Pediatrics Final Exam Review 2026 | Pediatric Nursing Questions, Answers & Study Guide PDF

Pediatrics,./Final,./Exam,./Review


The,./primary,./care,./pediatric,./nurse,./practitioner,./understands,./that,./to,./achie
ve,./the,./greatest,./worldwide,./reduction,./in,./child,./mortality,./from,./pneumonia
,./and,./diarrhea,./which,./intervention,./is,./most,./effective?



a.,./Antibiotics
b.,./Optimal,./nutrition
c.,./Vaccinations

d.,./Water,./purification,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ c.,./Vaccinations


What,./is,./an,./important,./responsibility,./of,./the,./primary,./care,./pediatric,./nurse,
./practitioner,./to,./help,./determine,./genetic,./risk,./factors,./in,./families?



a.,./Assessing,./physical,./characteristics,./of,./genetic,./disorder.
b.,./Knowing,./which,./genetic,./screening,./tests,./to,./perform.
c.,./Making,./appropriate,./referrals,./to,./pediatric,./geneticists.
d.,./Obtaining,./a,./three-generation,./pedigree,./for,./each,./family.,./-
,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ d.,./Obtaining,./a,./three-
generation,./pedigree,./for,./each,./family.


All,./of,./the,./following,./are,./suitable,./interventions,./for,./a,./child,./diagnosed,./wi
th,./several,./complex,./health,./conditions,./EXCEPT?
a.,./Maintaining,./the,./child's,./routine,./vaccinations,./as,./well,./as,./a,./yearly,./flu,./s
hot.

,b.,./Providing,./diagnosis,./and,./treatment,./for,./the,./child's,./acute,./onset,./of,./ear,./
fullness,./and,./pain.
c.,./Providing,./an,./explanation,./regarding,./the,./use,./and,./care,./of,./the,./client's,./r
espiratory,./support,./equipment.
d.,./Discussing,./the,./expected,./physical,./implications,./of,./puberty,./with,./the,./p
atient's,./parents.,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ XXXXXXXXXXX


What,./has,./been,./the,./result,./of,./passage,./of,./the,./Toxic,./Substances,./Control,./
Act,./(TSCA),./of,./1976?
a.,./A,./mandate,./for,./corporations,./to,./disclose,./known,./toxic,./chemicals.
b.,./A,./requirement,./that,./all,./manufactured,./chemicals,./undergo,./toxicity,./test
ing.
c.,./Authorization,./of,./the,./EPA,./to,./require,./testing,./and,./reporting,./of,./some,./c
hemicals.
d.,./Development,./of,./mechanism,./to,./report,./reactions,./to,./toxic,./chemicals.,./-
,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
c.,./Authorization,./of,./the,./EPA,./to,./require,./testing,./and,./reporting,./of,./some,
./chemicals.




Which,./type,./of,./testing,./will,./the,./primary,./care,./pediatric,./nurse,./practitioner
,./recommend,./for,./a,./couple,./concerned,./about,./the,./potential,./for,./having,./chil


dren,./with,./cystic,./fibrosis?
a.,./Biochemical,./testing
b.,./Carrier,./testing

,c.,./FISH,./testing

d.,./Karyotype,./testing,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔ b.,./Carrier,./testing


Many,./European,./nations,./use,./the,./"precautionary,./principle",./to,./help,./regul
ate,./potentially,./toxic,./chemicals.,./What,./does,./this,./mean?
a.,./Chemicals,./must,./be,./proven,./to,./be,./safe,./before,./being,./introduced,./into,./t
he,./environment.
b.,./Corporations,./maybe,./exempt,./from,./testing,./if,./their,./costs,./in,./doing,./so,./a
re,./too,./high.
c.,./Regulators,./must,./demonstrate,./risk,./to,./the,./public,./before,./banning,./a,./che
mical.
d.,./Without,./a,./strong,./risk,,./corporations,./need,./not,./release,./data,./about,./their,
./products.,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
a.,./Chemicals,./must,./be,./proven,./to,./be,./safe,./before,./being,./introduced,./into,
./the,./environment.




The,./primary,./care,./pediatric,./nurse,./practitioner,./(PNP),./prescribes,./a,./twice,./
daily,./inhaled,./corticosteroid,./for,./a,./12-year-
old,./child.,./At,./a,./well,./child,./visit,,./the,./child,./reports,./not,./using,./the,./medicati
on,./on,./a,./regular,./basis.,./Which,./response,./by,./the,./pediatric,./nurse,./practition
er,./demonstrates,./an,./understanding,./of,./client-centered,./care?
a.,./Asking,./the,./child,./to,./describe,./usual,./daily,./routines,./and,./schedules
b.,./Referring,./the,./family,./to,./a,./social,./worker,./to,./help,./with,./medication,./co
mpliance

, c.,./Reviewing,./the,./asthma,./action,./plan,./with,./the,./parent,./and,./the,./child
d.,./Teaching,./the,./child,./how,./the,./medication,./will,./help,./to,./control,./asthma,./
symptoms,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
a.,./Asking,./the,./child,./to,./describe,./usual,./daily,./routines,./and,./schedules


What,./is,./the,./foundational,./basis,./of,./patient-and-
family,./centered,./care,./(PFCC)?
a.,./The,./family,./is,./to,./be,./considered,./when,./patient,./care,./is,./being,./planned
b.,./The,./patient,./has,./ultimate,./control,./over,./health,./care,./decisions.
c.,./A,./family,./member,./acts,./as,./the,./patient's,./surrogate,./decision,./maker.
d.,./The,./patient,./is,./the,./focus,./of,./the,./primary,./care,./providers,./attention.,./-
,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔
b.,./The,./patient,./has,./ultimate,./control,./over,./health,./care,./decisions.


Which,./is,./true,./about,./the,./health,./status,./of,./children,./in,./the,./United,./States?
a.,./Globalism,./has,./relatively,./little,./impact,./on,./child,./health,./measures,./in,./th
e,./U.S.
b.,./Obesity,./rates,./among,./2,./to,./5,./years,./old,./have,./shown,./a,./recent,./significa
nt,./decrease.
c.,./The,./rate,./of,./household,./poverty,./is,./lower,./than,./in,./other,./economically,./d
eveloped,./nations.
d.,./Young,./children,./who,./attend,./preschool,./or,./day,./care,./have,./higher,./food,./
insecurity,./-,./correct,./answer,./✔ ✔