PNCB ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+||ALREADY
GRADED A+
Use of sterile saline for suctioning - DETAILED ANSWER -No longer used
routinely as it removes normal flora, but is still used for plugs or near-plugs
Evidenced Based Practice (EBP) - DETAILED ANSWER -answer to
question can be found in literature ie is has already been researched
QI - DETAILED ANSWER -making sure EBP is being following (monitoring)
research - DETAILED ANSWER -question without answer. answer to a
question can not be found in literature ie research has not yet been done.
purpose is to produce new knowledge. RN job is to identify clinical
questions and collect data
State nurse practice act - DETAILED ANSWER -defines what you can and
can not do (Scope of Practice).
HIPAA exceptions - DETAILED ANSWER -3- danger to self, danger to
others, actively being harmed
Consent - DETAILED ANSWER -informed decision to accept treatment or
participate in research. Parents consent for children <18 years old
,Assent - DETAILED ANSWER -in RESEARCH ONLY- children 7 or older
must give assent in adjunct to parents consent in order to participate
Growth Chart measurements 0-36 months - DETAILED ANSWER -
measure in length (laid down to measure) Under 2 years old MUST lay
down to measure
Growth Chart measurements 2-18 years - DETAILED ANSWER -measure
height (stand up to measure)
Mental Age - DETAILED ANSWER -Should interact with patients based on
mental age
Weight at 6 months - DETAILED ANSWER -double birth weight (minimum)
weight at One year - DETAILED ANSWER -triple birth weight (minimum)
BMI 85% + - DETAILED ANSWER -overweight
BMI <85% - DETAILED ANSWER -Healthy Weight
BMI <5% - DETAILED ANSWER -underweight, cause for concern
Varicella communicability - DETAILED ANSWER -1-2 days before
appearance of rash until scabs are crusted/healed (usually 6-8 days)
Varicella incubation period - DETAILED ANSWER -10-21 days from
exposure; longer in immunocompromised child
, Varicella zoster immune globulin (VariZIG) - DETAILED ANSWER -with in
10 days of exposure for high risk groups:
immunocompromised people without immunity -> toddler receiving
chemotherapy
Chicken pox and shingles - DETAILED ANSWER -Can catch chicken pox
from contact with shingles lesions, can NOT "catch" shingles
Fifths disease - DETAILED ANSWER -Human parvovirus B19
Very dangerous for pregnant women, especially in 2nd trimester
Lyme Disease intervention - DETAILED ANSWER -#1 PREVENT
#2 treat early (during bull's eye rash stage)
Impetigo s/s - DETAILED ANSWER -HONEY-COLORED CRUSTed small
vesicles or pustules
Pediculosis Capitis (Head Lice) - DETAILED ANSWER -Sufficants most
effective (vaseline shampoo) -> sufficates them, easier to removed with
comb
*children DO NOT need to stay out of school, lice do not cause disease and
are not contagious if contact is prevented
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome - DETAILED ANSWER -focus: Eye care ->
lubricants to prevent blindness
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS |ALREADY GRADED A+||ALREADY
GRADED A+
Use of sterile saline for suctioning - DETAILED ANSWER -No longer used
routinely as it removes normal flora, but is still used for plugs or near-plugs
Evidenced Based Practice (EBP) - DETAILED ANSWER -answer to
question can be found in literature ie is has already been researched
QI - DETAILED ANSWER -making sure EBP is being following (monitoring)
research - DETAILED ANSWER -question without answer. answer to a
question can not be found in literature ie research has not yet been done.
purpose is to produce new knowledge. RN job is to identify clinical
questions and collect data
State nurse practice act - DETAILED ANSWER -defines what you can and
can not do (Scope of Practice).
HIPAA exceptions - DETAILED ANSWER -3- danger to self, danger to
others, actively being harmed
Consent - DETAILED ANSWER -informed decision to accept treatment or
participate in research. Parents consent for children <18 years old
,Assent - DETAILED ANSWER -in RESEARCH ONLY- children 7 or older
must give assent in adjunct to parents consent in order to participate
Growth Chart measurements 0-36 months - DETAILED ANSWER -
measure in length (laid down to measure) Under 2 years old MUST lay
down to measure
Growth Chart measurements 2-18 years - DETAILED ANSWER -measure
height (stand up to measure)
Mental Age - DETAILED ANSWER -Should interact with patients based on
mental age
Weight at 6 months - DETAILED ANSWER -double birth weight (minimum)
weight at One year - DETAILED ANSWER -triple birth weight (minimum)
BMI 85% + - DETAILED ANSWER -overweight
BMI <85% - DETAILED ANSWER -Healthy Weight
BMI <5% - DETAILED ANSWER -underweight, cause for concern
Varicella communicability - DETAILED ANSWER -1-2 days before
appearance of rash until scabs are crusted/healed (usually 6-8 days)
Varicella incubation period - DETAILED ANSWER -10-21 days from
exposure; longer in immunocompromised child
, Varicella zoster immune globulin (VariZIG) - DETAILED ANSWER -with in
10 days of exposure for high risk groups:
immunocompromised people without immunity -> toddler receiving
chemotherapy
Chicken pox and shingles - DETAILED ANSWER -Can catch chicken pox
from contact with shingles lesions, can NOT "catch" shingles
Fifths disease - DETAILED ANSWER -Human parvovirus B19
Very dangerous for pregnant women, especially in 2nd trimester
Lyme Disease intervention - DETAILED ANSWER -#1 PREVENT
#2 treat early (during bull's eye rash stage)
Impetigo s/s - DETAILED ANSWER -HONEY-COLORED CRUSTed small
vesicles or pustules
Pediculosis Capitis (Head Lice) - DETAILED ANSWER -Sufficants most
effective (vaseline shampoo) -> sufficates them, easier to removed with
comb
*children DO NOT need to stay out of school, lice do not cause disease and
are not contagious if contact is prevented
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome - DETAILED ANSWER -focus: Eye care ->
lubricants to prevent blindness
