PRINCIPLES OF PEDIATRIC NURSING CARING
FOR CHILDREN ACTUAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is the core focus of pediatric nursing? Answer: Health
promotion, disease prevention, advocacy, and optimal
growth/development
◉ In pediatric NCLEX questions, which options often indicate the
correct answer? Answer: Family participation or anticipatory
guidance
◉ What is the key principle of family-centered care? Answer: The
family is the constant in a child's life and must be supported
◉ What are the core principles of family-centered care? Answer:
Respect family strengths, share unbiased information, encourage
collaboration and flexibility
◉ What is the difference between enabling and empowerment?
Answer: Enabling = helping families develop skills; Empowerment =
helping them gain confidence and control
,◉ What is the goal of atraumatic care? Answer: "Do no harm" by
minimizing physical and emotional distress
◉ What are the 3 main principles of atraumatic care? Answer:
Prevent separation, promote sense of control, prevent/minimize
pain and injury
◉ What are examples of atraumatic care interventions? Answer:
Allow parental presence, use child-friendly language, offer comfort
items, use play therapy
◉ What are the main frameworks for pediatric health promotion?
Answer: Healthy People 2030 and Bright Futures
◉ What is the focus of Bright Futures? Answer: Family support,
mental health, nutrition, and injury prevention
◉ What is anticipatory guidance? Answer: Preparing parents for the
next developmental stage
◉ How much screen time is recommended for children under 18
months? Answer: None, except for video-chatting
,◉ How much screen time is appropriate for children under 5 years?
Answer: Limited and co-viewed
◉ When should an infant's first dental visit occur? Answer: By 1
year of age
◉ When should parents begin oral hygiene for infants? Answer: At
the eruption of the first tooth
◉ Why should bottles not be given at bedtime? Answer: It increases
risk of aspiration and dental decay
◉ What are the roles of the pediatric nurse? Answer: Advocate,
educator, collaborator, researcher, care coordinator
◉ What are the six steps of the clinical judgment model? Answer:
Recognize cues, analyze cues, prioritize hypotheses, generate
solutions, take action, evaluate outcomes
◉ What is the most common cause of death in children over 1 year
old? Answer: Injuries
◉ What nursing focus helps prevent obesity and Type 2 diabetes in
children? Answer: Teach healthy habits early
, ◉ What is the family systems theory? Answer: A change in one
family member affects all members
◉ What is the family stress theory? Answer: Stress is inevitable; the
ability to cope determines the outcome
◉ What is Duvall's family developmental theory? Answer: Families
progress through predictable stages with developmental tasks
◉ What are Duvall's eight stages of family development? Answer:
Marriage, Infant, Preschool, School-age, Teen, Launching, Middle-
age, Aging
◉ What is the NCLEX priority for pediatric care involving families?
Answer: Include parents in decision-making and care whenever
possible
◉ When does an infant's birth weight triple? Answer: By 12 months
◉ When does an infant's length increase by 50%? Answer: By 12
months
◉ When does the posterior fontanel close? Answer: By 2 months
FOR CHILDREN ACTUAL EXAM 2026
QUESTIONS SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ What is the core focus of pediatric nursing? Answer: Health
promotion, disease prevention, advocacy, and optimal
growth/development
◉ In pediatric NCLEX questions, which options often indicate the
correct answer? Answer: Family participation or anticipatory
guidance
◉ What is the key principle of family-centered care? Answer: The
family is the constant in a child's life and must be supported
◉ What are the core principles of family-centered care? Answer:
Respect family strengths, share unbiased information, encourage
collaboration and flexibility
◉ What is the difference between enabling and empowerment?
Answer: Enabling = helping families develop skills; Empowerment =
helping them gain confidence and control
,◉ What is the goal of atraumatic care? Answer: "Do no harm" by
minimizing physical and emotional distress
◉ What are the 3 main principles of atraumatic care? Answer:
Prevent separation, promote sense of control, prevent/minimize
pain and injury
◉ What are examples of atraumatic care interventions? Answer:
Allow parental presence, use child-friendly language, offer comfort
items, use play therapy
◉ What are the main frameworks for pediatric health promotion?
Answer: Healthy People 2030 and Bright Futures
◉ What is the focus of Bright Futures? Answer: Family support,
mental health, nutrition, and injury prevention
◉ What is anticipatory guidance? Answer: Preparing parents for the
next developmental stage
◉ How much screen time is recommended for children under 18
months? Answer: None, except for video-chatting
,◉ How much screen time is appropriate for children under 5 years?
Answer: Limited and co-viewed
◉ When should an infant's first dental visit occur? Answer: By 1
year of age
◉ When should parents begin oral hygiene for infants? Answer: At
the eruption of the first tooth
◉ Why should bottles not be given at bedtime? Answer: It increases
risk of aspiration and dental decay
◉ What are the roles of the pediatric nurse? Answer: Advocate,
educator, collaborator, researcher, care coordinator
◉ What are the six steps of the clinical judgment model? Answer:
Recognize cues, analyze cues, prioritize hypotheses, generate
solutions, take action, evaluate outcomes
◉ What is the most common cause of death in children over 1 year
old? Answer: Injuries
◉ What nursing focus helps prevent obesity and Type 2 diabetes in
children? Answer: Teach healthy habits early
, ◉ What is the family systems theory? Answer: A change in one
family member affects all members
◉ What is the family stress theory? Answer: Stress is inevitable; the
ability to cope determines the outcome
◉ What is Duvall's family developmental theory? Answer: Families
progress through predictable stages with developmental tasks
◉ What are Duvall's eight stages of family development? Answer:
Marriage, Infant, Preschool, School-age, Teen, Launching, Middle-
age, Aging
◉ What is the NCLEX priority for pediatric care involving families?
Answer: Include parents in decision-making and care whenever
possible
◉ When does an infant's birth weight triple? Answer: By 12 months
◉ When does an infant's length increase by 50%? Answer: By 12
months
◉ When does the posterior fontanel close? Answer: By 2 months
