PEDS CMS exam questions with correct
answers
A nurse is checking the gross motor development of a 3-year-old child. Which
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of the following skills should the nurse expect the child to be able to do? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔standing on 1 foot- correct
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A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a parent of a child who has type 1
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diabetes mellitus. The nurse is explaining how to manage the child's disorder
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during an illness such as a cold. Which of the following statements by the
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parent indicates an understanding of the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔I'll check his blood glucose more often
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A nurse is collecting data from a 10-month-old infant at a well child check up.
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Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse report to the
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provider? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the infant needs assistance to sit up-
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correct
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A nurse is preparing to administer an oral liquid medication to a 6-month-old
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infant. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to
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perform? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔administer medication into the side of
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the infants mouth
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A nurse is reviewing the morning laboratory results of an infant who is
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receiving digoxin and furosemide for the treatment of heart failure. Which of
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, the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Potassium 3.2 mEq/L- correct (4.1-5.3 norm)
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A nurse is reinforcing teaching about exercise with an adolescent client who
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has type 1 diabetes. Which of the following points should the nurse
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reinforce? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔you might need to decrease your routine
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insulin dose before exercise
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A nurse is caring for a 4-month-old infant who has tetralogy of Fallot and
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experiences a hypercyanotic spell. Which of the following actions should the
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nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔place infant in knee chest position
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A nurse is planning to use guided imagery for an early school-aged child who
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continues to have mild discomfort following the administration of an
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analgesic. Which of the following techniques should the nurse plan to use? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔encourage the child to focus on a recent pleasurable
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experience
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A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 5mg/kg/day po divided
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equally every 8 hours to a school aged child who weighs 50lb.
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Diphenhydramine 12.5mg/5ml available. How many ml should the nurse
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administer per dose? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔15
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A nurse is collecting data from a 4-year-old child for growth and
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developmental milestones during a well child visit. Which of the following
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findings suggest a possible delay in development? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔speaking using 2- or 3-word sentences
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, A nurse is assisting with the development of a health education program for
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the parents of school-aged females. Which of the following pieces of
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information regarding sexual maturation should the nurse include? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔higher body fat content is associated with earlier
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onset of menarche
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A nurse is reinforcing education with the parent of a toddler who has
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phenylketonuria and is prescribed a restricted phenylalanine diet. Which of
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the following foods would be an appropriate choice for this child? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔french fries
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A nurse is assisting with a nutritional screening for a 12-year-old client who
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weighs 41 kg(90lbs) and has a height of 1.5m (60in). Which of the following
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values is the client's body mass index (BMI)? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔18.2
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A nurse is caring for a toddler in the immediate postoperative period
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following the placement of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. Which of the
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following interventions should the nurse perform? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔check for abdominal distention
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A nurse is caring for a preschooler who has a terminal illness. The nurse
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should expect the preschooler to have which of the following perspectives
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about death? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔believes that her own thoughts can
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cause death
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A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardian of a 10-year-old child whos
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weight is in the 95th percentile on a growth chart. Which of the following
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instructions should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Plan menu
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that provides the child with 1,200 calories each day
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answers
A nurse is checking the gross motor development of a 3-year-old child. Which
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of the following skills should the nurse expect the child to be able to do? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔standing on 1 foot- correct
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A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a parent of a child who has type 1
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diabetes mellitus. The nurse is explaining how to manage the child's disorder
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during an illness such as a cold. Which of the following statements by the
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parent indicates an understanding of the teaching? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔I'll check his blood glucose more often
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A nurse is collecting data from a 10-month-old infant at a well child check up.
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Which of the following assessment findings should the nurse report to the
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provider? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the infant needs assistance to sit up-
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correct
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A nurse is preparing to administer an oral liquid medication to a 6-month-old
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infant. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to
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perform? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔administer medication into the side of
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the infants mouth
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A nurse is reviewing the morning laboratory results of an infant who is
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receiving digoxin and furosemide for the treatment of heart failure. Which of
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, the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Potassium 3.2 mEq/L- correct (4.1-5.3 norm)
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A nurse is reinforcing teaching about exercise with an adolescent client who
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has type 1 diabetes. Which of the following points should the nurse
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reinforce? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔you might need to decrease your routine
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insulin dose before exercise
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A nurse is caring for a 4-month-old infant who has tetralogy of Fallot and
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experiences a hypercyanotic spell. Which of the following actions should the
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nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔place infant in knee chest position
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A nurse is planning to use guided imagery for an early school-aged child who
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continues to have mild discomfort following the administration of an
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analgesic. Which of the following techniques should the nurse plan to use? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔encourage the child to focus on a recent pleasurable
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experience
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A nurse is preparing to administer diphenhydramine 5mg/kg/day po divided
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equally every 8 hours to a school aged child who weighs 50lb.
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Diphenhydramine 12.5mg/5ml available. How many ml should the nurse
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administer per dose? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔15
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A nurse is collecting data from a 4-year-old child for growth and
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developmental milestones during a well child visit. Which of the following
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findings suggest a possible delay in development? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔speaking using 2- or 3-word sentences
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, A nurse is assisting with the development of a health education program for
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the parents of school-aged females. Which of the following pieces of
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information regarding sexual maturation should the nurse include? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔higher body fat content is associated with earlier
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onset of menarche
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A nurse is reinforcing education with the parent of a toddler who has
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phenylketonuria and is prescribed a restricted phenylalanine diet. Which of
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the following foods would be an appropriate choice for this child? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔french fries
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A nurse is assisting with a nutritional screening for a 12-year-old client who
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weighs 41 kg(90lbs) and has a height of 1.5m (60in). Which of the following
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values is the client's body mass index (BMI)? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔18.2
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A nurse is caring for a toddler in the immediate postoperative period
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following the placement of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt. Which of the
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following interventions should the nurse perform? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔check for abdominal distention
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A nurse is caring for a preschooler who has a terminal illness. The nurse
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should expect the preschooler to have which of the following perspectives
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about death? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔believes that her own thoughts can
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cause death
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A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardian of a 10-year-old child whos
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weight is in the 95th percentile on a growth chart. Which of the following
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instructions should the nurse include? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Plan menu
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that provides the child with 1,200 calories each day
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