PEDIATRIC NURSING PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS|LATEST 2025/2026|GUARANTEED A +

PEDIATRIC NURSING PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS|LATEST
2025/2026|GUARANTEED A +

What is the recommended serving size of vegetables for a toddler?
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a. 1 tablespoon.
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b. 1 teaspoon.
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c. 1/2 teaspoon.
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d. 1/2 tablespoon. - ANSWER-
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The nurse is providing emergency care for an unconscious child who presents with a head inju
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ry sustained in a fall. Which is the highest nursing priority?
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a. Establish an airway.
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b. Assess neurological status.
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c. Stabilize the spine.
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d. Obtain vital signs. - ANSWER-
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he vital signs of a 4-year-
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old child with polyuria are: BP 80/40, Pulse 118, and Respirations 24. The child's pedal pulses a
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re present with a volume of +1, and no edema is observed. What action should the nurse impl
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ement first? B




a. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter.
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b. Start an IV infusion of normal saline.
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c. Send a specimen to the lab for urinalysis.
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d. Document the child's vital signs and pulses. - ANSWER-
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The nurse is assessing a 2-year-
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old child. What behavior indicates that the child's language development is within normal limi
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ts?



a. Is able to name four colors.
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b. Can count five blocks.
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c. Is capable of making a three word sentence.
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d. Half of child's speech is understandable. - ANSWER-
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At 8 a.m. the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) informs the charge nurse that a female adol
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escent client with acute glomerulonephritis has a blood pressure of 210/110. The 4 a.m. blood
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Bpressure reading was 170/88. The client reports to the UAP that she is upset because her boyf
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riend did not visit last night. What action should the nurse take first?
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a. Give the client her 9 a.m. prescription for an oral diuretic early.
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b. Administer PRN prescription of nifedipine (Procardia) sublingually.
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c. Notify the healthcare provider and inform the nursing supervisor of the client's condition.
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d. Attempt to calm the client and retake the blood pressure in thirty minutes. - ANSWER-
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During administration of a blood transfusion, a child complains of chills, headache, and nause
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a. Which action should the nurse implement?
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,a. Start another IV of dextrose solution and stay with the child.
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b. Continue the transfusion and monitor the child's vital signs.
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c. Stop the infusion immediately and notify the healthcare provider.
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d. Slow the transfusion and assess for cessation of symptoms. - ANSWER-
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The nurse is preparing a health teaching program for parents of toddlers and preschoolers and
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plans to include information about prevention of accidental poisonings. It is most important f
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or the nurse to include which instruction?
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a. Tell children they should not taste anything but food.
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b. Store all toxic agents and medicines in locked cabinets.
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c. Provide special play areas in the house and restrict play in other areas.
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d. Punish children if they open cabinets that contain household chemicals. - ANSWER-
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What preoperative nursing intervention should be included in the plan of care for an infant wit
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h pyloric stenosis?
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a. Monitor for signs of metabolic acidosis.
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b. Estimate the quantity of diarrhea stools.
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c. Place in a supine position after feeding.
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d. Observe for projectile vomiting. - ANSWER-
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Which measurements should be used to accurately calculate a pediatric medication dosage? S
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elect all that apply.
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, a. Child's height and weight.
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b. Adult dosage of medication.
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c. Body surface area of child.
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d. Average adult's body surface area.
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e. Average pediatric dosage of medication.
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f. Nomogram determined mathematical constant. - ANSWER-
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The nurse is assessing the neurovascular status of a child in Russell's traction. Which finding sh
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ould the nurse report to the healthcare provider?
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a. Pale bluish coloration of the toes.
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b. Skin is warm and dry to the touch.
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c. Toes are wiggled upon command.
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d. Capillary refill less than 3 seconds. - ANSWER-
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The mother of a preschool-
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aged child asks the nurse if it is all right to administer bismuth subsalicylate (Pepto Bismol, Bis
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mylate) to her son when he "has a tummy ache." After reminding the mother to check the lab
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el of all over-the-
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counter drugs for the presence of aspirin, which instruction should the nurse include when re
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plying to this mother's question?
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a. If the child's tongue darkens, discontinue the Pepto Bismol immediately.
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b. Do not give if the child has chickenpox, the flu, or any other viral illness.
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