QUESTIONS:

1. What is the best practice of a nurse dealing with patient diagnosed with acute
gastroenteritis?
A. Administer Antibiotics
B. Administer Paracetamol for fever
C. Weigh patient every shift
D. Oral fluid replacement therapy
2. What is the main complication of acute gastroenteritis?
A. Dehydration
B. Hyperthermia
C. Weakness
D. Irritability
3. What does RA 10152 stipulates?
A. Milk Code
B. Sanitation Code
C. Mandatory Basic Immunization services for infants and children
D. Protection of children from child abuse
4. What is the common route of transmission in the spread of microorganism
causing AGE?
A. Insect
B. Fomites
C. Animals
D. Person-Person
5. Common electrolyte imbalance in vomiting and diarrhea?
A. Hyponatremia
B. Hypokalemia
C. Hypernatremia
D. Hyperkalemia
6. What is the proponent of psychosocial theory?
A. Jean Piaget
B. Erik Erikson
C. James Fowler
D. Sigmund Freud
7. At what age does the social smile appear?
A. 3 months
B. 4 months
C. 2 months
D. 5 months

8. Also known as stomach flu?

A. Gastritis
B. Hyperacidity
C. Gastroenteritis
D. Appendicitis
9. How to elicit parachute reflex?
A. Holding the infant in air in prone position, then suddenly lowering
the infant headfirst toward table, simulating a fall.
B. Holding the infant under the arms and lowering the infant until the feet touch
the floor.
C. Gently lift infant with the right hand under the thoracic spine.
D. Infant firmly graps the SNs finger
10. What is the normal abdominal girth of an infant?
A. 35-36 cm
B. 30-31 cm
C. 31-33 cm
D. 28-30 cm
11. Which of the ff. is the classification of dehydration if the child has sunken eyes,
moves when stimulated and skin goes back slowly when pinched.
A. No dehydration
B. Severe dehydration
C. Some dehydration
D. Moderate dehydration
12. Which is not a treatment for acute gastroenteritis?
A. Oral rehydration therapy
B. Antibiotics
C. Antidiarrheal agents
D. Administer anti emetics
13. At what age does the infant develop his fine motor skills to carry objects to
mouth?
A. 7 months
B. 6 months
C. 5 months
D. 4 months
14. Age where the infant produces vowel sounds and chained syllables (baba, dada,
kaka).
A. 7 months
B. 8 months
C. 5 months
D. 2 months

15. While preparing to discharge an 8-month-old infant who is recovering from

gastroenteritis and dehydration, the nurse teaches the parents about their
infants dietary and fluid requirements. The nurse should include which other
topic in the teaching session?
A. Nursery schools
B. Toilet Training
C. Safety guidelines
D. Preparation for surgery
16. A parent brings a toddler, age 19 months, to the clinic for a regular check-up.
When palpating the toddlers fontanels, what should the nurse expects to find?
A. Closed anterior fontanel and open posterior fontanel
B. Open anterior and fontanel and closed posterior fontanel
C. Closed anterior and posterior fontanels
D. Open anterior and posterior fontanels
17. Nurse Oliver s teaching a mother who plans to discontinue breast-feeding after 5
months. The nurse should advise her to include which foods in her infants diet?
A. Iron-rich formula and baby food
B. Whole milk and baby food
C. Skim milk and baby food
D. Iron-rich formula only
18. An infant is admitted to the hospital with gastroenteritis. The infant vomits
shortly after admission. When cleaning the infant after the vomiting episode, the
nurse following standard precautions should wear:
A. gloves
B. mask
C. gown
D. goggles
19. During a well-baby visit, Liza asks the nurse when she should start giving her
infant solid foods. The nurse should instruct her to introduce which solid food
first?
A. Applesauce
B. Egg whites
C. Rice cereal
D. Yogurt
20. Moro reflex disappears at what age?
A. 3 months
B. 6 months
C. 4 months

D. 9 months

21. Extrusion reflex disappears at what age?

A. 6
B. 4
C. 7
D. 3
22. Excessive loss of body fluids which entails a deficiency of fluid.
A. Dehydration
B. Embolism
C. Sweating
D. Nausea and vomiting

23. Which is not a causative agent of acute gastroenteritis?

A. Rotavirus
B. Gardia lamblia
C. Salmonella
D. Treponema pallidum

24. Which is not a symptom of AGE?

A. Diarrhea, bloating, loss of appetite
B. Vomiting, sunken eyes, sunken fontanels
C. Weight loss, fever, abdominal tenderness
D. Abdominal pain, malaise, jaundice

25. Parents bring their infant to the clinic, seeking treatment for vomiting and
diarrhea that has lasted for 2 days. On assessment, Nurse Ernie detects dry
mucous membranes and lethargy. What other finding suggests a fluid volume
deficit?
A. A sunken fontanel
B. Decreased pulse rate
C. Increased blood pressure
D. Low urine specific gravity

26. Nurse Dave is conducting an examination of a 6-month-old baby. During the

examination, the nurse should be able to elicit which reflex?
A. Babinskis
B. Startle
C. Moro
D. Dance

27. A 2-month-old baby hasnt received any immunizations. Which immunizations

should nurse Jess prepare to administer?
A. Measles, mumps, rubella (MMR); diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (DTP); and
Hepatitis B (HepB)
B. Polio (IPV), DTP, MMR
C. Varicella, Haemophilus influenzae type b (HIB), IPV, and DTP
D. HIB, DTP, HepB; and IPV
28. When caring for a 12-month-old infant with dehydration and metabolic acidosis,
nurse May expects to see which of the following?
A. A reduced white blood cell (WBC) count
B. A decreased platelet count
C. Shallow respirations
D. Tachypnea
29. The nurse is planning to give a tepid tub bath to a child who has hyperthermia.
The nurse should:
A. obtain isopropyl alcohol to add to the bath water
B. have cool water available to add to the warm bath water
C. allow 5 minutes for the child to soak in the bath water
D. warm the water to the same body temperature of the child
30. Which of the following is a fixation of the oral stage by Sigmund freud?
A. chewing a gum
B. flirting with men
C. obsessive cleaning
D. gossiping
31. Bernardo is starting a certain topic and on later part, forgets the topic he is
talking about. According to Piagets cognitive stage of development, what stage
is bernardo portraying?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Sensorimotor
Preoperational
Concrete operational
Formal operational

32. What is the appropriate toy for a children under the preoperational stage?
A. Modelling clay
B. Rattle
C. Ball
D. Coloring book
33. Baby MD is under what phase of Freuds psychosexual development?
A. Anal stage
B. Oral stage
C. Genital stage
D. Phallic stage
34. Gean francis is able to initiate, recognize and repeat pleasurable experiences.
Gean francis is under what stage?
A. Sensorimotor
B. Preoperational
C. Concrete operational
D. Formal operational
35. What is the developmental theory that Sigmund Freud developed?
A. Psychosocial theory
B. Psychosexual theory
C. Moral development theory
D. Spiritual development theory
36. The stage of psychosexual development theory wherein the child gains pleasure
from placing objects on mouth.
A. Anal
B. Latency
C. Genital
D. Oral
37. What age is the normal respiratory rate for infants?
A. 30-60 breaths/min
B. 25/40 breaths/min
C. 22-34 breaths/min
D. 18-30 breaths/min

38. Which is not one of the 11 key areas of responsibility?

A. Safe and Quality nursing care
B. Research
C. Time management
D. Collaboration and teamwork
39. Which is not a characteristic of a child with deficient fluid volume?
A. Loose stools with solid particles
B. Dry skin and mucous membranes
C. Sunken fontanels in infants
D. Skin turgor that lasts 4 seconds
40. Which is most likely to be infected with AGE?
A. Adult with pneumonia
B. Teenager who is a chain smoker
C. Street Food vendor
D. Infant who lives in a crowded and poor sanitation community