PEDIATRICS MIDTERM (ATI)
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
SOLUTIONS 2024
A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a toddler. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take? (SATA)
A. Identify the toddler by asking the parent
B. Tell the parent to administer the medication
C. Calculate the safe dosage
D. Ask the toddler what toy hr wterm-37ants to hold during administration
E. Offer juice after the medication - ANSWER C. Calculate the safe dosage
D. Ask the toddler what toy hr wterm-37ants to hold during administration
E. Offer juice after the medication
A nurse is preparing to assess a preschool-age child. Which fo the following is an appropriate action by
the nurse to prepare the child?
A. Allow the child to role-play using miniature equipment
B. Use medical terminology to describe what will happen
C. Separate the child from her parent during the examination
D. Keep medial equipment visible to the child - ANSWER A. Allow the child to role-play using miniature
equipment
A nurse is checking the viral signs of a 3-year-old child during a well-child visit. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider?
A. Temperature 99F
B. HR 106/min
C. RR 30/min
D. BP 88/54 - ANSWER C. RR 30/min
A nurse is assessing a child's ears. Which of the following is an expected finding?
A. Light reflex is located at the 2 o'clock position
,B. Tympanic membrane color is red
C. Bony landmarks are not visible
D. Cerumen is present bilaterally - ANSWER D. Cerumen is present bilaterally
A nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant. Which of the following should the infant exhibit?
A. Moro
B. Plantar grasp
C. Stepping
D. Tonic neck - ANSWER B. Plantar grasp
A nurse is performing a neurological assessment on an adolescent. Which of the following is an
appropriate reaction by the adolescent when the nurse check the trigeminal cranial nerve? (SATA)
A. Clenching teeth together tightly
B. Recognizing sour tastes on the back on of the tongue
C. Identifying smells through each nostril
D. Detecting facial touches with eyes closed
E. Looking down and in with the eyes - ANSWER D. Detecting facial touches with eyes closed
A nurse manager on a pediatric floor is preparing an education program on working with families for a
group of newly hired nurses. Which of the following should the nurse include when discussing the
developmental theory?
A. describes that stress is inevitable
B. Emphasizes that change with one member affect the entire family
C. Provides guidance to assist families adapting to stress
D. Defines consistencies in how families change - ANSWER D. Defines consistencies in how families
change
A nurse is assisting a group of parents of adolescents to develop skills that will improve communication
within the family. The nurse hears one parent state, "My son knows he better do what I say." Which of
the following parenting styles is the parent exhibiting?
A. Authoritarian
, B. Permissive
C. Authoritative
D. Passive - ANSWER A. Authoritarian
A nurse is performing family assessment. Which of the following should the nurse include? (SATA)
A. Medical History
B. Parents' educational level
C. Child's physical growth
D. Support systems
E. Stressors - ANSWER A. Medical History
B. Parents' educational level
D. Support systems
E. Stressors
A nurse is assessing a 12-month-old infant during a well-child visit. Which of the following findings
should the nurse report to the provider?
A. Closed anterior fontanel
B. Eruption of six teeth
C. Birth weight doubled
D. Birth length increased by 50% - ANSWER C. Birth weight doubled
Should be tripled
A nurse is performing a developmental screening on a 10-month-old infant. Which of the following fine
motor skills should the nurse expect the infant to perform? (SATA)
A. Grasp a rattle by the handle
B. Try building a two-block tower
C. Use a rude pincer grasp
D. Place objects into a container
E. Walks with one hand held - ANSWER A. Grasp a rattle by the handle
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