FNP PEDIATRIC EXAM QUIZ BANK LATEST
PRACTICE SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ What are the three primary domains of growth and development
Answer: Physical, Cognitive, psychosocial
⫸ What are the basic guidelines in pediatrics Answer: The American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Bright Futures: Guidelines of Health
Supervision of infants, children, and adolescents
⫸ What factors influence physical development? Answer: Individual
variability, genetic characteristics, ethnicities, and cultural practices
⫸ what are the caloric requirements according to age? Answer: birth-6
months: 120 kcal/kg/day
7 months to 1 year: 100 kcal/kg/day
Two-Ten years: 100-70 kcal/kg/day
adolescents: 45 kcal/kg/day
⫸ What are the advantages of breastfeeding? Answer: 1. Perfect food
for humans, can't be duplicated
2. Decreased illness in infants
3. Maternal antibodies are transferred to infants
4. Decreased GI problems such as GERD
, 5. Breast feeding during painful procedures provides analgesia
6. The longer the mother breastfeeds, the less chance of the child to be
overweight independent of education and socioeconomic status
⫸ How does breastfeeding decrease allergies Answer: Breast milk
contains anti-inflammatory agents to decrease atopy (a syndrome
characterized by being "hyperallergic")
⫸ How long should breastfeeding be done exclusively? Answer: 6
months
⫸ How is adequate nutrition confirmed? Answer: By weight gain
-30 g/day (1oz/day) for 1st 3months
-gain of 15-20 g/day during subsequent 3 months
⫸ What is considered minimal weight gain in a normal newborn after
discharge from the hospital?
a. 10 gms/day
b. 20 gms/day
c. 30 gms/day
d. 40 gms/day Answer: c. 30 gms/day
⫸ What are the vitamin supplementation recommendations? Answer: -
Vit D supplements (400 IU per day) at 2 months to adolescence
PRACTICE SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ What are the three primary domains of growth and development
Answer: Physical, Cognitive, psychosocial
⫸ What are the basic guidelines in pediatrics Answer: The American
Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Bright Futures: Guidelines of Health
Supervision of infants, children, and adolescents
⫸ What factors influence physical development? Answer: Individual
variability, genetic characteristics, ethnicities, and cultural practices
⫸ what are the caloric requirements according to age? Answer: birth-6
months: 120 kcal/kg/day
7 months to 1 year: 100 kcal/kg/day
Two-Ten years: 100-70 kcal/kg/day
adolescents: 45 kcal/kg/day
⫸ What are the advantages of breastfeeding? Answer: 1. Perfect food
for humans, can't be duplicated
2. Decreased illness in infants
3. Maternal antibodies are transferred to infants
4. Decreased GI problems such as GERD
, 5. Breast feeding during painful procedures provides analgesia
6. The longer the mother breastfeeds, the less chance of the child to be
overweight independent of education and socioeconomic status
⫸ How does breastfeeding decrease allergies Answer: Breast milk
contains anti-inflammatory agents to decrease atopy (a syndrome
characterized by being "hyperallergic")
⫸ How long should breastfeeding be done exclusively? Answer: 6
months
⫸ How is adequate nutrition confirmed? Answer: By weight gain
-30 g/day (1oz/day) for 1st 3months
-gain of 15-20 g/day during subsequent 3 months
⫸ What is considered minimal weight gain in a normal newborn after
discharge from the hospital?
a. 10 gms/day
b. 20 gms/day
c. 30 gms/day
d. 40 gms/day Answer: c. 30 gms/day
⫸ What are the vitamin supplementation recommendations? Answer: -
Vit D supplements (400 IU per day) at 2 months to adolescence
