ATI Nursing Care of Children Practice A & B
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A nurse is assessing a 2.5-year-old toddler at a well-child visit. Which of
the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
A. height increased by 7.5cm or 3inches in the past year
B. Head circumference exceeds chest circumference
C. anterior and posterior fontanels are closed
D. current weight equals four times the birth weight
- Correct Answer - B
A nurse is performing a developmental screening on an 18 month old.
Which of the following skills should the toddler be able to perform?
(select all that apply)
A. build a tower with 6 blocks
B. Throw a ball overhead
C. walk up and down stairs
D. draw circles
E. use a spoon without rotation
- Correct Answer - B, E
,A nurse is providing teaching about age-appropriate activities to the
parent of a 2 year old. Which of the following statements by the parent
indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A. I will send my child's favourite studded animal when she will be
napping away from home
B. My child should be able tot stand on one foot for a second
C. The soccer team my child will be playing on starts next week
D. I should expect my child to be able to draw circles
- Correct Answer - A
A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the parents of a toddler.
Which of the following should the nurse include? (select all that apply)
A. Develop food habits that will prevent dental caries
B. Metting caloric needs resulting in an increased appetite
C. expression of bedtime fears is common
D. Expect behaviors associated with negativism and ritualism
E. Annual screenings for phenylketonuria are important
- Correct Answer - A, C, D
Growth of preschoolers - Correct Answer - 4.5-6.5 pounds per year
2.3-3.5 inches per year or 6-9cm
,Gross motor skills of 3 year old preeschooler - Correct Answer - can ride
tricycle and jump off bottom step on stairs
Gross motor skills of 4 year old preschooler - Correct Answer - can skip
and hop on one foot and throw the ball over head
Gross motor skills of 5 year old preschooler - Correct Answer - can jump
rope
Regression - Correct Answer - in preschoolers, another baby in the
family can cause the preschooler to regress to bed wetting or thumb
sucking, to be expected
What are appropriate activities for a preschooler? - Correct Answer -
playing ball, puzzles, tricycles, dress up, role playing
Immunizations of preschooler - Correct Answer - 4-6 years, dtap, mmr,
IPV and annual flu
What does the sleep schedule of a preschooler look like? - Correct
Answer - 12 hours of sleep, bedtime routine
Teeth of preschooler - Correct Answer - eruption of primary teeth is
finalized by the beginning of the preshool years
, What may be a safety initiative for preschooler? - Correct Answer -
protective gear with tricycles
A nurse is providing teaching to the parent of a preschool age about
methods to promote sleep. Which of the following statements by the
parent indicated an understanding of the teaching?
A. I will sleep in the bed with my child if she wakes up during the night
B. I will let my child stay up and additional 2 hours on weekend nights
C. I will let my child watch television for 30 minutes before bedtime each
night
D. I will keep a dim lamp on in my child's room during the night - Correct
Answer - D
A nurse is conducting a well child visit with a 5 year old child. Which
immunizations should the nurse plan to administer to the child? (Select
all that apply)
A. DTaP
B. IPV
C. MMR
D. PCV
E. Hib - Correct Answer - A, B, C