Pediatric Nursing 2026 Practice Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Pediatric Nursing 2026
Practice Questions and
Answers Updated 2026
WhichBresponseBaboutBsafetyBmeasuresBisBtheBmostBappropriateBadviceBforBtheB2ByearBold's
BmotherBwhoBhadBherBolderBhomeBremodeledBtoBreduceBtheBleadBlevel?BSelectBallBthatBapp
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1.BWashB&BdryBtheBchild'sBhandsBandBfaceBbeforeBheBeats.B

2.BitBisBbestBtoBuseBcoldBwaterBtoBprepateBtheBchild'sBfoodBtoBdecreaseBleadBlevel.B

3.BdietBdoesBnotBmatterBinBreduceBleadBlevelsBinBtheBchild.B

4.BDrinkingBtwoBcupsBofBmilkBperBdayBhelpsBdecreaseBleadBlevels.B-
BAnswer1B&B3.BWashingBandBdryingBhandsBandBfaceBespeciallyBbeforeBeating,BdecreasesBlead
Bingestion.BHotBwaterBabsorbsBmoreBleadBreadilyBthanBhotBwater.BDietBdoesBmatter;BregularB
meals,BadequateBironBandBcalcium,BandBlessBfatBhelpBtheBchildBabsorbBlessBlead.BDrinkingB2
BcupsBofBmilkBperBdayBisBimportantBforBchildrenBbutBdoesBnotBhelpBdecreaseBleadBlevel.



WhichBwouldBbeBtheBpriorityBinterventionBforBaBchildBsuspectedBofBhavingBvaricellaB(chickenp
ox)?B



1.BContactBPrecautionsB

2.BContactBandBDropletBRespiratoryBPrecautions?B

3.BDropletBrespiratoryBprecautions?B

4.BUniversalBPrecautionsBandBstandardBprecautions.B-
BAnswer2.BVaricellaB(Chickenpox)BisBhighlyBcontagious.BContactB&BDropletBrespiratoryBprecauti
onsBshouldBbeBstartedBimmediatelyBbecauseBtheBprimaryBsourceBofBtransmissionBisBsecretions
BofBtheBrespiratoryBtractB(droplet)BandBalsoBbyBcontaminatedBobjects.



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assignmenthelpdesk001BonBInstagram.BWeBalsoBprovideBTestBbanks,BUpcomingBExamsBandBoth
erBEBbooksBtoBstudentsB-BAnswer

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BAnswerABlotionBcontainingBdiphenhydramine.BShouldBnotBbeBappliedBifBchildBhasBalreadyBbe
enBgivenBbenadrylB(diphenhydramine)BbecauseBitBcanBcauseBtoxicity.



WhichBs&sBwouldBtheBnurseBexpectBwithBrheumaticBfever?B



1.BAnkleBandBKneeBJointBPain.B

2.BNegativeBgroupBABbetaBstrepBculture.

3.BLarge,BredB"bullsBeye"B-BappearingBrash.B

4.BstiffBneckBwithBphotophobia.B-BAnswerAnkleBandBkneeBjointBpain.



TheBparentsBofBaB12-
monthBoldBwithBHIVBareBconcernedBaboutBhimBreceivingBroutineBimmunizations.BWhatBwillBt
heBnurseBtellBthemBaboutBimmunizations?B-
BAnswer"YouBareBconcernedBaboutByourBchildBreceivingBimmunizations.BLetBmeBexplainBwhyB
yourBchildBwillBNOTBreceiveBroutineBimmunizationsBtoday"



TheBnurseBacknowledgesBaBclient'sBfearsBandBthenBdiscussesBtheBconcernsBtoBclarifyBanyBmis
conceptions.BImmunizationsBandBinfluenzaBvaccineBareBrecommendedBtoBpreventBinfection.BIm
munocompromisedBHIV-infectedBchildrenBshouldBnotBreceiveBMMRBandBvaricellaBliveBvaccines.



NursingBAssessmentBsuspectsBtheBnewbornBhasBcysticBfibrosis.BWhichBinterventionsBwouldBthe
BnurseBbegin.

1.BObserveBfrequencyBandBnatureBofBstools.B

2.BProvideBChestBPT

3.BObserveBforBweightBgain.B

4.BAssessBparent'sBcomplianceBwithBfluidBrestrictions.B

5.BAssessBrespiratoryBsystemBfrequently.B-BAnswer1B&B3B



CysticBfibrosisBisBanBinheritedBautsomalBtrait,BcausingBexocrienBglandBdysfunction.B7-
10%BpresentBmeconiumBileus,BsoBassessingBstoolBfrequencyBandBconsistencyBisBimportant.B



AssessingBweightBisBimportantBinBnewbornsBbecauseBtheyBloseBupBtoB10%BofBtheirBbirthBwei
ght,BandBcanBtakeB2BweeksBforBthemBtoBregainBtheirBbirthBweight.B

,AssessingBtheBnewborn'sBrespiratoryBsystemBfrequentlyBwouldBbeBmonitoredBasBfrequentlyBas
BotherBinfantsBifBtheBnewbornBhasBnoBrespiratoryBsymptoms.BChestBPTBwouldBnotBbeBinitiat
edBinBaBnewbornBwithoutBaBdefinitiveBdiagnosis.



CanBaBmotherBbreastfeedBtheirBinfantBifBtheyBhaveBPKU?B-
BAnswerYes.BBreastBmilkBhasBlowBamountsBofBphenylalanine,BsoBtheBmotherBcanBbreastBasBl
ongBasBtheBinfantsBphenylalanineBlevelBisBmonitored.



VaccinesBgivenBroutinelyBatB15Bmonths.B-BAnswerHibB&BDTaP



WhichBpriorityBinterventionBforBtheBnewbornBofBaBmotherBpositiveBforBhepatitisBantigen?B-
BAnswerTheBnewbornBshouldBreceiveBbothBhepatitisBBBvaccineBandBhepatitisBBBimmuneBglob
ulinBwithinB12BhoursBofBbirthBtoBpreventBhepatitisBBBinfection.



signsBofBintussusceptionB-
BAnswerbloodyBstoolsBorB"currantBjellyBstools",Bdiarrhea,BLargeBpalpableBsausageBshapedBmas
sBinBtheBabdomen,BabdominalBdistention,Bgrunting,BdehydrationBFever,BandBpainB(legsBpulledB
towardsBabdomen)!



FlatBRibbonBStoolsBindicateB-BAnswerHirschsprungBDisease



AnB18-Month-
OldBisBdischargedBfromBtheBhospitalBafterBhavingBaBfebrileBseizureBsecondaryBtoBexanthemBs
ubitumB(Roseola).BOnBdischarge,BtheBmotherBasksBtheBnurseBifBherB6-year-
oldBtwinsBwillBgetBsick.BWhichBteachingBaboutBtheBtransmissionBofBroseolaBwouldBbeBmostBa
ccurate?B



1.BTheBchildBshouldBbeBisolatedBatBhomeBuntilBtheBvesiclesBhaveBdried.B



2.BTheBchildBdoesBnotBneedBtoBbeBisolatedBfromBtheBolderBsiblings.B



3.BAdministerBacetaminophenBtoBtheBolderBsiblingsBtoBpreventBseizures.B



4.BMonitorBolderBchildrenBforBseizureBdevelopment.B-
BAnswer.B2.BTheBrouteBofBroseolaBtransmissionBisBunkown,BandBtheBdiseaseBisBmoreBcommo
nlyBseenBinBchildrenB6BmonthsBtoB3ByearsBofBage,BsoBsiblingsBdoBnotBneedBtoBbeBisolated.

, TreatmentBforBIntussusceptionB-BAnswerBariumBorBairBenema



NursingBCareBforBIntussusceptionB-BAnswerDocumentBIB&BOB

MonitorBforBperitonitisB&BperforationB

MonitorBandBrecordBstools



BiggestBcomplicationsBofBIntussusceptionB-BAnswerPeritonitisBandBPerforation



RiskBfactorsBforBintussusceptionB-BAnswerCysticBFibrosisB

AgesB3BmonthsBtoB3ByearsBold.



ComplicationBofBMal-RotationB&BValvolusB-
BAnswerPainBrelatedBtoBrotationBofBintestinesBaroundBtheBmesentericBarteryBcanBcutBoffBcirc
ulation,BleadingBtoBpotentialBsepticBintestinalBnecrosis.



WhichBpediatricBGIBdisorderBpresentsBwithBgreenBbiliousBvomiting?B-BAnswerMal-
RotationBandBValvolus



GIBdisordersBthatBpresentBwithBbloodyBstools?B-BAnswerMal-
Rotation/ValvolusB&BIntussusception.



ObstructiveBGIBdisordersBwhereBaBpalpatedBsausageBshapedBmassBisBfeltBonBtheBabdomen.B-
BAnswerMal-RotationBandBValvolus.BSymptomsBforBtheseBdisordersBareBsimilarBbutBMal-
RotationBrequiresBsurgicalBintervention.



PreoperativeBcareBforBMal-Rotation/ValvolusB-BAnswerHydration,BIVBantibiotics,BNGBtube.



Post-OperativeBCareBforBIntussusceptionB-
BAnswerBowelBsoundsBshouldBreturnBinBfourBhours,BprogressiveBdiet,Bhydration.



PriorityBnursingBdiagnosisBforBintussusceptionB-BAnswerAcuteBPain!