Pediatric nursing worksheet with answers

Using the common 100–50–20 rule, what is the daily maintenance fluid requirement for a 10 kg child?

1. A2000 mL per day
2. B1000 mL per day
3. C500 mL per day
4. D1500 mL per day

When can a child stop using a booster seat in the car?

1. AAs soon as the child can fasten the seat belt alone
2. BWhen the adult seat belt fits properly across the shoulder and upper thighs
3. CWhen the child starts primary school and can sit still for a whole journey
4. DAt 4 years of age, whatever the child's height

Which clotting factor is missing or low in haemophilia A?

1. AFactor VII
2. BFactor IX
3. CFactor XIII
4. DFactor VIII

Which finding in a newborn suggests Hirschsprung disease?

1. AA barking cough
2. BBright yellow, loose stools
3. CProjectile vomiting at 4 weeks
4. DFailure to pass meconium within 48 hours of birth

At about what age do most children understand that death is permanent and happens to everyone?

1. AAbout 4 years
2. BAbout 2 years
3. CNot until about 18 years
4. DAbout 9 to 10 years

Which defect classically causes a continuous "machinery" murmur?

1. APatent ductus arteriosus
2. BAtrial septal defect
3. CTetralogy of Fallot
4. DIsolated pulmonary stenosis with an intact ventricular septum

Which child is most appropriate to assign to a practical (enrolled) nurse?

1. AA 5-year-old just back from tonsillectomy who keeps swallowing
2. BA 9-year-old newly admitted with diabetic ketoacidosis on an insulin infusion
3. CA 7-year-old 2 days after an appendicectomy, stable on oral analgesia
4. DAn infant with bronchiolitis who needs more and more oxygen

Which long-term problems should be monitored in a child with a repaired cleft palate?

1. AKidney function and blood pressure
2. BMiddle ear infections, hearing, speech and teeth
3. CGrowth hormone levels and puberty timing
4. DBone density and fracture risk in the teenage years