Pediatric Growth, Development, and
Immunizations: High-Yield Nursing Exam
Review Questions With Rationales Graded A+
Latest Updated 2026
How to prepare a preschooler for a procedure
Role play with miniature equipment
Expected finding in a child's ear
Cerumen present bilaterally
Expected finding in a 6-month old
Plantar grasp (normally from birth to 8 months)
Age anterior fontanel closes
12-18 months
Age posterior fontanel closes
2-3 months
Typical age that the first teeth erupt
6-10 months
Piaget's sensorimotor stage
birth- 2 years
use ability to sense and move to acquire information about the world
object permanence - "out of sight is out of mind"
Erikson's Trust vs. Mistrust Stage
(0-1 yrs)
trust- infant is dependent on others and learns to trust them
mistrust- learns to distrust others
, Trisomy 21
Carrying an extra copy of chromosome 21; also known as Down syndrome.
Birth immunization
Hepatitis B
4 month immunizations
DTaP, RV, IPV, Hib, PCV (minus Hep B)
2 month immunizations
-Dtap (diphtheria and tetanus and pertussis)
-Hib (influenza)
-IPV (polio)
-PCV (pneumococcal)
-Hep B
-RV (rotavirus) *SAME AS 6 MONTH*
6 month immunizations
-Dtap (diphtheria and tetanus and pertussis)
-Hib (influenza)
-IPV (polio)
-PCV (pneumococcal)
-Hep B
-RV (rotavirus) * SAME AS 2 MONTH*
6-12 month flu immunizations route
IM injection
Age solid foods can be introduced
Around 6 months
By 12 months, the birth weight should
Triple
Piaget's Preoperational Stage
Ages 2 to 7
make-believe play
Immunizations: High-Yield Nursing Exam
Review Questions With Rationales Graded A+
Latest Updated 2026
How to prepare a preschooler for a procedure
Role play with miniature equipment
Expected finding in a child's ear
Cerumen present bilaterally
Expected finding in a 6-month old
Plantar grasp (normally from birth to 8 months)
Age anterior fontanel closes
12-18 months
Age posterior fontanel closes
2-3 months
Typical age that the first teeth erupt
6-10 months
Piaget's sensorimotor stage
birth- 2 years
use ability to sense and move to acquire information about the world
object permanence - "out of sight is out of mind"
Erikson's Trust vs. Mistrust Stage
(0-1 yrs)
trust- infant is dependent on others and learns to trust them
mistrust- learns to distrust others
, Trisomy 21
Carrying an extra copy of chromosome 21; also known as Down syndrome.
Birth immunization
Hepatitis B
4 month immunizations
DTaP, RV, IPV, Hib, PCV (minus Hep B)
2 month immunizations
-Dtap (diphtheria and tetanus and pertussis)
-Hib (influenza)
-IPV (polio)
-PCV (pneumococcal)
-Hep B
-RV (rotavirus) *SAME AS 6 MONTH*
6 month immunizations
-Dtap (diphtheria and tetanus and pertussis)
-Hib (influenza)
-IPV (polio)
-PCV (pneumococcal)
-Hep B
-RV (rotavirus) * SAME AS 2 MONTH*
6-12 month flu immunizations route
IM injection
Age solid foods can be introduced
Around 6 months
By 12 months, the birth weight should
Triple
Piaget's Preoperational Stage
Ages 2 to 7
make-believe play
