Peds Exam #2 Practice Questions &
Answers 2025
Which of the following should be used in the care of all pediatric care
patients to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms from
both recognized and unrecognized sources of infection?
a. Transmission-based precautions
b. Airborne precautions
c. Standard precautions
d. Droplet precautions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
Which childhood vaccine provides some protection against bacterial
meningitis, epiglottis, and bacterial pneumonia?
a. Hib vaccine
b. Hep B vaccine
c. Varicella vaccine
d. Influenza vaccine - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
Which vaccine should pregnant adolescents and women who are not
protected against pertussis receive optimally between 27 and 36
weeks' gestation or postpartum prior to discharge from the hospital?
a. DTap
b. Td
c. IPV
d. Tdap - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
, Peds Exam #2 Practice Questions &
Answers 2025
Which childhood vaccine provides protection against streptococcal
infections such as otitis media, sinusitis, and pneumonia?
a. Rotavirus vaccine
b. Hib vaccine
c. Pneumococcal vaccine
d. MMR vaccine - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
One of the most common intestinal parasitic pathogens in the US
acquired from a contaminated water source such as a lake or swimming
pool is:
a. tinea capitis
b. giardia intestinalis
c. pediculosis capitis
d. enterobiasis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
A 9-year-old child in the ED is diagnosed w/ Lyme disease. The nurse
anticipates that the HCP orders will include the administration of:
a. cefotaxime
b. aqueous penicillin
c. doxycycline
d. thrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
Answers 2025
Which of the following should be used in the care of all pediatric care
patients to reduce the risk of transmission of microorganisms from
both recognized and unrecognized sources of infection?
a. Transmission-based precautions
b. Airborne precautions
c. Standard precautions
d. Droplet precautions - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
Which childhood vaccine provides some protection against bacterial
meningitis, epiglottis, and bacterial pneumonia?
a. Hib vaccine
b. Hep B vaccine
c. Varicella vaccine
d. Influenza vaccine - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A
Which vaccine should pregnant adolescents and women who are not
protected against pertussis receive optimally between 27 and 36
weeks' gestation or postpartum prior to discharge from the hospital?
a. DTap
b. Td
c. IPV
d. Tdap - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔D
, Peds Exam #2 Practice Questions &
Answers 2025
Which childhood vaccine provides protection against streptococcal
infections such as otitis media, sinusitis, and pneumonia?
a. Rotavirus vaccine
b. Hib vaccine
c. Pneumococcal vaccine
d. MMR vaccine - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
One of the most common intestinal parasitic pathogens in the US
acquired from a contaminated water source such as a lake or swimming
pool is:
a. tinea capitis
b. giardia intestinalis
c. pediculosis capitis
d. enterobiasis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔B
A 9-year-old child in the ED is diagnosed w/ Lyme disease. The nurse
anticipates that the HCP orders will include the administration of:
a. cefotaxime
b. aqueous penicillin
c. doxycycline
d. thrimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔C
