CPN study plan

Map gross motor, fine motor, language, and social-emotional milestones onto age checkpoints from birth through 5 years

Build a one-page growth workflow: plot length/height, weight, weight-for-length, and head circumference, then interpret percentile shifts and line crossing

Distinguish constitutional growth delay from familial short stature using bone age and mid-parental height calculations

Outline the required components of well-child visits at 2, 6, 12, and 18 months, including history, exam, screening, and immunizations

Answer 30 milestone and health-supervision items and tag every miss by developmental domain

Construct a catch-up immunization table for a child who is behind schedule, including minimum intervals and contraindications

Sequence age-specific screening: newborn hearing, vision, lead, anemia, developmental/autism, and newborn metabolic screening

Draft anticipatory guidance talking points for injury prevention, sleep safety, nutrition, and screen time at three different ages

Compare breastfeeding, formula feeding, and introduction of solid foods using caloric and iron requirements

Deliver anticipatory guidance and adolescent confidentiality content in a 20-item quiz at 80% or better

Structure a pediatric history and physical exam sequence that accounts for developmental stage and family-centered communication

Differentiate asthma, bronchiolitis, and croup by presentation, severity scoring, and first-line management

Calculate fluid deficit and maintenance rates and classify mild, moderate, and severe dehydration

Compare otitis media, streptococcal pharyngitis, and urinary tract infection on diagnostic criteria and antibiotic selection

Write prioritized differentials and initial plans for ten common pediatric presentations

Apply the pediatric assessment triangle to recognize respiratory distress versus respiratory failure

Differentiate hypovolemic, distributive, cardiogenic, and obstructive shock by perfusion findings and initial fluid/pressor decisions

Walk through pediatric BLS and PALS algorithms for bradycardia, tachycardia, and cardiac arrest

Recognize and initiate management for anaphylaxis, status epilepticus, and diabetic ketoacidosis

Build a weight-based emergency medication and dose reference card from memory, then verify it against a current formulary

Match common pediatric ingestions to their toxidromes and antidotes or decontamination steps

Estimate burn surface area using the pediatric rule of nines and classify depth and escalation criteria

Prioritize nursing actions in drowning, submersion injury, and foreign-body aspiration

Apply head injury observation criteria and identify red flags for child physical abuse and neglect

Sequence early recognition and treatment of sepsis and meningitis, including lumbar puncture timing and isolation precautions

Integrate assessment and emergency content by triaging six written scenarios into immediate, urgent, and non-urgent categories

Communicate a deteriorating patient in SBAR format with explicit escalation triggers

Reconcile fluid, electrolyte, and medication calculations across weight-based pediatric dosing scenarios

Identify appropriate delegation and scope decisions during an acute pediatric scenario

Review the weeks 3 to 5 error logs and re-test the ten weakest concepts

Distinguish consent, assent, and confidentiality rules for minors, including emancipated and mature minor situations

Apply mandated reporting obligations to three written vignettes and document the decision pathway

Compose patient education material at a fifth-grade reading level using health literacy and teach-back principles

Describe advocacy and care-coordination roles, including transition planning and referral to community resources

Identify evidence-based practice and quality improvement steps for a pediatric practice issue

Complete two full-length timed practice exams under test-day conditions

Convert every missed item into a one-line rule and re-test those rules after 48 hours

Consolidate the four domain summary sheets into a single review document

Rehearse a five-minute self-explanation of the highest-risk topics: shock, respiratory distress, growth interpretation, and mandated reporting

Set a maintenance plan for the final week before the exam date