NRSG 2300 PEDS QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATED 2026
Chapter 16: The Infant
2. When does the posterior fontanelle close?
a. 2 to 3 months
b. 3 to 6 months
c. 6 to 9 months
d. 9 to 12 months
3. At what age does an infant’s birth weight triple?
a. 9 months
b. 1 year
c. 18 months
d. 2 years
4. What is the earliest age at which an infant is able to sit steadily alone?
a. 4 months
b. 5 months
c. 8 months
d. 15 months
5. What is the earliest age at which the infant should be able to walk
independently?
a. 8 to 10 months
b. 12 to 15 months
c. 15 to 18 months
d. 18 to 21 months
6. The parent of a 3 - month - old infant asks the nurse, “At what age do
infants usually begin drinking from a cup?” What is the nurse’s most
accurate response?
a. 5 months
b. 9 months
c. 1 year
d. 2 years
7. What would the nurse expect a 4 - month - old to be able to accomplish?
a. Hold a cup.
,b. Stand with assistance.
c. Lift head and shoulders.
d. Sit with back straight.
, 9. A parent brings a 6 - month - old infant to the pediatric clinic for her well - baby
examination. Her birth weight was 8 pounds, 2 ounces. What will the nurse
weighing the infant today would expect her weight to be?
a. At least 12 pounds
b. At least 16 pounds
c. At least 20 pounds
d. At least 24 pounds
10. What will the nurse advise a parent to do when introducing solid foods?
a. Begin with one tablespoon of food.
b. Mix foods together.
c. Eliminate a refused food from the diet.
d. Introduce each new food 4 to 7 days apart.
12. The nurse is assessing development in a 9 - month - old infant. What would
the nurse expect to observe?
a. Speaking in 2 - word sentences
b. Grasping objects with palmar grasp
c. Creeping along the floor
d. Beginning to use a spoon rather sloppily
13. What statement made by a parent indicates correct understanding of
infant feeding?
a. “I’ve been mixing rice cereal and formula in the baby’s bottle.”
b. “I switched the baby to low - fat milk at 9 months.”
c. “The baby really likes little pieces of chocolate.”
d. “I give the baby any new foods before he takes his bottle.”
15. The nurse discusses child - proofing the home for safety with the mother of a
9 - month - old. Which statement made by the mother would indicate an unsafe
behavior?
a. “I put covers on all of the electrical outlets.”
b. “In the car, she rides in a front - facing car seat.”
c. “There are locks on all of the cabinets in the house.”
d. “I have a gate at the top and bottom of the stairs.”
20. Which statement indicates the mother of an 8 - month - old understands
infant sleep patterns?
a. “I put the baby in my bed until she falls asleep, then I put her in her crib.”
b. “I let the baby skip an afternoon nap so that she will fall asleep earlier.”
c. “I put the pacifier in the crib so that she can find it when she wakes up.”
d. “I rock the baby back to sleep if she wakes up at night.”
LATEST UPDATED 2026
Chapter 16: The Infant
2. When does the posterior fontanelle close?
a. 2 to 3 months
b. 3 to 6 months
c. 6 to 9 months
d. 9 to 12 months
3. At what age does an infant’s birth weight triple?
a. 9 months
b. 1 year
c. 18 months
d. 2 years
4. What is the earliest age at which an infant is able to sit steadily alone?
a. 4 months
b. 5 months
c. 8 months
d. 15 months
5. What is the earliest age at which the infant should be able to walk
independently?
a. 8 to 10 months
b. 12 to 15 months
c. 15 to 18 months
d. 18 to 21 months
6. The parent of a 3 - month - old infant asks the nurse, “At what age do
infants usually begin drinking from a cup?” What is the nurse’s most
accurate response?
a. 5 months
b. 9 months
c. 1 year
d. 2 years
7. What would the nurse expect a 4 - month - old to be able to accomplish?
a. Hold a cup.
,b. Stand with assistance.
c. Lift head and shoulders.
d. Sit with back straight.
, 9. A parent brings a 6 - month - old infant to the pediatric clinic for her well - baby
examination. Her birth weight was 8 pounds, 2 ounces. What will the nurse
weighing the infant today would expect her weight to be?
a. At least 12 pounds
b. At least 16 pounds
c. At least 20 pounds
d. At least 24 pounds
10. What will the nurse advise a parent to do when introducing solid foods?
a. Begin with one tablespoon of food.
b. Mix foods together.
c. Eliminate a refused food from the diet.
d. Introduce each new food 4 to 7 days apart.
12. The nurse is assessing development in a 9 - month - old infant. What would
the nurse expect to observe?
a. Speaking in 2 - word sentences
b. Grasping objects with palmar grasp
c. Creeping along the floor
d. Beginning to use a spoon rather sloppily
13. What statement made by a parent indicates correct understanding of
infant feeding?
a. “I’ve been mixing rice cereal and formula in the baby’s bottle.”
b. “I switched the baby to low - fat milk at 9 months.”
c. “The baby really likes little pieces of chocolate.”
d. “I give the baby any new foods before he takes his bottle.”
15. The nurse discusses child - proofing the home for safety with the mother of a
9 - month - old. Which statement made by the mother would indicate an unsafe
behavior?
a. “I put covers on all of the electrical outlets.”
b. “In the car, she rides in a front - facing car seat.”
c. “There are locks on all of the cabinets in the house.”
d. “I have a gate at the top and bottom of the stairs.”
20. Which statement indicates the mother of an 8 - month - old understands
infant sleep patterns?
a. “I put the baby in my bed until she falls asleep, then I put her in her crib.”
b. “I let the baby skip an afternoon nap so that she will fall asleep earlier.”
c. “I put the pacifier in the crib so that she can find it when she wakes up.”
d. “I rock the baby back to sleep if she wakes up at night.”
