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PNCB CPN EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK| COMPLETE 500 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+| PNCB CPN EXAM PREP 2025
(BRAND NEW!!)
Use of sterile saline for suctioning .....ANSWER..... No longer used
routinely as it removes normal flora, but is still used for plugs or
near-plugs
Evidenced Based Practice (EBP) .....ANSWER..... answer to
question can be found in literature ie is has already been
researched
QI .....ANSWER..... making sure EBP is being following
(monitoring)
research .....ANSWER..... question without answer. answer to a
question can not be found in literature ie research has not yet
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been done. purpose is to produce new knowledge. RN job is to
identify clinical questions and collect data
State nurse practice act .....ANSWER..... defines what you can
and can not do (Scope of Practice).
HIPAA exceptions .....ANSWER..... 3- danger to self, danger to
others, actively being harmed
Consent .....ANSWER..... informed decision to accept treatment or
participate in research. Parents consent for children <18 years
old
Assent .....ANSWER..... in RESEARCH ONLY- children 7 or older
must give assent in adjunct to parents consent in order to
participate
Growth Chart measurements 0-36 months .....ANSWER.....
measure in length (laid down to measure) Under 2 years old
MUST lay down to measure
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Growth Chart measurements 2-18 years .....ANSWER..... measure
height (stand up to measure)
Mental Age .....ANSWER..... Should interact with patients based
on mental age
Weight at 6 months .....ANSWER..... double birth weight
(minimum)
weight at One year .....ANSWER..... triple birth weight (minimum)
BMI 85% + .....ANSWER..... overweight
BMI <85% .....ANSWER..... Healthy Weight
BMI <5% .....ANSWER..... underweight, cause for concern
Kids close to edge of healthy/overweight line .....ANSWER.....
focus on prevention
average birth length .....ANSWER..... 20 inches
Length at 4 years .....ANSWER..... roughly double birth length
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avg growth in 1st year .....ANSWER..... 10 inches
avg growth in 2nd year .....ANSWER..... 5 inches
Falling off the growth curve .....ANSWER..... RED FLAG!! drop
from established growth % cure to a lower % plot
Red Flags followup .....ANSWER..... recheck measurements
accuracy, plotting accuracy
notify MD, nutritionist
Patient-family edu
How many words can baby speak by end of 1st year
.....ANSWER..... 5
Baby Milestones: 2 months .....ANSWER..... lifts head, posterior
fontanel closes
baby milestones: 3 months .....ANSWER..... raises head, notices
hands
PNCB CPN EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM TEST
BANK| COMPLETE 500 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
ALREADY GRADED A+| PNCB CPN EXAM PREP 2025
(BRAND NEW!!)
Use of sterile saline for suctioning .....ANSWER..... No longer used
routinely as it removes normal flora, but is still used for plugs or
near-plugs
Evidenced Based Practice (EBP) .....ANSWER..... answer to
question can be found in literature ie is has already been
researched
QI .....ANSWER..... making sure EBP is being following
(monitoring)
research .....ANSWER..... question without answer. answer to a
question can not be found in literature ie research has not yet
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been done. purpose is to produce new knowledge. RN job is to
identify clinical questions and collect data
State nurse practice act .....ANSWER..... defines what you can
and can not do (Scope of Practice).
HIPAA exceptions .....ANSWER..... 3- danger to self, danger to
others, actively being harmed
Consent .....ANSWER..... informed decision to accept treatment or
participate in research. Parents consent for children <18 years
old
Assent .....ANSWER..... in RESEARCH ONLY- children 7 or older
must give assent in adjunct to parents consent in order to
participate
Growth Chart measurements 0-36 months .....ANSWER.....
measure in length (laid down to measure) Under 2 years old
MUST lay down to measure
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Growth Chart measurements 2-18 years .....ANSWER..... measure
height (stand up to measure)
Mental Age .....ANSWER..... Should interact with patients based
on mental age
Weight at 6 months .....ANSWER..... double birth weight
(minimum)
weight at One year .....ANSWER..... triple birth weight (minimum)
BMI 85% + .....ANSWER..... overweight
BMI <85% .....ANSWER..... Healthy Weight
BMI <5% .....ANSWER..... underweight, cause for concern
Kids close to edge of healthy/overweight line .....ANSWER.....
focus on prevention
average birth length .....ANSWER..... 20 inches
Length at 4 years .....ANSWER..... roughly double birth length
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avg growth in 1st year .....ANSWER..... 10 inches
avg growth in 2nd year .....ANSWER..... 5 inches
Falling off the growth curve .....ANSWER..... RED FLAG!! drop
from established growth % cure to a lower % plot
Red Flags followup .....ANSWER..... recheck measurements
accuracy, plotting accuracy
notify MD, nutritionist
Patient-family edu
How many words can baby speak by end of 1st year
.....ANSWER..... 5
Baby Milestones: 2 months .....ANSWER..... lifts head, posterior
fontanel closes
baby milestones: 3 months .....ANSWER..... raises head, notices
hands
