NFDN TEST PAPER 2026 FULL SOLUTION
VERIFIED
◉ Growth and Development - Toddler. Answer: Autonomy vs Shame
and Doubt
◉ Growth and Development - Preschoolers. Answer: Initiative vs
Guilt
◉ Growth and Development - School-Aged Children. Answer:
Industry vs inferiority
◉ Growth and Development - Adolescents. Answer: Identity vs role
confusion
◉ Toddlers should be speaking in __________ by age 2. Answer: 2 word
sentences
◉ Preschoolers are_______. Answer: Highly imaginative
◉ When should infants be introduced to solid foods. Answer:
Fortified cereal at 4-6 months for an added iron source
,◉ Until what age should infants have breastmilk/formula. Answer: 1
year of age
◉ Best method in feeding toddlers. Answer: Choices & self feeding
◉ Canada's Food Guide - Fruits and Veggies. Answer: #1 4-8 servings
◉ Canada's Food Guide - Breads & Cereals. Answer: #2 3-7 servings
◉ Canada's Food Guide - Milk and Alternatives. Answer: #3 2-3
servings for young children // 3-4 servings for adolescents
◉ Canada's Food Guide - Meat products. Answer: #4 1-3 servings
◉ Physical Abuse Indicators. Answer: Bruises/burns in unusual
places/ patterns // bite marks
◉ Shaken baby syndrome indicator. Answer: Bursted eye vessles
◉ Emotional Abuse Indicators. Answer: Behavioural issues
◉ Sexual abuse indicators. Answer: Scared of you, other people
, ◉ What do you do if you suspect child abuse in a patient. Answer:
DO NOT leaving the child alone with the parent. DO NOT confront
the parent of child. Report.
◉ What type of communication do you use with children. Answer:
Language that is at their developmental level - language they can
understand
◉ What is the first question you ask upon arrival. Answer: What
brought them in today/ what is the problem
◉ In a head to to assessment, what do we leave until the very last.
Answer: Invasive procedures - ears, nose, throat
◉ Normal Child Temperature. Answer: 35.8-37.5
◉ Normal Child Heart Rate. Answer: 110-160
◉ Normal Child Respirations. Answer: 40-60 neonates//20-40
otherwise
◉ Normal Child Blood Pressure. Answer: Systolic - 70 + (agex2) ——
take BP last
VERIFIED
◉ Growth and Development - Toddler. Answer: Autonomy vs Shame
and Doubt
◉ Growth and Development - Preschoolers. Answer: Initiative vs
Guilt
◉ Growth and Development - School-Aged Children. Answer:
Industry vs inferiority
◉ Growth and Development - Adolescents. Answer: Identity vs role
confusion
◉ Toddlers should be speaking in __________ by age 2. Answer: 2 word
sentences
◉ Preschoolers are_______. Answer: Highly imaginative
◉ When should infants be introduced to solid foods. Answer:
Fortified cereal at 4-6 months for an added iron source
,◉ Until what age should infants have breastmilk/formula. Answer: 1
year of age
◉ Best method in feeding toddlers. Answer: Choices & self feeding
◉ Canada's Food Guide - Fruits and Veggies. Answer: #1 4-8 servings
◉ Canada's Food Guide - Breads & Cereals. Answer: #2 3-7 servings
◉ Canada's Food Guide - Milk and Alternatives. Answer: #3 2-3
servings for young children // 3-4 servings for adolescents
◉ Canada's Food Guide - Meat products. Answer: #4 1-3 servings
◉ Physical Abuse Indicators. Answer: Bruises/burns in unusual
places/ patterns // bite marks
◉ Shaken baby syndrome indicator. Answer: Bursted eye vessles
◉ Emotional Abuse Indicators. Answer: Behavioural issues
◉ Sexual abuse indicators. Answer: Scared of you, other people
, ◉ What do you do if you suspect child abuse in a patient. Answer:
DO NOT leaving the child alone with the parent. DO NOT confront
the parent of child. Report.
◉ What type of communication do you use with children. Answer:
Language that is at their developmental level - language they can
understand
◉ What is the first question you ask upon arrival. Answer: What
brought them in today/ what is the problem
◉ In a head to to assessment, what do we leave until the very last.
Answer: Invasive procedures - ears, nose, throat
◉ Normal Child Temperature. Answer: 35.8-37.5
◉ Normal Child Heart Rate. Answer: 110-160
◉ Normal Child Respirations. Answer: 40-60 neonates//20-40
otherwise
◉ Normal Child Blood Pressure. Answer: Systolic - 70 + (agex2) ——
take BP last
