Pediatric Nursing Certification Exam Review
PEDIATRIC NURSING CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEW| COMPLETE
EXAM 2026/2027 | QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS | PASS
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1. At what age does a healthy infant typically double their birth weight?
A. 9 months
B. 5 to 6 months
C. 12 months
D. 2 months
Correct Answer: B
2. By what age should an infant's birth weight typically triple?
A. 6 months
B. 18 months
C. 9 months
D. 12 months
Correct Answer: D
3. An infant's anterior fontanel typically closes by what age?
A. 3 years
B. 2 to 3 months
C. 6 months
D. 12 to 18 months
Correct Answer: D
4. The posterior fontanel typically closes by what age?
A. 2 to 3 months
B. 6 weeks
C. 9 months
D. 12 months
Correct Answer: A
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5. At what age does a healthy infant typically achieve head control
while prone?
A. 6 months
B. 8 months
C. 1 month
D. 3 to 4 months
Correct Answer: D
6. According to Erikson, the primary psychosocial task of infancy is:
A. Industry versus inferiority
B. Trust versus mistrust
C. Initiative versus guilt
D. Autonomy versus shame and doubt
Correct Answer: B
7. According to Erikson, the toddler stage (1-3 years) psychosocial task
is:
A. Initiative versus guilt
B. Autonomy versus shame and doubt
C. Trust versus mistrust
D. Identity versus role confusion
Correct Answer: B
8. According to Piaget, an infant from birth to 2 years is in which
cognitive stage?
A. Formal operational
B. Sensorimotor
C. Concrete operational
D. Preoperational
Correct Answer: B
9. Object permanence, the understanding that objects continue to exist
when out of sight, typically develops by:
A. 3 years
B. 18 months
C. 8 to 12 months
D. 2 months
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Correct Answer: C
10. A toddler's use of parallel play, where children play alongside but
not with one another, is most typical at:
A. 2 to 3 years
B. 6 months
C. 8 years
D. 5 years
Correct Answer: A
11. The preschool stage (3-6 years), according to Erikson, centers on
the conflict of:
A. Industry versus inferiority
B. Initiative versus guilt
C. Trust versus mistrust
D. Autonomy versus shame and doubt
Correct Answer: B
12. School-age children (6-12 years) are working through which
Erikson stage?
A. Initiative versus guilt
B. Industry versus inferiority
C. Identity versus role confusion
D. Intimacy versus isolation
Correct Answer: B
13. Adolescence, according to Erikson, is characterized by the conflict
of:
A. Identity versus role confusion
B. Autonomy versus shame and doubt
C. Industry versus inferiority
D. Generativity versus stagnation
Correct Answer: A
14. A child's ability to understand that a quantity of liquid remains the
same despite a change in container shape is called:
A. Conservation
B. Egocentrism
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C. Centration
D. Object permanence
Correct Answer: A
15. At what age does the average child typically begin walking
independently?
A. 12 to 15 months
B. 9 months
C. 24 months
D. 6 months
Correct Answer: A
16. A 2-year-old's vocabulary should typically consist of approximately
how many words?
A. 50 words only
B. over 2,000 words
C. About 300 words
D. 10 to 20 words
Correct Answer: C
17. The nurse expects a 4-year-old to be able to:
A. Read simple sentences fluently
B. Hop on one foot and draw a person with 3 parts
C. Ride a two-wheel bicycle without training wheels
D. Tie their own shoelaces
Correct Answer: B
18. Separation anxiety in infants and toddlers typically peaks between:
A. 3 to 4 years
B. Birth to 3 months
C. 5 to 6 years
D. 9 to 18 months
Correct Answer: D
19. Which reflex should have disappeared by 4 to 6 months of age in a
normally developing infant?
A. Moro (startle) reflex
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PEDIATRIC NURSING CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEW| COMPLETE
EXAM 2026/2027 | QUESTIONS AND 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS | PASS
GUARANTEE
1. At what age does a healthy infant typically double their birth weight?
A. 9 months
B. 5 to 6 months
C. 12 months
D. 2 months
Correct Answer: B
2. By what age should an infant's birth weight typically triple?
A. 6 months
B. 18 months
C. 9 months
D. 12 months
Correct Answer: D
3. An infant's anterior fontanel typically closes by what age?
A. 3 years
B. 2 to 3 months
C. 6 months
D. 12 to 18 months
Correct Answer: D
4. The posterior fontanel typically closes by what age?
A. 2 to 3 months
B. 6 weeks
C. 9 months
D. 12 months
Correct Answer: A
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5. At what age does a healthy infant typically achieve head control
while prone?
A. 6 months
B. 8 months
C. 1 month
D. 3 to 4 months
Correct Answer: D
6. According to Erikson, the primary psychosocial task of infancy is:
A. Industry versus inferiority
B. Trust versus mistrust
C. Initiative versus guilt
D. Autonomy versus shame and doubt
Correct Answer: B
7. According to Erikson, the toddler stage (1-3 years) psychosocial task
is:
A. Initiative versus guilt
B. Autonomy versus shame and doubt
C. Trust versus mistrust
D. Identity versus role confusion
Correct Answer: B
8. According to Piaget, an infant from birth to 2 years is in which
cognitive stage?
A. Formal operational
B. Sensorimotor
C. Concrete operational
D. Preoperational
Correct Answer: B
9. Object permanence, the understanding that objects continue to exist
when out of sight, typically develops by:
A. 3 years
B. 18 months
C. 8 to 12 months
D. 2 months
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Correct Answer: C
10. A toddler's use of parallel play, where children play alongside but
not with one another, is most typical at:
A. 2 to 3 years
B. 6 months
C. 8 years
D. 5 years
Correct Answer: A
11. The preschool stage (3-6 years), according to Erikson, centers on
the conflict of:
A. Industry versus inferiority
B. Initiative versus guilt
C. Trust versus mistrust
D. Autonomy versus shame and doubt
Correct Answer: B
12. School-age children (6-12 years) are working through which
Erikson stage?
A. Initiative versus guilt
B. Industry versus inferiority
C. Identity versus role confusion
D. Intimacy versus isolation
Correct Answer: B
13. Adolescence, according to Erikson, is characterized by the conflict
of:
A. Identity versus role confusion
B. Autonomy versus shame and doubt
C. Industry versus inferiority
D. Generativity versus stagnation
Correct Answer: A
14. A child's ability to understand that a quantity of liquid remains the
same despite a change in container shape is called:
A. Conservation
B. Egocentrism
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C. Centration
D. Object permanence
Correct Answer: A
15. At what age does the average child typically begin walking
independently?
A. 12 to 15 months
B. 9 months
C. 24 months
D. 6 months
Correct Answer: A
16. A 2-year-old's vocabulary should typically consist of approximately
how many words?
A. 50 words only
B. over 2,000 words
C. About 300 words
D. 10 to 20 words
Correct Answer: C
17. The nurse expects a 4-year-old to be able to:
A. Read simple sentences fluently
B. Hop on one foot and draw a person with 3 parts
C. Ride a two-wheel bicycle without training wheels
D. Tie their own shoelaces
Correct Answer: B
18. Separation anxiety in infants and toddlers typically peaks between:
A. 3 to 4 years
B. Birth to 3 months
C. 5 to 6 years
D. 9 to 18 months
Correct Answer: D
19. Which reflex should have disappeared by 4 to 6 months of age in a
normally developing infant?
A. Moro (startle) reflex
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