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ATI CAPSTONE PEDIATRICS EXAM NEWEST 2024
ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK 186 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
a nurse is caring for a school-age child who has metastatic
osteosarcoma, the child asks the nurse "am i going to die?",
what should the nurse respond - ANSWER- "it sounds like you
are worried. tell me what you have been told"
a nurse is caring for a an infant who has GERD, what action
should the nurse take to avoid regurgitation - ANSWER- thicken
the pt's formula
avoid giving the pt citrus juices
position the child with head elevated after meals
a nurse is providing teaching to an adolescent who has a new
prescription for cefazolin, what adverse effect should the nurse
monitor for and report to the physician - ANSWER- urticaria
a nurse is caring for a child who has cancer and is receiving
chemo, the parent tells the nurse that she wants to d/c treatment
and take the child home, what responses should the nurse make -
ANSWER- tell me more about your reasons for making this
decision today
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a charge nurse is assisting a newly licensed nurse with the
preoperative assessment of a 2 year old child who has a Wilm's
tumor, what actions by the newly licensed nurse requires
intervention from the charge nurse - ANSWER- palpating the
child's abdomen
a nurse is assessing a child who has sickle cell anemia and is
experiencing a vasoocclusive crisis, what manifestations should
the nurse expect - ANSWER- pain
a nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a school-age child
who has pediculosis capitis, what instruction should be included
- ANSWER- soak hear brushes in boiling water for 10min
a nurse is caring for a child who has acute glomerlulonephritis
without edema, what action should the nurse take - ANSWER-
obtain a daily weight
a nurse is reviewing the medical record of a 16 yr old brought in
by his parents to receive a physical, the record indicates he
received his last immunization 10 years ago, what
immunizations should the nurse expect to administer to the
adolescent - ANSWER- Tdap
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a nurse is caring for a child who has congenital heart defect, the
nurse should recognize that which of the following defects is
associated with increased pulmonary blood flow - ANSWER-
PDA
a nurse is providing teaching to the parent of a preschooler about
health promotion, what response by the parent indicates an
understanding of the teaching - ANSWER- i should encourage
my child to have 1 hour of physical activity each day
a nurse is admitting a child who has bacterial meningitis, what
actions should the nurse take first - ANSWER- initiate antibiotic
therapy for the child
a nurse is assessing a toddler who has infective endocarditis,
what findings should the nurse expect - ANSWER- new heart
murmur
a nurse is suctioning the tracheostomy of a child, what
assessment findings indicates effectiveness of the procedure -
ANSWER- clear breath sounds
a nurse is assessing a child who has acute renal failure, what
clinical manifestations are expected - ANSWER- edema
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a nurse is developing a plan of care for a 4yr old who has
hemophilia and is experiencing acute hemarthrosis, what
interventions should the nurse include in the plan - ANSWER-
place ice packs on the affected joints
a nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a school-
age child who has an infection of the throat caused by group A
beta hemolytic streptococci, what instructions should the nurse
give to the parent - ANSWER- continue to administer the
prescribed antibiotic for 10d
give your child acetaminophen or children ibuprophen for fever
a nurse is providing teaching to the parent of a child who has a
new prescription for methylphenidate, what instruction should
the nurse include - ANSWER- administer the second dose of the
medication at lunch time
a nurse working on an outpatient surgical unit is providing
discharge teaching to the parent of a preschooler following
placement of tympanoplasty tubes. the parent asks, what should
i do if the tubes fall out. what should the nurse instruct -
ANSWER- notify the provider that the tubes have fallen out
ATI CAPSTONE PEDIATRICS EXAM NEWEST 2024
ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK 186 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
a nurse is caring for a school-age child who has metastatic
osteosarcoma, the child asks the nurse "am i going to die?",
what should the nurse respond - ANSWER- "it sounds like you
are worried. tell me what you have been told"
a nurse is caring for a an infant who has GERD, what action
should the nurse take to avoid regurgitation - ANSWER- thicken
the pt's formula
avoid giving the pt citrus juices
position the child with head elevated after meals
a nurse is providing teaching to an adolescent who has a new
prescription for cefazolin, what adverse effect should the nurse
monitor for and report to the physician - ANSWER- urticaria
a nurse is caring for a child who has cancer and is receiving
chemo, the parent tells the nurse that she wants to d/c treatment
and take the child home, what responses should the nurse make -
ANSWER- tell me more about your reasons for making this
decision today
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a charge nurse is assisting a newly licensed nurse with the
preoperative assessment of a 2 year old child who has a Wilm's
tumor, what actions by the newly licensed nurse requires
intervention from the charge nurse - ANSWER- palpating the
child's abdomen
a nurse is assessing a child who has sickle cell anemia and is
experiencing a vasoocclusive crisis, what manifestations should
the nurse expect - ANSWER- pain
a nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a school-age child
who has pediculosis capitis, what instruction should be included
- ANSWER- soak hear brushes in boiling water for 10min
a nurse is caring for a child who has acute glomerlulonephritis
without edema, what action should the nurse take - ANSWER-
obtain a daily weight
a nurse is reviewing the medical record of a 16 yr old brought in
by his parents to receive a physical, the record indicates he
received his last immunization 10 years ago, what
immunizations should the nurse expect to administer to the
adolescent - ANSWER- Tdap
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a nurse is caring for a child who has congenital heart defect, the
nurse should recognize that which of the following defects is
associated with increased pulmonary blood flow - ANSWER-
PDA
a nurse is providing teaching to the parent of a preschooler about
health promotion, what response by the parent indicates an
understanding of the teaching - ANSWER- i should encourage
my child to have 1 hour of physical activity each day
a nurse is admitting a child who has bacterial meningitis, what
actions should the nurse take first - ANSWER- initiate antibiotic
therapy for the child
a nurse is assessing a toddler who has infective endocarditis,
what findings should the nurse expect - ANSWER- new heart
murmur
a nurse is suctioning the tracheostomy of a child, what
assessment findings indicates effectiveness of the procedure -
ANSWER- clear breath sounds
a nurse is assessing a child who has acute renal failure, what
clinical manifestations are expected - ANSWER- edema
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a nurse is developing a plan of care for a 4yr old who has
hemophilia and is experiencing acute hemarthrosis, what
interventions should the nurse include in the plan - ANSWER-
place ice packs on the affected joints
a nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a school-
age child who has an infection of the throat caused by group A
beta hemolytic streptococci, what instructions should the nurse
give to the parent - ANSWER- continue to administer the
prescribed antibiotic for 10d
give your child acetaminophen or children ibuprophen for fever
a nurse is providing teaching to the parent of a child who has a
new prescription for methylphenidate, what instruction should
the nurse include - ANSWER- administer the second dose of the
medication at lunch time
a nurse working on an outpatient surgical unit is providing
discharge teaching to the parent of a preschooler following
placement of tympanoplasty tubes. the parent asks, what should
i do if the tubes fall out. what should the nurse instruct -
ANSWER- notify the provider that the tubes have fallen out
