Peds Proctored ATI
Practice Exams Questions
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Denning [Date] [Course title]
,A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a school-age child who is 1 week postoperative following
an open fracture repair. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication of a
potential complication? - Correct Answers Erythrocyte sedimentation rate 18 mm/hr
A nurse is planning care for a school-age child who has a tunneled central venous access device. Which
of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? - Correct Answers Use a
semipermeable transparent dressing to cover the site.
A nurse is planning care to address nutritional needs for a preschooler who has cystic fibrosis. Which of
the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? - Correct Answers Increase fat content
in the child's diet to 40% of total calories
A nurse is assessing a school-age child who has an infratentorial brain tumor. Which of the following
findings should the nurse identify as a manifestation of increased intracranial pressure? - Correct
Answers Difficulty concentrating
A nurse is assessing an infant who has pneumonia. Which of the following findings is the priority for the
nurse to report to the provider? - Correct Answers Nasal flaring
A nurse in a health department is caring for an emancipated adolescent who has an STI and is
unaccompanied by a guardian. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - Correct Answers
Have the adolescent sign a consent form for treatment
A nurse is providing teaching to an adolescent about how to manage tinea pedis. Which of the following
statements by the adolescent indicates an understanding of the teaching? - Correct Answers "I should
wear sandals as much as possible".
A nurse is assessing an 8-year-old child who has early indications of shock. After establishing an airway
and stabilizing the child's respirations, which of the following actions should the nurse take next? -
Correct Answers Initiate IV access.
A charge nurse is preparing to make a room assignment for a newly admitted school-age child. Which of
the following considerations is the nurse's priority?
,Length of stay
Treatment schedule
Disease process
Self-care ability - Correct Answers Disease process
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a 3-month-old nfant 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?
Heart rate 124/min
Increased tear production
Sunken anterior fontanel
Cap refill 2 seconds - Correct Answers Sunken anterior fontanel
A nurse is providing dietary teaching to the guardian of a school-age child who has cystic fibrosis. Which
of the following statements should the nurse make?
"You should offer your child high-protein meals and snacks throughout the day."
"You should decrease your child's dietary fat intake to less than 10% of their caloric intake."
"You should restrict your child's calorie intake to 1,200 per day."
"You should give your child a multivitamin once weekly." - Correct Answers "You should offer your child
high-protein meals and snacks throughout the day."
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 nonheme iron?
1/2 cup whole milk
1 cup OJ
1/2 cup raisins
1 cup raw carrots - Correct Answers 1/2 cup raisins
, A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a 6-month-old infant who is postoperative
following hypospadias repair with a stent placement. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include in the teaching?
"You may bathe your infant in an infant bathtub when you go home."
"Apply hydrocortisone cream to your infant's penis daily."
"You should clamp your infant's stent twice daily."
"Allow the stent to drain directly into your infant's diaper." - Correct Answers "Allow the stent to drain
directly into your infant's diaper."
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a school-age child who has epiglottis. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
Obtain a throat culture from the child
Monitor the child's oxygen saturation
Put a warm mist humidifier in the child's room
Place the child in the supine position - Correct Answers Monitor the child's oxygen saturation
A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a school-age child who has varicella. The parent asks the nurse
when their child will no longer be contagious. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
"When your child no longer has an increased temperature."
"Three days after you first noticed the rash appear on your child."
"When your child's lesions are crusted, usually 6 days after they appear."
"Two to three weeks, when your child's lesions completely disappear." - Correct Answers "When your
child's lesions are crusted, usually 6 days after they appear."
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?
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