NUR 471 FINAL EXAM CONTENT – PEDIATRICS PT. 1 STUDY GUIDE | COMPLETE
PEDIATRIC NURSING REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
What should family centered care entail? - correct answer ✔✔-partnership
-diversity
-communication/collaboration
-respect
-shared responsibility
What are the different types of parenting styles? - correct answer ✔✔-authoritarian/dictatorial
-permissive-little control
-authoritative/democratic rules
-passive-uninvolved
What should communication be like with families & children? - correct answer ✔✔-convey RESPECT
-implement appropriate communication strategies
-PLAY with children
What type of data should be collected on a pediatric patient ? - correct answer ✔✔**Physiologic -
history of present illness
-psychosocial
-Developmental
What should the HR be for a newborn? - correct answer ✔✔120-180 bpm
what should the newborn RR be for a newborn? - correct answer ✔✔30-60
What should the systolic BP be for a newborn? - correct answer ✔✔73-92
What should the diastolic BP be for a newborn? - correct answer ✔✔37-65
What should you know about the HR and RR as the child ages ? - correct answer ✔✔it decreases
What should you know about the BP as the child ages ? - correct answer ✔✔it increases
What should the physical assessment include? - correct answer ✔✔-begin immediately
-eye level with patient
-age appropriate play/communication
-allow the child to assist
-SAVE INVASIVE PROCEDURES FOR LAST**
When do children have fontanels until? - correct answer ✔✔until about 18 months of age
when does teething begin? - correct answer ✔✔about 6 months of age
, When does abdominal breathing in a pediatric patient normalize? - correct answer ✔✔7 years and then
it changes to diaphragmatic breathing
What is a normal heart sound to hear in young children? - correct answer ✔✔sinus arrhythmias
When are reflexes normally gone by? - correct answer ✔✔normally gone by 1 year and if they persist we
are worried about developmental abnormalities
Where are some good locations to take BP on children? - correct answer ✔✔-brachial artery
-radial artery
-popliteal artery
-posterior tibial artery (GOOD FOR YOUNG CHILDREN)
What does the tanner staging I-V mean? - correct answer ✔✔I - prepubertal
V- Full sexual maturity
When does menarche normally occur for females? - correct answer ✔✔during stages III-IV
What is the psychosocial stage for infancy (birth-1 yr)? - correct answer ✔✔trust
What is the psychosocial stage for a toddler (1-3)? - correct answer ✔✔autonomy
What is the psychosocial stage for a preschooler (3-6)? - correct answer ✔✔initiative
What is the psychosocial stage for a school aged child (6-12)? - correct answer ✔✔industry
What is the psychosocial stage for an adolescence (12-18)? - correct answer ✔✔identity
What is anticipatory guidance? - correct answer ✔✔information about normal expectations of an age
group to provide support for coping with problems before they arrive
What are some physiologic risks for a child experiencing FTT? - correct answer ✔✔-chronic/acute illness
-PKU
What are some non physiologic risks that kids experiencing FTT? - correct answer ✔✔-parenting issues,
family stress and deficient knowledge
When a patient is experiencing FTT what do you want to assess 1st? - correct answer ✔✔NUTRITION
What is PKU (Phenylketonuria)? - correct answer ✔✔-INHERITED inability to break down phenylaanine
-tested with newborn screening
What is the treatment for PKU? - correct answer ✔✔low phenylalanine diet
-low protein infant formula
-small amounts of breast milk
-low protein diet
-no aspartame
PEDIATRIC NURSING REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026/2027
What should family centered care entail? - correct answer ✔✔-partnership
-diversity
-communication/collaboration
-respect
-shared responsibility
What are the different types of parenting styles? - correct answer ✔✔-authoritarian/dictatorial
-permissive-little control
-authoritative/democratic rules
-passive-uninvolved
What should communication be like with families & children? - correct answer ✔✔-convey RESPECT
-implement appropriate communication strategies
-PLAY with children
What type of data should be collected on a pediatric patient ? - correct answer ✔✔**Physiologic -
history of present illness
-psychosocial
-Developmental
What should the HR be for a newborn? - correct answer ✔✔120-180 bpm
what should the newborn RR be for a newborn? - correct answer ✔✔30-60
What should the systolic BP be for a newborn? - correct answer ✔✔73-92
What should the diastolic BP be for a newborn? - correct answer ✔✔37-65
What should you know about the HR and RR as the child ages ? - correct answer ✔✔it decreases
What should you know about the BP as the child ages ? - correct answer ✔✔it increases
What should the physical assessment include? - correct answer ✔✔-begin immediately
-eye level with patient
-age appropriate play/communication
-allow the child to assist
-SAVE INVASIVE PROCEDURES FOR LAST**
When do children have fontanels until? - correct answer ✔✔until about 18 months of age
when does teething begin? - correct answer ✔✔about 6 months of age
, When does abdominal breathing in a pediatric patient normalize? - correct answer ✔✔7 years and then
it changes to diaphragmatic breathing
What is a normal heart sound to hear in young children? - correct answer ✔✔sinus arrhythmias
When are reflexes normally gone by? - correct answer ✔✔normally gone by 1 year and if they persist we
are worried about developmental abnormalities
Where are some good locations to take BP on children? - correct answer ✔✔-brachial artery
-radial artery
-popliteal artery
-posterior tibial artery (GOOD FOR YOUNG CHILDREN)
What does the tanner staging I-V mean? - correct answer ✔✔I - prepubertal
V- Full sexual maturity
When does menarche normally occur for females? - correct answer ✔✔during stages III-IV
What is the psychosocial stage for infancy (birth-1 yr)? - correct answer ✔✔trust
What is the psychosocial stage for a toddler (1-3)? - correct answer ✔✔autonomy
What is the psychosocial stage for a preschooler (3-6)? - correct answer ✔✔initiative
What is the psychosocial stage for a school aged child (6-12)? - correct answer ✔✔industry
What is the psychosocial stage for an adolescence (12-18)? - correct answer ✔✔identity
What is anticipatory guidance? - correct answer ✔✔information about normal expectations of an age
group to provide support for coping with problems before they arrive
What are some physiologic risks for a child experiencing FTT? - correct answer ✔✔-chronic/acute illness
-PKU
What are some non physiologic risks that kids experiencing FTT? - correct answer ✔✔-parenting issues,
family stress and deficient knowledge
When a patient is experiencing FTT what do you want to assess 1st? - correct answer ✔✔NUTRITION
What is PKU (Phenylketonuria)? - correct answer ✔✔-INHERITED inability to break down phenylaanine
-tested with newborn screening
What is the treatment for PKU? - correct answer ✔✔low phenylalanine diet
-low protein infant formula
-small amounts of breast milk
-low protein diet
-no aspartame
