PNCB CPN EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% CORRECT!!
Use of sterile saline for suctioning - ANSWER No longer used routinely as it removes
normal flora, but is still used for plugs or near-plugs
Evidenced Based Practice (EBP) - ANSWER answer to question can be found in
literature ie is has already been researched
QI - ANSWER making sure EBP is being following (monitoring)
research - ANSWER question without answer. answer to a question can not be found in
literature ie research has not yet been done. purpose is to produce new knowledge. RN
job is to identify clinical questions and collect data
State nurse practice act - ANSWER defines what you can and can not do (Scope of
Practice).
HIPAA exceptions - ANSWER 3- danger to self, danger to others, actively being harmed
Consent - ANSWER informed decision to accept treatment or participate in research.
Parents consent for children <18 years old
Assent - ANSWER in RESEARCH ONLY- children 7 or older must give assent in
adjunct to parents consent in order to participate
Growth Chart measurements 0-36 months - ANSWER measure in length (laid down to
measure) Under 2 years old MUST lay down to measure
Growth Chart measurements 2-18 years - ANSWER measure height (stand up to
measure)
Mental Age - ANSWER Should interact with patients based on mental age
Weight at 6 months - ANSWER double birth weight (minimum)
, weight at One year - ANSWER triple birth weight (minimum)
Length at 4 years - ANSWER roughly double birth length
avg growth in 1st year - ANSWER 10 inches
avg growth in 2nd year - ANSWER 5 inches
Falling off the growth curve - ANSWER RED FLAG!! drop from established growth %
cure to a lower % plot
Red Flags followup - ANSWER recheck measurements accuracy, plotting accuracy
notify MD, nutritionist
Patient-family edu
How many words can baby speak by end of 1st year - ANSWER 5
Baby Milestones: 2 months - ANSWER lifts head, posterior fontanel closes
baby milestones: 3 months - ANSWER raises head, notices hands
Baby milestones: 4 months - ANSWER rakes objects, begins to roll over (front to back)
Baby Milestones: 5-6 months - ANSWER rolls back to front, sits with support, pushes up
to hands and knees and rocks back and forth
Baby Milestones: 8 months - ANSWER sits without support
Baby Milestones: 9 months - ANSWER pincer grasp, crawl
Baby Milestones: 12-15 months - ANSWER Walking
Infant reflexes present at birth - ANSWER (disappear by 4 months)
rooting, moro
parachute reflex - ANSWER emerges at 5-6 months. when slowly lowering infant face
down, extends arms to protect from falling
Toddler- Social/emotional - ANSWER Egocentric. separation anxiety, transitional
objects provide security. encourage parent presence
100% CORRECT!!
Use of sterile saline for suctioning - ANSWER No longer used routinely as it removes
normal flora, but is still used for plugs or near-plugs
Evidenced Based Practice (EBP) - ANSWER answer to question can be found in
literature ie is has already been researched
QI - ANSWER making sure EBP is being following (monitoring)
research - ANSWER question without answer. answer to a question can not be found in
literature ie research has not yet been done. purpose is to produce new knowledge. RN
job is to identify clinical questions and collect data
State nurse practice act - ANSWER defines what you can and can not do (Scope of
Practice).
HIPAA exceptions - ANSWER 3- danger to self, danger to others, actively being harmed
Consent - ANSWER informed decision to accept treatment or participate in research.
Parents consent for children <18 years old
Assent - ANSWER in RESEARCH ONLY- children 7 or older must give assent in
adjunct to parents consent in order to participate
Growth Chart measurements 0-36 months - ANSWER measure in length (laid down to
measure) Under 2 years old MUST lay down to measure
Growth Chart measurements 2-18 years - ANSWER measure height (stand up to
measure)
Mental Age - ANSWER Should interact with patients based on mental age
Weight at 6 months - ANSWER double birth weight (minimum)
, weight at One year - ANSWER triple birth weight (minimum)
Length at 4 years - ANSWER roughly double birth length
avg growth in 1st year - ANSWER 10 inches
avg growth in 2nd year - ANSWER 5 inches
Falling off the growth curve - ANSWER RED FLAG!! drop from established growth %
cure to a lower % plot
Red Flags followup - ANSWER recheck measurements accuracy, plotting accuracy
notify MD, nutritionist
Patient-family edu
How many words can baby speak by end of 1st year - ANSWER 5
Baby Milestones: 2 months - ANSWER lifts head, posterior fontanel closes
baby milestones: 3 months - ANSWER raises head, notices hands
Baby milestones: 4 months - ANSWER rakes objects, begins to roll over (front to back)
Baby Milestones: 5-6 months - ANSWER rolls back to front, sits with support, pushes up
to hands and knees and rocks back and forth
Baby Milestones: 8 months - ANSWER sits without support
Baby Milestones: 9 months - ANSWER pincer grasp, crawl
Baby Milestones: 12-15 months - ANSWER Walking
Infant reflexes present at birth - ANSWER (disappear by 4 months)
rooting, moro
parachute reflex - ANSWER emerges at 5-6 months. when slowly lowering infant face
down, extends arms to protect from falling
Toddler- Social/emotional - ANSWER Egocentric. separation anxiety, transitional
objects provide security. encourage parent presence
