NURS 2310- PEDS Test Quizzes and
All Correct Answers 2026 Updated.
The nurse is assessing an infant who has hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
A) Projectile vomiting
B) Decreased appetite
C) Currant jelly stools
D) Sausage shaped abdominal mass - Answer Projectile vomiting
The parents of a newborn who was born with a cleft lip asks the nurse when surgery is usually
performed on this condition. The nurse will inform the parents that closure of the lip is usually
performed when the infant is:
A) 2 weeks old or at least 10 pounds
B) 3 months of age or 12 pounds
C) 1 year old or 20 pounds
D) 18 months old or 20 pounds - Answer 3 months of age or 12 pounds
A 3 month old infant presents to the clinic with these signs: visible peristaltic waves, non-bilious
vomit, and an olive shaped abdominal mass. The nurse suspects this infant has:
A) Hirschsprung's Disease
B) Intussusception
C) Pyloric stenosis
D) Meckel's diverticulum - Answer Pyloric stenosis
The nurse assessing newborn babies and infants after birth will notice which of the following
symptoms as a primary manifestation of Hirschsprung's disease?
A) failure to pass meconium during the first 24 to 48 hours after birth
B) High-grade fever
C) the skin turns yellow and then brown over the first 48 hours of life
D) a fine rash over the trunk - Answer Failure to pass meconium during the first 24 to 48
hours after birth
, The nurse assessing an infant for intussusception will look for three classic signs and symptoms:
colicky intermittent abdominal pain, vomiting, and which kind of stool?
A) mustard or clay-colored
B) currant-jelly-like stools
C) frothy stools that float
D) black tar-colored stools - Answer Currant-jelly-like stools
In hypospadias the urethral meatus is located in which of the following places?
A) on the dorsal side of the penis toward the distal end
B) at any point along the ventral side of the penis (under) or on the scrotum or perineum
C) slightly under a larger-than-normal foreskin if uncircumcised or at the outer perimeter of the
head of the penis if circumcised
D) at the end of the ventral side of the penis, near, but not on the head of, the penis - Answer
At any point along the ventral side of the penis (under) or on the scrotum or perineum
The nurse in the renal/urology unit is reviewing patient assignments for the day. Which of these
patients should be evaluated by the nurse first?
A) The 14 year old girl with dysuria, frequency, and retention of urine
B) A 9 year old who requires pre-operative teaching about a scheduled kidney surgery
C) The child with nephroblastoma who requires an antibiotic by IV infusion
D) A 6 month old baby with tachycardia, sunken eyes, and orthostatic blood pressure - Answer
A 6 month old baby with tachycardia, sunken eyes, and orthostatic blood pressure
The school nurse is talking with caregivers and school-aged girls about the prevention of urinary
tract infections. Which of the following teachings will be most helpful in preventing urinary tract
infections?
A) "Children will benefit from warm bubble baths to keep the external urinary openings clean"
B) "Have the children wear nylon underwear rather than cotton underwear"
C) "Girls should always wipe with the toilet tissue from front to back and never from back to
front"
D) "Children can learn to hold their urine for 3-4 hours to strengthen the bladder muscle tone" -
Answer "Girls should always wipe with the toilet tissue from front to back and never from
back to front"
All Correct Answers 2026 Updated.
The nurse is assessing an infant who has hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect?
A) Projectile vomiting
B) Decreased appetite
C) Currant jelly stools
D) Sausage shaped abdominal mass - Answer Projectile vomiting
The parents of a newborn who was born with a cleft lip asks the nurse when surgery is usually
performed on this condition. The nurse will inform the parents that closure of the lip is usually
performed when the infant is:
A) 2 weeks old or at least 10 pounds
B) 3 months of age or 12 pounds
C) 1 year old or 20 pounds
D) 18 months old or 20 pounds - Answer 3 months of age or 12 pounds
A 3 month old infant presents to the clinic with these signs: visible peristaltic waves, non-bilious
vomit, and an olive shaped abdominal mass. The nurse suspects this infant has:
A) Hirschsprung's Disease
B) Intussusception
C) Pyloric stenosis
D) Meckel's diverticulum - Answer Pyloric stenosis
The nurse assessing newborn babies and infants after birth will notice which of the following
symptoms as a primary manifestation of Hirschsprung's disease?
A) failure to pass meconium during the first 24 to 48 hours after birth
B) High-grade fever
C) the skin turns yellow and then brown over the first 48 hours of life
D) a fine rash over the trunk - Answer Failure to pass meconium during the first 24 to 48
hours after birth
, The nurse assessing an infant for intussusception will look for three classic signs and symptoms:
colicky intermittent abdominal pain, vomiting, and which kind of stool?
A) mustard or clay-colored
B) currant-jelly-like stools
C) frothy stools that float
D) black tar-colored stools - Answer Currant-jelly-like stools
In hypospadias the urethral meatus is located in which of the following places?
A) on the dorsal side of the penis toward the distal end
B) at any point along the ventral side of the penis (under) or on the scrotum or perineum
C) slightly under a larger-than-normal foreskin if uncircumcised or at the outer perimeter of the
head of the penis if circumcised
D) at the end of the ventral side of the penis, near, but not on the head of, the penis - Answer
At any point along the ventral side of the penis (under) or on the scrotum or perineum
The nurse in the renal/urology unit is reviewing patient assignments for the day. Which of these
patients should be evaluated by the nurse first?
A) The 14 year old girl with dysuria, frequency, and retention of urine
B) A 9 year old who requires pre-operative teaching about a scheduled kidney surgery
C) The child with nephroblastoma who requires an antibiotic by IV infusion
D) A 6 month old baby with tachycardia, sunken eyes, and orthostatic blood pressure - Answer
A 6 month old baby with tachycardia, sunken eyes, and orthostatic blood pressure
The school nurse is talking with caregivers and school-aged girls about the prevention of urinary
tract infections. Which of the following teachings will be most helpful in preventing urinary tract
infections?
A) "Children will benefit from warm bubble baths to keep the external urinary openings clean"
B) "Have the children wear nylon underwear rather than cotton underwear"
C) "Girls should always wipe with the toilet tissue from front to back and never from back to
front"
D) "Children can learn to hold their urine for 3-4 hours to strengthen the bladder muscle tone" -
Answer "Girls should always wipe with the toilet tissue from front to back and never from
back to front"
