PEDIATRICS NURSING TESTBANK
MEDICAL EXAM 1 LATEST 2026/2027
ALL STUDY QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 1005
GUARANTEED PASS
,PEDIATRICS NURSING TESTBANK MEDICAL EXAM 1
LATEST 2026/2027 ALL STUDY QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 1005 GUARANTEED PASS
The school health nurse is evaluating the home environment of several children as it relates to
child safety. The nurse visits the home of each child and gathers the following data. Which
activity places a child at greatest risk for bodily harm?
1. The parents are in a methadone program.
2. The parents consume alcohol on a daily basis.
3. The child is permitted to target practice with a revolver, unsupervised.
4. The child is a latchkey child. - Answer>>> 3. The child is permitted to target practice with a
revolver, unsupervised.
While being comforted in the emergency department, a young school-age sibling of a pediatric
trauma victim blurts out to the nurse, Its all my fault! When we were fighting yesterday, I told
him I wished he was dead! Which response is most appropriate by the nurse?
1. Asking the child if she would like to sit down and drink some water
2. Sitting the child down in an empty room with markers and paper so that she can draw a picture
3. Calmly discussing the catheters, tubes, and equipment that the patient requires and explaining
to the sibling why the patient needs them
4. Reassuring the child that it is normal to get angry and say things that we do not mean but that
we have no control over whether or not an accident happens - Answer>>> 4. Reassuring the
child that it is normal to get angry and say things that we do not mean but that we have no
control over whether or not an accident happens
The nurse is planning care for a preschool-age child and family. In order to assess the family,
what should the nurse plan to do during each health supervision visit? Select all that apply.
1. Discuss of the child's developmental status
,2. Observe interactions among the family members
3. Discuss concerns with the parents
4. Administer age appropriate vaccinations
5. Record height and weight - Answer>>> 1. Discuss of the child's developmental status
2. Observe interactions among the family members
3. Discuss concerns with the parents
The parents of a 1-year-old infant are concerned that this baby seems more shy and scared of
new situations than their other child and ask the nurse if this is normal. The nurse knows that the
infant is exhibiting a characteristic of the slow-to-warm-up. Which statement to the parents is
most appropriate by the nurse?
1. Your infant is showing a regularity in patterns of eating.
2. Your infant displays a predominantly negative mood.
3. Your infant initially reacts to new situations by withdrawing.
4. Your infant has intense reactions to the environment. - Answer>>> 2. Your infant displays a
predominantly negative mood.
A parent questions how her toddler plays with other toddlers. Which response by the nurse
displays the best description of the differences in play between the toddler and the preschooler?
1. Toddlers play side by side, while preschoolers play cooperatively.
2. Toddlers play house and imitate adult roles, while preschoolers become the Mom or Dad
while playing house.
3. Toddlers play cooperatively, while preschoolers play interactive games.
4. There are no differences between toddlers and preschoolers since both groups play
cooperatively. - Answer>>> 1. Toddlers play side by side, while preschoolers play
cooperatively.
, The nurse recognizes that the pediatric client is from a cultural background different from that of
the hospital staff. Which goal is most appropriate for this client when planning nursing care?
1. Overlook or minimize the differences that exist.
2. Facilitate the family's ability to comply with the care needed.
3. Avoid inadvertently offending the family by imposing the nurses perspective.
4. Encourage complementary beneficial cultural practices as primary therapies. - Answer>>> 2.
Facilitate the family's ability to comply with the care needed.
While trying to inform a young school-age client about what will occur during an upcoming CT
scan, the nurse notices that the child is engaged in a collective monologue, talking about a new
puppy. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate in this situation?
1. Please stop talking about your puppy. I need to tell you about your CT scan.
2. Ignore the child's responses and continue discussing the procedure.
3. I'll come back when you are ready to talk with me more about your CT scan.
4. You must be so excited to have a new puppy! They are so much fun. Now, let me tell you
again about going downstairs in a wheelchair to a special room. - Answer>>> 4. You must be so
excited to have a new puppy! They are so much fun. Now, let me tell you again about going
downstairs in a wheelchair to a special room.
The nurse is caring for a child who has a long leg cast. The child complains of increasing pain in
the toes of the casted foot. Which initial action by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. Call the healthcare provider to report increasing pain.
2. Administer pain medication.
3. Reposition the child in bed.
4. Check to see if the cast is too tight. - Answer>>> 4. Check to see if the cast is too tight.
The nurse is preparing to perform a heel stick on a neonate. Which complementary therapy is
appropriate for the nurse to use decrease pain during this quick but painful procedure?
MEDICAL EXAM 1 LATEST 2026/2027
ALL STUDY QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 1005
GUARANTEED PASS
,PEDIATRICS NURSING TESTBANK MEDICAL EXAM 1
LATEST 2026/2027 ALL STUDY QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 1005 GUARANTEED PASS
The school health nurse is evaluating the home environment of several children as it relates to
child safety. The nurse visits the home of each child and gathers the following data. Which
activity places a child at greatest risk for bodily harm?
1. The parents are in a methadone program.
2. The parents consume alcohol on a daily basis.
3. The child is permitted to target practice with a revolver, unsupervised.
4. The child is a latchkey child. - Answer>>> 3. The child is permitted to target practice with a
revolver, unsupervised.
While being comforted in the emergency department, a young school-age sibling of a pediatric
trauma victim blurts out to the nurse, Its all my fault! When we were fighting yesterday, I told
him I wished he was dead! Which response is most appropriate by the nurse?
1. Asking the child if she would like to sit down and drink some water
2. Sitting the child down in an empty room with markers and paper so that she can draw a picture
3. Calmly discussing the catheters, tubes, and equipment that the patient requires and explaining
to the sibling why the patient needs them
4. Reassuring the child that it is normal to get angry and say things that we do not mean but that
we have no control over whether or not an accident happens - Answer>>> 4. Reassuring the
child that it is normal to get angry and say things that we do not mean but that we have no
control over whether or not an accident happens
The nurse is planning care for a preschool-age child and family. In order to assess the family,
what should the nurse plan to do during each health supervision visit? Select all that apply.
1. Discuss of the child's developmental status
,2. Observe interactions among the family members
3. Discuss concerns with the parents
4. Administer age appropriate vaccinations
5. Record height and weight - Answer>>> 1. Discuss of the child's developmental status
2. Observe interactions among the family members
3. Discuss concerns with the parents
The parents of a 1-year-old infant are concerned that this baby seems more shy and scared of
new situations than their other child and ask the nurse if this is normal. The nurse knows that the
infant is exhibiting a characteristic of the slow-to-warm-up. Which statement to the parents is
most appropriate by the nurse?
1. Your infant is showing a regularity in patterns of eating.
2. Your infant displays a predominantly negative mood.
3. Your infant initially reacts to new situations by withdrawing.
4. Your infant has intense reactions to the environment. - Answer>>> 2. Your infant displays a
predominantly negative mood.
A parent questions how her toddler plays with other toddlers. Which response by the nurse
displays the best description of the differences in play between the toddler and the preschooler?
1. Toddlers play side by side, while preschoolers play cooperatively.
2. Toddlers play house and imitate adult roles, while preschoolers become the Mom or Dad
while playing house.
3. Toddlers play cooperatively, while preschoolers play interactive games.
4. There are no differences between toddlers and preschoolers since both groups play
cooperatively. - Answer>>> 1. Toddlers play side by side, while preschoolers play
cooperatively.
, The nurse recognizes that the pediatric client is from a cultural background different from that of
the hospital staff. Which goal is most appropriate for this client when planning nursing care?
1. Overlook or minimize the differences that exist.
2. Facilitate the family's ability to comply with the care needed.
3. Avoid inadvertently offending the family by imposing the nurses perspective.
4. Encourage complementary beneficial cultural practices as primary therapies. - Answer>>> 2.
Facilitate the family's ability to comply with the care needed.
While trying to inform a young school-age client about what will occur during an upcoming CT
scan, the nurse notices that the child is engaged in a collective monologue, talking about a new
puppy. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate in this situation?
1. Please stop talking about your puppy. I need to tell you about your CT scan.
2. Ignore the child's responses and continue discussing the procedure.
3. I'll come back when you are ready to talk with me more about your CT scan.
4. You must be so excited to have a new puppy! They are so much fun. Now, let me tell you
again about going downstairs in a wheelchair to a special room. - Answer>>> 4. You must be so
excited to have a new puppy! They are so much fun. Now, let me tell you again about going
downstairs in a wheelchair to a special room.
The nurse is caring for a child who has a long leg cast. The child complains of increasing pain in
the toes of the casted foot. Which initial action by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. Call the healthcare provider to report increasing pain.
2. Administer pain medication.
3. Reposition the child in bed.
4. Check to see if the cast is too tight. - Answer>>> 4. Check to see if the cast is too tight.
The nurse is preparing to perform a heel stick on a neonate. Which complementary therapy is
appropriate for the nurse to use decrease pain during this quick but painful procedure?
