PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY NURSING
ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● What is the AHA Chain of Survival? Answer: A framework that
includes the ABCs of life support: Airway, Breathing, Circulation,
followed by Disability and Exposure.
●● What is a primary concern when managing a child in a pediatric
emergency? Answer: Maintaining a patent airway.
●● How can you open the airway of an infant or young child? Answer:
By placing a towel roll under the shoulders or neck to achieve the
neutral or 'sniff' position.
●● What technique can be used to open the airway in a child? Answer:
Jaw-thrust technique.
●● What should be evaluated in a neurologic assessment of a child?
Answer: Level of awareness, interest in the environment, head, eyes,
face, spontaneous movement of extremities.
, ●● What is the purpose of the Broselow tape? Answer: To estimate the
weight of a child for determining medication doses and equipment sizes.
●● What is a leading cause of cardiopulmonary arrest in young infants?
Answer: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
●● What are signs of respiratory distress in children? Answer:
Tachypnea, grunting, normal or subnormal respiratory rates,
hypoventilation.
●● What is the recommended ratio of breaths to compressions for infant
CPR? Answer: Two-person infant CPR can be performed by encircling
the chest with two thumbs and providing continuous compressions.
●● What are the types of shock in children? Answer: Hypovolemic,
septic, cardiogenic, and distributive shock.
●● What are common signs and symptoms of shock in children?
Answer: Pallor, hypotension, brady- or tachydysrhythmia, respiratory
distress, delayed capillary refill, weak distal pulses.
●● What can cause sudden cardiac arrest in children? Answer:
Electrolyte abnormalities, toxic drug ingestion, congenital cardiac
defects, lethal arrhythmias.
ACTUAL EXAM SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
●● What is the AHA Chain of Survival? Answer: A framework that
includes the ABCs of life support: Airway, Breathing, Circulation,
followed by Disability and Exposure.
●● What is a primary concern when managing a child in a pediatric
emergency? Answer: Maintaining a patent airway.
●● How can you open the airway of an infant or young child? Answer:
By placing a towel roll under the shoulders or neck to achieve the
neutral or 'sniff' position.
●● What technique can be used to open the airway in a child? Answer:
Jaw-thrust technique.
●● What should be evaluated in a neurologic assessment of a child?
Answer: Level of awareness, interest in the environment, head, eyes,
face, spontaneous movement of extremities.
, ●● What is the purpose of the Broselow tape? Answer: To estimate the
weight of a child for determining medication doses and equipment sizes.
●● What is a leading cause of cardiopulmonary arrest in young infants?
Answer: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
●● What are signs of respiratory distress in children? Answer:
Tachypnea, grunting, normal or subnormal respiratory rates,
hypoventilation.
●● What is the recommended ratio of breaths to compressions for infant
CPR? Answer: Two-person infant CPR can be performed by encircling
the chest with two thumbs and providing continuous compressions.
●● What are the types of shock in children? Answer: Hypovolemic,
septic, cardiogenic, and distributive shock.
●● What are common signs and symptoms of shock in children?
Answer: Pallor, hypotension, brady- or tachydysrhythmia, respiratory
distress, delayed capillary refill, weak distal pulses.
●● What can cause sudden cardiac arrest in children? Answer:
Electrolyte abnormalities, toxic drug ingestion, congenital cardiac
defects, lethal arrhythmias.
