2024/2025. ATI PEDS FINAL REVISION
MATERIAL. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
EXPLANATIONS.
1. A nurse is assessing an adolescent who has sustained a broken
tibia. Following the application of a fiberglass cast, the
adolescent reports pain and a tingling feeling in the limb. Which
of the llowing actions should the nurse take first?
A. Give the adolescent ibuprofen
B. Elevate the adolescent's leg on pillows
C. Place an ice pack on the cast
D. Assess for manifestations of circulatory impairment: D.
Assess for manifestations of circulatory impairment
2. A nurse working on a maternal-newborn unit is teaching a
group of newly licensed nurses about assisting new mothers with
breastfeeding. The nurse should include which of the following
infant conditions as a contraindication for breastfeeding?
A. Galactosemia
B. Hyperbilirubinemia
C. Glycogen storage disease
D. Hypothyroidism: A. Galactosemia
An infant who has galactosemia cannot metabolize lactose. Breast milk
contains lactose, which can cause failure to thrive, cirrhosis,
developmental delays, and even death in affected infants. An infant who
has galactosemia is fed with formula made with milk substitutes.
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, 2024/2025. ATI PEDS FINAL REVISION
MATERIAL. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
EXPLANATIONS.
3. A nurse is caring for a 6-year-old child who is experiencing
encopresis. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
A. Instruct the child's guardian to limit stool softener use to no
more than twice per week
B. Encourage the child to attempt to have a bowel movement 4
times per day C. Determine if there are any recent stressors in
the child's environment
D. Urge the child's guardian to provide negative consequences
when the child has a bowel accident: C. Determine if there are
any recent stressors in the child's environment
Encopresis can be caused by stress or changes in the child's
environment.
A. Treatment for encopresis includes emptying the bowel of impacted
stool, followed by the administration of daily stool softeners for 2 to 3
months.
B. The nurse should encourage the child to attempt to have a bowel
movement twice daily. This will help the child establish a regular pattern
of defecation.
D. The guardian should pay as little attention as possible to bowel
accidents and offer praise when encopresis does not occur.
4. A nurse is teaching the guardians of an infant who has mild
gastroesophageal reflux (GER). Which of the following
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MATERIAL. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
EXPLANATIONS.
1. A nurse is assessing an adolescent who has sustained a broken
tibia. Following the application of a fiberglass cast, the
adolescent reports pain and a tingling feeling in the limb. Which
of the llowing actions should the nurse take first?
A. Give the adolescent ibuprofen
B. Elevate the adolescent's leg on pillows
C. Place an ice pack on the cast
D. Assess for manifestations of circulatory impairment: D.
Assess for manifestations of circulatory impairment
2. A nurse working on a maternal-newborn unit is teaching a
group of newly licensed nurses about assisting new mothers with
breastfeeding. The nurse should include which of the following
infant conditions as a contraindication for breastfeeding?
A. Galactosemia
B. Hyperbilirubinemia
C. Glycogen storage disease
D. Hypothyroidism: A. Galactosemia
An infant who has galactosemia cannot metabolize lactose. Breast milk
contains lactose, which can cause failure to thrive, cirrhosis,
developmental delays, and even death in affected infants. An infant who
has galactosemia is fed with formula made with milk substitutes.
1/12
, 2024/2025. ATI PEDS FINAL REVISION
MATERIAL. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
EXPLANATIONS.
3. A nurse is caring for a 6-year-old child who is experiencing
encopresis. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take?
A. Instruct the child's guardian to limit stool softener use to no
more than twice per week
B. Encourage the child to attempt to have a bowel movement 4
times per day C. Determine if there are any recent stressors in
the child's environment
D. Urge the child's guardian to provide negative consequences
when the child has a bowel accident: C. Determine if there are
any recent stressors in the child's environment
Encopresis can be caused by stress or changes in the child's
environment.
A. Treatment for encopresis includes emptying the bowel of impacted
stool, followed by the administration of daily stool softeners for 2 to 3
months.
B. The nurse should encourage the child to attempt to have a bowel
movement twice daily. This will help the child establish a regular pattern
of defecation.
D. The guardian should pay as little attention as possible to bowel
accidents and offer praise when encopresis does not occur.
4. A nurse is teaching the guardians of an infant who has mild
gastroesophageal reflux (GER). Which of the following
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