ATI Nursing Care of Children Proctored Exam Latest
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Correct Answer: B.
1/2 cup cooked pinto beans
The nurse should recommend foods high in fiber for a child who has chronic
constipation. A half cup of cooked pinto beans contains approximately 5 g of fiber.
Therefore, the nurse should instruct the guardian to include this food in the child's diet.
Incorrect Answers: A. A half cup of whole milk contains no fiber.
C. One cup of green leaf lettuce contains no fiber.
D. One cup of apple juice contains no fiber. - CORRECT ANSWERA nurse is providing
teaching about foods high in fiber to the guardian of a child who has chronic
constipation. Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend?
A. 1/2 cup whole milk
B. 1/2 cup cooked pinto beans
C. 1 cup green leaf lettuce
D. 1 cup apple juice
Correct Answers: A.
Identify how much cleaner was in the bottle
D.
Insert an IV for morphine administration
E.
Apply a pulse oximeter
The nurse should ask the parent or guardian about the size of the container, its contents
prior to ingestion, and its contents remaining following ingestion. This information
provides an estimate of the amount of cleaner the child ingested and can assist the
provider in directing treatment. A child who ingests a corrosive agent is likely to have
intense pain due to burns in the gastrointestinal system. The nurse should administer
morphine as prescribed via IV to provide pain relief. The child is also at risk for airway
occlusion due to edema following ingestion of a corrosive agent. Monitoring the child's
oxygen saturation level will help the nurse recognize if the child's airway is becoming
obscured.
Incorrect Answers: B. Activated charcoal is contraindicated for the treatment of
poisoning with a corrosive agent because these substances can burn tissue, which the
charcoal could then infiltrate.
C. Gastric lavage is contraindicated for the treatment of poisoning with a corrosive
agent because this could re-expose the upper gastrointestinal system to the -
CORRECT ANSWERA nurse in an emergency department is assisting with the care of
a 4-year-old child who ingested toilet bowl cleaner. The child has hemoptysis, is crying,
, and states, "It burns." Which of the following actions should the nurse perform? (Select
all that apply.)
A. Identify how much cleaner was in the bottle
B. Administer activated charcoal
C. Perform immediate gastric lavage
D. Insert an IV for morphine administration
E. Apply a pulse oximeter
Correct Answer: B.
Allow each child to wear his or her glasses during the exam
The nurse should allow each child to wear his or her glasses during a screening for
visual acuity.
Incorrect Answers:A. The nurse should position each child so that the heels are at a line
that is 3 m (10 ft) away from the Snellen chart.
C. The nurse should start the screening by testing each child's right eye first.
D. The nurse should start the screening by having each child read the 20/20 line of
letters on the chart. If they are unable to do so, the nurse should move up to the next
larger line of letters on the chart until the child can read at least 4 out of 6 letters
correctly. - CORRECT ANSWERA nurse is assessing the visual acuity of a group of
school-aged children. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Position each child with their heels at a line that is 6 m (20 ft) away from the Snellen
chart
B. Allow each child to wear his or her glasses during the exam
C. Start the screening by covering each child's right eye
D. Begin by having each child read the largest line of letters at the top of the Snellen
chart
Correct Answer: C.
"Injury by a corrosive liquid is more extensive than by a corrosive solid."
The coating action of liquids permits larger areas of contact with tissues and results in
more extensive injury.
Incorrect Answers:A. The absence of oral or pharyngeal burns does not eliminate the
possibility of esophageal burns. The existence and extent of burns depend on the
substance and the length of time it has been in contact with tissues. A burn may be
present in the esophagus but not in the mouth.
Update
Correct Answer: B.
1/2 cup cooked pinto beans
The nurse should recommend foods high in fiber for a child who has chronic
constipation. A half cup of cooked pinto beans contains approximately 5 g of fiber.
Therefore, the nurse should instruct the guardian to include this food in the child's diet.
Incorrect Answers: A. A half cup of whole milk contains no fiber.
C. One cup of green leaf lettuce contains no fiber.
D. One cup of apple juice contains no fiber. - CORRECT ANSWERA nurse is providing
teaching about foods high in fiber to the guardian of a child who has chronic
constipation. Which of the following foods should the nurse recommend?
A. 1/2 cup whole milk
B. 1/2 cup cooked pinto beans
C. 1 cup green leaf lettuce
D. 1 cup apple juice
Correct Answers: A.
Identify how much cleaner was in the bottle
D.
Insert an IV for morphine administration
E.
Apply a pulse oximeter
The nurse should ask the parent or guardian about the size of the container, its contents
prior to ingestion, and its contents remaining following ingestion. This information
provides an estimate of the amount of cleaner the child ingested and can assist the
provider in directing treatment. A child who ingests a corrosive agent is likely to have
intense pain due to burns in the gastrointestinal system. The nurse should administer
morphine as prescribed via IV to provide pain relief. The child is also at risk for airway
occlusion due to edema following ingestion of a corrosive agent. Monitoring the child's
oxygen saturation level will help the nurse recognize if the child's airway is becoming
obscured.
Incorrect Answers: B. Activated charcoal is contraindicated for the treatment of
poisoning with a corrosive agent because these substances can burn tissue, which the
charcoal could then infiltrate.
C. Gastric lavage is contraindicated for the treatment of poisoning with a corrosive
agent because this could re-expose the upper gastrointestinal system to the -
CORRECT ANSWERA nurse in an emergency department is assisting with the care of
a 4-year-old child who ingested toilet bowl cleaner. The child has hemoptysis, is crying,
, and states, "It burns." Which of the following actions should the nurse perform? (Select
all that apply.)
A. Identify how much cleaner was in the bottle
B. Administer activated charcoal
C. Perform immediate gastric lavage
D. Insert an IV for morphine administration
E. Apply a pulse oximeter
Correct Answer: B.
Allow each child to wear his or her glasses during the exam
The nurse should allow each child to wear his or her glasses during a screening for
visual acuity.
Incorrect Answers:A. The nurse should position each child so that the heels are at a line
that is 3 m (10 ft) away from the Snellen chart.
C. The nurse should start the screening by testing each child's right eye first.
D. The nurse should start the screening by having each child read the 20/20 line of
letters on the chart. If they are unable to do so, the nurse should move up to the next
larger line of letters on the chart until the child can read at least 4 out of 6 letters
correctly. - CORRECT ANSWERA nurse is assessing the visual acuity of a group of
school-aged children. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Position each child with their heels at a line that is 6 m (20 ft) away from the Snellen
chart
B. Allow each child to wear his or her glasses during the exam
C. Start the screening by covering each child's right eye
D. Begin by having each child read the largest line of letters at the top of the Snellen
chart
Correct Answer: C.
"Injury by a corrosive liquid is more extensive than by a corrosive solid."
The coating action of liquids permits larger areas of contact with tissues and results in
more extensive injury.
Incorrect Answers:A. The absence of oral or pharyngeal burns does not eliminate the
possibility of esophageal burns. The existence and extent of burns depend on the
substance and the length of time it has been in contact with tissues. A burn may be
present in the esophagus but not in the mouth.
