PEDIATRIC PROCTOR| 2026 PEDS FINAL
EXAM
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a 2-year-old child who was found by
his parents crying and holding a container of toilet bowl cleaner. The child's lips are
edematous and inflamed, and he is drooling. Which of the following is the priority action
by the nurse?
Remove the child's contaminated clothing.
Check the child's respiratory status.
Administer an antidote to the child.
Establish IV access for the child.
Rationale: The nurse should apply the ABC priority-setting - ANSWER-Check the child's
respiratory status.
A nurse is teaching a parent of a 12-month old child about development during the
toddler years. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?
"Your child should be referring to himself using the appropriate pronoun by 18 months
of age."
"A toddler's interest in looking at pictures occurs at 20 months of age."
C. "A toddler should have davtime control of his bowel and bladder by 24 months of
age.
d. "Your child should be able to scribble spontaneously using a crayon at the age of 15
months." - ANSWER-d. "Your child should be able to scribble spontaneously using a
crayon at the age of 15 months."
A nurse is caring for a toddler and is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride 100
mL IV to infuse over 4 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The
nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the
ANSWER to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a
trailing zero.) - ANSWER-25 GTT
4. A nurse in a pediatric clinic is assessing a toddler at a well-child visit. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Perform the assessment in a head to toe sequence.
b. Minimize physical contact with the child initially.
c. Explain procedures using medical terminology.
d. Stop the assessment if the child becomes uncooperative. - ANSWER-b. Minimize
physical contact with the child initially.
