NSG 3600 EXAM 1 (GALEN) NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM TEST BANK | PEDIATRIC NURSING EXAM 1
REVIEW WITH COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+
(BRAND NEW!!)
1. What is not a key aspect in a teen's environment that helps when making good
decisions?
a. ability to think abstractly
b. ability to use deductive reasoning
c. ability to make long-term plans
d. ability to use logical thinking
Correct Answer - D
Rationale: The ability to use logical thinking is a cognitive skill, not an
environmental aspect. The question asks for a factor in the *environment*.
Abstract thinking, deductive reasoning, and long-term planning are
developmental milestones, but logical thinking is not specifically an
environmental key aspect; it is an internal cognitive function. The other
options reflect environmental/situational decision-making supports.
2. A nurse is planning an educational class for new families based on Duvall's
family development theory. Based on the theory, how are family stages
determined?
a. number of children in the family
b. the oldest child in the family
c. the youngest child in the family
d. years the couple has been married
Correct Answer - B
Rationale: According to Duvall's family development theory, family stages are
determined by the age of the oldest child. Each stage presents unique
developmental tasks and challenges for the family.
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,3. A child with special needs has moved into the community. Which health-care
resource should the school nurse direct the child's family toward?
a. medical home
b. pediatric clinic
c. emergency department
d. urgent care
Correct Answer - A
Rationale: A medical home provides comprehensive, coordinated, and
continuous
care for children with special health-care needs. It is the ideal resource
for families to manage complex health concerns.
4. According to Piaget, an infant in the sensorimotor stage learns primarily
through:
a. language and reasoning
b. senses and motor activities
c. abstract thought and logic
d. social interaction with peers
Correct Answer - B
Rationale: In the sensorimotor stage (birth–2 years), infants learn about
the world through their senses (sight, sound, touch) and motor activities
(grasping, mouthing).
5. At what age does an infant typically develop the ability to sit without
support?
a. 4 months
b. 6 months
c. 8 months
d. 10 months
Correct Answer - C
Rationale: Most infants can sit without support by 8 months of age.
Sitting with support occurs around 6 months.
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,6. The nurse is assessing a 4-month-old infant. Which finding is expected?
a. Sits without support
b. Rolls from back to front
c. Holds head steady when upright
d. Crawls
Correct Answer - C
Rationale: By 4 months, infants hold their head steady when in an upright
position. Rolling over occurs around 6 months; sitting without support at
8 months; crawling at 8–10 months.
7. At what age does an infant typically double their birth weight?
a. 2 months
b. 4 months
c. 6 months
d. 12 months
Correct Answer - C
Rationale: Infants typically double their birth weight by 6 months and
triple it by 12 months.
8. At what age does an infant typically triple their birth weight?
a. 6 months
b. 9 months
c. 12 months
d. 18 months
Correct Answer - C
Rationale: Birth weight triples by 12 months.
9. The pediatric nurse assesses a toddler's fine motor skills by observing
which task?
a. Buttoning a shirt
b. Writing with a pencil
c. Holding a spoon to eat
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, d. Using a pincer grasp
Correct Answer - C
Rationale: Holding a spoon is a typical fine motor skill for a toddler
(1–3 years). Buttoning and writing with a pencil are preschool skills;
pincer grasp is an infant milestone (10–12 months).
10. According to Piaget, which developmental task is achieved by an infant
at the end of the sensorimotor stage?
a. Egocentrism
b. Object permanence
c. Abstract reasoning
d. Conservation
Correct Answer - B
Rationale: Object permanence (knowing objects exist even when out of sight)
is achieved by the end of the sensorimotor stage (around 18–24 months).
11. At what age does an infant typically develop a social smile?
a. 2–4 weeks
b. 6–8 weeks (2 months)
c. 4–6 months
d. 8–10 months
Correct Answer - B
Rationale: A social smile typically appears at 6–8 weeks of age.
12. When does an infant typically develop stranger anxiety?
a. 4–6 months
b. 7–9 months
c. 10–12 months
d. 12–15 months
Correct Answer - B
Rationale: Stranger anxiety emerges between 7–9 months of age.
13. At what age does an infant typically develop a pincer grasp?
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EXAM TEST BANK | PEDIATRIC NURSING EXAM 1
REVIEW WITH COMPLETE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+
(BRAND NEW!!)
1. What is not a key aspect in a teen's environment that helps when making good
decisions?
a. ability to think abstractly
b. ability to use deductive reasoning
c. ability to make long-term plans
d. ability to use logical thinking
Correct Answer - D
Rationale: The ability to use logical thinking is a cognitive skill, not an
environmental aspect. The question asks for a factor in the *environment*.
Abstract thinking, deductive reasoning, and long-term planning are
developmental milestones, but logical thinking is not specifically an
environmental key aspect; it is an internal cognitive function. The other
options reflect environmental/situational decision-making supports.
2. A nurse is planning an educational class for new families based on Duvall's
family development theory. Based on the theory, how are family stages
determined?
a. number of children in the family
b. the oldest child in the family
c. the youngest child in the family
d. years the couple has been married
Correct Answer - B
Rationale: According to Duvall's family development theory, family stages are
determined by the age of the oldest child. Each stage presents unique
developmental tasks and challenges for the family.
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,3. A child with special needs has moved into the community. Which health-care
resource should the school nurse direct the child's family toward?
a. medical home
b. pediatric clinic
c. emergency department
d. urgent care
Correct Answer - A
Rationale: A medical home provides comprehensive, coordinated, and
continuous
care for children with special health-care needs. It is the ideal resource
for families to manage complex health concerns.
4. According to Piaget, an infant in the sensorimotor stage learns primarily
through:
a. language and reasoning
b. senses and motor activities
c. abstract thought and logic
d. social interaction with peers
Correct Answer - B
Rationale: In the sensorimotor stage (birth–2 years), infants learn about
the world through their senses (sight, sound, touch) and motor activities
(grasping, mouthing).
5. At what age does an infant typically develop the ability to sit without
support?
a. 4 months
b. 6 months
c. 8 months
d. 10 months
Correct Answer - C
Rationale: Most infants can sit without support by 8 months of age.
Sitting with support occurs around 6 months.
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,6. The nurse is assessing a 4-month-old infant. Which finding is expected?
a. Sits without support
b. Rolls from back to front
c. Holds head steady when upright
d. Crawls
Correct Answer - C
Rationale: By 4 months, infants hold their head steady when in an upright
position. Rolling over occurs around 6 months; sitting without support at
8 months; crawling at 8–10 months.
7. At what age does an infant typically double their birth weight?
a. 2 months
b. 4 months
c. 6 months
d. 12 months
Correct Answer - C
Rationale: Infants typically double their birth weight by 6 months and
triple it by 12 months.
8. At what age does an infant typically triple their birth weight?
a. 6 months
b. 9 months
c. 12 months
d. 18 months
Correct Answer - C
Rationale: Birth weight triples by 12 months.
9. The pediatric nurse assesses a toddler's fine motor skills by observing
which task?
a. Buttoning a shirt
b. Writing with a pencil
c. Holding a spoon to eat
3
, d. Using a pincer grasp
Correct Answer - C
Rationale: Holding a spoon is a typical fine motor skill for a toddler
(1–3 years). Buttoning and writing with a pencil are preschool skills;
pincer grasp is an infant milestone (10–12 months).
10. According to Piaget, which developmental task is achieved by an infant
at the end of the sensorimotor stage?
a. Egocentrism
b. Object permanence
c. Abstract reasoning
d. Conservation
Correct Answer - B
Rationale: Object permanence (knowing objects exist even when out of sight)
is achieved by the end of the sensorimotor stage (around 18–24 months).
11. At what age does an infant typically develop a social smile?
a. 2–4 weeks
b. 6–8 weeks (2 months)
c. 4–6 months
d. 8–10 months
Correct Answer - B
Rationale: A social smile typically appears at 6–8 weeks of age.
12. When does an infant typically develop stranger anxiety?
a. 4–6 months
b. 7–9 months
c. 10–12 months
d. 12–15 months
Correct Answer - B
Rationale: Stranger anxiety emerges between 7–9 months of age.
13. At what age does an infant typically develop a pincer grasp?
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