Pediatric Nursing Exam with questions and
Answers
Leading cause of death 1-19 yrs. - Correct Answer Accidents
Second/third leading cause of death in adolescents - Correct Answer
Suicide/homicide
Growth spurts are followed by ___________ - Correct Answer plateaus
Development - Correct Answer A progressive increase in the function of the body
Growth - Correct Answer An increase in physical size, measured in feet or meters
and pounds or kilograms
Maturation - Correct Answer The total way in which a person grows and develops,
as dictated by inheritance
Fetus - Correct Answer 9th gestational week to birth
Neonate - Correct Answer birth to 4 weeks
Infant - Correct Answer 4 weeks to 1 year
Toddler - Correct Answer 1 to 3 years
Preschool - Correct Answer 3 to 6 years
School age - Correct Answer 6 to 12 years
Adolescent - Correct Answer 12 to 18 years
Denver Developmental Screening Test - Correct Answer Assesses the
developmental status of children during the first 6 years of life in four categories
•Personal-social
•Fine motor-adaptive
•Language
•Gross motor
Factors closely related to the growth and development of the child - Correct Answer
-Heredity
, -Nationality and race
-Ordinal position within the family
-Gender
-Environment
Family Apgar - Correct Answer -Adaptation
-Partnership
-Growth
-Affection
-Resolve
Erikson's Stages of Development - Correct Answer -Tasks must be mastered at
each stage to achieve optimum maturity.
-Each builds on the successful completion of the previous stage.
-Parents must interact with their child to assist the child in mastering the various
stages.
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development - Correct Answer Intellectual maturity is
attained through four orderly and distinct stages of development; all are interrelated.
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operations
Formal operations
Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development - Correct Answer Sequential
Theory is based on Piaget's
Three levels (Preconvention, Conventional, and Post conventional)
Immature digestive system, functions minimally for the first ____ months of life -
Correct Answer 3
No ________, __________, __________ before year - Correct Answer whole milk,
peanut butter, egg
A _______________ of food for each year of age is a good guide to follow when
feeding a child - Correct Answer tablespoonful
Gain teeth in - Correct Answer 5-6 months
Deciduous teeth fall out at - Correct Answer 6 or 7 years
Brushing _____ each meal and snack; Brush _____ bedtime - Correct Answer
after; before
Replace toothbrush every ____ months or after a viral illness. - Correct Answer 3
Answers
Leading cause of death 1-19 yrs. - Correct Answer Accidents
Second/third leading cause of death in adolescents - Correct Answer
Suicide/homicide
Growth spurts are followed by ___________ - Correct Answer plateaus
Development - Correct Answer A progressive increase in the function of the body
Growth - Correct Answer An increase in physical size, measured in feet or meters
and pounds or kilograms
Maturation - Correct Answer The total way in which a person grows and develops,
as dictated by inheritance
Fetus - Correct Answer 9th gestational week to birth
Neonate - Correct Answer birth to 4 weeks
Infant - Correct Answer 4 weeks to 1 year
Toddler - Correct Answer 1 to 3 years
Preschool - Correct Answer 3 to 6 years
School age - Correct Answer 6 to 12 years
Adolescent - Correct Answer 12 to 18 years
Denver Developmental Screening Test - Correct Answer Assesses the
developmental status of children during the first 6 years of life in four categories
•Personal-social
•Fine motor-adaptive
•Language
•Gross motor
Factors closely related to the growth and development of the child - Correct Answer
-Heredity
, -Nationality and race
-Ordinal position within the family
-Gender
-Environment
Family Apgar - Correct Answer -Adaptation
-Partnership
-Growth
-Affection
-Resolve
Erikson's Stages of Development - Correct Answer -Tasks must be mastered at
each stage to achieve optimum maturity.
-Each builds on the successful completion of the previous stage.
-Parents must interact with their child to assist the child in mastering the various
stages.
Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development - Correct Answer Intellectual maturity is
attained through four orderly and distinct stages of development; all are interrelated.
Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operations
Formal operations
Kohlberg's Theory of Moral Development - Correct Answer Sequential
Theory is based on Piaget's
Three levels (Preconvention, Conventional, and Post conventional)
Immature digestive system, functions minimally for the first ____ months of life -
Correct Answer 3
No ________, __________, __________ before year - Correct Answer whole milk,
peanut butter, egg
A _______________ of food for each year of age is a good guide to follow when
feeding a child - Correct Answer tablespoonful
Gain teeth in - Correct Answer 5-6 months
Deciduous teeth fall out at - Correct Answer 6 or 7 years
Brushing _____ each meal and snack; Brush _____ bedtime - Correct Answer
after; before
Replace toothbrush every ____ months or after a viral illness. - Correct Answer 3
