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PNCB CPN EXAM BANK 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED {460 Q &A}
ALREADY GRADED A+/ CPN EXAM / FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS | GUARANTEED PASS
M
2.1
Which is an example of cephalocaudal development?
ED
A. A child crawls before he walks; walks before he runs;
runs before he jumps
ST
B. A child lifts his head before lifting his shoulders; sits
with support before sitting without support
U
C. A child rakes before developing pincer grasps; develops
pincer grasps before feeding himself with a spoon
D
D. A child first develops reflexive behaviors; then develops
imitative behaviors - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. A child lifts his
Y
head before lifting his shoulders; sits with support before
sitting without support
Cephalocaudal development states that a child develops from
head to toe
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2.2
When assessing a school ages child's development, the nurse
understands that a primary developmental task of his group is:
A. Developing friends
B. Learning to read
C. Learning to trust others
M
D. Developing independence - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A.
Developing friends
ED
Erikson's stage of a school age child is industry vs. inferiority; the
ST
primary job of a school age child is to develop competence
through achievement in school and development of friendships;
important nursing assessment of children in this stage is
adjustment and success in school setting as well as the
U
formation of friendships
D
2.3
Y
Which nursing action would be most important in the
psychosocial support of a 2 year old who is having an invasive
procedure performed?
A. Assuring her that it is not her fault
B. Providing for parental presence
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C. Providing adequate pain control
D. Performing the procedure quickly - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
B. Providing for parental presence
2 year olds are in Erikson's stage of autonomy vs. shame and
doubt and Piaget's sensorimotor stage; toddlerhood is a time of
heightened separation anxiety with fear of strangers; the most
appropriate psychosocial support is to promote presence of the
M
primary caregiver
ED
2.4
Which of the following would be most helpful when assessing a
ST
child's bone age?
A. Birth date
U
B. Body mass index
D
C. Blood test
Y
D. X-rays - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. X-rays
Bone age is preformed by taking an x-ray of the child's hands
and wrists for comparison against an atlas of standard x-rays
categorized by age; the test predicts the remaining height growth
based on bone age; typically a child's bone age should match
their chronological age
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Delayed bone age: increased height growth prediction
advanced bone age: decreased height growth prediction
2.5
Which of the following assessments would be most concerning
in a 3 month old?
M
ED
A. Closed posterior fontanel
B. In ability to roll over
C. Failure to track object through visual fields
ST
D. Failure to laugh - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Failure to track object
through visual fields
U
Infants develop the ability to track objects by 3 months
D
The posterior fontanel closes by 2-3 months
Y
Infants do not roll over till 4 months
Laughing typically occurs at 4 months
2.6
PNCB CPN EXAM BANK 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALL ANSWERED {460 Q &A}
ALREADY GRADED A+/ CPN EXAM / FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS | GUARANTEED PASS
M
2.1
Which is an example of cephalocaudal development?
ED
A. A child crawls before he walks; walks before he runs;
runs before he jumps
ST
B. A child lifts his head before lifting his shoulders; sits
with support before sitting without support
U
C. A child rakes before developing pincer grasps; develops
pincer grasps before feeding himself with a spoon
D
D. A child first develops reflexive behaviors; then develops
imitative behaviors - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B. A child lifts his
Y
head before lifting his shoulders; sits with support before
sitting without support
Cephalocaudal development states that a child develops from
head to toe
,2|Page
2.2
When assessing a school ages child's development, the nurse
understands that a primary developmental task of his group is:
A. Developing friends
B. Learning to read
C. Learning to trust others
M
D. Developing independence - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A.
Developing friends
ED
Erikson's stage of a school age child is industry vs. inferiority; the
ST
primary job of a school age child is to develop competence
through achievement in school and development of friendships;
important nursing assessment of children in this stage is
adjustment and success in school setting as well as the
U
formation of friendships
D
2.3
Y
Which nursing action would be most important in the
psychosocial support of a 2 year old who is having an invasive
procedure performed?
A. Assuring her that it is not her fault
B. Providing for parental presence
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C. Providing adequate pain control
D. Performing the procedure quickly - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
B. Providing for parental presence
2 year olds are in Erikson's stage of autonomy vs. shame and
doubt and Piaget's sensorimotor stage; toddlerhood is a time of
heightened separation anxiety with fear of strangers; the most
appropriate psychosocial support is to promote presence of the
M
primary caregiver
ED
2.4
Which of the following would be most helpful when assessing a
ST
child's bone age?
A. Birth date
U
B. Body mass index
D
C. Blood test
Y
D. X-rays - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D. X-rays
Bone age is preformed by taking an x-ray of the child's hands
and wrists for comparison against an atlas of standard x-rays
categorized by age; the test predicts the remaining height growth
based on bone age; typically a child's bone age should match
their chronological age
, 4|Page
Delayed bone age: increased height growth prediction
advanced bone age: decreased height growth prediction
2.5
Which of the following assessments would be most concerning
in a 3 month old?
M
ED
A. Closed posterior fontanel
B. In ability to roll over
C. Failure to track object through visual fields
ST
D. Failure to laugh - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C. Failure to track object
through visual fields
U
Infants develop the ability to track objects by 3 months
D
The posterior fontanel closes by 2-3 months
Y
Infants do not roll over till 4 months
Laughing typically occurs at 4 months
2.6
