NGN 2023 ATI RN Nursing Care of
Children Proctored Exam (7
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5) A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report for four children. Which of the followingchildren 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 hr ago and reports pain as 6 on a scale of 0 to 10
d. A school-age child who has acute glomerulonephritis and brown-coloredurine
6) A nurse is providing dietary teaching to the guardian of a school-age child who hascystic fibrosis. Which
of the following statements should the nurse make?
a. "You should offer your child high-protein meals and snacks throughoutthe day."
b. "You should decrease your child's dietary fat intake to less than 10% of theircaloric intake."
c. "You should restrict your child's calorie intake to 1,200 per day."
d. "You should give your child a multivitamin once weekly."
7) A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the guardians of a toddler who had lower leg cast applied 24 hr ago.
The nurse should instruct the guardians to report which of the following finding to the provider?
a. Capillary refill time less than 2 seconds
b. Restricted ability to move the toes
c. Swelling of the casted foot when the leg is dependent
d. Pedal pulse +3 bilateral
8) A nurse in an emergency department is auscultating the lungs of an adolescent who is experiencing dyspnea.
The nurse should identify the sound as which of the following?
a. Wheezes
b. Crackles
c. Pleural friction rub
, d. Rhonchi
9) A nurse is caring for a preschooler who has congestive heart failure. The nurse observes wide QRS
complexes and peaked T waves on the cardiac monitor. Which ofthe following prescriptions should the nurse
clarify with the provider?
a. Furosemide
b. Captopril
c. Regular insulin
d. Potassium chloride
10) A nurse is planning an educational program for school-age children and their parentsabout bicycle safety.
Which of the following information should the nurse plan to include?
a. The child should be able to stand on the balls of their feet when sitting onthe bike.
b. The child should ride their bike 2 feet to the side of other bike riders.
c. The child should wear dark-colored clothing with a fluorescent stripe whenriding at night.
d. The child should ride the bike facing traffic when it is necessary to ride in the street.
11) A nurse is an emergency department is caring for a school-age child who hasepiglottitis. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Obtain a throat culture from the child.
b. Monitor the child's oxygen saturation.
c. Put a warm mist humidifier in the child's room.
d. Place the child in the supine position
12) A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a school-age child who has
Children Proctored Exam (7
Latest Versions graded A
, ATI Nursing Care of Children
Version-1
5) A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report for four children. Which of the followingchildren 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 hr ago and reports pain as 6 on a scale of 0 to 10
d. A school-age child who has acute glomerulonephritis and brown-coloredurine
6) A nurse is providing dietary teaching to the guardian of a school-age child who hascystic fibrosis. Which
of the following statements should the nurse make?
a. "You should offer your child high-protein meals and snacks throughoutthe day."
b. "You should decrease your child's dietary fat intake to less than 10% of theircaloric intake."
c. "You should restrict your child's calorie intake to 1,200 per day."
d. "You should give your child a multivitamin once weekly."
7) A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the guardians of a toddler who had lower leg cast applied 24 hr ago.
The nurse should instruct the guardians to report which of the following finding to the provider?
a. Capillary refill time less than 2 seconds
b. Restricted ability to move the toes
c. Swelling of the casted foot when the leg is dependent
d. Pedal pulse +3 bilateral
8) A nurse in an emergency department is auscultating the lungs of an adolescent who is experiencing dyspnea.
The nurse should identify the sound as which of the following?
a. Wheezes
b. Crackles
c. Pleural friction rub
, d. Rhonchi
9) A nurse is caring for a preschooler who has congestive heart failure. The nurse observes wide QRS
complexes and peaked T waves on the cardiac monitor. Which ofthe following prescriptions should the nurse
clarify with the provider?
a. Furosemide
b. Captopril
c. Regular insulin
d. Potassium chloride
10) A nurse is planning an educational program for school-age children and their parentsabout bicycle safety.
Which of the following information should the nurse plan to include?
a. The child should be able to stand on the balls of their feet when sitting onthe bike.
b. The child should ride their bike 2 feet to the side of other bike riders.
c. The child should wear dark-colored clothing with a fluorescent stripe whenriding at night.
d. The child should ride the bike facing traffic when it is necessary to ride in the street.
11) A nurse is an emergency department is caring for a school-age child who hasepiglottitis. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Obtain a throat culture from the child.
b. Monitor the child's oxygen saturation.
c. Put a warm mist humidifier in the child's room.
d. Place the child in the supine position
12) A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a school-age child who has
