PEDIATRIC NURSING PNLE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026
AgeBbracketBofBanBinfantBinBpediatricBconceptB-BAnswer1BmonthB-B12Bmonths
AgeBbracketBofBanBinfantBinBpsychiatricBconceptB-BAnswer1BmonthBtoB18Bmonths
AgeBbracketBofBaBneonateB-BAnswerBirthB(0)B-B28Bdays
InfantB-BAnswerhasBtheBfastestBgrowthBpatternBandBdevelopment
ChangesBinBtermsBofBgrowthB-BAnswerSize
OtherBnameBforBgrowthB-BAnswerQuantitativeBchanges
WhatBtoBmonitorBforBgrowth?B-BAnswerHeightBandBWeight
WhatBisBtheBmostBimportantBparameterBforBgrowth?B-BAnswerWeight
MonitorBforBlinearBgrowthB-BAnswerHeight
HowBdoBweBmeasureBheight?B-
BAnswerPlaceBtheBinfantBinBaBsupineBpositionBwithBaBtapeBmeasure
WhatBisBtheBnormalBlengthBforBanBinfant?B-BAnswer45cmB-B55cm
WhatBisBtheBnormalBbirthBweightBforBaBfilipinoBnewborn?B-BAnswer2,500gB-
B3,500gBorB2.5kgB-B3.5kg
LargeBGestationalBAgeBorBMacrosomiaB-BAnswerInfantsBweighingBmoreBthanB3,500g
, WhatBisBtheBcauseBofBLargeBGestationalBAgeBorBMacrosomia?B-
BAnswerGestationalBDiabetesBMellitus
WhatBisBtheBpriorityBassessmentBforBtheBnewbornBwithBLargeBGestationalBAgeBorBMacrosomi
a?B-BAnswerBloodBsugar
WhatBisBtheBeffectBwhenBaBnewbornBhasBaBmotherBwithBGestationalBDiabetesBMellitus?B-
BAnswerHypoglycemiaB=BHypothermia
WhereBdoByouBcheckBforBtheBbloodBsugarBinBinfants?B-BAnswerCornerB(lateral)BofBtheBheel
Rationale:BLessBnerveBendingsBandBlessBpainful
WhatBisBtheBnormalBbloodBsugarBforBinfants?B-BAnswer40mg/dlB-B60mg/dl
SmallBGestationalBAgeBorBMicrosomiaB-BAnswerInfantsBweighingBlessBthanB2,500g
WhatBisBtheBcauseBofBSmallBGestationalBAgeBorBMicrosomia?B-BAnswerSmoking
WhatBisBtheBprocessBofBmaturation?B-BAnswerDevelopment
WhatBareBtheBchangesBinBdevelopment?B-BAnswerSkills
WhatBisBtheBotherBnameBforBdevelopment?B-BAnswerQualitativeBchanges
WhatBareBtheBtoolsBusedBforBdevelopment?B-BAnswerDDSTB&BMMDST
WhatBisBtheBtoolBusedBforBdevelopmentBinBforeigners?B-
BAnswerDDSTBorBDenverBDevelopmentalBScreeningBTest
WhatBisBtheBtoolBusedBforBdevelopmentBinBfilipinos?B-
BAnswerMMDSTBorBMetroBManilaBDevelopmentalBScreeningBTest
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
UPDATED 2026
AgeBbracketBofBanBinfantBinBpediatricBconceptB-BAnswer1BmonthB-B12Bmonths
AgeBbracketBofBanBinfantBinBpsychiatricBconceptB-BAnswer1BmonthBtoB18Bmonths
AgeBbracketBofBaBneonateB-BAnswerBirthB(0)B-B28Bdays
InfantB-BAnswerhasBtheBfastestBgrowthBpatternBandBdevelopment
ChangesBinBtermsBofBgrowthB-BAnswerSize
OtherBnameBforBgrowthB-BAnswerQuantitativeBchanges
WhatBtoBmonitorBforBgrowth?B-BAnswerHeightBandBWeight
WhatBisBtheBmostBimportantBparameterBforBgrowth?B-BAnswerWeight
MonitorBforBlinearBgrowthB-BAnswerHeight
HowBdoBweBmeasureBheight?B-
BAnswerPlaceBtheBinfantBinBaBsupineBpositionBwithBaBtapeBmeasure
WhatBisBtheBnormalBlengthBforBanBinfant?B-BAnswer45cmB-B55cm
WhatBisBtheBnormalBbirthBweightBforBaBfilipinoBnewborn?B-BAnswer2,500gB-
B3,500gBorB2.5kgB-B3.5kg
LargeBGestationalBAgeBorBMacrosomiaB-BAnswerInfantsBweighingBmoreBthanB3,500g
, WhatBisBtheBcauseBofBLargeBGestationalBAgeBorBMacrosomia?B-
BAnswerGestationalBDiabetesBMellitus
WhatBisBtheBpriorityBassessmentBforBtheBnewbornBwithBLargeBGestationalBAgeBorBMacrosomi
a?B-BAnswerBloodBsugar
WhatBisBtheBeffectBwhenBaBnewbornBhasBaBmotherBwithBGestationalBDiabetesBMellitus?B-
BAnswerHypoglycemiaB=BHypothermia
WhereBdoByouBcheckBforBtheBbloodBsugarBinBinfants?B-BAnswerCornerB(lateral)BofBtheBheel
Rationale:BLessBnerveBendingsBandBlessBpainful
WhatBisBtheBnormalBbloodBsugarBforBinfants?B-BAnswer40mg/dlB-B60mg/dl
SmallBGestationalBAgeBorBMicrosomiaB-BAnswerInfantsBweighingBlessBthanB2,500g
WhatBisBtheBcauseBofBSmallBGestationalBAgeBorBMicrosomia?B-BAnswerSmoking
WhatBisBtheBprocessBofBmaturation?B-BAnswerDevelopment
WhatBareBtheBchangesBinBdevelopment?B-BAnswerSkills
WhatBisBtheBotherBnameBforBdevelopment?B-BAnswerQualitativeBchanges
WhatBareBtheBtoolsBusedBforBdevelopment?B-BAnswerDDSTB&BMMDST
WhatBisBtheBtoolBusedBforBdevelopmentBinBforeigners?B-
BAnswerDDSTBorBDenverBDevelopmentalBScreeningBTest
WhatBisBtheBtoolBusedBforBdevelopmentBinBfilipinos?B-
BAnswerMMDSTBorBMetroBManilaBDevelopmentalBScreeningBTest