Pediatric Nursing Exam #2 Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Pediatric Nursing Exam
#2 Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
AnBinfantBarrivesBatBtheBclinicBwithBaBpersistentBcough.BMotherBreportsBtheBinfantBhasBnotB
beenBfeedingBwellBforBtheBpastBday.BWhatBnursingBinterventionsBwouldBbeBappropriate?

A.BProvideBoxygenBtoBtheBinfantBviaBcannula

B.BUndressBtheBinfantBtoBdoBaBcompleteBassessment

C.BSuctionBtheBinfant'sBnoseBwithBaBbulbBsyringe

D.BStartBanBIVB-BAnswerC.BSuctionBtheBinfant'sBnoseBwithBaBbulbBsyringe



CoughB&Bhasn'tBbeenBeatingBwellB=BprodromalBsymptom



ThinkBaboutB1stBpriorityB→BCBwouldBbeBtheBanswerBb/cBofBairway

BulbBsyringeBbeforeBMomBputsBbabyBtoBbreastBorBbottleBb/cBifBtheyBcan'tBbreathe,Bthey'reB
notBgoingBtoBbeBableBtoBfeed



Don'tBgiveBO2BuntilBweBhaveBaBprovider'sBorderB→BconsideredBaBmed



ABnurseBisBassessingBanBinfantBwhoBhasBmanifestationsBofBacuteBotitisBmediaB(AOM).BWhich
BofBtheBfollowingBassessmentBdataBshouldBtheBnurseBidentifyBasBriskBfactorsBforBotitisBmedia
?

SelectBallBthatBapply.

A.BBreastfeedsBwithoutBformulaBsupplementation.

B.BAttendsBdayBcareB4BdaysBperBweek.

C.BImmunizationsBareBupBtoBdate.

D.BHistoryBofBaBcleftBpalateBrepair.

E.BParentsBsmokeBcigarettesBoutside.B-BAnswerB.BAttendsBdayBcareB4BdaysBperBweek.

D.BHistoryBofBaBcleftBpalateBrepair.

E.BParentsBsmokeBcigarettesBoutside.

,WhenBrecognizingBcuesBduringBtheBcareBofBanBinfantBwhoBhasBmanifestationBofBacuteBotitisB
media,BtheBnurseBshouldBidentifyBthatBattendingBdaycare,BhavingBaBhistoryBofBcleftBpalateBre
pair,BandBlivingBwithBparentsBwhoBsmokeBareBriskBfactorsBforBacuteBotitisBmedia.BAttendingB
daycareBincreasesBtheBriskBdueBtoBexposureBtoBmultipleBchildren.BChildrenBwhoBhaveBhadBaB
cleftBpalateBrepairBareBmoreBproneBtoBAOMBbecauseBmicro-
organismsBcanBeasilyBenterBtheBEustachianBtubes.BChildrenBwhoBliveBwithBparentsBwhoBsmok
eBcigarettes,BevenBoutside,BareBatBaBgreaterBriskBdueBtoBexposureBtoBsecondhandBsmoke.BBr
eastfeedingBhelpsBtoBprotectBagainstBAOMBbecauseBbreastBmilkBcontainsBsecretoryBimmunogl
obulinBA.BTheBpneumococcalBconjugateBvaccineBdecreasesBtheBincidenceBofBOM.



ABnurseBisBassessingBanBinfantBwhoBhasBpresentedBforBaBwell-babyBcheck-
up.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBfindingsBshouldBtheBnurseBidentifyBasBclinicalBmanifestationsBofBa
cuteBotitisBmedia?

SelectBallBthatBapply.

A.BDecreasedBpainBinBtheBsupineBposition

B.BRollingBheadBsideBtoBside

C.BLossBofBappetite

D.BIncreasedBsensitivityBtoBsound

E.BCryingB-BAnswerB.BRollingBheadBsideBtoBside

C.BLossBofBappetite

E.BCrying



WhenBrecognizingBcuesBduringBtheBassessmentBofBanBinfant,BtheBnurseBshouldBrecognizeBthat
BrollingBtheBheadBsideBtoBside,BlossBofBappetite,BandBcryingBareBmanifestationsBofBacuteBotit
isBmedia.BInfantsBwhoBhaveBacuteBotitisBmediaBwillBhaveBanBincreaseBinBpainBinBtheBsupineB
positionBfromBtheBfluidBandBpressureBinBtheBear.BInfantsBwhoBhaveBacuteBotitisBmediaBhaveB
aBdecreasedBsensitivityBtoBsoundBfromBtheBfluidBandBpressureBinBtheBear.



ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBtoddlerBwhoBhasBhadBrhinitis,Bcough,BandBdiarrheaBforB2Bdays.BUpo
nBassessment,BitBisBnotedBthatBtheBtympanicBmembraneBhasBanBorangeBdiscolorationBandBde
creasedBmovement.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBshouldBtheBnurseBmakeBtoBtheBcareg
iver?

A.B"YourBchildBhasBanBearBinfectionBthatBrequiresBantibiotics."

B.B"YourBchildBmayBhaveBtransientBhearingBloss."

C.B"YourBchildBwillBneedBaBdecongestantBuntilBthisBconditionBclears."

D.B"YourBchildBwillBneedBtoBhaveBaBmyringotomy."B-
BAnswerB.B"YourBchildBmayBhaveBtransientBhearingBloss."

,WhenBanalyzingBcuesBduringBtheBcareBofBaBtoddlerBwhoBhasBhadBrhinitis,Bcough,BandBdiarrh
eaBforB2BdaysBthatBisBaccompaniedBbyBaBtympanicBmembraneBwithBanBorangeBdiscolorationB
andBdecreasedBmovement,BtheBnurseBshouldBidentifyBthatBtheBtoddlerBhasBmanifestationsBof
BotitisBmediaBeffusionB(OME).BTransientBhearingBlossBisBaBcomplicationBofBOME;Btherefore,Bth
eBnurseBshouldBinformBtheBguardiansBthatBtheBchildBmayBhaveBtransientBhearingBloss.BAntibi
oticsBareBnotBrecommendedBforBOME.BDecongestantsBareBnotBrecommendedBforBOME.BMyrin
gotomyBisBrecommendedBforBclientsBwhoBhaveBchronicBOME.BNCLEXBConnection:BPhysiologica
lBAdaptation,BUnexpectedBResponseBtoBTherapies



ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBtoddlerBwhoBhasBacuteBotitisBmedia.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheB
priorityBactionBforBtheBnurseBtoBtake?

A.BProvideBemotionalBsupportBtoBtheBfamily.

B.BEducateBtheBfamilyBonBcareBofBtheBchild.

C.BProvideBaBdiversionalBactivity.

D.BAdministerBanalgesics.B-BAnswerD.BAdministerBanalgesics



WhenBusingBMaslow'sBhierarchyBofBneedsBtoBprioritizeBhypothesisBduringBtheBcareBofBaBtodd
lerBwhoBhasBacuteBotitisBmedia,BtheBnurseBshouldBidentifyBthatBtheBadministrationBofBanalge
sicsBcanBmeetBtheBtoddlersBphysiologicBneedBforBpainBrelief.BTherefore,BthisBisBtheBpriorityBa
ctionBtoBtake.BProvidingBemotionalBsupportBtoBtheBfamilyBwillBpromoteBpsychologicalBwell-
being.BHowever,BitBisBnotBtheBpriorityBaction.BEducatingBtheBfamilyBonBtheBcareBofBtheBchild
BwillBpromoteBrecoveryBfromBillness.BHowever,BitBisBnotBtheBpriorityBaction.BProvidingBaBdive
rsionalBactivityBforBtheBtoddlerBwillBhelpBprovideBnormalcyBduringBcare.BHowever,BitBisBnotBt
heBpriorityBaction.BNCLEXBConnection:BPhysiologicalBAdaptation,BIllnessBManagement



ABnurseBisBcaringBforBaBtoddlerBwhoBhasBhadBthreeBearBinfectionsBinBtheBpastB5Bmonths.BT
heBnurseBshouldBidentifyBthatBtheBtoddlerBisBatBriskBforBdevelopingBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBl
ong-termBcomplications?

A.BBalanceBdifficulties

B.BRash

C.BSpeechBdelays

D.BMastoiditisB-BAnswerC.BSpeechBdelays



WhenBanalyzingBcuesBduringBtheBcareBofBaBtoddlerBwhoBhasBhadBthreeBearBinfectionsBinBthe
BpastBfiveBmonths,BtheBnurseBshouldBidentifyBthatBtheBtoddlerBisBatBriskBforBspeechBdelaysB
asBaBcomplicationBofBrecurrentBotitisBmedia.BBalanceBdifficultiesBcanBbeBpresentBwithBotitisB
media.BHowever,BitBisBnotBaBlong-

, termBcomplication.BAlthoughBrashBcanBindicateBantibioticBsensitivity,BitBisBnotBaBlong-
termBcomplicationBofBotitisBmedia.BMastoiditisBcanBbeBaBresultBofBotitisBmedia.BHowever,BitBi
sBnotBaBlong-termBcomplication.BNCLEXBConnection:BPhysiologicalBAdaptation,BPathophysiology



ABnurseBisBassessingBaBchildBwhoBhasBaBrotavirusBinfection.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBfindings
BshouldBtheBnurseBexpect?

SelectBallBthatBapply.

A.BFever

B.BVomiting

C.BWateryBstools

D.BBloodyBstools

E.BConfusionB-BAnswerA.BFever

B.BVomiting

C.BWateryBstools



ABnurseBisBteachingBaBgroupBofBparentsBaboutBSalmonella.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBinformati
onBshouldBtheBnurseBincludeBinBtheBteaching?

SelectBallBthatBapply.

A.BIncubationBperiodBisBnonspecific.

B.BItBisBaBbacterialBinfection.

C.BBloodyBdiarrheaBisBcommon.

D.BTransmissionBcanBbeBfromBhouseBpets.

E.BAntibioticsBareBusedBforBtreatment.B-BAnswerB.BItBisBaBbacterialBinfection.

C.BBloodyBdiarrheaBisBcommon.

D.BTransmissionBcanBbeBfromBhouseBpets.



ABnurseBisBteachingBaBgroupBofBcaregiversBaboutBE.Bcoli.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBinformation
BshouldBtheBnurseBincludeBinBtheBteaching?

SelectBallBthatBapply.

A.BSevereBabdominalBcrampingBoccurs.

B.BWateryBdiarrheaBisBpresentBforBmoreBthanB5Bdays.

C.BItBcanBleadBtoBhemolyticBuremicBsyndrome.

D.BItBisBaBfoodborneBpathogen.