CPN EXAM PRACTICE QUESTION
WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
The principles of growth and development include all of the following
except:
a. Each child grows and develops according to a general
orderly pattern that tends to resemble that of others of the
same age, sex and nationality
b. Development proceeds in a cephalocaudal and
proximodistal manner
c. Development proceeds from the specific to the general
d. Growth and development are interrelated and
interdependent -- Answer ✔✔ c. Development proceeds from the
specific to the general
The period of greatest growth is from:
a. Birth to one year
b. Toddlerhood to preschool years
c. School age to preadolescence
d. The beginning to the end of adolescence -- Answer ✔✔ a. Birth to
one year
A developmentally appropriate 3 ½ year old child is likely to be most
fearful of which of the following activities:
a. Chest x-ray
b. Rectal temperature
c. Bed bath by the nurse
d. Blood pressure -- Answer ✔✔ b. Rectal temperature
,The neonatal period begins at birth and lasts for 4 weeks. During this
time, the infant adapts to the extrauterine environment. Which one of
the following is true about the neonate?
a. The sense of hearing is immature
b. Myelinization of the brain is complete
c. The anterior fontanel will close within a month
d. Temperature-regulating mechanisms are
immature -- Answer ✔✔ d. Temperature-regulating mechanisms are
immature
Four year old Juan is being admitted today for a
tonsillectomy. You know that Juan is in which
developmental stage according to Erikson:
a. Initiative vs. guilt
b. Identity vs. role confusion
c. Industry vs. inferiority
d. Autonomy vs. shame and doubt -- Answer ✔✔ a. Initiative vs. guilt
Which of the following criteria is used in assessing readiness for toilet
training?
a. The child should be at least 2 years old before toilet
training
b. The child can demonstrate an awareness that she is
urinating and defecating
c. The child should have a dry diaper through the night
d. The child should have resolved her fears about what
might happen when she flushes the toilet -- Answer ✔✔ b. The child
can demonstrate an awareness that she is
urinating and defecating
Thomas is a 6 month old who weighed 6 lbs at birth. Based on your
knowledge of pediatric growth, you know that his weight today should
be at least
a. 9 lbs
b. 12 lbs
c. 16 lbs
d. 18 lbs -- Answer ✔✔ b. 12 lbs
, You are preparing to measure the length of 12-month-old William. His
mother tells you he was 20 inches at birth. Based on your knowledge
of normal growth parameters you would expect his length to be
approximately:
a. 25% greater than his birth length
b. 50% greater than his birth length
c. 75% greater than his birth length
d. Double his birth length -- Answer ✔✔ b. 50% greater than his birth
length
Dana is a 30-month-old female whose length you are plotting. You
measured her using a length board. Which growth chart would you
choose?
a. Girls: 0-36 months
b. Girls: 2-18 years
c. Either a girls 0-36 months or a 2-18 years growth chart;
it does not matter
d. You must plot on both charts since she's in the
transitional period -- Answer ✔✔ a. Girls: 0-36 months
When performing a well-child assessment of a 4
month old, which one of the following represents a
normal assessment finding?
a. Closed anterior and posterior fontanel
b. Open anterior and posterior fontanel
c. Closed anterior and open posterior fontanel
d. Open anterior and closed posterior fontanel -- Answer ✔✔ d. Open
anterior and closed posterior fontanel
A bottle-fed infant, age 3 months, is brought to the
pediatrician's office for a well-child visit. During the
previous visit, the nurse taught the mother about infant
nutritional needs. Which statement by the mother during
the current visit indicates effective teaching?
a. "I started the baby on cereals and fruits because he wasn't sleeping
through the night."
WITH 100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS.
The principles of growth and development include all of the following
except:
a. Each child grows and develops according to a general
orderly pattern that tends to resemble that of others of the
same age, sex and nationality
b. Development proceeds in a cephalocaudal and
proximodistal manner
c. Development proceeds from the specific to the general
d. Growth and development are interrelated and
interdependent -- Answer ✔✔ c. Development proceeds from the
specific to the general
The period of greatest growth is from:
a. Birth to one year
b. Toddlerhood to preschool years
c. School age to preadolescence
d. The beginning to the end of adolescence -- Answer ✔✔ a. Birth to
one year
A developmentally appropriate 3 ½ year old child is likely to be most
fearful of which of the following activities:
a. Chest x-ray
b. Rectal temperature
c. Bed bath by the nurse
d. Blood pressure -- Answer ✔✔ b. Rectal temperature
,The neonatal period begins at birth and lasts for 4 weeks. During this
time, the infant adapts to the extrauterine environment. Which one of
the following is true about the neonate?
a. The sense of hearing is immature
b. Myelinization of the brain is complete
c. The anterior fontanel will close within a month
d. Temperature-regulating mechanisms are
immature -- Answer ✔✔ d. Temperature-regulating mechanisms are
immature
Four year old Juan is being admitted today for a
tonsillectomy. You know that Juan is in which
developmental stage according to Erikson:
a. Initiative vs. guilt
b. Identity vs. role confusion
c. Industry vs. inferiority
d. Autonomy vs. shame and doubt -- Answer ✔✔ a. Initiative vs. guilt
Which of the following criteria is used in assessing readiness for toilet
training?
a. The child should be at least 2 years old before toilet
training
b. The child can demonstrate an awareness that she is
urinating and defecating
c. The child should have a dry diaper through the night
d. The child should have resolved her fears about what
might happen when she flushes the toilet -- Answer ✔✔ b. The child
can demonstrate an awareness that she is
urinating and defecating
Thomas is a 6 month old who weighed 6 lbs at birth. Based on your
knowledge of pediatric growth, you know that his weight today should
be at least
a. 9 lbs
b. 12 lbs
c. 16 lbs
d. 18 lbs -- Answer ✔✔ b. 12 lbs
, You are preparing to measure the length of 12-month-old William. His
mother tells you he was 20 inches at birth. Based on your knowledge
of normal growth parameters you would expect his length to be
approximately:
a. 25% greater than his birth length
b. 50% greater than his birth length
c. 75% greater than his birth length
d. Double his birth length -- Answer ✔✔ b. 50% greater than his birth
length
Dana is a 30-month-old female whose length you are plotting. You
measured her using a length board. Which growth chart would you
choose?
a. Girls: 0-36 months
b. Girls: 2-18 years
c. Either a girls 0-36 months or a 2-18 years growth chart;
it does not matter
d. You must plot on both charts since she's in the
transitional period -- Answer ✔✔ a. Girls: 0-36 months
When performing a well-child assessment of a 4
month old, which one of the following represents a
normal assessment finding?
a. Closed anterior and posterior fontanel
b. Open anterior and posterior fontanel
c. Closed anterior and open posterior fontanel
d. Open anterior and closed posterior fontanel -- Answer ✔✔ d. Open
anterior and closed posterior fontanel
A bottle-fed infant, age 3 months, is brought to the
pediatrician's office for a well-child visit. During the
previous visit, the nurse taught the mother about infant
nutritional needs. Which statement by the mother during
the current visit indicates effective teaching?
a. "I started the baby on cereals and fruits because he wasn't sleeping
through the night."
