NURS 5432 FNP 1 ALL EXAMS STUDY NOTES
CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ Calorie Requirements: 7mo - 1 year Answer: 100kcal/kg/day
⫸ Calorie Requirements: 2 - 10 years Answer: 100 to 70 kcal/kg/day
⫸ Calorie Requirements: adolescents Answer: 45 kcal/kg/day
⫸ Breast feeding benefits Answer: · Perfect food; cannot be duplicated
· Decreases illness in infants
· Maternal antibodies are transferred to infants
· Decreased GI problems such as GERD
· Decreases allergies as it contains anti-inflammatory agents
· Breastfeeding during painful procedures provides analgesia
· The longer the mom breastfeeds, the less chance of the child to be
overweight independent of education and socioeconomic status
⫸ Recommended time to exclusive breast feed Answer: 6 months and
feed on demand
, ⫸ · Adequate nutrition confirmed by weight gain up to 3 months
Answer: o 30 g/day (1 oz/day) for the first 3 months
o Gain of 15-20 g/day during subsequent 3 months
⫸ · Vitamin Supplementation Answer: o Vitamin D (400 IU per day at
2 months of age to adolescence
o Vitamin B12 for breastfeeding mothers who are strict vegetarians
⫸ Iron supplementation Answer: o For exclusively breast-fed infants:
approximately 1 mg/kg/day of iron is recommended after 6 months of
age
o Bottle feeding should contain iron supplementation
o Ideally iron should come from fortified cereals
o Elemental iron supplements can be given if iron intake from diet is not
adequate
⫸ · Fluoride Supplementation Answer: o Supplements only when local
water supply is less than 0.3 parts per million (ppm)
o Supplementation first 6 months of life
⫸ Initial weight loss after birth Answer: 10%
⫸ Initial weight loss regained when Answer: within 7-14 days
⫸ Weight should double by when Answer: 5-6 months old
CERTIFICATION REVIEW SET 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ Calorie Requirements: 7mo - 1 year Answer: 100kcal/kg/day
⫸ Calorie Requirements: 2 - 10 years Answer: 100 to 70 kcal/kg/day
⫸ Calorie Requirements: adolescents Answer: 45 kcal/kg/day
⫸ Breast feeding benefits Answer: · Perfect food; cannot be duplicated
· Decreases illness in infants
· Maternal antibodies are transferred to infants
· Decreased GI problems such as GERD
· Decreases allergies as it contains anti-inflammatory agents
· Breastfeeding during painful procedures provides analgesia
· The longer the mom breastfeeds, the less chance of the child to be
overweight independent of education and socioeconomic status
⫸ Recommended time to exclusive breast feed Answer: 6 months and
feed on demand
, ⫸ · Adequate nutrition confirmed by weight gain up to 3 months
Answer: o 30 g/day (1 oz/day) for the first 3 months
o Gain of 15-20 g/day during subsequent 3 months
⫸ · Vitamin Supplementation Answer: o Vitamin D (400 IU per day at
2 months of age to adolescence
o Vitamin B12 for breastfeeding mothers who are strict vegetarians
⫸ Iron supplementation Answer: o For exclusively breast-fed infants:
approximately 1 mg/kg/day of iron is recommended after 6 months of
age
o Bottle feeding should contain iron supplementation
o Ideally iron should come from fortified cereals
o Elemental iron supplements can be given if iron intake from diet is not
adequate
⫸ · Fluoride Supplementation Answer: o Supplements only when local
water supply is less than 0.3 parts per million (ppm)
o Supplementation first 6 months of life
⫸ Initial weight loss after birth Answer: 10%
⫸ Initial weight loss regained when Answer: within 7-14 days
⫸ Weight should double by when Answer: 5-6 months old
