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WGU D119 NURS 6840 PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE
FINAL VERIFIED ASSESSMENT COMPLETE 2026/2027
EXAM TEST WITH LATEST ACTUAL COMPLETE REAL
VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS||NEWEST EXAM!!!
A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the guardians
of a 7-day-old newborn who is bottle feeding. Which of the
following should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select
All that Apply.)
a. Teach the guardians to place the newborn's car seat in
a rear-facing position.
b. Teach the guardians to discard formula that was heated
and has been sitting out for 1 hr or more.
c. Encourage the parents to place the newborn to sleep on
a soft sleep surface.
d. Encourage the guardians to prop the newborn's botttle -
Answer-a. Teach the guardians to discard formula that was
heated and has been sitting out for 1 hr or more is correct.
The nurse should teach the guardians of bottle feeding
newborns to discard formula that has been sitting out for 1
hr or more to prevent bacterial contamination.
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Teach the guardians to place the newborn's car seat in a
rear-facing position is correct. The nurse should teach the
guardians that the newborn should be appropriately
secured in an approved car seat that is rear-facing in the
middle of the back seat.
A nurse is assessing a newborn while they are being held
upright in their parent's arms. The nurse notes that the
newborn's anterior fontanel is sunken. The nurse should
identify this finding as a possible manifestation of which of
the following conditions?
a. Dehydration
b. Neural tube defect
c. Traumatic brain injury
d. Meningitis - Answer-a. Dehydration
The nurse should recognize a sunken fontanel as an
unexpected finding. A sunken fontanel can indicate the
newborn is dehydrated
A nurse is caring for a 6-week-old infant who is
postoperative following a pyloromyotomy. The nurse
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measures the infant's facial expression, body movement,
sleep, verbal or vocal ability, ability to be consoled, and
response to movements and touch. Which of the following
behavioral assessment tools is the nurse using?
a. Riley Infant Pain Scale
b. Modified Behavioral Pain Scale (MBPS)
c. Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)
d. FACES Pain Scale - Answer-a. Riley Infant Pain Scale
The Riley Infant Pain Scale measures six parameters:
facial expression, body movement, sleep, verbal or vocal
ability, consolability, and response to movements and
touch
A nurse is performing a physical assessment on a
newborn who is sleeping. Which of the following body
areas should the nurse assess last?
a. Abdomen
b. Heart
c. Lungs
WGU D119 NURS 6840 PEDIATRIC PRIMARY CARE
FINAL VERIFIED ASSESSMENT COMPLETE 2026/2027
EXAM TEST WITH LATEST ACTUAL COMPLETE REAL
VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS||NEWEST EXAM!!!
A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the guardians
of a 7-day-old newborn who is bottle feeding. Which of the
following should the nurse include in the teaching? (Select
All that Apply.)
a. Teach the guardians to place the newborn's car seat in
a rear-facing position.
b. Teach the guardians to discard formula that was heated
and has been sitting out for 1 hr or more.
c. Encourage the parents to place the newborn to sleep on
a soft sleep surface.
d. Encourage the guardians to prop the newborn's botttle -
Answer-a. Teach the guardians to discard formula that was
heated and has been sitting out for 1 hr or more is correct.
The nurse should teach the guardians of bottle feeding
newborns to discard formula that has been sitting out for 1
hr or more to prevent bacterial contamination.
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Teach the guardians to place the newborn's car seat in a
rear-facing position is correct. The nurse should teach the
guardians that the newborn should be appropriately
secured in an approved car seat that is rear-facing in the
middle of the back seat.
A nurse is assessing a newborn while they are being held
upright in their parent's arms. The nurse notes that the
newborn's anterior fontanel is sunken. The nurse should
identify this finding as a possible manifestation of which of
the following conditions?
a. Dehydration
b. Neural tube defect
c. Traumatic brain injury
d. Meningitis - Answer-a. Dehydration
The nurse should recognize a sunken fontanel as an
unexpected finding. A sunken fontanel can indicate the
newborn is dehydrated
A nurse is caring for a 6-week-old infant who is
postoperative following a pyloromyotomy. The nurse
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measures the infant's facial expression, body movement,
sleep, verbal or vocal ability, ability to be consoled, and
response to movements and touch. Which of the following
behavioral assessment tools is the nurse using?
a. Riley Infant Pain Scale
b. Modified Behavioral Pain Scale (MBPS)
c. Neonatal Infant Pain Scale (NIPS)
d. FACES Pain Scale - Answer-a. Riley Infant Pain Scale
The Riley Infant Pain Scale measures six parameters:
facial expression, body movement, sleep, verbal or vocal
ability, consolability, and response to movements and
touch
A nurse is performing a physical assessment on a
newborn who is sleeping. Which of the following body
areas should the nurse assess last?
a. Abdomen
b. Heart
c. Lungs
