Pediatric Exam 4 Review Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Pediatric Exam 4
Review Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
ChapterB37B-BAnswerB



AB3-year-
oldBboyBhasBbeenBonBchemotherapyBforBcancer.BHeBcomplainsBaboutBaBsoreBthroat,B
isBexperiencingBmalaise,BandBhasBaBtemperatureBofB99.8∞FBorally.BHisBmotherBcallsBt
heBchild'sBphysician.BWhatBisBtheBappropriateBinformationBforBtheBnurseBtoBtellBhisB
motherBatBthisBtime?

A)BContinueBtoBwatchBtheBchild,BgivingBhimBaspirinBandBcoolBfluidsBforBtheBfever.

B)BPlanBtoBbringBtheBchildBintoBtheBphysician'sBofficeBtoday.

C)BMonitorBtheBtemperature,BbutBnotBtoBworryBunlessBitBgetsBaboveB104∞F.

D)BKeepBtheBchildBwarmBandBasBcomfortableBasBpossible.B-
BAnswerBB)BPlanBtoBbringBtheBchildBintoBtheBphysician'sBofficeBtoday.



ABnurseBisBconductingBaBhealthBhistoryBforBaB1-month-
oldBwithBanBinfectiousBdisorder.BWhichBsegmentBofBtheBhealthBhistoryBwouldBbeBmos
tBhelpfulBforBtheBnurseBwhenBdeterminingBifBtheBinfantBdevelopedBtheBinfectionBfrom
BtheBmother?

A)BFamilyBhistory

B)BPastBmedicalBhistory

C)BHomeBtreatments

D)BPresentBillnessBhistoryB-BAnswerBB)BPastBmedicalBhistory



WhileBreviewingBvariousBstudiesBaboutBtheBuseBofBantipyreticsBpossiblyBprolongingBill
ness,BtheBnurseBnotesBthatBthereBareBbenefitsBtoBtheirBuseBforBtheBchildBwithBfever.
BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBwouldBtheBnurseBidentifyBasBtheBbestBexplanationBrelatedBt
oBtheBbenefitBofBantipyretics?

,A)BTheyBslowBtheBgrowthBofBbacteria.

B)BTheyBincreaseBneutrophilBproduction.

C)BTheyBencourageBT-cellBproliferation.

D)BTheyBhelpBdecreaseBfluidBrequirements.B-
BAnswerBD)BTheyBhelpBdecreaseBfluidBrequirements.



TheBnurseBisBcaringBforBaBneonateBwhoBisBsuspectedBofBhavingBsepsis.BWhichBofBthe
BfollowingBassessmentBfindingsBwouldBtheBnurseBinterpretBasBmostBindicativeBofBsepsi
s?

A)BRashBonBface

B)BEdematousBneck

C)BHypothermia

D)BCoughingB-BAnswerBC)BHypothermia



TheBnurseBisBpreparingBaBplanBofBcareBforBaB5-year-
oldBboyBwithBchickenpox.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBnursingBinterventionsBshouldBbeBqu
estioned?

A)BAdministerBantipyreticsBasBordered.

B)BKeepBtheBchild'sBfingernailsBshort.

C)BMonitorBfluidBintakeBandBoutput.

D)BProvideBalcoholBbathsBasBneeded.B-BAnswerBC)BMonitorBfluidBintakeBandBoutput.



TheBnurseBisBdevelopingBaBteachingBplanBforBtheBmotherBofBaB4-year-
oldBgirlBwithBcoldBandBfever.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBwouldBtheBnurseBincludeBinBthi
sBteachingBplan?

A)BKeepingBtheBchildBcoveredBandBwarm

B)BCallingBtheBdoctorBifBtheBchild'sBfeverBlastsBmoreBthanB36Bhours

C)BEnsuringBfluidBintakeBtoBpreventBdehydration

D)BObservingBforBchangesBinBalertnessBresultingBfromBbrainBdamageB-
BAnswerBC)BEnsuringBfluidBintakeBtoBpreventBdehydration

, AfterBteachingBaBmotherBhowBtoBremoveBaBtickBfromBherB6-year-
oldBboy'sBarm,BtheBnurseBdeterminesBthatBadditionalBteachingBisBneededBwhenBtheB
motherBstatesBwhichBofBtheBfollowing?

A)BìI'llBprotectBmyBfingersBwithBaBpaperBtowel.î

B)BìI'llBgraspBtheBtickBandBpullBitBawayBquickly.î

C)BìIBshouldBputBtheBtickBinBaBplasticBbagBinBtheBfreezer.î

D)BìIBneedBtoBgraspBtheBtickBcloseBtoBtheBchild'sBskin.îB-
BAnswerBB)BI'llBgraspBtheBtickBandBpullBitBawayBquickly.



TheBnurseBisBperformingBaBphysicalBexaminationBofBanB8-year-
oldBgirlBwhoBwasBbittenBbyBherBkitten.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBassessmentsBwouldBl
eadBtheBnurseBtoBsuspectBcat-scratchBdisease?

A)BSwollenBlymphBnodes

B)BStrawberryBtongue

C)BInfectedBtonsils

D)BSwollenBneckB-BAnswerBA)BSwollenBlymphBnodes



ABgroupBofBnursingBstudentsBareBreviewingBtheBsixBlinksBinBtheBchainBofBinfectionBa
ndBtheBnursingBimplicationsBforBeach.BTheBstudentsBdemonstrateBunderstandingBofBth
eBinformationBwhenBtheyBidentifyBwhichBprecautionBasBhelpingBtoBbreakBtheBchainBo
fBinfectionBtoBtheBsusceptibleBhost?

A)BKeepingBlinensBdryBandBclean

B)BMaintainingBskinBintegrity

C)BWashingBhandsBfrequently

D)BCoughingBintoBaBhandkerchiefB-BAnswerBB)BMaintainingBskinBintegrity



TheBnurseBisBperformingBaBphysicalBexaminationBonBaB9-year-
oldBboyBwhoBhasBexperiencedBaBtickBbiteBonBhisBlowerBlegBandBisBsuspectedBofBhavi
ngBLymeBdisease.BWhichBassessmentBfindingBwouldBtheBnurseBexpectBtoBfind?

A)BSwellingBinBtheBneck

B)BConfusionBandBanxiety