PEDIATRICS ATI PROCTORED
RETAKE EXAM
1. A nurse is assessing a client who has an onset of severe
back pain of unknown origin. Which of the following
questions should the nurse ask to encourage discussion
with the question?
A. "Does the medication you're taking relieve the pain?" B.
"Can you point to where the pain is the worst?"
C. What do you think caused the onset of your pain?"
D. "Changing positions makes your pain worse, right?": C.
"What do you think caused the onset of your pain?"
With this answer, the nurse is using an open-ended question that
allows the client to respond with a range of information by using
more than one or two words. All other options are close-ended
questions that generally can be answered by one or two words.
2. A nurse is preparing to anchor with tape the catheter tube
for a male client who has a newly insterted indwelling urinary
catheter. At which of the following locations should the nurse
tape the catheter?
A. Lateral thigh
B. Lower abdomen
,C. Mid-abdominal region
D. Medial thigh: B. Lower Abdomen
Taping the catheter to the lower abdomen or the upper aspect of
the thigh eliminates the penoscrotal angle, and prevents tissue
injury.
Taping a catheter to the clients lateral or medial thigh can cause
discomfort and tissue injury, and taping it to the mid-abdominal
region does not allow the urine to flow down into the drainage bag
via gravity.
3. A nurse is changing the dressings for a client who has two
Penrose drains near an abdominal incision. Which of the
following adhering devices is the best choice for the nurse to
use to decrease skin irritation?
A. Abdominal Binder B. Montgomery straps C.
Hypoallergenic tape
D. Plastic tape: B. Montgomery straps
Montgomery straps are the least restrictive of the choices, and
least likely to cause skin irritation.
, Abdominal binders are good for when the patient is laying in bed,
but the dressings
RETAKE EXAM
1. A nurse is assessing a client who has an onset of severe
back pain of unknown origin. Which of the following
questions should the nurse ask to encourage discussion
with the question?
A. "Does the medication you're taking relieve the pain?" B.
"Can you point to where the pain is the worst?"
C. What do you think caused the onset of your pain?"
D. "Changing positions makes your pain worse, right?": C.
"What do you think caused the onset of your pain?"
With this answer, the nurse is using an open-ended question that
allows the client to respond with a range of information by using
more than one or two words. All other options are close-ended
questions that generally can be answered by one or two words.
2. A nurse is preparing to anchor with tape the catheter tube
for a male client who has a newly insterted indwelling urinary
catheter. At which of the following locations should the nurse
tape the catheter?
A. Lateral thigh
B. Lower abdomen
,C. Mid-abdominal region
D. Medial thigh: B. Lower Abdomen
Taping the catheter to the lower abdomen or the upper aspect of
the thigh eliminates the penoscrotal angle, and prevents tissue
injury.
Taping a catheter to the clients lateral or medial thigh can cause
discomfort and tissue injury, and taping it to the mid-abdominal
region does not allow the urine to flow down into the drainage bag
via gravity.
3. A nurse is changing the dressings for a client who has two
Penrose drains near an abdominal incision. Which of the
following adhering devices is the best choice for the nurse to
use to decrease skin irritation?
A. Abdominal Binder B. Montgomery straps C.
Hypoallergenic tape
D. Plastic tape: B. Montgomery straps
Montgomery straps are the least restrictive of the choices, and
least likely to cause skin irritation.
, Abdominal binders are good for when the patient is laying in bed,
but the dressings
