PEDS NURSING EVALUATION EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔When administering an I.M. injection to an infant, the nurse in charge should use
which site?
A. Deltoid
B. Dorsogluteal
C. Ventrogluteal
D. Vastus lateralis - ✔✔D. Vastus lateralis
✔✔A child with a poor nutritional status and weight loss is at risk for a negative nitrogen
balance. To help diagnose this problem, the nurse in charge anticipates that the doctor
will order which laboratory test?
A. Total iron-binding capacity
B. Hemoglobin
C. Total protein
D. Serum transferrin - ✔✔C. Total protein
✔✔When developing a plan of care for a male adolescent, the nurse considers the
child's psychosocial needs. During adolescence, psychosocial development focuses on:
A. Becoming industrious
B. Establishing an identity
C. Achieving intimacy
D. Developing initiative - ✔✔B. Establishing an identity
✔✔When developing a plan care for a hospitalized child, nurse Mica knows that
children in which age group is most likely to view illness as a punishment for misdeeds?
- ✔✔B. Preschool age
✔✔Nurse Sunshine suspects that a child, age 4, is being neglected physically. To best
assess the child's nutritional status, the nurse should ask the parents which question?
A. "Has your child always been so thin?"
B. "Is your child a picky eater?"
C. "What did your child eat for breakfast?"
D. "Do you think your child eats enough?" - ✔✔C. "What did your child eat for
breakfast?"
✔✔A female child, age 2, is brought to the emergency department after ingesting an
unknown number of aspirin tablets about 30 minutes earlier. On entering the
examination room, the child is crying and clinging to the mother. Which data should the
nurse obtain first?
A. Heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure
B. Recent exposure to communicable diseases
C. Number of immunizations received
, D. Height and weight - ✔✔A. Heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure
✔✔A mother asks the nurse how to handle her 5-year-old child, who recently started
wetting the pants after being completely toilet trained. The child just started attending
nursery school 2 days a week. Which principle should guide the nurse's response? A.
The child forgets previously learned skills
B. The child experiences growth while regressing, regrouping, and then progressing
C. The parents may refer less mature behaviors
D. The child returns to a level of behavior that increases the sense of security. - ✔✔D.
The child returns to a level of behavior that increases the sense of security.
✔✔A female child, age 6, is brought to the health clinic for a routine checkup. To assess
the child's vision, the nurse should ask:
A. "Do you have any problems seeing different colors?"
B. "Do you have trouble seeing at night?"
C. "Do you have problems with glare?"
D. "How are you doing in school?" - ✔✔D. "How are you doing in school?"
✔✔During a well-baby visit, Liza asks the nurse when she instruct her to introduce
which solid food first?
A. Applesauce
B. Egg whites
C. Rice cereal
D. Yogurt - ✔✔C. Rice cereal
✔✔To decrease the likelihood of bradyarrhythmias in children during endotracheal
intubation, succinylcholine (Anectine) used with which of the following agents? - ✔✔C.
Atropine sulfate
✔✔A 1-year-and 2-month-old child weighing 26 Ib (11.8 kg) is admitted traction to treat
congenital hip dislocation. When preparing the patient's room, the nurse anticipates
using which traction system?
A. Bryant's traction
B. Buck's extension traction
C. Overhead suspension traction
D. 90-90 traction - ✔✔A. Bryant's traction
✔✔Hannah, age 12, is 7 months pregnant. When teaching parenting skills to an
adolescent, the nurse knows that which teaching strategy is least effective?
A. Providing a one-on-one demonstration and requesting a return demonstration, using
a live infant model
B. Initiating a teenage parent support group with first - and - second-time mothers
C. Using audiovisual aids that show discussions of feelings and skills
WITH ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔When administering an I.M. injection to an infant, the nurse in charge should use
which site?
A. Deltoid
B. Dorsogluteal
C. Ventrogluteal
D. Vastus lateralis - ✔✔D. Vastus lateralis
✔✔A child with a poor nutritional status and weight loss is at risk for a negative nitrogen
balance. To help diagnose this problem, the nurse in charge anticipates that the doctor
will order which laboratory test?
A. Total iron-binding capacity
B. Hemoglobin
C. Total protein
D. Serum transferrin - ✔✔C. Total protein
✔✔When developing a plan of care for a male adolescent, the nurse considers the
child's psychosocial needs. During adolescence, psychosocial development focuses on:
A. Becoming industrious
B. Establishing an identity
C. Achieving intimacy
D. Developing initiative - ✔✔B. Establishing an identity
✔✔When developing a plan care for a hospitalized child, nurse Mica knows that
children in which age group is most likely to view illness as a punishment for misdeeds?
- ✔✔B. Preschool age
✔✔Nurse Sunshine suspects that a child, age 4, is being neglected physically. To best
assess the child's nutritional status, the nurse should ask the parents which question?
A. "Has your child always been so thin?"
B. "Is your child a picky eater?"
C. "What did your child eat for breakfast?"
D. "Do you think your child eats enough?" - ✔✔C. "What did your child eat for
breakfast?"
✔✔A female child, age 2, is brought to the emergency department after ingesting an
unknown number of aspirin tablets about 30 minutes earlier. On entering the
examination room, the child is crying and clinging to the mother. Which data should the
nurse obtain first?
A. Heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure
B. Recent exposure to communicable diseases
C. Number of immunizations received
, D. Height and weight - ✔✔A. Heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure
✔✔A mother asks the nurse how to handle her 5-year-old child, who recently started
wetting the pants after being completely toilet trained. The child just started attending
nursery school 2 days a week. Which principle should guide the nurse's response? A.
The child forgets previously learned skills
B. The child experiences growth while regressing, regrouping, and then progressing
C. The parents may refer less mature behaviors
D. The child returns to a level of behavior that increases the sense of security. - ✔✔D.
The child returns to a level of behavior that increases the sense of security.
✔✔A female child, age 6, is brought to the health clinic for a routine checkup. To assess
the child's vision, the nurse should ask:
A. "Do you have any problems seeing different colors?"
B. "Do you have trouble seeing at night?"
C. "Do you have problems with glare?"
D. "How are you doing in school?" - ✔✔D. "How are you doing in school?"
✔✔During a well-baby visit, Liza asks the nurse when she instruct her to introduce
which solid food first?
A. Applesauce
B. Egg whites
C. Rice cereal
D. Yogurt - ✔✔C. Rice cereal
✔✔To decrease the likelihood of bradyarrhythmias in children during endotracheal
intubation, succinylcholine (Anectine) used with which of the following agents? - ✔✔C.
Atropine sulfate
✔✔A 1-year-and 2-month-old child weighing 26 Ib (11.8 kg) is admitted traction to treat
congenital hip dislocation. When preparing the patient's room, the nurse anticipates
using which traction system?
A. Bryant's traction
B. Buck's extension traction
C. Overhead suspension traction
D. 90-90 traction - ✔✔A. Bryant's traction
✔✔Hannah, age 12, is 7 months pregnant. When teaching parenting skills to an
adolescent, the nurse knows that which teaching strategy is least effective?
A. Providing a one-on-one demonstration and requesting a return demonstration, using
a live infant model
B. Initiating a teenage parent support group with first - and - second-time mothers
C. Using audiovisual aids that show discussions of feelings and skills
