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A nurse is caring for a preschooler who is scheduled for hydrotherapy
treatment for wound debridement following a burn injury. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take prior to the procedure?
A- App...
2023 PEDS ATI Proctored Exam / Questions & Correct
Answers / Upated 2025 ( A+ Grade)
A nurse is caring for a preschooler who is scheduled for hydrotherapy
treatment for wound debridement following a burn injury. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take prior to the procedure?
A- Apply topical antimicrobial ointment to the child wound
B- place a mesh gauze dressing over the child wound
C- administer an analgesic to the child
D- initiate prophylactic antibiotic therapy for the child - CORRECT ANSWER-C-
administer an analgesic to the child; Hydrotherapy for debridement of a wound is an
extremely painful procedure
which requires analgesia and/or sedation. When pain is controlled, it leads to reduced
physiological demands on the body caused by stress and decreases the
likelihood of children developing depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
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?
A- Urine specific gravity of 1.045
B- sodium 155
C- blood glucose 45
D- urine output 35 ml per hour - CORRECT ANSWER-B- sodium 155; A child who has
a head injury can develop diabetes insipidus as a result of
pituitary hypo function leading to a deficiency of antidiuretic hormone.
Under excretion of antidiuretic hormone leads to polyuria and polydipsia and
possibly dehydration. With the excessive loss of free water, sodium levels rise
above the expected reference range.
A nurse is creating a plan of care for a toddler who has minimal change
nephrotic syndrome mcns and 3 + pitting edema. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
A- Encourage an increased fluid intake for the toddler
B- place the child in an Airborne infection isolation room
C- increase the toddler's dietary sodium intake
D- administer corticosteroids to the toddler - CORRECT ANSWER-D- administer
corticosteroids to the toddler; The nurse should recognize that corticosteroids are the
treatment of choice for
providers caring for children who have MCNS. Therefore, the nurse should
include administration of prescribed corticosteroids in the plan of care for this toddler.
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a school-age child who
has moderate persistent asthma. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse include?
A- You should give your child his salmeterol inhaler every 4 hours when he is
,having an acute episode of wheezing.
B- You should monitor your child's weight weekly while he is receiving inhaled
corticosteroid therapy
C- pulmonary function test will be performed every 12 to 24 months to
evaluate how yourchild is responding to therapy
D- when using the peak expiratory flow meter, record your child average of three
readings - CORRECT ANSWER-C- pulmonary function test will be performed every 12
to 24 months to
evaluate how your child is responding to therapy; The nurse should inform the parent
that her child will need pulmonary function
tests every 12to 24 months to evaluate the presence of lung disease and how the
child is responding to the current treatment regimen. As children grow,
sometimes their symptoms can improve or decline and treatment needs to change
accordingly.
A nurse is assessing a three-year-old toddler at a well-child visit. Which of the
following manifestations should the nurse report to the provider?
A- Blood pressure 90/ 50
B- respiratory rate 45/min
C- weight 14.5 kg or 32 lb
D- heart rate 110/min - CORRECT ANSWER-B- respiratory rate 45/min; A respiratory
rate of 45/min is above the expected reference range for a 3-year-old
toddler and can indicate respiratory dysfunction and acute respiratory distress.
Therefore, the nurse should report this finding to the provider immediately
A- Place a cardiac monitor on the Adolescent prior to the procedure
B- apply topical analgesic cream to the site one hour prior to the procedure
C- keep the Adolescent in a semi Fowler's position for 4 hours following the
procedure
D- restrict fluids for 2 hours following the procedure - CORRECT ANSWER-B- apply
topical analgesic cream to the site one hour prior to the procedure; The nurse should
apply a topical analgesic to the lumbar site 60 min prior to the
procedure to decrease the adolescent's pain while the lumbar needle is inserted.
A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a toddler about the
administration of a prescribed eye drops and eye ointment. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include?
A- Apply the eye ointment within 30 minutes of your toddler Awakening in the
morning
B- apply the eye ointment from the outer canthus to the inner campus
C- use one hand to pull the upper eyelid upward when instilling the eye drops
D- administer the eye drops 3 minutes before the ointment - CORRECT ANSWER-D-
administer the eye drops 3 minutes before the ointment; The nurse should instruct the
parents to administer the eye drops first and then wait
3 min before administering the eye ointment. This action provides adequate time and
spacing for each separate medication to work.
, The 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?
A- I will offer my child small amounts of fruit juice frequently
B- I will avoid giving my child solid foods until his diarrhea has stopped
C- I will monitor my child's number of wet diapers
D- I will give my child polyethylene glycol daily for 7 days - CORRECT ANSWER-C- I
will monitor my child's number of wet diapers; The nurse should teach the parent to
closely monitor the child's number of
wet diapers. Monitoring the number of wet diapers per day is the best way
for the parent to monitor adequate output and hydration status.
The nurse is preparing to administer an immunization to a four-year-old child.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
A- Place the child in a prone position for the immunization
B- request that the child's caregiver leave the room during the immunization
C- administer the immunization using a 24-gauge needle
D- inject the immunization slowly after aspirating for 3 seconds - CORRECT ANSWER-
C- administer the immunization using a 24-gauge needle; The nurse should administer
an immunization for a 4-year-old child using a 24-
gauge needle to minimize the amount of pain experienced by the toddler.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of an infant who is receiving
treatment for severe dehydration. The nurse should identify which of the
following laboratory values indicates effectiveness of the current treatment?
A- Potassium 2.9 mEq/L
B- sodium 140
C- urine specific gravity 1.035
D- BUN 25 mg - CORRECT ANSWER-B- sodium 140; The nurse should identify that a
sodium level of 140 mEq/L is within the
expected reference range and indicates the current treatment regimen the infant
is receiving for dehydration is effective.
The 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?
A- Play pat-a-cake
B- using a push pull toy
C- creating a scrapbook
D- playing dress-up - CORRECT ANSWER-D- playing dress-up; The nurse should
instruct the parents that at the preschool age, play should focus
on social, mental, and physical development. Therefore, playing dress-up is a
recommended play activity for this child.
A nurse is teaching the parents of a newborn about ways to prevent sudden
infant death syndrome SIDS. Which of the following instructions should the
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