ATI PEDIATRICS VERIFIED PRACTICE
PAPER MULTIPLE VERSIONS COMPLETE
SOLUTION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ A nurse is auscultating the lungs of an adolescent who has asthma.
The nurse should identify the sound as which of the following? Click the
audio button to listen.
A- Biots respiration
B- Chaney Stokes respiration
C- tackypnea
D – Bradypnea. Answer: c
⩥ A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a school-age child
who is experiencing an anaphylactic reaction. Which of the following is
the priority action by the nurse?
A- Elevate the head of the child's bed
B- insert a large-bore IV catheter for the child
C- determine the allergen that caused the child's reaction
D- administer IM epinephrine to the child Answer: D
⩥ 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 Answer:
C
⩥ 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 Answer: b
⩥ 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 Answer: D
,⩥ 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 nurse include?
A- Place the infant in a prone position to sleep.
B- Allow the infant to sleep on a large pillow.
C- User soft mattress in the infant's crib.
D- Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime. Answer: d
⩥ 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?
A- Nasal flaring
B- WBC 11,300
C- diarrhea
D- abdominal distension Answer: a
⩥ A school nurse is assessing a school-age child blood pressure while he
is seated in a chair. The child starts to experience a tonic-clonic seizure.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A- Clear the immediate area around the child of hazardous objects
B- loosen the child restrictive clothing
C- assist the child to a side-lying position on the floor
D- apply an oxygen mask to the child Answer: c
, ⩥ A nurse is preparing to administer ibuprofen 5 mg per kg every 6
hours PRN for temperatures above 38.0 degrees Celsius or 100.5
degrees Fahrenheit to an infant who weighs 17.6 lb. The infant has a
temperature of 38.4 degrees Celsius or 100 + 1.2 degrees Fahrenheit.
Available is ibuprofen liquid 100mg/ 5 ml. how many milliliters should
the nurse administer to the infant per dose? Round the answer to the
nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Answer: 2 mL
⩥ A nurse is receiving change-of-shift Report on for children. Which of
the following children should the nurse assess first?
A- A toddler who has a concussion and an episode of forceful vomiting
B- an adolescent who has infective endocarditis and reports having a
headache
C- an adolescent who was placed into Halo traction 1 hour ago and rates
his pain at a 6 on a 0-10 scale
D- school-age child who has acute glomerulonephritis and brown
colored urine Answer: A
⩥ A nurse in the emergency department is caring for an adolescent who
has severe abdominal pain due to appendicitis. Which of the following
locations should the nurse identify as Mcburney's point? Answer: A
⩥ 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?
A- Limit the movement of the child large joints.
PAPER MULTIPLE VERSIONS COMPLETE
SOLUTION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ A nurse is auscultating the lungs of an adolescent who has asthma.
The nurse should identify the sound as which of the following? Click the
audio button to listen.
A- Biots respiration
B- Chaney Stokes respiration
C- tackypnea
D – Bradypnea. Answer: c
⩥ A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a school-age child
who is experiencing an anaphylactic reaction. Which of the following is
the priority action by the nurse?
A- Elevate the head of the child's bed
B- insert a large-bore IV catheter for the child
C- determine the allergen that caused the child's reaction
D- administer IM epinephrine to the child Answer: D
⩥ 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 Answer:
C
⩥ 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 Answer: b
⩥ 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 Answer: D
,⩥ 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 nurse include?
A- Place the infant in a prone position to sleep.
B- Allow the infant to sleep on a large pillow.
C- User soft mattress in the infant's crib.
D- Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime. Answer: d
⩥ 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?
A- Nasal flaring
B- WBC 11,300
C- diarrhea
D- abdominal distension Answer: a
⩥ A school nurse is assessing a school-age child blood pressure while he
is seated in a chair. The child starts to experience a tonic-clonic seizure.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A- Clear the immediate area around the child of hazardous objects
B- loosen the child restrictive clothing
C- assist the child to a side-lying position on the floor
D- apply an oxygen mask to the child Answer: c
, ⩥ A nurse is preparing to administer ibuprofen 5 mg per kg every 6
hours PRN for temperatures above 38.0 degrees Celsius or 100.5
degrees Fahrenheit to an infant who weighs 17.6 lb. The infant has a
temperature of 38.4 degrees Celsius or 100 + 1.2 degrees Fahrenheit.
Available is ibuprofen liquid 100mg/ 5 ml. how many milliliters should
the nurse administer to the infant per dose? Round the answer to the
nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Answer: 2 mL
⩥ A nurse is receiving change-of-shift Report on for children. Which of
the following children should the nurse assess first?
A- A toddler who has a concussion and an episode of forceful vomiting
B- an adolescent who has infective endocarditis and reports having a
headache
C- an adolescent who was placed into Halo traction 1 hour ago and rates
his pain at a 6 on a 0-10 scale
D- school-age child who has acute glomerulonephritis and brown
colored urine Answer: A
⩥ A nurse in the emergency department is caring for an adolescent who
has severe abdominal pain due to appendicitis. Which of the following
locations should the nurse identify as Mcburney's point? Answer: A
⩥ 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?
A- Limit the movement of the child large joints.
