PN Nursing Care of Children Questions
and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026
| Correct & Verified
A nurse is caring for a toddler with a fever. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Bundle the child in warm blankets
✔✔ B. Offer small sips of clear fluids frequently
C. Administer aspirin for fever
D. Keep the room temperature high
A nurse is assessing a school-age child who has asthma. Which of the following is a sign of
respiratory distress?
A. Quiet, shallow breathing
✔✔ B. Nasal flaring and intercostal retractions
C. Sleeping more than usual
D. Bradycardia
A nurse is providing dietary teaching to the parent of a child with celiac disease. Which of the
following foods should be avoided?
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,✔✔ A. Wheat crackers
B. Rice noodles
C. Corn tortillas
D. Baked chicken
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about safety for a parent of a 3-year-old. Which of the following
statements indicates understanding?
A. "He can sit in the front seat as long as he’s in a car seat."
B. "We keep cleaning products under the sink."
✔✔ C. "We have safety gates at the top of the stairs."
D. "He can play outside unsupervised in the fenced yard."
A nurse is caring for a preschooler with a fractured femur. Which of the following is the priority
nursing intervention?
A. Offer the child toys for distraction
B. Reposition the child every 4 hours
✔✔ C. Assess neurovascular status of the affected limb
D. Elevate the head of the bed
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,A nurse is caring for an infant with diarrhea. Which of the following findings should be reported
to the provider?
✔✔ A. Sunken fontanel
B. Soft stools three times per day
C. Increased appetite
D. Slight diaper rash
A nurse is assessing pain in a 7-year-old child. Which of the following tools is appropriate?
A. CRIES scale
✔✔ B. FACES pain scale
C. FLACC scale
D. Numeric scale only
A nurse is caring for a child who is vomiting and has diarrhea. Which of the following is the
priority assessment?
✔✔ A. Signs of dehydration
B. Bowel sounds
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, C. Nutritional intake
D. Abdominal girth
A nurse is preparing to administer an oral medication to a toddler. Which of the following
strategies is appropriate?
✔✔ A. Mix the medication with a small amount of applesauce
B. Add the medication to a full bottle of milk
C. Tell the child it tastes like candy
D. Allow the child to take it independently
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a parent of a child with a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes.
Which of the following statements by the parent indicates a need for further teaching?
✔✔ A. "I will skip insulin if my child isn’t eating."
B. "I will check my child’s blood glucose before meals."
C. "I will keep snacks with us during physical activities."
D. "I will notify the provider if ketones are present in urine."
A nurse is caring for a child receiving IV fluids for dehydration. Which of the following findings
requires immediate action?
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and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026
| Correct & Verified
A nurse is caring for a toddler with a fever. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Bundle the child in warm blankets
✔✔ B. Offer small sips of clear fluids frequently
C. Administer aspirin for fever
D. Keep the room temperature high
A nurse is assessing a school-age child who has asthma. Which of the following is a sign of
respiratory distress?
A. Quiet, shallow breathing
✔✔ B. Nasal flaring and intercostal retractions
C. Sleeping more than usual
D. Bradycardia
A nurse is providing dietary teaching to the parent of a child with celiac disease. Which of the
following foods should be avoided?
1
,✔✔ A. Wheat crackers
B. Rice noodles
C. Corn tortillas
D. Baked chicken
A nurse is reinforcing teaching about safety for a parent of a 3-year-old. Which of the following
statements indicates understanding?
A. "He can sit in the front seat as long as he’s in a car seat."
B. "We keep cleaning products under the sink."
✔✔ C. "We have safety gates at the top of the stairs."
D. "He can play outside unsupervised in the fenced yard."
A nurse is caring for a preschooler with a fractured femur. Which of the following is the priority
nursing intervention?
A. Offer the child toys for distraction
B. Reposition the child every 4 hours
✔✔ C. Assess neurovascular status of the affected limb
D. Elevate the head of the bed
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,A nurse is caring for an infant with diarrhea. Which of the following findings should be reported
to the provider?
✔✔ A. Sunken fontanel
B. Soft stools three times per day
C. Increased appetite
D. Slight diaper rash
A nurse is assessing pain in a 7-year-old child. Which of the following tools is appropriate?
A. CRIES scale
✔✔ B. FACES pain scale
C. FLACC scale
D. Numeric scale only
A nurse is caring for a child who is vomiting and has diarrhea. Which of the following is the
priority assessment?
✔✔ A. Signs of dehydration
B. Bowel sounds
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, C. Nutritional intake
D. Abdominal girth
A nurse is preparing to administer an oral medication to a toddler. Which of the following
strategies is appropriate?
✔✔ A. Mix the medication with a small amount of applesauce
B. Add the medication to a full bottle of milk
C. Tell the child it tastes like candy
D. Allow the child to take it independently
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a parent of a child with a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes.
Which of the following statements by the parent indicates a need for further teaching?
✔✔ A. "I will skip insulin if my child isn’t eating."
B. "I will check my child’s blood glucose before meals."
C. "I will keep snacks with us during physical activities."
D. "I will notify the provider if ketones are present in urine."
A nurse is caring for a child receiving IV fluids for dehydration. Which of the following findings
requires immediate action?
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