ATI Care of Children RN 2019 Proctored Exam - Level 3!. Peds 2019. All 70
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1. The nurse is assessing a school-age child who has heart failure and is taking
furosemide.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication thatthe
medication is effective?
a. An increase in venous pressure
b. b. a decrease in peripheral edema
c. a decrease in cardiac output
d. an increase in potassium levels
2. The nurse is assessing an infant who has acute otitis media. Which of the
following findings
should the nurse expect (select all that apply)
a. Increased appetite
b. enlarged subclavian lymph node
c. Crying
d. Restlessness
e. fever
3. the nurse is providing teaching to the parents of an infant who is to undergo
pilocarpine
lontophoresis Testing for Cystic Fibrosis. Which of the following statementsshould the
nurse
include in the teaching?
a. We will measure the amount of protein in your baby's urine over 24 hourperiod
b. The test will measure the amount of water in your baby’s sweat
c. the nurse will insert an IV prior to the test
d. your baby will need to fast for 8 hours prior to the test
4. The nurse in an urgent care clinic is prioritizing care for children. Which ofthe
following children should the nurse assess first?
a. A toddler who has nephrotic syndrome and facial edema
b. a preschool-age child who has a muffled voice and no spontaneous cough
c. a preschool-age child who has diabetes mellitus and a blood glucose of
, 200 mg/dL
d. an adolescent who has Crohn's disease and recent weight loss of 5kg mg(11 lb)
5 .The nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a toddler who is to undergoa sweat
chloride test. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?
a. The purpose of the test is to determine if your child has Crohn's disease
b. the technician will use a device to produce an electrical current during thetest
c. during the test, your child will be in a room that is cold
d. d. your child sweat will be collected over 24 hours
6. The nurse in the emergency department is caring for an adolescent who is
requesting testing for STI. Which of the following action is appropriate for thenurse to
take?
a. Request verbal consent from the social worker
b. contact the client's parents to obtain phone consent
c. postpone the testing until the client's parents are present
d. d. obtain written consent from the client
7. The nurse in the emergency department is assessing the toddler who has
hyperpyrexia severe dyspnea and drooling which of the following actions should
the nurse take first?
a. obtain a blood culture from the toddler
b. administering antibiotic to the toddler
c. insert an IV catheter for the toddler
d. prepare the toddler for nasotracheal intubation
8. The nurse is providing teaching to a 10 year old child with scheduled for an arterial
cardiac catheterization. Which of the following information should thenurse include in
the teaching?
a. You will have your dressing removed 12 hours after the procedure
b. b. you will need to keep your legs straight for 8 hours following the
procedure
c. you will be on a clear liquid diet for 24 hours following the procedure
d. you will be on bed rest for 2 days after the procedure9.
10. The nurse is caring for a preschooler who is post-operative following a
tonsillectomy. The child
Questions with the Answers Higlighted
1. The nurse is assessing a school-age child who has heart failure and is taking
furosemide.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication thatthe
medication is effective?
a. An increase in venous pressure
b. b. a decrease in peripheral edema
c. a decrease in cardiac output
d. an increase in potassium levels
2. The nurse is assessing an infant who has acute otitis media. Which of the
following findings
should the nurse expect (select all that apply)
a. Increased appetite
b. enlarged subclavian lymph node
c. Crying
d. Restlessness
e. fever
3. the nurse is providing teaching to the parents of an infant who is to undergo
pilocarpine
lontophoresis Testing for Cystic Fibrosis. Which of the following statementsshould the
nurse
include in the teaching?
a. We will measure the amount of protein in your baby's urine over 24 hourperiod
b. The test will measure the amount of water in your baby’s sweat
c. the nurse will insert an IV prior to the test
d. your baby will need to fast for 8 hours prior to the test
4. The nurse in an urgent care clinic is prioritizing care for children. Which ofthe
following children should the nurse assess first?
a. A toddler who has nephrotic syndrome and facial edema
b. a preschool-age child who has a muffled voice and no spontaneous cough
c. a preschool-age child who has diabetes mellitus and a blood glucose of
, 200 mg/dL
d. an adolescent who has Crohn's disease and recent weight loss of 5kg mg(11 lb)
5 .The nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a toddler who is to undergoa sweat
chloride test. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?
a. The purpose of the test is to determine if your child has Crohn's disease
b. the technician will use a device to produce an electrical current during thetest
c. during the test, your child will be in a room that is cold
d. d. your child sweat will be collected over 24 hours
6. The nurse in the emergency department is caring for an adolescent who is
requesting testing for STI. Which of the following action is appropriate for thenurse to
take?
a. Request verbal consent from the social worker
b. contact the client's parents to obtain phone consent
c. postpone the testing until the client's parents are present
d. d. obtain written consent from the client
7. The nurse in the emergency department is assessing the toddler who has
hyperpyrexia severe dyspnea and drooling which of the following actions should
the nurse take first?
a. obtain a blood culture from the toddler
b. administering antibiotic to the toddler
c. insert an IV catheter for the toddler
d. prepare the toddler for nasotracheal intubation
8. The nurse is providing teaching to a 10 year old child with scheduled for an arterial
cardiac catheterization. Which of the following information should thenurse include in
the teaching?
a. You will have your dressing removed 12 hours after the procedure
b. b. you will need to keep your legs straight for 8 hours following the
procedure
c. you will be on a clear liquid diet for 24 hours following the procedure
d. you will be on bed rest for 2 days after the procedure9.
10. The nurse is caring for a preschooler who is post-operative following a
tonsillectomy. The child
