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ATI RN NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN PROCTORED
NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK ACTUAL
EXAM 170 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is caring for a school-age child following the application of a
cast to a Fractured right tibia. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first?
a. Teach the child about cast care
b. Pad the edges of the cast
c. administer pain medication
d. Elevate the child's leg - ANSWER- d. Elevate the child's leg
A nurse is preparing a school-age child for an invasive procedure.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. plan for 30 minute teaching session about the procedure
b. use vague language to describe the procedure
c. explain the procedure to the child when they are in the playroom
d. demonstrate deep breathing and Counting exercises - ANSWER- c.
explain the procedure to the child when they are in the playroom
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A nurse is preparing to collect a urine specimen from a female infant
using a urine collection bag. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
- Apply the lidocaine gel to the perineum before attaching the bag
-Position the opening of the bag over the urethra and the anus
-Stretch the perineum taught when applying the bag
-Place a snuff fitting diaper over the drainage bag - ANSWER- - Apply
the lidocaine gel to the perineum before attaching the bag
-Position the opening of the bag over the urethra and the anus
-Stretch the perineum taught when applying the bag
-Place a snuff fitting diaper over the drainage bag
A nurse is planning care for a toddler who has developed oral ulcers in
response to chemotherapy. Which of the following actions should the
nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Schedule routine Oral Care every 8 hours
b. Cleanse the gums with saline soaked gauze
c. more sending me closer with lemon glycerin swabs
d. administer oral viscous lidocaine - ANSWER- b. Cleanse the gums
with saline soaked gauze
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of an infant who
is at risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Which of the
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following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
a. I will have my baby sleep next to me in the bed during the night
b. Elmo my baby stuffed animal to the corner of her crib while she
sleeps
c. I will dress my baby in lightweight clothing to sleep
d. I will lay my baby on her side to sleep for her naps - ANSWER- c. I
will dress my baby in lightweight clothing to sleep
A nurse is monitoring an infant who is receiving opioids for pain. Which
of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the medication
is having a therapeutic effect?
a. Increased blood pressure
b. Limb withdrawal
c. relaxed facial expression
d. bradycardia - ANSWER- c. relaxed facial expression
A nurse is caring for a three-month-old infant who has cleft of the soft
palate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. discontinue feeding if the client's eyes become watery
b. postpone burping the infant until after completing each feeding c.
Elevate the infant's head to a 10 degree angle during feedings d. Feed the
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infant 177.4 ml (6 oz) of Formula 3 times a day - ANSWER- a.
discontinue feeding if the client's eyes become watery
A nurse is caring for a child who has hyponatremia. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Tetany
b. weight gain
c. Elevated heart rate
d. excessive diaphoresis - ANSWER- a. Tetany
A nurse is preparing to administer an enteral feeding to an adolescent
who has an NG tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
a. Set the administration rate on the feeding pump
b. flush the tube with water
c. check the pH of the gastric secretion
d. attach the feeding bag tubing to the end of the NG Tube - ANSWER-
c. check the pH of the gastric secretion
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who is 1 hour post-operative
following an appendectomy. Which of the following findings should the
nurse report to the provider?
ATI RN NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN PROCTORED
NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK ACTUAL
EXAM 170 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is caring for a school-age child following the application of a
cast to a Fractured right tibia. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take first?
a. Teach the child about cast care
b. Pad the edges of the cast
c. administer pain medication
d. Elevate the child's leg - ANSWER- d. Elevate the child's leg
A nurse is preparing a school-age child for an invasive procedure.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
a. plan for 30 minute teaching session about the procedure
b. use vague language to describe the procedure
c. explain the procedure to the child when they are in the playroom
d. demonstrate deep breathing and Counting exercises - ANSWER- c.
explain the procedure to the child when they are in the playroom
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A nurse is preparing to collect a urine specimen from a female infant
using a urine collection bag. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
- Apply the lidocaine gel to the perineum before attaching the bag
-Position the opening of the bag over the urethra and the anus
-Stretch the perineum taught when applying the bag
-Place a snuff fitting diaper over the drainage bag - ANSWER- - Apply
the lidocaine gel to the perineum before attaching the bag
-Position the opening of the bag over the urethra and the anus
-Stretch the perineum taught when applying the bag
-Place a snuff fitting diaper over the drainage bag
A nurse is planning care for a toddler who has developed oral ulcers in
response to chemotherapy. Which of the following actions should the
nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Schedule routine Oral Care every 8 hours
b. Cleanse the gums with saline soaked gauze
c. more sending me closer with lemon glycerin swabs
d. administer oral viscous lidocaine - ANSWER- b. Cleanse the gums
with saline soaked gauze
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of an infant who
is at risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Which of the
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following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
a. I will have my baby sleep next to me in the bed during the night
b. Elmo my baby stuffed animal to the corner of her crib while she
sleeps
c. I will dress my baby in lightweight clothing to sleep
d. I will lay my baby on her side to sleep for her naps - ANSWER- c. I
will dress my baby in lightweight clothing to sleep
A nurse is monitoring an infant who is receiving opioids for pain. Which
of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the medication
is having a therapeutic effect?
a. Increased blood pressure
b. Limb withdrawal
c. relaxed facial expression
d. bradycardia - ANSWER- c. relaxed facial expression
A nurse is caring for a three-month-old infant who has cleft of the soft
palate. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. discontinue feeding if the client's eyes become watery
b. postpone burping the infant until after completing each feeding c.
Elevate the infant's head to a 10 degree angle during feedings d. Feed the
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infant 177.4 ml (6 oz) of Formula 3 times a day - ANSWER- a.
discontinue feeding if the client's eyes become watery
A nurse is caring for a child who has hyponatremia. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect?
a. Tetany
b. weight gain
c. Elevated heart rate
d. excessive diaphoresis - ANSWER- a. Tetany
A nurse is preparing to administer an enteral feeding to an adolescent
who has an NG tube. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
a. Set the administration rate on the feeding pump
b. flush the tube with water
c. check the pH of the gastric secretion
d. attach the feeding bag tubing to the end of the NG Tube - ANSWER-
c. check the pH of the gastric secretion
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who is 1 hour post-operative
following an appendectomy. Which of the following findings should the
nurse report to the provider?
