Pediatric nursing asks you to hold two things at once: a child who is still growing and developing, and a family who is looking to you for answers. Doses are weight-based, assessment findings shift with age, and the same symptom can mean very different things in a neonate, a toddler, and an adolescent. This test bank is matched to Nursing Care of Children: Principles and Practice, 3rd Edition by Susan R. James, so your practice questions line up with the way your course actually teaches growth, development, and family-centred care.
Why this test bank helps
Memorising facts rarely survives a pediatric exam — the questions are situational and prioritisation-heavy. Every item here comes with a written rationale explaining not only why the correct answer is right but why each distractor is wrong. That rationale-first approach trains the clinical reasoning pediatric faculty test: recognising a sick child early, choosing the safest intervention, and teaching a family before discharge. Over repeated sittings you stop guessing and start reasoning.
What’s inside
- Practice questions mapped to the book’s chapters and units, following its flow from health promotion through system-based care
- NCLEX-style formats relevant to peds: single-best-answer, priority/“first action”, select-all-that-apply, and weight-based dosage calculation items
- A clear written rationale for every question, correct answer and distractors explained
- Questions across the developmental span — neonate, infant, toddler, preschool, school-age, and adolescent
- Family-centred care and parent-teaching scenarios
- Instant PDF download you can study offline on any device
Topics covered
- Growth, development, and health promotion across childhood
- Family-centred care, atraumatic care, and the hospitalised child
- Fluid, electrolyte, and nutritional needs in infants and children
- Respiratory conditions — from bronchiolitis and asthma to cystic fibrosis
- Cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary disorders in children
- Neurologic, musculoskeletal, and endocrine problems across ages
- Hematologic and oncologic conditions, including the child with cancer
- Infectious and communicable diseases, immunisation, and safety
- Pediatric medication administration and weight-based dosing
Who it’s for
This is built for nursing students working through a pediatric or child-health nursing course that uses James’s Nursing Care of Children, and for anyone reviewing peds content before the NCLEX-RN. It is equally useful for course exam prep, for reinforcing lectures week by week, and for returning nurses refreshing their pediatric fundamentals before a rotation or a new post.
How to use it (the right way)
Use it as a self-assessment tool, not a shortcut. Read the relevant chapter first, then answer a block of questions closed-book. For anything you miss — and even for items you guessed correctly — read the rationale in full and go back to the textbook to close the gap. Re-test the topics that keep tripping you up until they are solid. Do not present these questions or answers as your own graded work, and follow your school’s academic-integrity policy: this resource supports genuine learning, it does not replace it, and makes no promise about your grade.
Sample question
(Shows the format — your download contains the full set.)
Q. A nurse is caring for a 6-month-old infant admitted with acute bronchiolitis. Which assessment finding should the nurse report to the provider immediately?
- A. Clear nasal drainage and occasional coughing
- B. Respiratory rate of 40 breaths per minute during sleep
- C. Nasal flaring, intercostal retractions, and grunting
- D. Fussiness that settles when the parent holds the infant
Answer: C. Nasal flaring, retractions, and grunting are signs of increasing work of breathing and impending respiratory distress in an infant, who has limited reserve — these demand immediate escalation. Option A describes expected upper-airway symptoms of a viral illness. Option B is within the normal range for a sleeping infant of this age. Option D reflects a consolable infant, a reassuring rather than urgent finding.
Edition & format
- Matches: Test Bank for Nursing Care of Children: Principles and Practice 3rd Edition by Susan R. James
- ISBN-13: 9781416030843
- Format: Digital PDF, delivered instantly after checkout
- Access: Lifetime — re-download anytime from your account
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Frequently asked questions
Is this the textbook itself? No. This is a test bank of practice questions with answer rationales designed to help you study; it does not include the textbook or its chapters.
Will these be the exact questions on my exam? No, and no one can honestly promise that. It is a study and self-assessment aid built to match the edition’s content so your practice reflects your course.
How and when do I get it? It is a digital PDF delivered instantly after checkout, and you can re-download it anytime from your account.
What if I’m unsure about the edition? Message us before buying and we’ll confirm the edition and ISBN match your syllabus.
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