PRINCIPLES OF PEDIATRIC NURSING CARING
FOR CHILDREN FINAL PAPER 2026 ANSWERS
VERIFIED A+
◉ When does object permanence develop? Answer: By 9-10 months
◉ At what age does stranger anxiety begin? Answer: 6-9 months
◉ What is Erikson's developmental stage for infancy? Answer: Trust
vs. Mistrust
◉ What type of play do infants engage in? Answer: Solitary play
◉ What toys are appropriate for infants? Answer: Mirrors, rattles,
soft toys, peek-a-boo
◉ When should solids be introduced? Answer: At 6 months, starting
with iron-fortified cereal
◉ What foods should be avoided during infancy? Answer: Cow's
milk, honey, choking hazards
,◉ What safety teaching is essential for infants? Answer: Rear-facing
car seat until at least 2 years or weight/height limit
◉ When should an infant's birth weight quadruple? Answer: By 30
months (toddler stage)
◉ What is Erikson's stage for toddlers? Answer: Autonomy vs.
Shame and Doubt
◉ What type of play do toddlers engage in? Answer: Parallel play
◉ When are toddlers ready for toilet training? Answer: Between 18-
24 months, when they can stay dry for 2+ hours and follow
directions
◉ What language milestone is typical by 2 years? Answer: 300-word
vocabulary, 2-word phrases
◉ What cognitive stage are toddlers in? Answer: Sensorimotor →
Preoperational
◉ What feeding advice is appropriate for toddlers? Answer: Whole
milk 16-24 oz/day; limit juice ≤4-6 oz/day
,◉ What is Erikson's stage for preschoolers? Answer: Initiative vs.
Guilt
◉ What cognitive characteristics define preschoolers? Answer:
Magical thinking, animism, egocentrism, and intuitive reasoning
◉ What type of play do preschoolers engage in? Answer: Associative
and imaginative play
◉ What are normal fears for preschoolers? Answer: Bodily harm,
monsters, dark
◉ What is Erikson's stage for school-age children? Answer: Industry
vs. Inferiority
◉ What cognitive stage are school-age children in according to
Piaget? Answer: Concrete operational
◉ When do permanent teeth begin to erupt? Answer: Around 6
years
◉ What motivates school-age children most? Answer: Peer approval
and achievement
, ◉ What moral reasoning develops in school-age years? Answer:
Rules are absolute, later understanding intent and fairness
◉ What is Erikson's stage for adolescents? Answer: Identity vs. Role
Confusion
◉ What cognitive stage are adolescents in? Answer: Formal
operational (abstract thinking)
◉ What is a nursing priority for adolescent patients? Answer:
Respect privacy, encourage autonomy, provide education privately
◉ What are the top causes of adolescent death? Answer: Motor
vehicle accidents, homicide, suicide, substance use
◉ What vaccines are given at 11-12 years? Answer: Tdap, HPV,
Meningococcal (MCV4)
◉ What vaccines are given at 16 years? Answer: Meningococcal
booster
◉ What immunizations are contraindicated in
immunocompromised patients? Answer: Live vaccines (MMR,
Varicella, Rotavirus)
FOR CHILDREN FINAL PAPER 2026 ANSWERS
VERIFIED A+
◉ When does object permanence develop? Answer: By 9-10 months
◉ At what age does stranger anxiety begin? Answer: 6-9 months
◉ What is Erikson's developmental stage for infancy? Answer: Trust
vs. Mistrust
◉ What type of play do infants engage in? Answer: Solitary play
◉ What toys are appropriate for infants? Answer: Mirrors, rattles,
soft toys, peek-a-boo
◉ When should solids be introduced? Answer: At 6 months, starting
with iron-fortified cereal
◉ What foods should be avoided during infancy? Answer: Cow's
milk, honey, choking hazards
,◉ What safety teaching is essential for infants? Answer: Rear-facing
car seat until at least 2 years or weight/height limit
◉ When should an infant's birth weight quadruple? Answer: By 30
months (toddler stage)
◉ What is Erikson's stage for toddlers? Answer: Autonomy vs.
Shame and Doubt
◉ What type of play do toddlers engage in? Answer: Parallel play
◉ When are toddlers ready for toilet training? Answer: Between 18-
24 months, when they can stay dry for 2+ hours and follow
directions
◉ What language milestone is typical by 2 years? Answer: 300-word
vocabulary, 2-word phrases
◉ What cognitive stage are toddlers in? Answer: Sensorimotor →
Preoperational
◉ What feeding advice is appropriate for toddlers? Answer: Whole
milk 16-24 oz/day; limit juice ≤4-6 oz/day
,◉ What is Erikson's stage for preschoolers? Answer: Initiative vs.
Guilt
◉ What cognitive characteristics define preschoolers? Answer:
Magical thinking, animism, egocentrism, and intuitive reasoning
◉ What type of play do preschoolers engage in? Answer: Associative
and imaginative play
◉ What are normal fears for preschoolers? Answer: Bodily harm,
monsters, dark
◉ What is Erikson's stage for school-age children? Answer: Industry
vs. Inferiority
◉ What cognitive stage are school-age children in according to
Piaget? Answer: Concrete operational
◉ When do permanent teeth begin to erupt? Answer: Around 6
years
◉ What motivates school-age children most? Answer: Peer approval
and achievement
, ◉ What moral reasoning develops in school-age years? Answer:
Rules are absolute, later understanding intent and fairness
◉ What is Erikson's stage for adolescents? Answer: Identity vs. Role
Confusion
◉ What cognitive stage are adolescents in? Answer: Formal
operational (abstract thinking)
◉ What is a nursing priority for adolescent patients? Answer:
Respect privacy, encourage autonomy, provide education privately
◉ What are the top causes of adolescent death? Answer: Motor
vehicle accidents, homicide, suicide, substance use
◉ What vaccines are given at 11-12 years? Answer: Tdap, HPV,
Meningococcal (MCV4)
◉ What vaccines are given at 16 years? Answer: Meningococcal
booster
◉ What immunizations are contraindicated in
immunocompromised patients? Answer: Live vaccines (MMR,
Varicella, Rotavirus)
