PN NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN
PRACTICE B EXAM 2025 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100
PERCENT CORRECT AND VERIFIED
ALREADY UPDATED REVIEW PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ A nurse is assisting with the care of a child who has tonic-clonic
seizures. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Place a padded tongue blade at the bedside.
b. Have a suction canister and tubing available in the room.
c. Ensure the availability of soft extremity restraints.
d. Keep the child's bed in the highest position. Answer: Have a suction
canister and tubing available in the room.
Rationale: The nurse should have a suction canister and tubing available
in the child's room to keep the child's airway patent during a seizure.
⩥ A nurse in a pediatric clinic is observing for an anaphylactic reaction
after administering an IM antibiotic to a child 5 min ago. Which of the
following manifestations should the nurse expect to observe first?
,a. Hives
b. Angioedema
c. Wheezing
d. Hypotension Answer: Hives
Rationale: The nurse should observe for hives first because this is an
early manifestation of an anaphylactic reaction.
⩥ A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardian of a child who has a
new diagnosis of enterobiasis. The nurse should advise the guardian to
take which of the following actions to prevent infection?
a. Dress the child in two-piece sleeping outfits.
b. Trim the child's fingernails short.
c. Have the child take a tub bath daily.
d. Repeat treatment in 4 weeks. Answer: Trim the child's fingernails
short.
Rationale: The nurse should instruct the guardian to trim the child's
fingernails short to reduce the collection of eggs under their nails and
prevent reinfection.
, ⩥ A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who is experiencing sickle
cell crisis. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse
report to the provider?
a. Total bilirubin 0.5 mg/dL
b. Hgb 6 g/dL
c. WBC count 8,000/mm3
d. Reticulocyte count 1% Answer: Hgb 6 g/dL
Rationale: The expected reference range for an adolescent's Hgb level is
10 to 15.5 g/dL. Therefore, an Hgb of 6 g/dL is below the expected
reference range and should be reported to the provider.
⩥ A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardian of an infant who has
Down syndrome. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include to decrease the child's risk of an upper respiratory infection?
a. Limit the infant's fluid intake.
b. Use a cool mist vaporizer in the infant's room.
c. Rinse the infant's mouth with water before feeding.
d. Avoid applying lip balm to the infant's lips. Answer: Use a cool mist
vaporizer in the infant's room.
PRACTICE B EXAM 2025 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100
PERCENT CORRECT AND VERIFIED
ALREADY UPDATED REVIEW PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ A nurse is assisting with the care of a child who has tonic-clonic
seizures. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Place a padded tongue blade at the bedside.
b. Have a suction canister and tubing available in the room.
c. Ensure the availability of soft extremity restraints.
d. Keep the child's bed in the highest position. Answer: Have a suction
canister and tubing available in the room.
Rationale: The nurse should have a suction canister and tubing available
in the child's room to keep the child's airway patent during a seizure.
⩥ A nurse in a pediatric clinic is observing for an anaphylactic reaction
after administering an IM antibiotic to a child 5 min ago. Which of the
following manifestations should the nurse expect to observe first?
,a. Hives
b. Angioedema
c. Wheezing
d. Hypotension Answer: Hives
Rationale: The nurse should observe for hives first because this is an
early manifestation of an anaphylactic reaction.
⩥ A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardian of a child who has a
new diagnosis of enterobiasis. The nurse should advise the guardian to
take which of the following actions to prevent infection?
a. Dress the child in two-piece sleeping outfits.
b. Trim the child's fingernails short.
c. Have the child take a tub bath daily.
d. Repeat treatment in 4 weeks. Answer: Trim the child's fingernails
short.
Rationale: The nurse should instruct the guardian to trim the child's
fingernails short to reduce the collection of eggs under their nails and
prevent reinfection.
, ⩥ A nurse is caring for an adolescent client who is experiencing sickle
cell crisis. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse
report to the provider?
a. Total bilirubin 0.5 mg/dL
b. Hgb 6 g/dL
c. WBC count 8,000/mm3
d. Reticulocyte count 1% Answer: Hgb 6 g/dL
Rationale: The expected reference range for an adolescent's Hgb level is
10 to 15.5 g/dL. Therefore, an Hgb of 6 g/dL is below the expected
reference range and should be reported to the provider.
⩥ A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardian of an infant who has
Down syndrome. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include to decrease the child's risk of an upper respiratory infection?
a. Limit the infant's fluid intake.
b. Use a cool mist vaporizer in the infant's room.
c. Rinse the infant's mouth with water before feeding.
d. Avoid applying lip balm to the infant's lips. Answer: Use a cool mist
vaporizer in the infant's room.
