PEDIATRIC NURSING PRACTICE TEST 2026
EXAM SCRIPT WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ What would the nurse teach parents to do in order to avoid diaper
rash? (Select all that apply.). Answer: -Use disposable diapers.
Avoid plastic bloomer or pants.
Change diapers frequently.
◉ What should the nurse stress to the mother of a child with impetigo?
Answer: Small cuts and bites should be treated promptly.
◉ What risk is increased with children who have been diagnosed with
infantile eczema? Answer: -Asthma
◉ What instruction would the nurse provide to an adolescent who has
been fitted with a Milwaukee brace? Answer: Wear the brace over a T-
shirt 23 hours a day.
◉ What intervention is appropriate for a nurse assessing a preadolescent
child for scoliosis? Answer: Ask the child to bend forward at the waist
and observe the child's back for asymmetry.
,◉ The nurse is performing a neurovascular check on a limb in traction.
Which findings would be indicative of altered circulation? (Select all the
apply.). Answer: -Limb is cool to the touch
Capillary refill is 5 seconds
◉ What characteristic manifestation would the nurse assessing a child
with Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy document? Answer: Falls
frequently and is clumsy
◉ Which intervention would be helpful in relieving morning discomfort
associated with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis? Answer: Applying moist
heat packs upon awakening
◉ What would the nurse include in planning teaching to parents of a
child with Legg-Calve-Perthes disease about the long-term effects of this
disease? Answer: Degenerative arthritis may develop later in life.
◉ What might the nurse explain as a common treatment for amblyopia?
Answer: Patching the good eye to force the brain to use the affected eye
◉ What would the nurse instruct the parents of a child who takes
dilantin? Answer: Give meticulous oral hygiene.
, ◉ What is an appropriate nursing action when a child is experiencing a
generalized tonic-clonic seizure? Answer: Move objects out of the
child's immediate area.
◉ The nurse is planning to teach parents about prevention of Reye's
syndrome. What information would the nurse include in this teaching?
Answer: Aviod giving salicylate-containing medications to a child who
has viral symptoms.
◉ What is the best way for the nurse to communicate with a 10-year-old
child who has a hearing impairment? Answer: Face the child and speak
clearly in short sentences.
◉ The nurse urges the mother of a 6-month-old child to get her child
inoculated with Haemophillus influenzae type B. What does this
immunization protect against? Answer: Bacterial meningitis
◉ The nurse is caring for a preschooler with a head injury. Which
assessment would lead the nurse to report the probability of increasing
intracranial pressure (ICP)? Answer: Increase in blood pressure with a
decrease in pulse
◉ What will the nurse teach parents when giving instructions for acute
conjunctivitis? Answer: Clear the drainage from the inner to the outer
aspect of the eye.