Pediatric Nursing NCLEX Practice Quiz (200+ Questions)

When assessing a child’s cultural background, the nurse in charge should keep in mind that:

A child with a poor nutritional status and weight loss is at risk for a negative nitrogen balance. To help diagnose this problem, the nurse in charge anticipates that the doctor will order which laboratory test?

A female child, age 2, is brought to the emergency department after ingesting an unknown number of aspirin tablets about 30 minutes earlier. On entering the examination room, the child is crying and clinging to the mother. Which data should the nurse obtain first?

To decrease the likelihood of bradyarrhythmias in children during endotracheal intubation, succinylcholine (Anectine) is used with which of the following agents?

Nurse Walter should expect a 3-year-old child to be able to perform which action?

Dr. Jones prescribes corticosteroids for a child with nephritic syndrome. What is the primary purpose of administering corticosteroids to this child?

What should be the initial bolus of crystalloid fluid replacement for a pediatric patient in shock?

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is one of the most common causes of death in infants. At what age is the diagnosis of SIDS most likely?

Which of the following would be inappropriate when administering chemotherapy to a child?

Which of the following is most likely associated with a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) resulting from congenital heart disease?

Clay is an 8-year-old boy diagnosed with heart failure. Which of the following shows that he is strictly following the directed therapeutic regimen?

Bryce is a child diagnosed with coarctation of aorta. While assessing him, Nurse Zach would expect to find which of the following?

Appropriate intervention is vital for many children with heart disease in order to go on to live active, full lives. Which of the following outlines an effective nursing intervention to decrease cardiac demands and minimize cardiac workload?

Arrange these parts of the conduction system of the heart in the correct order as an action potential would pass through them.

The procedure that has to be performed in order to shift the high pressure from the right ventricle to the left ventricle in Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) is:

Veronica’s parents were told that their daughter needs ribavirin (Virazole). This drug is used to treat which of the following?

Which of the following infants is least probable to develop sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)?

Archie who weighs 44 lb has been given an order for amoxicillin 500 mg b.i.d. The drug text notes that the daily dose of amoxicillin is 50 mg/kg/day in two divided doses. What dose in milligrams is safest for this child?

Immunization of children with Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) vaccine decreases the incidence of which of the following conditions?

Which of the following is the best method for performing a physical examination on a toddler

An 11-year-old girl with celiac disease was discharged from the hospital. An appropriate teaching was carried out by the nurse if the parents are aware of avoiding which of the following?

Will is being assessed by Nurse Lucas for possible intussusception; which of the following would be least likely to provide valuable information?

Baby Ellie is diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux (GER); which of the following nursing diagnoses would be inappropriate?

Nurse Joyce is assessing a child’s cultural background, she should keep in mind that:

Nurse Lonnie is aware that the most common assessment finding in a child with ulcerative colitis is:

Stefan was diagnosed with secondary vesicoureteral reflux; such condition usually results from which of the following?

Preferred nurses at the Nurseslabs Medical Center are about to perform a procedure related to a genitourinary (GU) problem to a group of pediatric patients. Which of the following groups would find it especially extra stressful?

What is most likely the underlying physiology of primary enuresis?

The nurse is aware that the following laboratory values support a diagnosis of pyelonephritis?

Nurse Kai is evaluating a female child with acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis for signs of improvement. Which finding typically is the earliest sign of improvement?

Daya’s child is scheduled for surgery due to myelomeningocele; the primary reason for surgical repair is which of the following?

Tiffany is diagnosed with increased intracranial pressure (ICP); which of the following if stated by her parents would indicate a need for Nurse Charlie to reexplain the purpose for elevating the head of the bed at a 10 to 20-degree angle?

In diagnosing seizure disorder, which of the following is the most beneficial?

Janae has a seizure disorder; which of the following would be the lowest priority when caring for her?

While examining a 2-year-old child, Nurse Galina sees that the anterior fontanel is open. She should:

Nurse Angelo is attending to a child with Cushing’s syndrome; which of the following nursing interventions would be most necessary?

Nurse Aries entered the room of a child with hypopituitarism and was asked by the couple about the condition of their child. Which of the following phrases if stated by the nurse best describes the condition?

Which type of diabetes mellitus (DM) most likely results from heterogenous risk factors, making it preventable?

Nurse Dorothy is caring for a child with Cushing’s syndrome; which of the following should she include in the plan of care?

Nurse Angelo admits a child with suspected type 1 DM; which should the nurse ask the parents?

Nurse Bennet is a community nurse practicing primary prevention for psychiatric disorders in children. On which of the following risk factors would he focus?

Alexi, who has separation anxiety disorder, has not attended school for three (3) weeks, and she cries and exhibits clinging behaviors when her mother encourages attendance. The priority nursing action by the home-care psychiatric nurse would be to:

An adolescent with a depressive disorder is more likely than an adult with the same disorder to exhibit:

Nurse Tiffany reinforces the behavioral contract for a child having difficulty controlling aggressive behaviors in the psychiatric unit. Which of the following is the best rationale for this method of treatment?

The psychiatric nurse is alert to warning signs of suicide in the adolescent population. From the following list, select those behaviors that are indicative of adolescent suicidal thinking. Select all that apply.

A nurse prepares to administer a 3ml injection via intramuscular injection to a 5-year-old child. The nurse selects which site to administer the medication?

A 1-year-old child is diagnosed with scabies. Which of the following medicines is expected to be prescribed?

The nurse is giving instructions to a mother with a child receiving a liquid oral iron supplement. The nurse tells the mother to:

The nurse is reviewing the child’s record who is scheduled to receive inactivated polio vaccine (IPV). Which of the following would prompt the nurse to withhold the administration?

A nurse is handling a child who is on a Furosemide (Lasix) IV infusion. The nurse instructs the mother to encourage the child to eat which of the following?