Certified Pediatric Nurse Exam with
Questions and Answers 100% Accuracy
3 month Key Milestones - Correct Answer Brings hands to mouth
Grasps and hold object- actively holds rattle but not reaching for it
Takes swipes at objects
Watches faces intently
Smiles at sound of your voice
begins to imitate some sounds
4 to 6 Months - Correct Answer Demands and enjoys attention
Chuckles and laughs
Attachment begins discovers hands
6 Months - Correct Answer Peak time of development
Good head support - no head lag
Rolling in both directions
Bares weight on legs
Sitting with support - tripod position
6 Months Red Flags - Correct Answer Stiff of floppy tone
No affections or cuddling behavior
Does not track objects with eyes
Does not respond to sounds
Lack of social smile by 5 months
12 Month Red Flags - Correct Answer Not crawling
Not standing with support
Not using consonant sounds (dada mama)
Not using gestures
Anterior fontanel closure - Correct Answer 18mo
First steps - Correct Answer 12-15 mo.
Red Flag Toddler - Correct Answer Not walking at 15mo
Toe walking
Not using words
Car Seats - Correct Answer Under 2- rear facing
2-3yrs forward facing
, 4-8yrs booster seat in rear
5 types of play - Correct Answer solitary, onlooker, parallel, associative, cooperative
solitary play - Correct Answer playing alone
Begins in infancy and common in toddlers
Toys are dissimilar if there are other children in room
Parallel play - Correct Answer Children play side by side
Especially common in toddlers
Similar toys but lack interaction
Associative play - Correct Answer Group play without group goals
Preschool period
Lack of formal organization
Cooperative Play - Correct Answer Organized with group goals
Begins late in preschool years
Children are either in or out of group
Onlooker Play - Correct Answer Observer
Toddler years
Lead Poisoning Blood Sample - Correct Answer (Blood lead level)
BLL >10mcg/dl needs to be rescreened in 1yr
BLL >20mcg/dl requires clinical management
BLL>45mcg/dl chelation therapy
Otitis Media - Correct Answer inflammation of MIDDLE EAR without reference to
etiology
Acute Otitis Media - Correct Answer inflammation with RAPID ONSET of FEVER and
ear pain (OTALGIA)
Otitis Media with Effusion - Correct Answer FLUID in middle ear space without
symptoms of infection
Otitis External - Correct Answer infections of external ear due to EXCESSIVE wetness
or dryness
AKA "Swimmer's Ear"
Otitis Media Signs and Symptoms - Correct Answer Purulent fluid accumulating in
middle ear
Bulging red tympanic membrane
Pain from pressure
Irritable, pulling or holding ears
Questions and Answers 100% Accuracy
3 month Key Milestones - Correct Answer Brings hands to mouth
Grasps and hold object- actively holds rattle but not reaching for it
Takes swipes at objects
Watches faces intently
Smiles at sound of your voice
begins to imitate some sounds
4 to 6 Months - Correct Answer Demands and enjoys attention
Chuckles and laughs
Attachment begins discovers hands
6 Months - Correct Answer Peak time of development
Good head support - no head lag
Rolling in both directions
Bares weight on legs
Sitting with support - tripod position
6 Months Red Flags - Correct Answer Stiff of floppy tone
No affections or cuddling behavior
Does not track objects with eyes
Does not respond to sounds
Lack of social smile by 5 months
12 Month Red Flags - Correct Answer Not crawling
Not standing with support
Not using consonant sounds (dada mama)
Not using gestures
Anterior fontanel closure - Correct Answer 18mo
First steps - Correct Answer 12-15 mo.
Red Flag Toddler - Correct Answer Not walking at 15mo
Toe walking
Not using words
Car Seats - Correct Answer Under 2- rear facing
2-3yrs forward facing
, 4-8yrs booster seat in rear
5 types of play - Correct Answer solitary, onlooker, parallel, associative, cooperative
solitary play - Correct Answer playing alone
Begins in infancy and common in toddlers
Toys are dissimilar if there are other children in room
Parallel play - Correct Answer Children play side by side
Especially common in toddlers
Similar toys but lack interaction
Associative play - Correct Answer Group play without group goals
Preschool period
Lack of formal organization
Cooperative Play - Correct Answer Organized with group goals
Begins late in preschool years
Children are either in or out of group
Onlooker Play - Correct Answer Observer
Toddler years
Lead Poisoning Blood Sample - Correct Answer (Blood lead level)
BLL >10mcg/dl needs to be rescreened in 1yr
BLL >20mcg/dl requires clinical management
BLL>45mcg/dl chelation therapy
Otitis Media - Correct Answer inflammation of MIDDLE EAR without reference to
etiology
Acute Otitis Media - Correct Answer inflammation with RAPID ONSET of FEVER and
ear pain (OTALGIA)
Otitis Media with Effusion - Correct Answer FLUID in middle ear space without
symptoms of infection
Otitis External - Correct Answer infections of external ear due to EXCESSIVE wetness
or dryness
AKA "Swimmer's Ear"
Otitis Media Signs and Symptoms - Correct Answer Purulent fluid accumulating in
middle ear
Bulging red tympanic membrane
Pain from pressure
Irritable, pulling or holding ears
