Peds Exam 3 Practice Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2024)
SATA: Which signs best indicate increased ICP in a infant?
A. sunken anterior fontanel
B. complaints of blurred vision
C. high pitched cry
D. increased appetite
E. sleeping more than usual - Correct Answer ✅C, E
You are caring for a patient with hydrocephalus who is post-
op from a shunt revision. Which assessment finding is your
priority for increased ICP?
A. nausea and refusal to eat post-operatively
B. complaint of a HA
C. irritability and wanting to sleep
D. decrease in HR over the last hour - Correct Answer ✅D
A child with a VP shunt complains of HA and blurry vision and
now experiences irritability and sleeping more than usual.
The parent ask the nurse what they should do. Select the
nurse's best response.
,Peds Exam 3 Practice Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2024)
A. Give her some acetaminophen, and see if her symptoms
improve. If they do not improve, bring her into the ped office.
B. It is common for girls to have these symptoms, especially
prior to beginning their menstrual cycle. Give her a few days
and see if she improves.
C. You are probably worried that she is having a problem with
her shunt. This is very unlikely as it has been working well for
9 years.
D. You should immediately take her to the ED as these may
be symptoms of a shunt malfunction. - Correct Answer ✅D
A child is being admitted for meningitis. Which procedure
should the nurse do first?
A. administration of IV antibiotics
B. administration of maintenance IV fluids
C. placement of foley
D. send spinal fluid and blood samples to the lab for culture
E. Place child in isolation - Correct Answer ✅E
Which order should a nurse question for a child just admitted
with diagnosis of bacterial meningitis?
, Peds Exam 3 Practice Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2024)
A. maintain isolation precautions until 24hrs after receiving IV
antibiotics
B. IV fluids at 1.5 regular maintenance
C. Neuro checks q 1hr
D. Administer tylenol for temps higher than 100.4 - Correct
Answer ✅B
Which position initially is most beneficial for an infant who
has just returned from having a VP shunt placed?
A. semi-Fowler in an infant seat
B. flat in crib
C. trendelenburg
D. in the crib with head elevated 90 degrees - Correct
Answer ✅B
A child is admitted with possible Reye Syndrome. Which of
the following findings would the nurse expect to see? SATA.
A. child has had vomiting episodes for past 24 hours
B. child's ammonia levels are lower than normal
Answers (Latest Update 2024)
SATA: Which signs best indicate increased ICP in a infant?
A. sunken anterior fontanel
B. complaints of blurred vision
C. high pitched cry
D. increased appetite
E. sleeping more than usual - Correct Answer ✅C, E
You are caring for a patient with hydrocephalus who is post-
op from a shunt revision. Which assessment finding is your
priority for increased ICP?
A. nausea and refusal to eat post-operatively
B. complaint of a HA
C. irritability and wanting to sleep
D. decrease in HR over the last hour - Correct Answer ✅D
A child with a VP shunt complains of HA and blurry vision and
now experiences irritability and sleeping more than usual.
The parent ask the nurse what they should do. Select the
nurse's best response.
,Peds Exam 3 Practice Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2024)
A. Give her some acetaminophen, and see if her symptoms
improve. If they do not improve, bring her into the ped office.
B. It is common for girls to have these symptoms, especially
prior to beginning their menstrual cycle. Give her a few days
and see if she improves.
C. You are probably worried that she is having a problem with
her shunt. This is very unlikely as it has been working well for
9 years.
D. You should immediately take her to the ED as these may
be symptoms of a shunt malfunction. - Correct Answer ✅D
A child is being admitted for meningitis. Which procedure
should the nurse do first?
A. administration of IV antibiotics
B. administration of maintenance IV fluids
C. placement of foley
D. send spinal fluid and blood samples to the lab for culture
E. Place child in isolation - Correct Answer ✅E
Which order should a nurse question for a child just admitted
with diagnosis of bacterial meningitis?
, Peds Exam 3 Practice Questions and
Answers (Latest Update 2024)
A. maintain isolation precautions until 24hrs after receiving IV
antibiotics
B. IV fluids at 1.5 regular maintenance
C. Neuro checks q 1hr
D. Administer tylenol for temps higher than 100.4 - Correct
Answer ✅B
Which position initially is most beneficial for an infant who
has just returned from having a VP shunt placed?
A. semi-Fowler in an infant seat
B. flat in crib
C. trendelenburg
D. in the crib with head elevated 90 degrees - Correct
Answer ✅B
A child is admitted with possible Reye Syndrome. Which of
the following findings would the nurse expect to see? SATA.
A. child has had vomiting episodes for past 24 hours
B. child's ammonia levels are lower than normal
