Pediatric nursing worksheet with answers

At about what age can most children copy a circle with a crayon?

1. AAbout 6 years
2. BAbout 3 years
3. CAbout 12 months
4. DAbout 18 months

Bedwetting at night is usually not considered a problem needing treatment until about what age?

1. AAbout 14 years
2. BAbout 10 years
3. CAbout 2 years
4. DAbout 5 years

A 13-year-old boy has sudden, severe pain in one testis with nausea and vomiting. How should this be treated?

1. AAs a sports strain that will heal with rest
2. BAs normal growing pains of puberty
3. CAs a urine infection to be treated at home
4. DAs a surgical emergency

Which diet is usually advised for a child with nephrotic syndrome while there is oedema?

1. AA carbohydrate-free diet to reduce fluid retention
2. BA high-salt diet to replace losses in the urine
3. CNo added salt
4. DA protein-free diet to rest the kidneys completely

A topical anaesthetic cream (lidocaine–prilocaine) is planned before a cannula insertion. What is important?

1. AApply it well in advance, usually about 60 minutes, under an occlusive dressing
2. BApply it just seconds before the needle
3. CApply it to broken skin for faster effect
4. DRub it firmly into the skin and wipe it off after about 1 minute, without a dressing

Which growth chart finding in a 10-month-old most needs further evaluation?

1. AHead circumference that follows the 75th percentile curve
2. BWeight that has fallen across two major percentile lines since the last visits
3. CLength on the 50th percentile and weight on the 40th percentile
4. DWeight that has stayed on the 10th percentile since birth

A child with sickle cell disease has new chest pain, cough, fever and an oxygen saturation of 90%. What should the nurse suspect?

1. AAnxiety about being in hospital
2. BAcute chest syndrome, an emergency
3. CA mild cold
4. DNormal pain from a limb crisis

A child with extensive burns is receiving IV fluid resuscitation. Which finding best shows that fluid replacement is adequate?

1. AA urine output of about 1 mL/kg per hour
2. BThe blood pressure is in the high range
3. CThe child is asking for a drink
4. DThe burned skin looks less red and the blisters are smaller