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PNCB CPN EXAM BANK 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED {460 Q &A}
ALREADY GRADED A+/ CPN EXAM / FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS | GUARANTEED PASS
2.1
Which is an example of cephalocaudal development?
A. A child crawls before he walks; walks before he runs;
runs before he jumps
B. A child lifts his head before lifting his shoulders; sits
with support before sitting without support
C. A child rakes before developing pincer grasps; develops
pincer grasps before feeding himself with a spoon
D. A child first develops reflexive behaviors; then develops
imitative behaviors - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. A child lifts his
head before lifting his shoulders; sits with support before
sitting without support
Cephalocaudal development states that a child develops from
head to toe
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2.2
When assessing a school ages child's development, the nurse
understands that a primary developmental task of his group is:
A. Developing friends
B. Learning to read
C. Learning to trust others
D. Developing independence - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A.
Developing friends
Erikson's stage of a school age child is industry vs. inferiority; the
primary job of a school age child is to develop competence
through achievement in school and development of friendships;
important nursing assessment of children in this stage is
adjustment and success in school setting as well as the
formation of friendships
2.3
Which nursing action would be most important in the
psychosocial support of a 2 year old who is having an invasive
procedure performed?
A. Assuring her that it is not her fault
B. Providing for parental presence
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C. Providing adequate pain control
D. Performing the procedure quickly - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
B. Providing for parental presence
2 year olds are in Erikson's stage of autonomy vs. shame and
doubt and Piaget's sensorimotor stage; toddlerhood is a time of
heightened separation anxiety with fear of strangers; the most
appropriate psychosocial support is to promote presence of the
primary caregiver
2.4
Which of the following would be most helpful when assessing a
child's bone age?
A. Birth date
B. Body mass index
C. Blood test
D. X-rays - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. X-rays
Bone age is preformed by taking an x-ray of the child's hands
and wrists for comparison against an atlas of standard x-rays
categorized by age; the test predicts the remaining height growth
based on bone age; typically a child's bone age should match
their chronological age
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Delayed bone age: increased height growth prediction
advanced bone age: decreased height growth prediction
2.5
Which of the following assessments would be most concerning
in a 3 month old?
A. Closed posterior fontanel
B. In ability to roll over
C. Failure to track object through visual fields
D. Failure to laugh - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Failure to track object
through visual fields
Infants develop the ability to track objects by 3 months
The posterior fontanel closes by 2-3 months
Infants do not roll over till 4 months
Laughing typically occurs at 4 months
2.6
PNCB CPN EXAM BANK 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED {460 Q &A}
ALREADY GRADED A+/ CPN EXAM / FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS | GUARANTEED PASS
2.1
Which is an example of cephalocaudal development?
A. A child crawls before he walks; walks before he runs;
runs before he jumps
B. A child lifts his head before lifting his shoulders; sits
with support before sitting without support
C. A child rakes before developing pincer grasps; develops
pincer grasps before feeding himself with a spoon
D. A child first develops reflexive behaviors; then develops
imitative behaviors - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. A child lifts his
head before lifting his shoulders; sits with support before
sitting without support
Cephalocaudal development states that a child develops from
head to toe
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2.2
When assessing a school ages child's development, the nurse
understands that a primary developmental task of his group is:
A. Developing friends
B. Learning to read
C. Learning to trust others
D. Developing independence - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A.
Developing friends
Erikson's stage of a school age child is industry vs. inferiority; the
primary job of a school age child is to develop competence
through achievement in school and development of friendships;
important nursing assessment of children in this stage is
adjustment and success in school setting as well as the
formation of friendships
2.3
Which nursing action would be most important in the
psychosocial support of a 2 year old who is having an invasive
procedure performed?
A. Assuring her that it is not her fault
B. Providing for parental presence
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C. Providing adequate pain control
D. Performing the procedure quickly - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
B. Providing for parental presence
2 year olds are in Erikson's stage of autonomy vs. shame and
doubt and Piaget's sensorimotor stage; toddlerhood is a time of
heightened separation anxiety with fear of strangers; the most
appropriate psychosocial support is to promote presence of the
primary caregiver
2.4
Which of the following would be most helpful when assessing a
child's bone age?
A. Birth date
B. Body mass index
C. Blood test
D. X-rays - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. X-rays
Bone age is preformed by taking an x-ray of the child's hands
and wrists for comparison against an atlas of standard x-rays
categorized by age; the test predicts the remaining height growth
based on bone age; typically a child's bone age should match
their chronological age
, 4|Page
Delayed bone age: increased height growth prediction
advanced bone age: decreased height growth prediction
2.5
Which of the following assessments would be most concerning
in a 3 month old?
A. Closed posterior fontanel
B. In ability to roll over
C. Failure to track object through visual fields
D. Failure to laugh - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Failure to track object
through visual fields
Infants develop the ability to track objects by 3 months
The posterior fontanel closes by 2-3 months
Infants do not roll over till 4 months
Laughing typically occurs at 4 months
2.6
