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ATI Pediatrics Form A Updated 2023-2024 New Latest Version with All 60 Questions from Actual Past Exam
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A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of an 18-month-old toddler who has dehydration as a result of acute diarrhea. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching? -------- Correct Answer -------- I will monitor my child's number of wet diapers A nurse at an urgent care clinic is assessing an adolescent client who has an upper resp tract infection. Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as a manifestation of pertussis? -------- Correct Answer -------- dry, hacking cough A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a school-age child who has epiglottis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? -------- Correct Answer - ------- monitor the child's oxygen saturation A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a school-age child who is experiencing fatigue. Which of the following findings should the nurse recognize as an indication of anemia? -------- Correct Answer -------- HCT 28 A nurse is caring for a 10-year-old child following a head injury. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the child is developing diabetes insipidus? -------- Correct Answer -------- sodium 155 A nurse is teaching the parent of a newborn about ways to prevent SIDS. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? -------- Correct Answer -------- give the infant a pacifier at bedtime A nurse is assessing a client who has a new diagnosis of celiac disease. Which of the following clinical manifestations should the nurse expect? -------- Correct Answer -------- steatorrhea A nurse is teaching the parents of a toddler who has a cognitive impairment about toilet training. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? ---- ---- Correct Answer -------- award the child with a sticker when he sits on the potty chair A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a 3-month-old infant following a cheiloplasty. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? -------- Correct Answer -------- apply a thin layer of antibiotic ointment on your baby's suture line daily for the next 3 days
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a toddler who has partial-thickness burns on his right arm. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? -------- Correct Answer -------- cleanse the affected area with mild soap and water A nurse is auscultating the lungs of an adolescent who has asthma. The nurse should identify the sound as which of the following? -------- Correct Answer -------- tachypnea A nurse is reviewing the dietary choices of an adolescent who has iron deficiency anemia. The nurse should identify that which of the following menu items has the highest amount of iron? -------- Correct Answer -------- 1/2 cup raisins A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a school-age child who has varicella. The parent asks the nurse when her child will no longer be contagious. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? -------- Correct Answer -------- when your child's lesions are crusted, 6 days after they appear A nurse in the emergency department is caring for an adolescent who has severe abdominal pain due to appendicitis. Which of the following locations should the nurse identify as McBurney's point? -------- Correct Answer -------- A A nurse is providing dietary teaching to the parent of a school-age child who has cystic fibrosis. Which of the following statements should the nurse make? -------- Correct Answer -------- you should offer your child high-protein meals and snacks throughout the day A nurse is preparing to collect a sample from a toddler for a sickle-turbidity test. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? -------- Correct Answer -------- perform a finger stick A nurse is providing teaching about social development to the parents of a preschooler. Which of the following play activities should the nurse recommend for the child? -------- Correct Answer -------- playing dress-up A charge nurse in an emergency department is preparing an in-service for a group of newly licensed nurses on the clinical manifestations of child maltreatment. Which of the following clinical manifestations should the charge nurse include as suggestive of potential physical abuse? -------- Correct Answer -------- symmetric burns of lower extremities A nurse is teaching the parents of a school-age child who has a new diagnosis of osteomyelitis of the tibia. The nurse should identify that which of the following statements by the parents indicates an understanding of the teaching? -------- Correct Answer -------- my child will receive antibiotics for several weeks A nurse is caring for a 15-year-old client following a head injury. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the child is developing syndrome
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a 3-month-old infant who has rotavirus and is experiencing acute vomiting and diarrhea. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as an indication that the infant has moderate to severe dehydration? -------- Correct Answer -------- sunken anterior fontanel A nurse is creating a plan of care for an infant who has an epidural hematoma with a skull fracture. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan? -------- Correct Answer -------- implement seizure precautions for the infant A nurse is providing teaching about care seat use to the mother of a 6-month-old infant. Which of the following statements by the mother indicates an understanding of the teaching? -------- Correct Answer -------- I should secure the car seat using lower anchors and tethers instead of the seat belt A nurse is planning care for a toddler who has a serum lead level of 4. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? -------- Correct Answer -------- schedule the toddler for a yearly rescreening A nurse is assessing a school-age child immediately postoperative following a perforated appendix repair. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? ---- ---- Correct Answer -------- absence of peristalsis A nurse is preparing an adolescent for a lumbar puncture. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? -------- Correct Answer -------- apply topical analgesic cream to the site 1 hr prior to the procedure A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the mother of a toddler. Which of the following expected behavior characteristics of toddlers should the nurse include in the teaching? -------- Correct Answer -------- expresses likes and dislikes A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a preschooler who has heart failure and who is to begin taking digoxin twice daily. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? -------- Correct Answer -------- Brush the child's teeth after giving the medication A nurse in a provider's office is preparing to administer immunizations to a toddler during a well-child visit. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? --- ----- Correct Answer -------- Withhold MMR A school nurse is assessing a school-age child's blood pressure while he is seated in a chair. The child starts to experience a tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? -------- Correct Answer -------- assist the child to a side-lying position on the floor
A nurse in an emergency department is performing a physical assessment on a 2-week- old male infant. Which of the following manifestations is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider? -------- Correct Answer -------- substernal retractions A nurse is providing teaching to the family of a school-age child who has juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? -------- Correct Answer -------- encourage the child to perform independent self-care A nurse is caring for a hospitalized preschooler. The child's mother is going home for a few hours while another relative stays with the child. Which of the following statements should the nurse make to explain to the child when her mother will return? -------- Correct Answer -------- Your mommy will be back after you eat A nurse is assessing the pain level of a 3-year-old toddler. Which of the following pain assessment scales should the nurse use? -------- Correct Answer -------- FACES pain rating scale A nurse is creating a plan of care for a newly-admitted adolescent who has bacterial meningitis. How long should the nurse plan to maintain the adolescent in droplet precautions? -------- Correct Answer -------- for 24 hours following initiation of antimicrobial therapy A nurse is assessing the vital signs of a 10-year-old child following a burn injury. Which of the following clinical manifestations indicate early septic shock? -------- Correct Answer -------- temp of 39. A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report on four children. Which of the following children should the nurse assess first? -------- Correct Answer -------- a toddler who has a concussion and an episode of forceful vomiting A nurse is preparing to administer ibuprofen 5mg/kg Q6H PRN for temp above 38 to an infant who weighs 17.6lb. The infant has a temp 38.4. Available is ibuprofen 100mg/5ml. -------- Correct Answer -------- 2ml A nurse is creating an educational plan to teach parents about protecting their children from sunburns. Which of the following instructions should the nurse plan to include? ----- --- Correct Answer -------- choose a waterproof sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15 A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a toddler about the administration of prescribed eye drops and eye ointment. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? -------- Correct Answer -------- administer the eye drops 3 min before the ointment A nurse is creating a plan of care for a toddler who has minimal change nephrotic syndrome and 3+ pitting edema. Which of the following interventions should the nurse
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