ATI PEDIATRICS FINAL EXAM LATEST
2024 WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS [GRADED A+] //ATI
PEDIATRICS 2024
A nurse is teaching the parent of a toddler about home safety. Which of the
following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
a. I lock my medications in the medicine cabinet
b. I keep my child's crib mattress at the highest level
c. I turn pot handles to the side of my stove while cooking.
d. I will give my child syrup of ipecac if she swallows something poisonous.
- ANSWER-a. I lock my medications in the medicine cabinet
Rationale: Locking up medications and other potential poisons prevents
access. Toddlers have
improved gross and fine motor skills that allow for further exploration of the
environment and
possible access to hazardous substances.
A nurse is performing a physical assessment on a 6-month old infant.
Which of the following reflexes should the nurse expect to find?
a. Stepping
,b. Babinski
c. Extrusion
d. Moro - ANSWER-b. Babinski
Rationale: The Babinski reflex, which is elicited by stroking the bottom of
the foot and causing
the toes to fan and the big toe to dorsiflex, should be present until the age
of 1 year. Persistence
of neonatal reflexes might indicate neurological deficits.
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a 2-yr old child who was
found by his parents crying and holding a container of toilet bowl cleaner.
The child's lips are edematous and inflamed, and he is drooling. Which of
the following is the following priority action by the nurse?
a. Remove the child's contaminated clothing.
b. Check the child's respiratory status.
c. Administer an antidote to the child.
d. Establish IV access for the child. - ANSWER-b. Check the child's
respiratory status.
Rationale: When applying the ABC priority setting framework, airway is
always the highest priority because the airway must be clear and open for
oxygen exchange to occur. Breathing is the second highest priority in the
ABC priority setting framework because adequate ventilatory effort is
essential in order for oxygen change to occur.
A nurse is teaching a parent of a 12-month old child about development
during the toddler years. Which of the following statements should the
nurse include?
a. Your child should be referring to himself using the appropriate pronoun
by the 18 months of age
b. a toddler's interest in looking at pictures occurs at 20 months of age
, c. a toddler should have daytime control of his bowel and bladder by 24
months of age.
d. your child should be able to scribble spontaneously using a crayon at the
age of 15 months - ANSWER-d. your child should be able to scribble
spontaneously using a crayon at the age of 15 months
Rationale: The nurse should teach the parent that at the age of 15 months,
the toddler should be
able to scribble spontaneously, and at the age of 18 months, the toddler
should be able to make
strokes imitatively
A nurse is teaching the parent of an infant about food allergens. Which of
the following foods should the nurse include as being the most common
food allergy in children.
a. Cow's milk
b. Wheat bread
c. Corn syrup
d. Eggs - ANSWER-a. Cow's milk
Rationale: According to evidence-based practice, the nurse should instruct
the parent that cow's
milk is the most common food allergy in children. Some children are
sensitive to the protein,
called casein, found in cow's milk. They have difficulty metabolizing the
casein and are,
therefore, allergic to cow's milk.
A nurse is preparing to administer recommended immunizations to a 2-
month old infant. Which of the following immunizations should the nurse
plan to administer.
2024 WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS [GRADED A+] //ATI
PEDIATRICS 2024
A nurse is teaching the parent of a toddler about home safety. Which of the
following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
a. I lock my medications in the medicine cabinet
b. I keep my child's crib mattress at the highest level
c. I turn pot handles to the side of my stove while cooking.
d. I will give my child syrup of ipecac if she swallows something poisonous.
- ANSWER-a. I lock my medications in the medicine cabinet
Rationale: Locking up medications and other potential poisons prevents
access. Toddlers have
improved gross and fine motor skills that allow for further exploration of the
environment and
possible access to hazardous substances.
A nurse is performing a physical assessment on a 6-month old infant.
Which of the following reflexes should the nurse expect to find?
a. Stepping
,b. Babinski
c. Extrusion
d. Moro - ANSWER-b. Babinski
Rationale: The Babinski reflex, which is elicited by stroking the bottom of
the foot and causing
the toes to fan and the big toe to dorsiflex, should be present until the age
of 1 year. Persistence
of neonatal reflexes might indicate neurological deficits.
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a 2-yr old child who was
found by his parents crying and holding a container of toilet bowl cleaner.
The child's lips are edematous and inflamed, and he is drooling. Which of
the following is the following priority action by the nurse?
a. Remove the child's contaminated clothing.
b. Check the child's respiratory status.
c. Administer an antidote to the child.
d. Establish IV access for the child. - ANSWER-b. Check the child's
respiratory status.
Rationale: When applying the ABC priority setting framework, airway is
always the highest priority because the airway must be clear and open for
oxygen exchange to occur. Breathing is the second highest priority in the
ABC priority setting framework because adequate ventilatory effort is
essential in order for oxygen change to occur.
A nurse is teaching a parent of a 12-month old child about development
during the toddler years. Which of the following statements should the
nurse include?
a. Your child should be referring to himself using the appropriate pronoun
by the 18 months of age
b. a toddler's interest in looking at pictures occurs at 20 months of age
, c. a toddler should have daytime control of his bowel and bladder by 24
months of age.
d. your child should be able to scribble spontaneously using a crayon at the
age of 15 months - ANSWER-d. your child should be able to scribble
spontaneously using a crayon at the age of 15 months
Rationale: The nurse should teach the parent that at the age of 15 months,
the toddler should be
able to scribble spontaneously, and at the age of 18 months, the toddler
should be able to make
strokes imitatively
A nurse is teaching the parent of an infant about food allergens. Which of
the following foods should the nurse include as being the most common
food allergy in children.
a. Cow's milk
b. Wheat bread
c. Corn syrup
d. Eggs - ANSWER-a. Cow's milk
Rationale: According to evidence-based practice, the nurse should instruct
the parent that cow's
milk is the most common food allergy in children. Some children are
sensitive to the protein,
called casein, found in cow's milk. They have difficulty metabolizing the
casein and are,
therefore, allergic to cow's milk.
A nurse is preparing to administer recommended immunizations to a 2-
month old infant. Which of the following immunizations should the nurse
plan to administer.
