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MN 580 MIDTERM ACTUAL EXAM 2026 | MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+ |BRAND NEW PDF
The parent of a newborn infant asks the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner when to
intervene to help the infant's future intellectual growth.
What will the nurse practitioner tell the parent?
a. Cognitive learning begins during the toddler years.
b. Intellectual growth begin when speech develops.
c. Language and literacy skills begin at birth.
d. Preschool is an optimal time to begin general learning. - CORRECT ANSWER c.
Language and literacy skills begin at birth.
General learning and acquisition of skills for later reading and writing begin at birth, not in
kindergarten or first grade, and these skills grow with everyday loving interactions between
infants and caregivers. Cognitive learning changes during toddler years but begins at birth.
Intellectual growth is not tied to speech alone.
The parent of a 10 yearold boy tells the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner that the
child doesn't appear to have any interest in girls and spends most of his time with a couple
of other boys. The parent is worried about the child's sexual identity. The nurse practitioner
will tell the parent:
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A. children at this age who prefer interactions with same gender peers usually have a
homosexual orientation.
B. children experiment with sexuality at this age as a means of deciding later sexual
orientation.
C.this attachment to other same gender children is how the child learns to interact with
others.
D. to encourage mixed gender interactions in order to promote development of sexual
values - CORRECT ANSWER C.this attachment to other same gender children is how the
child learns to interact with others.
The parent of a 2weekold infant reports that the infant was diagnosed with
transient tachypnea of the newborn shortly after birth. The primary carepediatric
nurse
practitioner understands that, in this condition,
A. antibiotic therapy is generally necessary to prevent severeinfection.
B. home oxygen therapy is needed until the infant grows out of thecondition. C. recovery is
usually complete with minimal intervention and treatments.
D. treatment with exogenous surfactant and mechanical ventilation isneeded - CORRECT
ANSWER C. recovery is usually complete with minimal intervention and treatments
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An infant has congenital adrenal hyperplasia. At a routine well baby checkup, the
primary care pediatric nurse practitioner notes vomiting, poor feeding, lethargy, and
dehydration. Which action is correct?
A Administer an intramuscular stress dose of hydrocortisone succinate.
B Administer intravenous fluids in the clinic and reassess hydration status.
C Prescribe an oral hydrocortisone in a replacement dose of 8 to 10mg/M2. D Refer the
infant to the emergency department for fluids, dextrose, and steroids. - CORRECT
ANSWER D Refer the infant to the emergency department for fluids, dextrose, and
steroids.
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The parent of a 4-day-old infant tells the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner that the
infant was diagnosed with hydronephrosis while in utero and asks what will be done. What
will the nurse practitioner tell this parent?
A.Renal function will be abnormal and will require lifetime treatment. B. Spontaneous
resolution often occurs within 6 months to a yearof age.
C. The affected kidney will be nonfunctionalbut the other
kidney will compensate.
D The infant will eventually require renal transplantation for that kidney. - CORRECT
ANSWER B. Spontaneous resolution often occurs within 6 months to a year of age.
An initial key part of management of a child suspected of having an inborn error of
metabolism is
a. consulting a metabolic specialist
b. obtaining a complete family history .c. ordering metabolic
screening tests.
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d. referring the family to a dietician. - CORRECT ANSWER a. consulting a metabolic
specialist
MN 580 MIDTERM ACTUAL EXAM 2026 | MOST TESTED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | ALREADY
GRADED A+ |BRAND NEW PDF
The parent of a newborn infant asks the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner when to
intervene to help the infant's future intellectual growth.
What will the nurse practitioner tell the parent?
a. Cognitive learning begins during the toddler years.
b. Intellectual growth begin when speech develops.
c. Language and literacy skills begin at birth.
d. Preschool is an optimal time to begin general learning. - CORRECT ANSWER c.
Language and literacy skills begin at birth.
General learning and acquisition of skills for later reading and writing begin at birth, not in
kindergarten or first grade, and these skills grow with everyday loving interactions between
infants and caregivers. Cognitive learning changes during toddler years but begins at birth.
Intellectual growth is not tied to speech alone.
The parent of a 10 yearold boy tells the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner that the
child doesn't appear to have any interest in girls and spends most of his time with a couple
of other boys. The parent is worried about the child's sexual identity. The nurse practitioner
will tell the parent:
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A. children at this age who prefer interactions with same gender peers usually have a
homosexual orientation.
B. children experiment with sexuality at this age as a means of deciding later sexual
orientation.
C.this attachment to other same gender children is how the child learns to interact with
others.
D. to encourage mixed gender interactions in order to promote development of sexual
values - CORRECT ANSWER C.this attachment to other same gender children is how the
child learns to interact with others.
The parent of a 2weekold infant reports that the infant was diagnosed with
transient tachypnea of the newborn shortly after birth. The primary carepediatric
nurse
practitioner understands that, in this condition,
A. antibiotic therapy is generally necessary to prevent severeinfection.
B. home oxygen therapy is needed until the infant grows out of thecondition. C. recovery is
usually complete with minimal intervention and treatments.
D. treatment with exogenous surfactant and mechanical ventilation isneeded - CORRECT
ANSWER C. recovery is usually complete with minimal intervention and treatments
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An infant has congenital adrenal hyperplasia. At a routine well baby checkup, the
primary care pediatric nurse practitioner notes vomiting, poor feeding, lethargy, and
dehydration. Which action is correct?
A Administer an intramuscular stress dose of hydrocortisone succinate.
B Administer intravenous fluids in the clinic and reassess hydration status.
C Prescribe an oral hydrocortisone in a replacement dose of 8 to 10mg/M2. D Refer the
infant to the emergency department for fluids, dextrose, and steroids. - CORRECT
ANSWER D Refer the infant to the emergency department for fluids, dextrose, and
steroids.
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The parent of a 4-day-old infant tells the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner that the
infant was diagnosed with hydronephrosis while in utero and asks what will be done. What
will the nurse practitioner tell this parent?
A.Renal function will be abnormal and will require lifetime treatment. B. Spontaneous
resolution often occurs within 6 months to a yearof age.
C. The affected kidney will be nonfunctionalbut the other
kidney will compensate.
D The infant will eventually require renal transplantation for that kidney. - CORRECT
ANSWER B. Spontaneous resolution often occurs within 6 months to a year of age.
An initial key part of management of a child suspected of having an inborn error of
metabolism is
a. consulting a metabolic specialist
b. obtaining a complete family history .c. ordering metabolic
screening tests.
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d. referring the family to a dietician. - CORRECT ANSWER a. consulting a metabolic
specialist
