NFDN 2005 Final
Comprehensive Questions
(Frequently Most Tested) with
Verified Answers
Growth and Development - Infant - Answer: Trust vs Mistrust
Growth and Development - Toddler - Answer: Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt
Growth and Development - Preschoolers - Answer: Initiative vs Guilt
Growth and Development - School-Aged Children - Answer: Industry vs inferiority
Growth and Development - Adolescents - Answer: Identity vs role confusion
Toddlers should be speaking in __________ by age 2 - Answer: 2 word sentences
Preschoolers are_______ - Answer: Highly imaginative
When should infants be introduced to solid foods - Answer: Fortified cereal at 4-6 months for an added
iron source
Until what age should infants have breastmilk/formula - Answer: 1 year of age
Best method in feeding toddlers - Answer: Choices & self feeding
Canada's Food Guide - Fruits and Veggies - Answer: #1 4-8 servings
,Canada's Food Guide - Breads & Cereals - Answer: #2 3-7 servings
Canada's Food Guide - Milk and Alternatives - Answer: #3 2-3 servings for young children // 3-4 servings
for adolescents
Canada's Food Guide - Meat products - Answer: #4 1-3 servings
Physical Abuse Indicators - Answer: Bruises/burns in unusual places/ patterns // bite marks
Shaken baby syndrome indicator - Answer: Bursted eye vessles
Emotional Abuse Indicators - Answer: Behavioural issues
Sexual abuse indicators - Answer: Scared of you, other people
What do you do if you suspect child abuse in a patient - Answer: DO NOT leaving the child alone with the
parent. DO NOT confront the parent of child. Report.
What type of communication do you use with children - Answer: Language that is at their
developmental level - language they can understand
What is the first question you ask upon arrival - Answer: What brought them in today/ what is the
problem
In a head to to assessment, what do we leave until the very last - Answer: Invasive procedures - ears,
nose, throat
Normal Child Temperature - Answer: 35.8-37.5
Normal Child Heart Rate - Answer: 110-160
, Normal Child Respirations - Answer: 40-60 neonates//20-40 otherwise
Normal Child Blood Pressure - Answer: Systolic - 70 + (agex2) —— take BP last
What do you have to consider when doing a respiratory assessment in children - Answer: They have a
thin chest wall - you may be able to hear many sounds
#1 thing to remember when explaining a procedure to a child - Answer: BE HONEST - if it is going to hurt
tell them, let them know exactly what to expect
Vaccination Schedule - Answer: 2, 4, 6, 12 and 18 months, 4-6 years
When do children receive their first live vaccination - Answer: 1 year (12 months)
Administering Medication in children - Answer: Weigh based calculations
Oral medications - Answer: Offer choices about the types of chaser or administrative tool but NOT if
they want tot take it or not
Administering Injections - Restraints - Answer: Get someone other than the parents to hold them gently
but firmly
Administering Injections. - Threat - Answer: NEVER use an injection as a threat when administering meds
What is the nursing role with a palliative patient - Answer: 1. Support the patient (Pain Management) 2.
Support the family
Vulnerable child syndrome - Answer: A clinical state in which the parents reactions to a serious illness or
event in the child's past continue to have a long-term psychologically harmful effects on the child and
parents for many years
Comprehensive Questions
(Frequently Most Tested) with
Verified Answers
Growth and Development - Infant - Answer: Trust vs Mistrust
Growth and Development - Toddler - Answer: Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt
Growth and Development - Preschoolers - Answer: Initiative vs Guilt
Growth and Development - School-Aged Children - Answer: Industry vs inferiority
Growth and Development - Adolescents - Answer: Identity vs role confusion
Toddlers should be speaking in __________ by age 2 - Answer: 2 word sentences
Preschoolers are_______ - Answer: Highly imaginative
When should infants be introduced to solid foods - Answer: Fortified cereal at 4-6 months for an added
iron source
Until what age should infants have breastmilk/formula - Answer: 1 year of age
Best method in feeding toddlers - Answer: Choices & self feeding
Canada's Food Guide - Fruits and Veggies - Answer: #1 4-8 servings
,Canada's Food Guide - Breads & Cereals - Answer: #2 3-7 servings
Canada's Food Guide - Milk and Alternatives - Answer: #3 2-3 servings for young children // 3-4 servings
for adolescents
Canada's Food Guide - Meat products - Answer: #4 1-3 servings
Physical Abuse Indicators - Answer: Bruises/burns in unusual places/ patterns // bite marks
Shaken baby syndrome indicator - Answer: Bursted eye vessles
Emotional Abuse Indicators - Answer: Behavioural issues
Sexual abuse indicators - Answer: Scared of you, other people
What do you do if you suspect child abuse in a patient - Answer: DO NOT leaving the child alone with the
parent. DO NOT confront the parent of child. Report.
What type of communication do you use with children - Answer: Language that is at their
developmental level - language they can understand
What is the first question you ask upon arrival - Answer: What brought them in today/ what is the
problem
In a head to to assessment, what do we leave until the very last - Answer: Invasive procedures - ears,
nose, throat
Normal Child Temperature - Answer: 35.8-37.5
Normal Child Heart Rate - Answer: 110-160
, Normal Child Respirations - Answer: 40-60 neonates//20-40 otherwise
Normal Child Blood Pressure - Answer: Systolic - 70 + (agex2) —— take BP last
What do you have to consider when doing a respiratory assessment in children - Answer: They have a
thin chest wall - you may be able to hear many sounds
#1 thing to remember when explaining a procedure to a child - Answer: BE HONEST - if it is going to hurt
tell them, let them know exactly what to expect
Vaccination Schedule - Answer: 2, 4, 6, 12 and 18 months, 4-6 years
When do children receive their first live vaccination - Answer: 1 year (12 months)
Administering Medication in children - Answer: Weigh based calculations
Oral medications - Answer: Offer choices about the types of chaser or administrative tool but NOT if
they want tot take it or not
Administering Injections - Restraints - Answer: Get someone other than the parents to hold them gently
but firmly
Administering Injections. - Threat - Answer: NEVER use an injection as a threat when administering meds
What is the nursing role with a palliative patient - Answer: 1. Support the patient (Pain Management) 2.
Support the family
Vulnerable child syndrome - Answer: A clinical state in which the parents reactions to a serious illness or
event in the child's past continue to have a long-term psychologically harmful effects on the child and
parents for many years
