Pediatric nursing worksheet with answers

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1.Easy

Which resting heart rate range is typical for a school-age child (about 6 to 12 years)?

  1. AAbout 40 to 60 beats per minute
  2. BAbout 120 to 170 beats per minute
  3. CAbout 150 to 200 beats per minute
  4. DAbout 70 to 120 beats per minute
2.Easy

Which measure helps an infant with a cleft palate to feed?

  1. AThickening every feed with baby cereal from birth onwards to slow the milk
  2. BA special bottle or teat, an upright position and frequent burping
  3. CFeeding lying flat to let gravity move the milk along
  4. DFeeding only through a nasogastric tube until school age
3.Easy

According to Erikson, what is the developmental task of adolescence?

  1. AIdentity versus role confusion
  2. BAutonomy versus shame and doubt
  3. CIndustry versus inferiority
  4. DIntegrity versus despair
4.Medium

Which snack is safest for a 2-year-old?

  1. AA small bowl of popcorn
  2. BA handful of whole peanuts
  3. CWhole grapes from the fruit bowl
  4. DSmall pieces of soft cooked vegetables
5.Medium

Which newborn problem may be the first sign of cystic fibrosis?

  1. APhysiological jaundice
  2. BMeconium ileus
  3. CErythema toxicum
  4. DUmbilical hernia
6.Medium

Which instruction about using an adrenaline (epinephrine) auto-injector is correct?

  1. AInject into the outer thigh, through clothing if needed, and call emergency services
  2. BInject it into the buttock muscle and then let the child walk it off at home
  3. CUse it only after an antihistamine has failed to work
  4. DInject into the upper arm muscle, but only after removing all the clothing first
7.Hard

A 15-year-old boy with mumps develops a painful, swollen testis. What is the most likely explanation?

  1. ATesticular cancer unrelated to the infection
  2. BA late side effect of the MMR vaccine given in childhood
  3. CAn inguinal hernia caused by coughing
  4. DMumps orchitis, a known complication after puberty
8.Hard

A 2-year-old has had three febrile urinary tract infections. Which underlying condition should be considered?

  1. AHypospadias
  2. BTesticular torsion on both sides
  3. CNephrotic syndrome
  4. DVesicoureteral reflux

Answer key

  1. 1. D · About 70 to 120 beats per minute
  2. 2. B · A special bottle or teat, an upright position and frequent burping
  3. 3. A · Identity versus role confusion
  4. 4. D · Small pieces of soft cooked vegetables
  5. 5. B · Meconium ileus
  6. 6. A · Inject into the outer thigh, through clothing if needed, and call emergency services
  7. 7. D · Mumps orchitis, a known complication after puberty
  8. 8. D · Vesicoureteral reflux

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