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NUR 425 PEDS EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS NEWEST
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Exam 1 Practice Questions
According to Piaget a child who is 8 years old is in the Concrete Operations
Stage. In this stage, the child does which of the following? (Select all that
apply)
a. Masters the concept of conservation
b. Is able to see the perspective of others
c. Is able to solve simple problems
d. Is able to think beyond current circumstances
a. Masters the concept of conservation
b. Is able to see the perspective of others
c. Is able to solve simple problems
In Erikson's stage of identity vs role confusion, which statement(s) would be
true about an adolescent in this stage?
a. They experiment with different identities and roles and begin to develop a
sense of who they are
b. Adolescents in this stage are not defiant or rebellious
c. Adolescents who are not allowed to explore and test different identities may
have role confusion
d. Their behavior is not easily influenced
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a. They experiment with different identities and roles and begin to develop a sense of
who they are
c. Adolescents who are not allowed to explore and test different
An Infant can easily dislodge an endotracheal tube due to which of the
following reasons?
a. A larger tube is used because there is not a tube made small enough for
infants.
b. Because their neck is short.
c. They breathe faster.
d. It is harder to tape the tube to their face.
b. Because their neck is short.
Infants under the age of 4 mo breath from:
a. their nose
b. their nose and mouth
c. their mouth
a. their nose
An infant can have difficultly breathing for all of the following reasons except:
a. long trachea
b. hyperflexed neck
c. nasal congestion
d. large tongue
a. long trachea
When comparing the pediatric airway to an adult airway, the epiglottis of a
pediatric patient is
a. shorter and floppier
b. longer and floppier
c. shorter and rigid
d. longer and rigid
b. longer and floppier
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The size of an infant's airway can be compared to the size of their
a. thumb
b. ring finger
c. index finger
d. little finger
d. little finger
All of the following are signs of respiratory distress except
a. head bobbing
b. grunting
c. nasal flaring
d. diaphragmatic breathing
d. diaphragmatic breathing
Which of the following occurs only on inspiration?
a. grunting
b. head bobbing
c. wheezing
d. stridor
b. head bobbing
If a child, not an infant, is having difficulty breathing, the best position for the
child is
a. sitting up at 90 degrees
b. lying flat
c. in their own position of comfort
d. prone
c. in their own position of comfort
T/F: A child with mottling and/or cyanosis is always an emergency.
False
If a pediatric patient was in respiratory failure, what would the nurse not
expect to find?
NUR 425 PEDS EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS NEWEST
2026 EXAM QUESTIONS LATEST VERSION SOLVED
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS VERIFIED 100 %
Exam 1 Practice Questions
According to Piaget a child who is 8 years old is in the Concrete Operations
Stage. In this stage, the child does which of the following? (Select all that
apply)
a. Masters the concept of conservation
b. Is able to see the perspective of others
c. Is able to solve simple problems
d. Is able to think beyond current circumstances
a. Masters the concept of conservation
b. Is able to see the perspective of others
c. Is able to solve simple problems
In Erikson's stage of identity vs role confusion, which statement(s) would be
true about an adolescent in this stage?
a. They experiment with different identities and roles and begin to develop a
sense of who they are
b. Adolescents in this stage are not defiant or rebellious
c. Adolescents who are not allowed to explore and test different identities may
have role confusion
d. Their behavior is not easily influenced
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a. They experiment with different identities and roles and begin to develop a sense of
who they are
c. Adolescents who are not allowed to explore and test different
An Infant can easily dislodge an endotracheal tube due to which of the
following reasons?
a. A larger tube is used because there is not a tube made small enough for
infants.
b. Because their neck is short.
c. They breathe faster.
d. It is harder to tape the tube to their face.
b. Because their neck is short.
Infants under the age of 4 mo breath from:
a. their nose
b. their nose and mouth
c. their mouth
a. their nose
An infant can have difficultly breathing for all of the following reasons except:
a. long trachea
b. hyperflexed neck
c. nasal congestion
d. large tongue
a. long trachea
When comparing the pediatric airway to an adult airway, the epiglottis of a
pediatric patient is
a. shorter and floppier
b. longer and floppier
c. shorter and rigid
d. longer and rigid
b. longer and floppier
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The size of an infant's airway can be compared to the size of their
a. thumb
b. ring finger
c. index finger
d. little finger
d. little finger
All of the following are signs of respiratory distress except
a. head bobbing
b. grunting
c. nasal flaring
d. diaphragmatic breathing
d. diaphragmatic breathing
Which of the following occurs only on inspiration?
a. grunting
b. head bobbing
c. wheezing
d. stridor
b. head bobbing
If a child, not an infant, is having difficulty breathing, the best position for the
child is
a. sitting up at 90 degrees
b. lying flat
c. in their own position of comfort
d. prone
c. in their own position of comfort
T/F: A child with mottling and/or cyanosis is always an emergency.
False
If a pediatric patient was in respiratory failure, what would the nurse not
expect to find?
