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Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) Exam V3 (Latest Update 2025 / 2026) Questions & Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct (Verified Answers)
Question:
A 7 year old child was recently hospitalized with a respiratory infection and has a special need related to her autism. She lives with her mother, two sisters, and grandmother. Which of the following describes the family's composition?
a) Blended family
b) Nuclear family
c) Same-gender family
d) Extended family
Answer:
d) Extended family
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Question:
When conducting an initial assessment of a 5 year old child, which of the following would be the best approach for the nurse to take?
a) Ask the child if she is allergic to anything
b) Request the child's mother step out of the room
c) Ask the child's mother what approach would work best
d) Ask the child's grandmother to explain the child's behaviors
Answer:
c) Ask the child's mother what approach would work best
Question:
An infant weighed 2.90 kg at birth, Now at her 6 month well-child checkup, she weighs 12.75 lbs. How would you describe her weight gain?
a) Normal for her age
b) Small for her age
c) Large for her age
d) Excessive for her age
Answer:
a) Normal for her age
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Question:
Parents of a 4 month old infant bring their blue and nonbreathing baby to the emergency room where she is diagnosed with sudden infant death syndrome.Which of the following is most appropriate to say to the parents?
a) Do you know how to do CPR?
b) Tell me more about how you found her.
c) Why did you put the pillow in bed with her?
d) What did you do after you put her in bed for the evening?
Answer:
b) Tell me more about how you found her.
Question:
The father of a 2½ year old girl tells the nurse he is frustrated by her temper tantrums and that she says "No" to every question. Although the father realizes this is common behavior for toddlers, he doesn't understand the reason of the behavior. The nurse explains that toddlers act this way as a
normal expression of their desire to:
a) Increase their independence
b) Gratify oral fixation
c) Develop a sense of trust
d) Assert how industrious they are
Answer:
a) Increase their independence 3 / 4
Question:
Parents of an 18 month old are worried about their child's behaviors and propensity to have accidents and get hurt. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse make to this parent?
a) Allow your child to learn by trial and error
b) Reward your child's good behaviors, and ignore the bad behavior
c) Punish your child when he does something wrong
d) Consistently enforce well-defined limits, such as no playing on the stairs
Answer:
d) Consistently enforce well-defined limits, such as no playing on the stairs
Question:
An infant with retinoblastoma will exhibit which of the following?
a) Absent red reflex
b) Eyes that gaze in one direction
c) Inability to visually track an object
d) Nystagmus
Answer:
a) Absent red reflex
The red reflex in a child with retinoblastoma may be absent or have an abnormal appearance
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