Editing Pediatric Nursing – LPN Practice Questions (section)

==Question 12==
The LPN is reinforcing car seat teaching for a parent of a 14-month-old who weighs 22 lb. Which instruction is '''correct'''?
# "Now that she is over a year old, you can turn the seat forward-facing."
# "Keep her rear-facing in the back seat until at least age 2 and ideally until she reaches the highest weight or height allowed by the seat."
# "She can use a booster seat with the vehicle seat belt now."
# "It is fine for her to ride in the front seat if the air bag is turned on."

'''Answer:''' 2. "Keep her rear-facing in the back seat until at least age 2 and ideally until she reaches the highest weight or height allowed by the seat."

''Rationale:'' Rear-facing seats support the head, neck, and spine in a crash and are recommended for as long as the seat allows (Durbin & Hoffman, 2018). Option 1 reflects the outdated one-year rule. Option 3 skips the forward-facing harness stage entirely; boosters are for much older children whose harnessed seat has been outgrown. Option 4 is dangerous, since all children under 13 ride in the back seat and a rear-facing seat is never placed in front of an active air bag.