PEDIATRIC NURSING COMPREHENSIVE TEST
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ A nurse is teaching the parents of a child who has rheumatic fever.
Which of the following statements by a parent indicates an
understanding of the teaching? Answer: My child may take aspirin
for his joint pain
◉ A nurse at a clinic is preparing to administer immunizations to a
5-year-old child. Which of the following immunizations should the
nurse plan to give? Answer: Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis
(DTaP)
◉ A nurse is caring for a child who has cystic fibrosis and a
pulmonary infection. Which of the following finding sis the nurse's
priority? Answer: Inability to clear secretions
◉ A nurse is teaching a parent of an infant who has a colostomy.
Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an
understanding of the teaching? Answer: I need to apply paste to the
back of the wafer of my child's appliance
◉ A nurse is preparing a school-age child for a tonsillectomy. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take? Answer: Schedule the
child for a preoperative visit to the facility
, ◉ A nurse is teaching a school-age child who is to undergo a bone
marrow aspiration. Which of the following statements should the
nurse make? Answer: I will place a pressure dressing over the area
following the procedure
◉ A nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child who has superficial partial-
thickness burns over 50% of his body. When planning for the
nutritional needs of the child, which of the following actions should
the nurse plan to take? Answer: Supplement the child's feedings
with enteral feedings
◉ A nurse is caring for a child who has a vesicular rash. The parents
of the child ask the nurse what illness can cause this rash for 6 days.
The nurse should expect that the child has which of the following
conditions? Answer: Varicella
◉ A nurse is caring for a child who has been in Buck's traction for 2
days. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to
prevent complications? Answer: Check for pulses in the affected leg
every 4 hours
◉ A nurse is caring for a child who is in the emergency department
after ingestion a bottle of acetaminophen. Which of the following
medications should the nurse plan to administer? Answer:
Acetylcysteine
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ A nurse is teaching the parents of a child who has rheumatic fever.
Which of the following statements by a parent indicates an
understanding of the teaching? Answer: My child may take aspirin
for his joint pain
◉ A nurse at a clinic is preparing to administer immunizations to a
5-year-old child. Which of the following immunizations should the
nurse plan to give? Answer: Diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis
(DTaP)
◉ A nurse is caring for a child who has cystic fibrosis and a
pulmonary infection. Which of the following finding sis the nurse's
priority? Answer: Inability to clear secretions
◉ A nurse is teaching a parent of an infant who has a colostomy.
Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an
understanding of the teaching? Answer: I need to apply paste to the
back of the wafer of my child's appliance
◉ A nurse is preparing a school-age child for a tonsillectomy. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take? Answer: Schedule the
child for a preoperative visit to the facility
, ◉ A nurse is teaching a school-age child who is to undergo a bone
marrow aspiration. Which of the following statements should the
nurse make? Answer: I will place a pressure dressing over the area
following the procedure
◉ A nurse is caring for a 4-year-old child who has superficial partial-
thickness burns over 50% of his body. When planning for the
nutritional needs of the child, which of the following actions should
the nurse plan to take? Answer: Supplement the child's feedings
with enteral feedings
◉ A nurse is caring for a child who has a vesicular rash. The parents
of the child ask the nurse what illness can cause this rash for 6 days.
The nurse should expect that the child has which of the following
conditions? Answer: Varicella
◉ A nurse is caring for a child who has been in Buck's traction for 2
days. Which of the following actions should the nurse take to
prevent complications? Answer: Check for pulses in the affected leg
every 4 hours
◉ A nurse is caring for a child who is in the emergency department
after ingestion a bottle of acetaminophen. Which of the following
medications should the nurse plan to administer? Answer:
Acetylcysteine
