,NU 170 | Exam 1 | Original Maternal-Child Nursing Practice
NU 170 Exam 1 | Maternal-Child Nursing |2026
Update |100% Correct – Galen College
1. A nurse caring for a pediatric patient must apply the concept of febrile seizure. Which action
orinterpretation is most appropriate?
A) Simple febrile seizures occur only in adolescents
B) Fever should be ignored during seizure assessment
C) Every febrile seizure proves epilepsy
D) A simple febrile seizure is associated with fever in a young child and usually does not mean chronic
epilepsy.
Correct Answer: A simple febrile seizure is associated with fever in a young child and usually does not mean
chronic epilepsy.
Rationale: A simple febrile seizure is associated with fever in a young child and usually does not mean chronic
epilepsy. In practice, the nurse integrates age, developmental stage, family-centered care, physiologic risk, and
timely reassessment when applying this concept.
2. Which statement best describes growth chart in pediatric nursing?
A) One percentile measurement alone diagnoses malnutrition
B) All healthy children remain on the 50th percentile
C) Growth charts are used to follow trends in weight, length/height, head circumference, and BMI relative to
ageand sex.
D) Growth charts replace clinical assessment
Correct Answer: Growth charts are used to follow trends in weight, length/height, head circumference, and BMI
relative to age and sex.
Rationale: Growth charts are used to follow trends in weight, length/height, head circumference, and BMI relative to
age and sex. The distractors conflict with developmental, physiologic, or safety principles relevant to NU 170 Exam
1.
3. Which statement best describes congenital heart disease in pediatric nursing?
A) Feeding tolerance is unrelated to cardiac workload
B) Congenital heart defects can alter pulmonary or systemic blood flow and may cause cyanosis, poor
feeding,tachypnea, or poor growth.
C) Congenital heart disease never affects growth
D) Cyanosis cannot occur with heart defects
Correct Answer: Congenital heart defects can alter pulmonary or systemic blood flow and may cause
cyanosis, poor feeding, tachypnea, or poor growth.
Rationale: Congenital heart defects can alter pulmonary or systemic blood flow and may cause cyanosis, poor
feeding, tachypnea, or poor growth. The distractors conflict with developmental, physiologic, or safety principles
relevant to NU 170 Exam 1.
4. Which statement best describes pediatric dosage safety in pediatric nursing?
A) Weight is unnecessary when the medication is familiar
B) Pediatric medication dosing often requires weight in kilograms and verification of the safe dose range.
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C) Pounds can be used directly in every mg/kg formula
D) Adult doses should simply be divided in half
Correct Answer: Pediatric medication dosing often requires weight in kilograms and verification of the safe
dose range.
Rationale: Pediatric medication dosing often requires weight in kilograms and verification of the safe dose range.
The distractors conflict with developmental, physiologic, or safety principles relevant to NU 170 Exam 1.
5. A nurse caring for a pediatric patient must apply the concept of hemophilia. Which action
orinterpretation is most appropriate?
A) Intramuscular injections are preferred whenever possible
B) Hemophilia causes impaired coagulation and prolonged bleeding because of deficiency of specific
clottingfactors.
C) Bleeding risk is no different from other children
D) Hemophilia is caused by excess platelets
Correct Answer: Hemophilia causes impaired coagulation and prolonged bleeding because of deficiency of
specific clotting factors.
Rationale: Hemophilia causes impaired coagulation and prolonged bleeding because of deficiency of specific
clotting factors. In practice, the nurse integrates age, developmental stage, family-centered care, physiologic risk,
and timely reassessment when applying this concept.
6. A nurse caring for a pediatric patient must apply the concept of dying child. Which action
orinterpretation is most appropriate?
A) Family presence should be discouraged
B) Comfort measures are secondary to routine tasks
C) Children should never be told anything about serious illness
D) Care of a dying child should prioritize comfort, honest developmentally appropriate communication,
familysupport, and respect for cultural and spiritual preferences.
Correct Answer: Care of a dying child should prioritize comfort, honest developmentally appropriate
communication, family support, and respect for cultural and spiritual preferences.
Rationale: Care of a dying child should prioritize comfort, honest developmentally appropriate communication,
family support, and respect for cultural and spiritual preferences. In practice, the nurse integrates age,
developmental stage, family-centered care, physiologic risk, and timely reassessment when applying this concept.
7. A nurse caring for a pediatric patient must apply the concept of separation anxiety. Which action
orinterpretation is most appropriate?
A) Separation anxiety is typical only in adolescents
B) Detachment always means the child has adjusted well
C) Separation anxiety is especially common in infants and toddlers and may include protest, despair,
anddetachment.
D) Toddlers do not respond to caregiver absence
Correct Answer: Separation anxiety is especially common in infants and toddlers and may include protest,
despair, and detachment.
Rationale: Separation anxiety is especially common in infants and toddlers and may include protest, despair, and
detachment. In practice, the nurse integrates age, developmental stage, family-centered care, physiologic risk, and
timely reassessment when applying this concept.
8. Which statement best describes vision safety in pediatric nursing?
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NU 170 Exam 1 | Maternal-Child Nursing |2026
Update |100% Correct – Galen College
1. A nurse caring for a pediatric patient must apply the concept of febrile seizure. Which action
orinterpretation is most appropriate?
A) Simple febrile seizures occur only in adolescents
B) Fever should be ignored during seizure assessment
C) Every febrile seizure proves epilepsy
D) A simple febrile seizure is associated with fever in a young child and usually does not mean chronic
epilepsy.
Correct Answer: A simple febrile seizure is associated with fever in a young child and usually does not mean
chronic epilepsy.
Rationale: A simple febrile seizure is associated with fever in a young child and usually does not mean chronic
epilepsy. In practice, the nurse integrates age, developmental stage, family-centered care, physiologic risk, and
timely reassessment when applying this concept.
2. Which statement best describes growth chart in pediatric nursing?
A) One percentile measurement alone diagnoses malnutrition
B) All healthy children remain on the 50th percentile
C) Growth charts are used to follow trends in weight, length/height, head circumference, and BMI relative to
ageand sex.
D) Growth charts replace clinical assessment
Correct Answer: Growth charts are used to follow trends in weight, length/height, head circumference, and BMI
relative to age and sex.
Rationale: Growth charts are used to follow trends in weight, length/height, head circumference, and BMI relative to
age and sex. The distractors conflict with developmental, physiologic, or safety principles relevant to NU 170 Exam
1.
3. Which statement best describes congenital heart disease in pediatric nursing?
A) Feeding tolerance is unrelated to cardiac workload
B) Congenital heart defects can alter pulmonary or systemic blood flow and may cause cyanosis, poor
feeding,tachypnea, or poor growth.
C) Congenital heart disease never affects growth
D) Cyanosis cannot occur with heart defects
Correct Answer: Congenital heart defects can alter pulmonary or systemic blood flow and may cause
cyanosis, poor feeding, tachypnea, or poor growth.
Rationale: Congenital heart defects can alter pulmonary or systemic blood flow and may cause cyanosis, poor
feeding, tachypnea, or poor growth. The distractors conflict with developmental, physiologic, or safety principles
relevant to NU 170 Exam 1.
4. Which statement best describes pediatric dosage safety in pediatric nursing?
A) Weight is unnecessary when the medication is familiar
B) Pediatric medication dosing often requires weight in kilograms and verification of the safe dose range.
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C) Pounds can be used directly in every mg/kg formula
D) Adult doses should simply be divided in half
Correct Answer: Pediatric medication dosing often requires weight in kilograms and verification of the safe
dose range.
Rationale: Pediatric medication dosing often requires weight in kilograms and verification of the safe dose range.
The distractors conflict with developmental, physiologic, or safety principles relevant to NU 170 Exam 1.
5. A nurse caring for a pediatric patient must apply the concept of hemophilia. Which action
orinterpretation is most appropriate?
A) Intramuscular injections are preferred whenever possible
B) Hemophilia causes impaired coagulation and prolonged bleeding because of deficiency of specific
clottingfactors.
C) Bleeding risk is no different from other children
D) Hemophilia is caused by excess platelets
Correct Answer: Hemophilia causes impaired coagulation and prolonged bleeding because of deficiency of
specific clotting factors.
Rationale: Hemophilia causes impaired coagulation and prolonged bleeding because of deficiency of specific
clotting factors. In practice, the nurse integrates age, developmental stage, family-centered care, physiologic risk,
and timely reassessment when applying this concept.
6. A nurse caring for a pediatric patient must apply the concept of dying child. Which action
orinterpretation is most appropriate?
A) Family presence should be discouraged
B) Comfort measures are secondary to routine tasks
C) Children should never be told anything about serious illness
D) Care of a dying child should prioritize comfort, honest developmentally appropriate communication,
familysupport, and respect for cultural and spiritual preferences.
Correct Answer: Care of a dying child should prioritize comfort, honest developmentally appropriate
communication, family support, and respect for cultural and spiritual preferences.
Rationale: Care of a dying child should prioritize comfort, honest developmentally appropriate communication,
family support, and respect for cultural and spiritual preferences. In practice, the nurse integrates age,
developmental stage, family-centered care, physiologic risk, and timely reassessment when applying this concept.
7. A nurse caring for a pediatric patient must apply the concept of separation anxiety. Which action
orinterpretation is most appropriate?
A) Separation anxiety is typical only in adolescents
B) Detachment always means the child has adjusted well
C) Separation anxiety is especially common in infants and toddlers and may include protest, despair,
anddetachment.
D) Toddlers do not respond to caregiver absence
Correct Answer: Separation anxiety is especially common in infants and toddlers and may include protest,
despair, and detachment.
Rationale: Separation anxiety is especially common in infants and toddlers and may include protest, despair, and
detachment. In practice, the nurse integrates age, developmental stage, family-centered care, physiologic risk, and
timely reassessment when applying this concept.
8. Which statement best describes vision safety in pediatric nursing?
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