her son often cheats when
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playing board games with his older sister. What is the most appropriate
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response to DWs behavior? | | |
a. encourage the parent to use 5 minute time-outs when cheating
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occurs
b. explain that DW is developmentally unable to comprehend rigid rules
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c. make sure that DW understands the rules before starting to play the
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game
d. explain to DW that cheating is like lying and is not acceptable
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behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b | | |
Which of the following is not a sign of readiness to toilet train?
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a. can sit for extended periods
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b. can follow directions
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c. occasional waking from naps with dry diapers
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d. regularity of bowel movements - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d
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Which of the following physical findings in a 2 month old child warrants
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an immediate referral to a neurologist/neurosurgeon?
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a. head circumference growing faster than height and weight
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b. unresolved cephalhematoma
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, c. rigid and immobile sagittal suture
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d. snapping sensation when pressure is applied to parietal bone -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c |
While listening to 2.5 yo KL talk, you note that she frequently omits final
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consonants and her sentences are two and three words in length. The
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appropriate plan of care would be. | | | | | |
a. routine follow up at next well child visit
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b. referring for hearing screening
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c. assessing for developmental delays
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d. referring to a speech pathologist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
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The mother of 3 yo GW reports that he has begun to stutter. Further
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probing reveals that the stuttering occurs frequently and lasts 1 to 2
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seconds. GW does not seem bothered by the stuttering. The
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appropirate management would be: | | |
a. referral to a speech pathologist
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b. referral for an evaluation for an anxiety disorder
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c. reassuring the mother that this is a mild problem
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d. demonstrating to GW slow, deep breathing before talking - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-c
You would expect a school age child to:
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Correct Answers
H.O. is a 5 yo Vietnamese child who has fallen off of his growth curve.
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
The best intervention would be to:
| | | | |
a. Suggest high-calorie breakfast drinks as supplements
| | | | | |
b. incorporate traditional foods into a management plan that will
| | | | | | | | | |
provide increased calories and nutrients
| | | |
c. educate the family on the need for increased calories and nutrients
| | | | | | | | | | |
d. refer the family to growth clinic for evaluation - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-B
While taking the history of 6-month old E.M. you learn that she is not
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
sleeping through the night and will not fall back to sleep without the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
parents rocking or feeding her. This is an example of:
| | | | | | | | | |
a. somnambulism
|
b. pavor nocturnus
| |
c. learned behavior
| |
d. delayed sleep phase - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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,Which of the following scenarios is suggestive of a child who may not be
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
ready to enter first grade? An inability to:
| | | | | | | |
a. recognize six colors and remember one's phone number
| | | | | | | |
b. accurately use pronouns
| | |
c. empathize with others
| | |
d. count to five and draw a person with three parts - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d
T.T. is a 9 week old preterm infant whose birth wt was 2.3 kg. Mom was
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
HBs Ag Neg. He is seen today for the first time since discharge from the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
nursery. He has received no prior immunizations. The appropriate
| | | | | | | | |
immunizations to give at this time would be: | | | | | | |
a. Dtap, Hib, IPV, rotavirus, HepB 1, pneumo
| | | | | | |
b. Dtap, Hib, OPV, rotavirus, HepB 1
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c. Dtap, Hib, rotavirus, IPV, pneumo
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d. Dtap, Hib, IPV, pneumo - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
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While examining 10 yo RMs teeth you note that the upper incisors
| | | | | | | | | | | |
slightly overlap the lower incisors. The second and lower first molars are
| | | | | | | | | | |
absent. Your assessment is:
| | | |
a. malocclusion
|
b. delayed mandibular dentition
| | |
c. normal dentition
| |
,d. hyperdontia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b
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The mother of 5yo DW is concerned that her son often cheats when
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
playing board games with his older sister. What is the most appropriate
| | | | | | | | | | | |
response to DWs behavior? | | |
a. encourage the parent to use 5 minute time-outs when cheating
| | | | | | | | | | |
occurs
b. explain that DW is developmentally unable to comprehend rigid rules
| | | | | | | | | |
c. make sure that DW understands the rules before starting to play the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
game
d. explain to DW that cheating is like lying and is not acceptable
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behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b | | |
Which of the following is not a sign of readiness to toilet train?
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a. can sit for extended periods
| | | | |
b. can follow directions
| | |
c. occasional waking from naps with dry diapers
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d. regularity of bowel movements - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d
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Which of the following physical findings in a 2 month old child warrants
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
an immediate referral to a neurologist/neurosurgeon?
| | | | |
a. head circumference growing faster than height and weight
| | | | | | | |
b. unresolved cephalhematoma
| |
, c. rigid and immobile sagittal suture
| | | | |
d. snapping sensation when pressure is applied to parietal bone -
| | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c |
While listening to 2.5 yo KL talk, you note that she frequently omits final
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
consonants and her sentences are two and three words in length. The
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
appropriate plan of care would be. | | | | | |
a. routine follow up at next well child visit
| | | | | | | |
b. referring for hearing screening
| | | |
c. assessing for developmental delays
| | | |
d. referring to a speech pathologist - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a
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The mother of 3 yo GW reports that he has begun to stutter. Further
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
probing reveals that the stuttering occurs frequently and lasts 1 to 2
| | | | | | | | | | | |
seconds. GW does not seem bothered by the stuttering. The
| | | | | | | | | |
appropirate management would be: | | |
a. referral to a speech pathologist
| | | | |
b. referral for an evaluation for an anxiety disorder
| | | | | | | |
c. reassuring the mother that this is a mild problem
| | | | | | | | |
d. demonstrating to GW slow, deep breathing before talking - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-c
You would expect a school age child to:
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