PRIMARY CARE PNP EXAM REVIEW-
ADDITIONAL REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
The cPNP cknows cthat cassessing cweight, clength, cand chead ccircumference care cpart
cof cwhich cdomain cof cgrowth cand cdevelopment?
ca) cPhysical cdomain
cb) cCognitive cdomain
cc) cPsychosocial cdomain c- ccorrect canswers c-a cpg. c5
The cPNP cis cassessing ca c6 cmonth cold cpatient. cHe cknows cthat cTiffany cwill cgrow
cin can corderly cmanner. cHow cwill cTiffany cgrow?
a) cProximal cto cDistal
b) cCephalo cto cCaudal
,c) cBoth cA c& cB c- ccorrect canswers c-c cpg. c5
Jackie cis cin cfor cher c4-month ccheck cup. cShe ceats c4 coz cof cformula cevery c3
chours. cThe cPNP cknows cthat cthe ccalorie ccount cfor ca cchild cthis cage cis
a) c70 cto c100 ckcal/kg/day
b) c100 ckcal/kg/day
c) c120 ckcal/kg/day c- ccorrect canswers c-c cpg.5
The cPNP cknows cthat ca cchild cwho cis c6 cmonths cold cor cless chas cnutritional
crequirements cof c120 ckcal/kg/day. cWhat cwould care ca cchild cwho cis c7 cmonths cold
cto c12 cmonths cold cnutritional crequirements?
a) c70 cto c100 ckcal/kg/day
b) c100 ckcal/kg/day
c) c110 ckcal/kg/day c- ccorrect canswers c-b cpg. c5
The cPNP cis cseeing cJackson cwho cis c17 cyears cold. cHe cis cworried cthat che cis
ccontinuing cto cgain cweight ceven cthough che cpractices ca chealthy clifestyle. cJackson
cis ccurrently c85kg cand c182cm. cWhat cdoes cthe cPNP ceducate cJackson cas cthe
cmaximum camount cof ckcal/day che cshould ceat?
a) c2,210 ckcal/day
b) c5,950 ckcal/day
c) c3,825 ckcal/day c- ccorrect canswers c-c cpg. c5 cAs can cadolescent, che cshould ca
cmaximum cof c45 ckcal/kg/day.
The cPNP cis cplanning ca cnutritional cclass cfor cparents cof cschool cage cchildren. cShe
cwants cto censure cthat cthe cparents cknow cif ctheir cchild cis cmeeting ctheir cnutritional
crequirements. cHow cmany ckcal/kg/day cshould ca cchild cthis cage ctake cin?
a) c120 ckcal/kg/day
b) c70 ckcal/kg/day
c) c45 ckcal/kg/day c- ccorrect canswers c-b cpg. c5 cChildren c2 cto c10 cyears cold crequire
c70 cto c100 ckcal/kg/day.
The cPNP cis ceducating can cexpectant cmother cabout cfeeding cchoices cfor cher cbaby.
cThe cmother casks cabout cwhy cbreastfeeding cis cconsidered cthe cbest coption cvs.
cformula cfeeding. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cdoes cthe cPNP cstate?
a) cWith cformula cfeeding, cthe cbaby cis cmore clikely cto cgastrointestinal cproblems
csuch cas cGERD.
b) cWith cformula cfeeding, cthe cbaby creceive cmaternal cantibodies cthat chelp cprevent
cinfection cand cdecrease callergies
c) cFormula cis ca cduplicate cbreast cmilk, cand cthe cbaby cwill creceive cthe csame
cbenefits. c- ccorrect canswers c-a cpg. c5-6
Megan cis chere cfor cher c2-week ccheck cup. cHer cmom casks cthe cPNP chow clong
cshe cshould cconsider cbreastfeeding cbefore cswitching cto cformula. cWhich cof cthe
cfollowing cdoes cthe cPNP csay cto ceducate cthe cmother?
a. c"After c2-months cbreast cfeeding cdoes cnot cprovide cnutritional cvalue."
,b. c"The cbaby cshould cbe cok cto cswitch cto cformula cwhenever cyou cwant."
c. c"It cis csuggested cthat cyour cbaby cbe cexclusively cbreastfed cfor c6 cmonths." c-
ccorrect canswers c-c cpg. c6
When ceducated ca cprenatal cclass cabout cthe cbenefits cof cbreastfeeding, cthe cPNP
cstates cwhich cof cthe cfollowing?
a. cBreastfeeding cduring cpainful cprocedures cprovides canalgesia.
b. cThe clonger ca cchild cis cbreastfed, cthe cmore ca cchance ca cchild cwill cbe
coverweight.
c. cChildren cwho care cbreastfed cexperience cmore cfood callergies. c- ccorrect canswers
c-a cpg. c6
The cPNP cis cseeing ca c2 cmonth cold cpatient. cHow cmuch cweight cshould cthe cbaby
cbe cgaining cto cconfirm cadequate cnutritional cintake?
a. c15 cto c20g/day
b. c30g/day
c. c40g/day c- ccorrect canswers c-b cpg. c6 cInfants c<3 cmonths cold cshould cgain
c30g/day c(1oz/day).
Allie cis chere cfor cher c4-month cwell cchild cappointment. cHer cmom cis cconcerned cthat
cshe cis cnot cgaining cenough cweight cbecause cshe cis csmaller cthan cher ccousin cwho
cis cthe csame cage. cHow cmuch cweight cshould cAllie cbe cgaining?
a. c15 cto c20g/day
b. c30g/day
c. c40g/day c- ccorrect canswers c-a cpg. c6 cAfter c3 cmonths cof cage, cinfants cshould
cgain c15 cto c20g/day cfor cthe cnext c3 cmonths.
Oliver cis chere cfor chis c2-month cwell cchild cappointment cand cscheduled
cimmunizations. cHis cmother cis ca cvegetarian cand cstrictly cbreastfeeds cOliver. cWhat
cnutritional ceducation cshould cthe cPNP cprovide?
a. cVitamin cA csupplements cshould cbe cstarted cat c400 cIU cper cday
b. cVitamin cB6 csupplements cshould cbe cgiven
c. cVitamin cB12 csupplements cshould cbe cgiven. c- ccorrect canswers c-c cpg. c6 cInfants
cof cstrictly cbreastfed cmothers cshould cbe cgiven cVitamin cB12 cto cprevent
cneurological cabnormalities.
The cPNP cis cseeing cRiley cfor chis c4-month cwell cchild cappointment. cWhat
csupplement cshould call cbreastfed cinfants creceive cat c2-months cof cage?
a. cVitamin cA
b. cVitamin cB
c. cVitamin cD c- ccorrect canswers c-c cpg. c6 cAt cage c2 cmonths cold cinfants cshould cbe
cstarted con cVitamin cD c400 cIU/day.
Savannah cis chere cfor cher c6-month ccheck cup. cShe cis cexclusively cbreastfed cand
chas cnot cstarted cbaby cfoods cyet. cWhat cnutritional ceducation cshould cthe cPNP
cprovide?
, a. cBecause cshe cis cbreastfed, cSavannah cdoes cnot cneed cto cstart cbaby cfoods cuntil
cshe cis c12 cmonths cold.
b. cSavannah ccan cstart ciron-fortified cfoods csuch cas cbaby coatmeal.
c. cSavannah ccan cstop cher cVitamin cD csupplement cwhen cshe cstarts ctable cfoods. c-
ccorrect canswers c-b cpg. c6 cExclusively cbreastfed cbabies cshould creceive
c1mg/kg/day cof ciron cafter c6 cmonths cold. cIdeally ciron ccomes cfrom ciron-fortified
cfoods.
Savannah cis cin cfor cher c9-month cwell cchild cappointment. cShe cweighs c6.8kg cand
cis c68cm clong. cHer cmom cis cconcerned cthat cshe cis cpale cbecause cshe cis cnot
cgetting cenough ciron. cHow cmuch ciron cis crecommended cfor ca cchild cof cSavannah?
a. c6.8mg/day
b. c10.2mg/day
c. c13.6mg/day c- ccorrect canswers c-a cpg. c6 cExclusively cbreastfed cbabies cshould
creceive c1mg/kg/day cof ciron cafter c6 cmonths cold.
Sadie cis cin cfor cher c9-month ccheck cup. cThe cPNP cknows cthat cSadie clives cin ca
crural carea. cWhat cshould cthe cPNP cdo cin corder cto cassess chow cmuch cfluoride cis
cavailable cin cthe clocal cwater?
a. cCall cthe cEnvironmental cProtection cAgency
b. cCall cthe cBoard cof cHealth
c. cCall cthe clocal cwater ccompany c- ccorrect canswers c-b c*Stated cat clive creview
James cis cin cfor chis c4-month ccheck cup. cHis cmom casks cif cshe cneeds cto cprovide
ciron csupplementation ceven cthough cJames cis cexclusively cbreastfed. cWhat cdoes
cthe cPNP ceducate?
a. cJames cwill cnot cneed ciron csupplements cunless che cis canemic.
b. cJames cshould calready cbe con ciron csupplements c1mg/kg/day.
c. cJames cshould cstart ciron-fortified cfoods cat c6 cmonths cold. c- ccorrect canswers c-c
cpg. c6
The cPNP cis cassessing cthe cneed cfor cfluoride csupplements cin cher crural ctown. cShe
cknows cthat csupplementation cis cnot crequired cfor cthe cfirst c6 cmonths cof clife. cWhen
cis cthe clocal cwater csupply cconsidered cdeficient. c
a. c<.8 cparts cper cmillion/ppm
b. c<.6 cparts cper cmillion/ppm
c. c<.3 cparts cper cmillion/ppm c- ccorrect canswers c-c cpg. c6
The cPNP cis cseeing cOlivia cfor cher c1 cweek cweight ccheck. cOlivia clost cthe cexpected
c10% cof cweight cafter cbirth. cWhen cshould cOlivia cbe cback cto cher cbirth cweight?
a. c5 cto c7 cdays
b. c8 cto c10 cdays
c. c7 cto c14 cdays c- ccorrect canswers c-c cpg. c6
The cPNP cis ceducating ca cgroup cof cnew cmoms. cOne cof cthe cmoms casks cwhen
cher cchild cwill cdouble chis cbirth cweight. cWhat cdoes cthe cPNP cstate?
ADDITIONAL REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
The cPNP cknows cthat cassessing cweight, clength, cand chead ccircumference care cpart
cof cwhich cdomain cof cgrowth cand cdevelopment?
ca) cPhysical cdomain
cb) cCognitive cdomain
cc) cPsychosocial cdomain c- ccorrect canswers c-a cpg. c5
The cPNP cis cassessing ca c6 cmonth cold cpatient. cHe cknows cthat cTiffany cwill cgrow
cin can corderly cmanner. cHow cwill cTiffany cgrow?
a) cProximal cto cDistal
b) cCephalo cto cCaudal
,c) cBoth cA c& cB c- ccorrect canswers c-c cpg. c5
Jackie cis cin cfor cher c4-month ccheck cup. cShe ceats c4 coz cof cformula cevery c3
chours. cThe cPNP cknows cthat cthe ccalorie ccount cfor ca cchild cthis cage cis
a) c70 cto c100 ckcal/kg/day
b) c100 ckcal/kg/day
c) c120 ckcal/kg/day c- ccorrect canswers c-c cpg.5
The cPNP cknows cthat ca cchild cwho cis c6 cmonths cold cor cless chas cnutritional
crequirements cof c120 ckcal/kg/day. cWhat cwould care ca cchild cwho cis c7 cmonths cold
cto c12 cmonths cold cnutritional crequirements?
a) c70 cto c100 ckcal/kg/day
b) c100 ckcal/kg/day
c) c110 ckcal/kg/day c- ccorrect canswers c-b cpg. c5
The cPNP cis cseeing cJackson cwho cis c17 cyears cold. cHe cis cworried cthat che cis
ccontinuing cto cgain cweight ceven cthough che cpractices ca chealthy clifestyle. cJackson
cis ccurrently c85kg cand c182cm. cWhat cdoes cthe cPNP ceducate cJackson cas cthe
cmaximum camount cof ckcal/day che cshould ceat?
a) c2,210 ckcal/day
b) c5,950 ckcal/day
c) c3,825 ckcal/day c- ccorrect canswers c-c cpg. c5 cAs can cadolescent, che cshould ca
cmaximum cof c45 ckcal/kg/day.
The cPNP cis cplanning ca cnutritional cclass cfor cparents cof cschool cage cchildren. cShe
cwants cto censure cthat cthe cparents cknow cif ctheir cchild cis cmeeting ctheir cnutritional
crequirements. cHow cmany ckcal/kg/day cshould ca cchild cthis cage ctake cin?
a) c120 ckcal/kg/day
b) c70 ckcal/kg/day
c) c45 ckcal/kg/day c- ccorrect canswers c-b cpg. c5 cChildren c2 cto c10 cyears cold crequire
c70 cto c100 ckcal/kg/day.
The cPNP cis ceducating can cexpectant cmother cabout cfeeding cchoices cfor cher cbaby.
cThe cmother casks cabout cwhy cbreastfeeding cis cconsidered cthe cbest coption cvs.
cformula cfeeding. cWhich cof cthe cfollowing cdoes cthe cPNP cstate?
a) cWith cformula cfeeding, cthe cbaby cis cmore clikely cto cgastrointestinal cproblems
csuch cas cGERD.
b) cWith cformula cfeeding, cthe cbaby creceive cmaternal cantibodies cthat chelp cprevent
cinfection cand cdecrease callergies
c) cFormula cis ca cduplicate cbreast cmilk, cand cthe cbaby cwill creceive cthe csame
cbenefits. c- ccorrect canswers c-a cpg. c5-6
Megan cis chere cfor cher c2-week ccheck cup. cHer cmom casks cthe cPNP chow clong
cshe cshould cconsider cbreastfeeding cbefore cswitching cto cformula. cWhich cof cthe
cfollowing cdoes cthe cPNP csay cto ceducate cthe cmother?
a. c"After c2-months cbreast cfeeding cdoes cnot cprovide cnutritional cvalue."
,b. c"The cbaby cshould cbe cok cto cswitch cto cformula cwhenever cyou cwant."
c. c"It cis csuggested cthat cyour cbaby cbe cexclusively cbreastfed cfor c6 cmonths." c-
ccorrect canswers c-c cpg. c6
When ceducated ca cprenatal cclass cabout cthe cbenefits cof cbreastfeeding, cthe cPNP
cstates cwhich cof cthe cfollowing?
a. cBreastfeeding cduring cpainful cprocedures cprovides canalgesia.
b. cThe clonger ca cchild cis cbreastfed, cthe cmore ca cchance ca cchild cwill cbe
coverweight.
c. cChildren cwho care cbreastfed cexperience cmore cfood callergies. c- ccorrect canswers
c-a cpg. c6
The cPNP cis cseeing ca c2 cmonth cold cpatient. cHow cmuch cweight cshould cthe cbaby
cbe cgaining cto cconfirm cadequate cnutritional cintake?
a. c15 cto c20g/day
b. c30g/day
c. c40g/day c- ccorrect canswers c-b cpg. c6 cInfants c<3 cmonths cold cshould cgain
c30g/day c(1oz/day).
Allie cis chere cfor cher c4-month cwell cchild cappointment. cHer cmom cis cconcerned cthat
cshe cis cnot cgaining cenough cweight cbecause cshe cis csmaller cthan cher ccousin cwho
cis cthe csame cage. cHow cmuch cweight cshould cAllie cbe cgaining?
a. c15 cto c20g/day
b. c30g/day
c. c40g/day c- ccorrect canswers c-a cpg. c6 cAfter c3 cmonths cof cage, cinfants cshould
cgain c15 cto c20g/day cfor cthe cnext c3 cmonths.
Oliver cis chere cfor chis c2-month cwell cchild cappointment cand cscheduled
cimmunizations. cHis cmother cis ca cvegetarian cand cstrictly cbreastfeeds cOliver. cWhat
cnutritional ceducation cshould cthe cPNP cprovide?
a. cVitamin cA csupplements cshould cbe cstarted cat c400 cIU cper cday
b. cVitamin cB6 csupplements cshould cbe cgiven
c. cVitamin cB12 csupplements cshould cbe cgiven. c- ccorrect canswers c-c cpg. c6 cInfants
cof cstrictly cbreastfed cmothers cshould cbe cgiven cVitamin cB12 cto cprevent
cneurological cabnormalities.
The cPNP cis cseeing cRiley cfor chis c4-month cwell cchild cappointment. cWhat
csupplement cshould call cbreastfed cinfants creceive cat c2-months cof cage?
a. cVitamin cA
b. cVitamin cB
c. cVitamin cD c- ccorrect canswers c-c cpg. c6 cAt cage c2 cmonths cold cinfants cshould cbe
cstarted con cVitamin cD c400 cIU/day.
Savannah cis chere cfor cher c6-month ccheck cup. cShe cis cexclusively cbreastfed cand
chas cnot cstarted cbaby cfoods cyet. cWhat cnutritional ceducation cshould cthe cPNP
cprovide?
, a. cBecause cshe cis cbreastfed, cSavannah cdoes cnot cneed cto cstart cbaby cfoods cuntil
cshe cis c12 cmonths cold.
b. cSavannah ccan cstart ciron-fortified cfoods csuch cas cbaby coatmeal.
c. cSavannah ccan cstop cher cVitamin cD csupplement cwhen cshe cstarts ctable cfoods. c-
ccorrect canswers c-b cpg. c6 cExclusively cbreastfed cbabies cshould creceive
c1mg/kg/day cof ciron cafter c6 cmonths cold. cIdeally ciron ccomes cfrom ciron-fortified
cfoods.
Savannah cis cin cfor cher c9-month cwell cchild cappointment. cShe cweighs c6.8kg cand
cis c68cm clong. cHer cmom cis cconcerned cthat cshe cis cpale cbecause cshe cis cnot
cgetting cenough ciron. cHow cmuch ciron cis crecommended cfor ca cchild cof cSavannah?
a. c6.8mg/day
b. c10.2mg/day
c. c13.6mg/day c- ccorrect canswers c-a cpg. c6 cExclusively cbreastfed cbabies cshould
creceive c1mg/kg/day cof ciron cafter c6 cmonths cold.
Sadie cis cin cfor cher c9-month ccheck cup. cThe cPNP cknows cthat cSadie clives cin ca
crural carea. cWhat cshould cthe cPNP cdo cin corder cto cassess chow cmuch cfluoride cis
cavailable cin cthe clocal cwater?
a. cCall cthe cEnvironmental cProtection cAgency
b. cCall cthe cBoard cof cHealth
c. cCall cthe clocal cwater ccompany c- ccorrect canswers c-b c*Stated cat clive creview
James cis cin cfor chis c4-month ccheck cup. cHis cmom casks cif cshe cneeds cto cprovide
ciron csupplementation ceven cthough cJames cis cexclusively cbreastfed. cWhat cdoes
cthe cPNP ceducate?
a. cJames cwill cnot cneed ciron csupplements cunless che cis canemic.
b. cJames cshould calready cbe con ciron csupplements c1mg/kg/day.
c. cJames cshould cstart ciron-fortified cfoods cat c6 cmonths cold. c- ccorrect canswers c-c
cpg. c6
The cPNP cis cassessing cthe cneed cfor cfluoride csupplements cin cher crural ctown. cShe
cknows cthat csupplementation cis cnot crequired cfor cthe cfirst c6 cmonths cof clife. cWhen
cis cthe clocal cwater csupply cconsidered cdeficient. c
a. c<.8 cparts cper cmillion/ppm
b. c<.6 cparts cper cmillion/ppm
c. c<.3 cparts cper cmillion/ppm c- ccorrect canswers c-c cpg. c6
The cPNP cis cseeing cOlivia cfor cher c1 cweek cweight ccheck. cOlivia clost cthe cexpected
c10% cof cweight cafter cbirth. cWhen cshould cOlivia cbe cback cto cher cbirth cweight?
a. c5 cto c7 cdays
b. c8 cto c10 cdays
c. c7 cto c14 cdays c- ccorrect canswers c-c cpg. c6
The cPNP cis ceducating ca cgroup cof cnew cmoms. cOne cof cthe cmoms casks cwhen
cher cchild cwill cdouble chis cbirth cweight. cWhat cdoes cthe cPNP cstate?
