ATI PEDIATRICS MIDTERM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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% - Answers -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 - Answers -A. Grasp a rattle by the handle
C. Use a rude pincer grasp
A nurse is teaching a group of parents about characteristics of infants who have FTT.
Which of the following characteristics should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Intense fear of strangers
B. Increased risk for childhood obesity
C. Inability to form close relationships with siblings
D. Developmental delays - Answers -D. Developmental delays
A nurse is assessing a 2 1/2-year-old toddler at a well-child visit. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider?
A. height increased by 7.5 cm (3 in) in the past year
B. Head circumference exceeds chest circumference
C. Anterior and posterior fontanels are closed
D. Current weight equals four times the birth weight - Answers -B. Head circumference
exceeds chest circumference
Should be equal
A nurse performing a developmental screening on an 18 month old. Which fo the
following skills should the toddler be able to perform? (SATA)
A. Build a tower with six blocks
B. Throw a ball overhand
C. Walk up and down stairs
D. Draw circles
E. Uses a spoon with out rotation - Answers -B. Throw a ball overhand
E. Uses a spoon with out rotation
A nurse is providing teaching about age-appropriate activities to the parents of a 2-year-
old. Which of the following statements by the parents indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
A. I will send my child's favorite stuffed animal when she will be napping away from
home
B. My should should be able to stand on one foot for a second
C. The soccer team my child will by playing on starts practicing next week
D. I should expect my child to be able to draw circles - Answers -A. I will send my child's
favorite stuffed animal when she will be napping away from home
A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the parents of a toddler. Which of the
following should the nurse include? (SATA)
ANSWERS
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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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 - Answers -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% - Answers -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 - Answers -A. Grasp a rattle by the handle
C. Use a rude pincer grasp
A nurse is teaching a group of parents about characteristics of infants who have FTT.
Which of the following characteristics should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Intense fear of strangers
B. Increased risk for childhood obesity
C. Inability to form close relationships with siblings
D. Developmental delays - Answers -D. Developmental delays
A nurse is assessing a 2 1/2-year-old toddler at a well-child visit. Which of the following
findings should the nurse report to the provider?
A. height increased by 7.5 cm (3 in) in the past year
B. Head circumference exceeds chest circumference
C. Anterior and posterior fontanels are closed
D. Current weight equals four times the birth weight - Answers -B. Head circumference
exceeds chest circumference
Should be equal
A nurse performing a developmental screening on an 18 month old. Which fo the
following skills should the toddler be able to perform? (SATA)
A. Build a tower with six blocks
B. Throw a ball overhand
C. Walk up and down stairs
D. Draw circles
E. Uses a spoon with out rotation - Answers -B. Throw a ball overhand
E. Uses a spoon with out rotation
A nurse is providing teaching about age-appropriate activities to the parents of a 2-year-
old. Which of the following statements by the parents indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
A. I will send my child's favorite stuffed animal when she will be napping away from
home
B. My should should be able to stand on one foot for a second
C. The soccer team my child will by playing on starts practicing next week
D. I should expect my child to be able to draw circles - Answers -A. I will send my child's
favorite stuffed animal when she will be napping away from home
A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the parents of a toddler. Which of the
following should the nurse include? (SATA)
