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NUR 203 EXAM 1
2026|COMPREHENSIVE Q&A FOR
CERTIFICATION SUCCESS 2026
Students can discuss the correct route to obtain a temperature based on the
child's chief complaint - correct-answer - Do it based off symptoms
EX) If they come in with severe diarrhea take it:
-Axillary
-Tympanic
-Temporal
-Oral
Students can describe the grade of heart murmurs heard on auscultation -
correct-answer - I-1: Very faint, heard only with special effort
H-2: Faint but heard immediately with stethoscope
A-3:Modertly loud, easily heard without a stethoscope
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V-4:Loud with palpable thrill (Vibration)
E-5:Very loud with a thrill may be heard with the edge of a stethoscope off the
chest
A-6: Extremely loud with a thrill, heard without a stethoscope
Students can identify normal and abnormal signs of hypoxemia based on the age
of the child - correct-answer - -clubbing of the fingers
*New born skin on their hands and feet are blue THIS IS NORMAL
Students can describe the "rights" associated with administering medications to
the pediatric client - correct-answer - -Right medication
-Right pt
-Right time (20-30 mins with in scheduled time)
-Right route
-Right dose
-Right approach
-Right doc, education, form, and the right to refuse
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Pharmacodynamics - correct-answer - -Behavior of medication at the cellular level
-Affected by the physiologic immaturity of some body systems in a child
compared to adults; response may vary based on genetic makeup
Pharmacokinetics - correct-answer - -Movement of drugs over time throughout
the body via absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
-Affected by the child's age, weight, body surface area, body composition, and
diseases affecting related organs (liver, kidney)
Students can describe the best methods of administering tablets and capsules to
young children and through enteral routes - correct-answer - -Verify placement of
tube
-Give liquid medications directly via syringe along with small amount of air
-Mix powdered medication with warm water; crush pills as finely as possible and
mix with water prior to adding to tube
NUR 203 EXAM 1
2026|COMPREHENSIVE Q&A FOR
CERTIFICATION SUCCESS 2026
Students can discuss the correct route to obtain a temperature based on the
child's chief complaint - correct-answer - Do it based off symptoms
EX) If they come in with severe diarrhea take it:
-Axillary
-Tympanic
-Temporal
-Oral
Students can describe the grade of heart murmurs heard on auscultation -
correct-answer - I-1: Very faint, heard only with special effort
H-2: Faint but heard immediately with stethoscope
A-3:Modertly loud, easily heard without a stethoscope
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V-4:Loud with palpable thrill (Vibration)
E-5:Very loud with a thrill may be heard with the edge of a stethoscope off the
chest
A-6: Extremely loud with a thrill, heard without a stethoscope
Students can identify normal and abnormal signs of hypoxemia based on the age
of the child - correct-answer - -clubbing of the fingers
*New born skin on their hands and feet are blue THIS IS NORMAL
Students can describe the "rights" associated with administering medications to
the pediatric client - correct-answer - -Right medication
-Right pt
-Right time (20-30 mins with in scheduled time)
-Right route
-Right dose
-Right approach
-Right doc, education, form, and the right to refuse
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Pharmacodynamics - correct-answer - -Behavior of medication at the cellular level
-Affected by the physiologic immaturity of some body systems in a child
compared to adults; response may vary based on genetic makeup
Pharmacokinetics - correct-answer - -Movement of drugs over time throughout
the body via absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
-Affected by the child's age, weight, body surface area, body composition, and
diseases affecting related organs (liver, kidney)
Students can describe the best methods of administering tablets and capsules to
young children and through enteral routes - correct-answer - -Verify placement of
tube
-Give liquid medications directly via syringe along with small amount of air
-Mix powdered medication with warm water; crush pills as finely as possible and
mix with water prior to adding to tube
