NR 328 Pediatrics Exam 1 Preparation
NR 328 PEDIATRICS EXAM 1 PREPARATION FOR 2025/2026
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
A nurse manager on a peds unit is preparing an education program on working
with families for a group of newly hired nurses. Which of the following should
the nurse include when discussing the developmental theory?
a. Describes that stress is inevitable
b. Emphasizes that change with on member affects the entire family
c. Provides guidance to assist families adapting to stress
d. Defines consistencies in how families change
Answer: D
Rationale: Include that the developmental theory defines consistencies in how
families change.
A nurse is assisting a group of guardians of adolescents to develop skills that will
improve communication within the family. The nurse hears one guardian state,
"My son knows he better do what I say." Which of the following parenting styles
is the parent exhibiting?
a. Authoritarian
b. Permissive
c. Authoritative
d. Passive
Answer: A
Rationale: This parent is exhibiting an authoritarian parenting style. The parent
controls the adolescent's behaviors and attitudes through unquestioned rules and
expectations.
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A nurse is performing a family assessment. Which of the following should the
nurse include? (SATA)
a. Medical hx
b. Parents' education level
c. Child's physical growth
d. Support systems
e. Stressors
Answers: A, B, D, E
Rationale: Include a medical hx on the parents, siblings, and grandparents.
Include the family structure, which includes family members, family size,
roles/position within the family, and occupation and education of family
members. Include support systems to determine the availability of extended
family, work and peer relationships, and social systems and community resources
to assist the family in meeting needs. Include stressors, both expected and
unexpected.
A nurse is preparing to assess a preschooler. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to prepare the child?
a. Allow the child to role-play using miniature equipment
b. Use medical terminology
c. Separate the child from the caregiver during the exam
d. Keep medical equipment visible to the child
Answer: A
Rationale: Allow the child to role-play or manipulate actual or miniature
equipment to reduce anxiety and fear related to the exam
A nurse is assessing a child's ears. Which of the following findings should the
nurse expect?
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a. Light reflex is located at the 2 o'clock position
b. Tympanic membrane is red in color
c. Bony landmarks are not visible
d. Cerumen is present bilaterally
Answer: D
Rationale: The presence of cerumen bilaterally is an expected finding. Bony
landmarks should be visible. Tympanic membrane should be pearly pink, or gray in
color. Light reflex should be located around the 5 or 7 o'clock position.
A nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant. Which of the following reflexes should
the infant exhibit?
a. Moro
b. Plantar grasp
c. Stepping
d. Tonic neck
Answer: B
Rationale: Plantar grasp is exhibited by infants from birth to the age of 8 months.
Moro is exhibited by infants from birth to 4 months. Stepping is exhibited by
infants from birth to 4 weeks. Tonic neck is exhibited by infants from birth to age
of 3 to 4 months.
A nurse is performing a neurologic assessment on an adolescent. Which of the
following responses should the nurse expect the adolescent to exhibit when
assessing the trigeminal nerve? (SATA)
a. Clenching teeth together tightly
b. Recognizing sour tastes on the back of the tongue.
c. Identifying smells through each nostril
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d. Detecting facial touches with eyes closed
e. Looking down and in with the eyes
Answer: A, D
Rationale: A and D are expected when assessing the trigeminal nerve. B is
expected when assessing the glossopharyngeal nerve. C is expected when
assessing the olfactory nerve. E is expected when assessing the trochlear nerve.
A nurse is caring for a preschooler. Which of the following is an expected
behavior of a preschool-age child?
a. Describing manifestations of illness
b. Relating fears to magical thinking
c. Understanding cause of illness
d. Awareness of body functioning
Answer: B
Rationale: Preschool-age children are egocentric and relate fears to magical
thinking.
A nurse on a peds unit is caring for a toddler. Which of the following behaviors is
an effect of hospitalization? (SATA)
a. Believes the experience is a punishment
b. Experiences separation anxiety
c. Displays intense emotions
d. Exhibits regressive behaviors
e. Manifests disturbance in body image
Answers: B, C, D
A nurse is teaching a guardian about parallel play in children. Which of thee
following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
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NR 328 PEDIATRICS EXAM 1 PREPARATION FOR 2025/2026
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!
A nurse manager on a peds unit is preparing an education program on working
with families for a group of newly hired nurses. Which of the following should
the nurse include when discussing the developmental theory?
a. Describes that stress is inevitable
b. Emphasizes that change with on member affects the entire family
c. Provides guidance to assist families adapting to stress
d. Defines consistencies in how families change
Answer: D
Rationale: Include that the developmental theory defines consistencies in how
families change.
A nurse is assisting a group of guardians of adolescents to develop skills that will
improve communication within the family. The nurse hears one guardian state,
"My son knows he better do what I say." Which of the following parenting styles
is the parent exhibiting?
a. Authoritarian
b. Permissive
c. Authoritative
d. Passive
Answer: A
Rationale: This parent is exhibiting an authoritarian parenting style. The parent
controls the adolescent's behaviors and attitudes through unquestioned rules and
expectations.
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, NR 328 Pediatrics Exam 1 Preparation
A nurse is performing a family assessment. Which of the following should the
nurse include? (SATA)
a. Medical hx
b. Parents' education level
c. Child's physical growth
d. Support systems
e. Stressors
Answers: A, B, D, E
Rationale: Include a medical hx on the parents, siblings, and grandparents.
Include the family structure, which includes family members, family size,
roles/position within the family, and occupation and education of family
members. Include support systems to determine the availability of extended
family, work and peer relationships, and social systems and community resources
to assist the family in meeting needs. Include stressors, both expected and
unexpected.
A nurse is preparing to assess a preschooler. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to prepare the child?
a. Allow the child to role-play using miniature equipment
b. Use medical terminology
c. Separate the child from the caregiver during the exam
d. Keep medical equipment visible to the child
Answer: A
Rationale: Allow the child to role-play or manipulate actual or miniature
equipment to reduce anxiety and fear related to the exam
A nurse is assessing a child's ears. Which of the following findings should the
nurse expect?
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a. Light reflex is located at the 2 o'clock position
b. Tympanic membrane is red in color
c. Bony landmarks are not visible
d. Cerumen is present bilaterally
Answer: D
Rationale: The presence of cerumen bilaterally is an expected finding. Bony
landmarks should be visible. Tympanic membrane should be pearly pink, or gray in
color. Light reflex should be located around the 5 or 7 o'clock position.
A nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant. Which of the following reflexes should
the infant exhibit?
a. Moro
b. Plantar grasp
c. Stepping
d. Tonic neck
Answer: B
Rationale: Plantar grasp is exhibited by infants from birth to the age of 8 months.
Moro is exhibited by infants from birth to 4 months. Stepping is exhibited by
infants from birth to 4 weeks. Tonic neck is exhibited by infants from birth to age
of 3 to 4 months.
A nurse is performing a neurologic assessment on an adolescent. Which of the
following responses should the nurse expect the adolescent to exhibit when
assessing the trigeminal nerve? (SATA)
a. Clenching teeth together tightly
b. Recognizing sour tastes on the back of the tongue.
c. Identifying smells through each nostril
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d. Detecting facial touches with eyes closed
e. Looking down and in with the eyes
Answer: A, D
Rationale: A and D are expected when assessing the trigeminal nerve. B is
expected when assessing the glossopharyngeal nerve. C is expected when
assessing the olfactory nerve. E is expected when assessing the trochlear nerve.
A nurse is caring for a preschooler. Which of the following is an expected
behavior of a preschool-age child?
a. Describing manifestations of illness
b. Relating fears to magical thinking
c. Understanding cause of illness
d. Awareness of body functioning
Answer: B
Rationale: Preschool-age children are egocentric and relate fears to magical
thinking.
A nurse on a peds unit is caring for a toddler. Which of the following behaviors is
an effect of hospitalization? (SATA)
a. Believes the experience is a punishment
b. Experiences separation anxiety
c. Displays intense emotions
d. Exhibits regressive behaviors
e. Manifests disturbance in body image
Answers: B, C, D
A nurse is teaching a guardian about parallel play in children. Which of thee
following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
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