Pediatrics FINAL
EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026
TheBEmergencyBroomBnurseBisBconcernedBaboutBwhatBfindingsBwhenBaB5BmonthBoldBinfantBi
sBassessed?B
B
A.BAnteriorBFontanelBisBclosed
B.BChildBrollsBfromBsideBtoBside
C.BChildBisBableBtoBliftBhead
D.BRootingBreflexBhasBdisapearedB-BAnswerA.BAnteriorBFontanelBisBClosed
TheBparentsBofBaB3BmonthBoldBareBinstructedBtoBhaveBallBfamilyBmembersBandBcaregiversBto
BhaveBthereBtdapBandBdtapBboosterBvaccinesBtoBpreventBtheBpotentiallyBfatalBillness?
A.BRubellaB
B.BMumpsB
C.BMeaslesB
D.BPertussisB-BAnswerD.BPertussis
ABfirstBtimeBmotherBwantsBtoBstartBherB6BmonthBoldBonBsolidBfoodsB.BTheBnurseBwouldBed
ucateBtheBparentBthatBsheBshouldBbeginBwithBwhatBfoodBchoices?
BA.BanyBfoodBtheBfamilyBisBeating
,BB.BStrainedBmeats
BC.BRiceBcerealBmixedBwithBwholeBcowsBmilk
BD.BRiceBcerealBforBinfantsBmixedBwithBformulaB-
BAnswerD.BRiceBcerealBforBinfantsBmixedBwithBformula
AB7BmonthBchildBthatBwasBfullBtermBisBinBaBclinicBforBaBwellBchildBvisitB.BABearlyBinterventi
onBconsultBwouldBbeBindicatedBforBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBfindings?BSelectBallBthatBapply
BA.BPincerBgrasp
BB.BHeadBlag
BC.BDoesBnotBrollBover
BD.BStrangerBanxietyB-BAnswerB.BHeadBlag
C.BDoesBnotBrollBover
AB9BmonthBoldBisBinBforBthereBwellBchildBvisitBtheBchildBhasBmetBallBmilestones.BTheBnurseB
willBprovideBadditionalBhealthBandBsafetyBinformationBandBeducatesBherBonBfoodsBtoBavoidBu
ntilB1ByrBofBage.BWhatBwouldBsheBinclude?BSelectBallBthatBapply
BA.BStrainedBBanana
BB.BHoney
BC.BPeanuts
BD.BStrainedBCarrotsB-BAnswerB.BHoney
C.BPeanuts
TheBmotherBofBaB2ByearBoldBisBconcernedBthatBherBchildBisBaBpickyBeaterB.HeBisBgainingBw
eightBandBisBinBtheB75thBpercentileBonBtheBgrowthBchartB?BTheBnurseBwouldBrespondBwithB
theBfollowingBstatement
BA.BThisBisBnormalBdevelopmentBforBaB2ByearBold
BB.BIBwillBsetBupBaBappointmentBwithBaBnutritionBexpert
BC.BForceBhimBtoBeatBallBtheBfoodBonBhisBplate
BD.BYouBneedBtoBfollowBupBwithBaBgastroenterologistB-
BAnswerA.BThisBisBnormalBdevelopmentBforBaB2ByearBold
,TheBmotherBofBaB2BmonthBoldBcallsBandBstatesBherBchildBwasBinBtheBEmergencyBroomBandB
hasBbeenBdiagnosedBwithBcolicB.BTheBnurseBexplainsBthatBcolicBisB?
BA.BSelfBlimitingBresolvesBaroundB12-16Bweeks
BB.BCommonBinBbreastBfedBinfants
BC.BIntoleranceBtoBsoyBbasedBformula
BD.BRelatedBtoBconstipationB-BAnswerB.BSelfBlimitingBresolvesBaroundB12-16Bweeks
WhatBstatementsBareBtrueBregardingBtheBbackBtoBsleepBcampaignBtoBpreventBSuddenBInfantB
DeathBSyndrome?BSelectBallBthatBapply
BA.BTheBbackBtoBsleepBcampaignBhasBdramaticallyBreducedBtheBincidenceBofBSIDS
BB.BtheBchildBshouldBbeBplacedBprone
BC.BtheBchildBshouldBbeBplacedBsupine
BD.BWithBtheBbackBtoBsleepBcampaignBtheBchildBisBatBgreaterBriskBforBplagiocepB-
BAnswerA.BTheBbackBtoBsleepBcampaignBhasBdramaticallyBreducedBtheBincidenceBofBSIDS
C.BtheBchildBshouldBbeBplacedBsupine
D.BWithBtheBbackBtoBsleepBcampaignBtheBchildBisBatBgreaterBriskBforBplagiocep
TheBnurseBisBassessingBaB3ByearBoldBwhatBwouldBbeBappropriateBactionBtoBprepareBtheBchil
dBforBtheBexamB?B
BA.BDon'tBallowBtheBchildBtoBholdBaBtoyBitBmayBannoyBtheBdoctor
BB.BallowBtheBchildBtoBsitBonBparentsBlap
BC.BUseBmedicalBterminologyBsoBtheBchildBdoesn'tBunderstandBtheBexam
BD.BSeparateBtheBchildBfromBtheBparentB-BAnswerB.BallowBtheBchildBtoBsitBonBparentsBlap
AB12BmonthBoldBisBatBherBwellBchildBvisitB.WhatBabnormalBfindingBneedsBtoBbeBreportedBto
BtheBprovider?B
BA.BBirthBlengthBBirthBlengthBhasBincreasedBbyB50%
BB.B8BteethBhaveBerupted
, BC.BBirthBweightBhasBdoubled
BD.BChildBisBableBtoBtakeB3BstepsB-BAnswerC.BBirthBweightBhasBdoubled
TheBnursesBisBprovidingBaBhealthBpromotionBcourseBtoBaBgroupBofBpreBschoolBmoms.TheBfoc
usBisBaccidentalBpoisoningBtheBnurseBeducatedBthemBtoB?
BA.BTellBtheBchildBnotBtoBtouchBmedications
BB.BAllBmedicationsBshouldBbeBinBaBlockedBcabinet
BC.BPlaceBmedicationsBonBcountersBtheBchildrenBcan'tBreach
BD.BplaceBmedicationsBinBcontainersBtheBchildrenBwouldBnotBplayBwithB-
BAnswerB.BAllBmedicationsBshouldBbeBinBaBlockedBcabinet
TheBnurseBisBprovidingBinformationBonBhowBtoBpreventBburnsBinByoungBchildrenBsheBwillBinc
lude?BSelectBallBthatBapplyB
BA.BkeepBcoversBonBoutlets
BB.BkeepBpotBhandlesBpointedBbackBofBstoveBwhenBcooking
BC.BSetBwaterBheatersBatB160BdegreesBF
BD.BuseBsunscreenBonBtoddlersB-BAnswerA.BkeepBcoversBonBoutlets
B.BkeepBpotBhandlesBpointedBbackBofBstoveBwhenBcooking
D.BuseBsunscreenBonBtoddlers
TheBnurseBisBprovidingBcareBtoBtheBfamilyBofBaBpreschool-
ageBchildBwhoBisBdiagnosedBwithBsickleBcellBdisease.BWhichBstatementBmadeBbyBtheBsiblingB
wouldBinitiateBaBteachingBsessionBisBneeded?BSelectBallBthatBapply
BA.B"IBlikeBitBwhenBmyBbrotherBisBnotBsickB."
BB.B"IBamBafraidBthatBIBcausedBmyBbrotherBtoBgetBsickBagainBbecauseBIBwasBmadBatBhim."
BC.B"IBneverBgetBtoBgoBoverBtoBmyBfriends'BhousesBbecauseBweBareBalwaysBtakingBmyBbroth
erBtoBtheBdoctor."
BD.BWhenBIBliedBtoBmyBparents,BIBwasBpunishedBforBaBweekBandBmyBbrotherBneverBgetsBpu
nished."B-
BAnswerB.B"IBamBafraidBthatBIBcausedBmyBbrotherBtoBgetBsickBagainBbecauseBIBwasBmadBat
Bhim."
EXAM
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026
TheBEmergencyBroomBnurseBisBconcernedBaboutBwhatBfindingsBwhenBaB5BmonthBoldBinfantBi
sBassessed?B
B
A.BAnteriorBFontanelBisBclosed
B.BChildBrollsBfromBsideBtoBside
C.BChildBisBableBtoBliftBhead
D.BRootingBreflexBhasBdisapearedB-BAnswerA.BAnteriorBFontanelBisBClosed
TheBparentsBofBaB3BmonthBoldBareBinstructedBtoBhaveBallBfamilyBmembersBandBcaregiversBto
BhaveBthereBtdapBandBdtapBboosterBvaccinesBtoBpreventBtheBpotentiallyBfatalBillness?
A.BRubellaB
B.BMumpsB
C.BMeaslesB
D.BPertussisB-BAnswerD.BPertussis
ABfirstBtimeBmotherBwantsBtoBstartBherB6BmonthBoldBonBsolidBfoodsB.BTheBnurseBwouldBed
ucateBtheBparentBthatBsheBshouldBbeginBwithBwhatBfoodBchoices?
BA.BanyBfoodBtheBfamilyBisBeating
,BB.BStrainedBmeats
BC.BRiceBcerealBmixedBwithBwholeBcowsBmilk
BD.BRiceBcerealBforBinfantsBmixedBwithBformulaB-
BAnswerD.BRiceBcerealBforBinfantsBmixedBwithBformula
AB7BmonthBchildBthatBwasBfullBtermBisBinBaBclinicBforBaBwellBchildBvisitB.BABearlyBinterventi
onBconsultBwouldBbeBindicatedBforBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBfindings?BSelectBallBthatBapply
BA.BPincerBgrasp
BB.BHeadBlag
BC.BDoesBnotBrollBover
BD.BStrangerBanxietyB-BAnswerB.BHeadBlag
C.BDoesBnotBrollBover
AB9BmonthBoldBisBinBforBthereBwellBchildBvisitBtheBchildBhasBmetBallBmilestones.BTheBnurseB
willBprovideBadditionalBhealthBandBsafetyBinformationBandBeducatesBherBonBfoodsBtoBavoidBu
ntilB1ByrBofBage.BWhatBwouldBsheBinclude?BSelectBallBthatBapply
BA.BStrainedBBanana
BB.BHoney
BC.BPeanuts
BD.BStrainedBCarrotsB-BAnswerB.BHoney
C.BPeanuts
TheBmotherBofBaB2ByearBoldBisBconcernedBthatBherBchildBisBaBpickyBeaterB.HeBisBgainingBw
eightBandBisBinBtheB75thBpercentileBonBtheBgrowthBchartB?BTheBnurseBwouldBrespondBwithB
theBfollowingBstatement
BA.BThisBisBnormalBdevelopmentBforBaB2ByearBold
BB.BIBwillBsetBupBaBappointmentBwithBaBnutritionBexpert
BC.BForceBhimBtoBeatBallBtheBfoodBonBhisBplate
BD.BYouBneedBtoBfollowBupBwithBaBgastroenterologistB-
BAnswerA.BThisBisBnormalBdevelopmentBforBaB2ByearBold
,TheBmotherBofBaB2BmonthBoldBcallsBandBstatesBherBchildBwasBinBtheBEmergencyBroomBandB
hasBbeenBdiagnosedBwithBcolicB.BTheBnurseBexplainsBthatBcolicBisB?
BA.BSelfBlimitingBresolvesBaroundB12-16Bweeks
BB.BCommonBinBbreastBfedBinfants
BC.BIntoleranceBtoBsoyBbasedBformula
BD.BRelatedBtoBconstipationB-BAnswerB.BSelfBlimitingBresolvesBaroundB12-16Bweeks
WhatBstatementsBareBtrueBregardingBtheBbackBtoBsleepBcampaignBtoBpreventBSuddenBInfantB
DeathBSyndrome?BSelectBallBthatBapply
BA.BTheBbackBtoBsleepBcampaignBhasBdramaticallyBreducedBtheBincidenceBofBSIDS
BB.BtheBchildBshouldBbeBplacedBprone
BC.BtheBchildBshouldBbeBplacedBsupine
BD.BWithBtheBbackBtoBsleepBcampaignBtheBchildBisBatBgreaterBriskBforBplagiocepB-
BAnswerA.BTheBbackBtoBsleepBcampaignBhasBdramaticallyBreducedBtheBincidenceBofBSIDS
C.BtheBchildBshouldBbeBplacedBsupine
D.BWithBtheBbackBtoBsleepBcampaignBtheBchildBisBatBgreaterBriskBforBplagiocep
TheBnurseBisBassessingBaB3ByearBoldBwhatBwouldBbeBappropriateBactionBtoBprepareBtheBchil
dBforBtheBexamB?B
BA.BDon'tBallowBtheBchildBtoBholdBaBtoyBitBmayBannoyBtheBdoctor
BB.BallowBtheBchildBtoBsitBonBparentsBlap
BC.BUseBmedicalBterminologyBsoBtheBchildBdoesn'tBunderstandBtheBexam
BD.BSeparateBtheBchildBfromBtheBparentB-BAnswerB.BallowBtheBchildBtoBsitBonBparentsBlap
AB12BmonthBoldBisBatBherBwellBchildBvisitB.WhatBabnormalBfindingBneedsBtoBbeBreportedBto
BtheBprovider?B
BA.BBirthBlengthBBirthBlengthBhasBincreasedBbyB50%
BB.B8BteethBhaveBerupted
, BC.BBirthBweightBhasBdoubled
BD.BChildBisBableBtoBtakeB3BstepsB-BAnswerC.BBirthBweightBhasBdoubled
TheBnursesBisBprovidingBaBhealthBpromotionBcourseBtoBaBgroupBofBpreBschoolBmoms.TheBfoc
usBisBaccidentalBpoisoningBtheBnurseBeducatedBthemBtoB?
BA.BTellBtheBchildBnotBtoBtouchBmedications
BB.BAllBmedicationsBshouldBbeBinBaBlockedBcabinet
BC.BPlaceBmedicationsBonBcountersBtheBchildrenBcan'tBreach
BD.BplaceBmedicationsBinBcontainersBtheBchildrenBwouldBnotBplayBwithB-
BAnswerB.BAllBmedicationsBshouldBbeBinBaBlockedBcabinet
TheBnurseBisBprovidingBinformationBonBhowBtoBpreventBburnsBinByoungBchildrenBsheBwillBinc
lude?BSelectBallBthatBapplyB
BA.BkeepBcoversBonBoutlets
BB.BkeepBpotBhandlesBpointedBbackBofBstoveBwhenBcooking
BC.BSetBwaterBheatersBatB160BdegreesBF
BD.BuseBsunscreenBonBtoddlersB-BAnswerA.BkeepBcoversBonBoutlets
B.BkeepBpotBhandlesBpointedBbackBofBstoveBwhenBcooking
D.BuseBsunscreenBonBtoddlers
TheBnurseBisBprovidingBcareBtoBtheBfamilyBofBaBpreschool-
ageBchildBwhoBisBdiagnosedBwithBsickleBcellBdisease.BWhichBstatementBmadeBbyBtheBsiblingB
wouldBinitiateBaBteachingBsessionBisBneeded?BSelectBallBthatBapply
BA.B"IBlikeBitBwhenBmyBbrotherBisBnotBsickB."
BB.B"IBamBafraidBthatBIBcausedBmyBbrotherBtoBgetBsickBagainBbecauseBIBwasBmadBatBhim."
BC.B"IBneverBgetBtoBgoBoverBtoBmyBfriends'BhousesBbecauseBweBareBalwaysBtakingBmyBbroth
erBtoBtheBdoctor."
BD.BWhenBIBliedBtoBmyBparents,BIBwasBpunishedBforBaBweekBandBmyBbrotherBneverBgetsBpu
nished."B-
BAnswerB.B"IBamBafraidBthatBIBcausedBmyBbrotherBtoBgetBsickBagainBbecauseBIBwasBmadBat
Bhim."