PN Nursing Care of Children Practice
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a toddler who has strabismus. Which of the
following treatments for the nurse plan to include in the teaching? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Eye Patch
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the family of a preschooler whose parent has a terminal
diagnosis. Which of the following statements should the nurse include when discussing age
appropriate responses to death? - CORRECT ANSWER - "At this age, your child likely
believes his thoughts can cause another person's death."
A nurse is collecting data from a 12 month old infant during a well child is it. The nurse should
identify which of the following findings as a deviation from expected growth and development? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Birth weight doubled
A nurse is monitoring a preschooler following an abdominal CT scan with contrast die. The
nurse should identify which of the following as an indication of the preschool experience an
allergic reaction to the contrast dye? - CORRECT ANSWER - Urticaria
A nurse is collecting data from a six month old child who is experiencing a sickle cell crisis.
Which of the following areas should the nurse observed on monitoring for manifestations of
splenic sequestration? - CORRECT ANSWER - Box B
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardians of the school-age child who has hearing loss.
Which of the following techniques should the nurse recommend facilitate communication with
the child? - CORRECT ANSWER - Use facial expressions when speaking
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a school-age child who is receiving prednisone.
Which of the following lab results should the nurse report to the provider? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sodium 150 mEq/L
, A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a child who has cystic fibrosis and is taking
pancrelipase as a pancreatic enzyme replacement. The nurse I plan to inform the child's parents
that the therapeutic effects of this medication can be evaluated by which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Amount and consistency of stools
A nurse is assisting a provider with a developmental assessment of a toddler. Which of the
following behaviors should the nurse recognize as an expected finding? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Since I want that for several seconds
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a seven year old female child about behavioral
expectations. Which of the following behaviors of the nurse include in the teaching? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Spends a lot of time by herself
A nurse is collecting data from an infant who is receiving IV therapy for fluid replacement.
Which of the following findings indicates the infant status is improving? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sodium level 145 mEq/L
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about glucose monitoring with the parent of a child with type one
diabetes mellitus. Which of the following instructions should the the nurse include in the
teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER - "Put your child's finger under warm, running water
prior to collecting blood."
A nurse is caring for a preschooler who has a new diagnosis of asthma. Which of the following
medication should the nurse instruct the parent to administer for an acute asthma attack? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Levalbuterol
The nurse is assisting with the sterile dressing change for an adolescent who has partial thickness
burn on my right hip. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Administer pain medication to the client
A nurse in the pediatric clinic is collecting data from an infant who recently started taking
digoxin. Which of the following manifestation should the nurse identify as an indication of of
digoxin toxicity and report to the provider? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vomiting
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a toddler who has strabismus. Which of the
following treatments for the nurse plan to include in the teaching? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Eye Patch
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the family of a preschooler whose parent has a terminal
diagnosis. Which of the following statements should the nurse include when discussing age
appropriate responses to death? - CORRECT ANSWER - "At this age, your child likely
believes his thoughts can cause another person's death."
A nurse is collecting data from a 12 month old infant during a well child is it. The nurse should
identify which of the following findings as a deviation from expected growth and development? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Birth weight doubled
A nurse is monitoring a preschooler following an abdominal CT scan with contrast die. The
nurse should identify which of the following as an indication of the preschool experience an
allergic reaction to the contrast dye? - CORRECT ANSWER - Urticaria
A nurse is collecting data from a six month old child who is experiencing a sickle cell crisis.
Which of the following areas should the nurse observed on monitoring for manifestations of
splenic sequestration? - CORRECT ANSWER - Box B
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardians of the school-age child who has hearing loss.
Which of the following techniques should the nurse recommend facilitate communication with
the child? - CORRECT ANSWER - Use facial expressions when speaking
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a school-age child who is receiving prednisone.
Which of the following lab results should the nurse report to the provider? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sodium 150 mEq/L
, A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a child who has cystic fibrosis and is taking
pancrelipase as a pancreatic enzyme replacement. The nurse I plan to inform the child's parents
that the therapeutic effects of this medication can be evaluated by which of the following? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Amount and consistency of stools
A nurse is assisting a provider with a developmental assessment of a toddler. Which of the
following behaviors should the nurse recognize as an expected finding? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Since I want that for several seconds
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parents of a seven year old female child about behavioral
expectations. Which of the following behaviors of the nurse include in the teaching? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Spends a lot of time by herself
A nurse is collecting data from an infant who is receiving IV therapy for fluid replacement.
Which of the following findings indicates the infant status is improving? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sodium level 145 mEq/L
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about glucose monitoring with the parent of a child with type one
diabetes mellitus. Which of the following instructions should the the nurse include in the
teaching? - CORRECT ANSWER - "Put your child's finger under warm, running water
prior to collecting blood."
A nurse is caring for a preschooler who has a new diagnosis of asthma. Which of the following
medication should the nurse instruct the parent to administer for an acute asthma attack? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Levalbuterol
The nurse is assisting with the sterile dressing change for an adolescent who has partial thickness
burn on my right hip. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Administer pain medication to the client
A nurse in the pediatric clinic is collecting data from an infant who recently started taking
digoxin. Which of the following manifestation should the nurse identify as an indication of of
digoxin toxicity and report to the provider? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vomiting
