Maternal Child Nursing NURS230, Galen College of Nursing,
2026 – Pediatric Exam 3 Practice Questions and Answers
Introduction:
This document contains a comprehensive set of pediatric nursing
exam questions and answers for NURS230 Maternal Child Nursing.
It covers developmental milestones, pediatric diseases, treatments,
and nursing interventions across infancy to adolescence.
The material includes key concepts such as diabetes,
gastrointestinal disorders, genetic conditions, hematologic
diseases, and psychosocial development. It is structured as a review
guide aligned with exam preparation.
Exam Questions and Answers
What age would be appropriate for push pull-toys? --- correct
precise answer ---9-12 mo
What age would be appropriate for noise maker toys? --- correct
precise answer ---6-9 mo
When in the hospital this age group will want their peers visit the
most --- correct precise answer ---Teenagers 12 yrs and older
Appropriate foods for ________________ would be?
- Breast milk or iron fortified formula
,- If less than a year, use iron fortified formula when weaned from
breast milk
- Introduce iron fortified cereal at 5-6 mo --- correct precise
answer ---Infants
Appropriate foods and eating habits for ___________ would be?
- Cutting food into small pieces such as grapes, hotdogs, and carrots
- They will be busy, will not eat big meals (because they are busy
exploring)
- Need small frequent meals and snacks
- Are at risk for aspiration due to them running around.
- Avoid foods like peanuts, gummies and skittles --- correct precise
answer ---Toddlers
This age group is typically into fast food, high fat foods such as
pizza, burgers, french fries
- easily influenced by peers --- correct precise answer ---Teenagers
_____________ is given to infants because it is least allergenic and
the Fe2+ storages in body have been depleted.
- Idiopathic type 1, rare forms of the disease that has no known
cause --- correct precise answer ---Iron-fortified cereal
, - Pancreatic beta cells that produce insulin are destroyed, starts in
children or in slim young adults
- 2 forms: Immune-mediated DM or Autoimmune destruction of the
beta cells --- correct precise answer ---Type 1 diabetes
- Polyuria
- Polydipsia
- Polyphagia
- Weight loss
- Tachycardia
- Fatigue --- correct precise answer ---S/S of Type 1 diabetes
- Insulin therapy SQ
- Regular insulin may be IV
- Insulin pumps for age 2 or greater
- Food plan --- correct precise answer ---Treatment for Type 1
Diabetes
- Insulin resistance due to the body failing to use insulin properly
while combined with relative insulin deficiency
- Typically occurs in adults over 30 --- correct precise answer ---
Type 2 Diabetes
2026 – Pediatric Exam 3 Practice Questions and Answers
Introduction:
This document contains a comprehensive set of pediatric nursing
exam questions and answers for NURS230 Maternal Child Nursing.
It covers developmental milestones, pediatric diseases, treatments,
and nursing interventions across infancy to adolescence.
The material includes key concepts such as diabetes,
gastrointestinal disorders, genetic conditions, hematologic
diseases, and psychosocial development. It is structured as a review
guide aligned with exam preparation.
Exam Questions and Answers
What age would be appropriate for push pull-toys? --- correct
precise answer ---9-12 mo
What age would be appropriate for noise maker toys? --- correct
precise answer ---6-9 mo
When in the hospital this age group will want their peers visit the
most --- correct precise answer ---Teenagers 12 yrs and older
Appropriate foods for ________________ would be?
- Breast milk or iron fortified formula
,- If less than a year, use iron fortified formula when weaned from
breast milk
- Introduce iron fortified cereal at 5-6 mo --- correct precise
answer ---Infants
Appropriate foods and eating habits for ___________ would be?
- Cutting food into small pieces such as grapes, hotdogs, and carrots
- They will be busy, will not eat big meals (because they are busy
exploring)
- Need small frequent meals and snacks
- Are at risk for aspiration due to them running around.
- Avoid foods like peanuts, gummies and skittles --- correct precise
answer ---Toddlers
This age group is typically into fast food, high fat foods such as
pizza, burgers, french fries
- easily influenced by peers --- correct precise answer ---Teenagers
_____________ is given to infants because it is least allergenic and
the Fe2+ storages in body have been depleted.
- Idiopathic type 1, rare forms of the disease that has no known
cause --- correct precise answer ---Iron-fortified cereal
, - Pancreatic beta cells that produce insulin are destroyed, starts in
children or in slim young adults
- 2 forms: Immune-mediated DM or Autoimmune destruction of the
beta cells --- correct precise answer ---Type 1 diabetes
- Polyuria
- Polydipsia
- Polyphagia
- Weight loss
- Tachycardia
- Fatigue --- correct precise answer ---S/S of Type 1 diabetes
- Insulin therapy SQ
- Regular insulin may be IV
- Insulin pumps for age 2 or greater
- Food plan --- correct precise answer ---Treatment for Type 1
Diabetes
- Insulin resistance due to the body failing to use insulin properly
while combined with relative insulin deficiency
- Typically occurs in adults over 30 --- correct precise answer ---
Type 2 Diabetes
