ATI PEDS RETAKE
1. A nurse is assisting a child who has multiple closed
fractures of the lower extremities due to a motor-vehicle crash.
The nurse should monitor the child for which of the following
complications during the first 24 hr. after the injury occurred?
A. Osteomyelitis
B. Compartment syndrome
C. Volkmann ischemic contracture
D. Renal calculi: B. Compartment syndrome
2. A nurse is teaching the parent of a toddler who has
phenylketonuria about meal planning. Which of the following
information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Use aspartame as sugar substitute
B. Avoid foods containing milk products
C. Increase the toddler's protein consumption
D. Limit foods high in iron: B. Avoid foods containing milk
products
3. A nurse at an inpatient facility is planning care for a child
who has autism spectrum disorder. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
,A. Vary daily routines when providing care for the child
B. Keep the television on in the child's room for background
noise
C. Keep staff visits with the child brief
D. Place the child in a semiprivate room: C. Keep staff visits
with the child brief
4. A nurse is assisting an infant who has severe dehydration
due to gastroen- teritis. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect?
A. Increase urine output
B. Hypertension
C. Increase respiratory rate
D. Capillary refill of 2 seconds: C. Increase respiratory rate
5. A nurse is planning care for a child who has cystic fibrosis.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to
include?
A. Restrict the child's physical activity to promote rest
B. Administer pancreatic enzymes by mouth 1 hr. prior to
each meal (Pancre- atic enzymes should be taken within 30
minutes of eating)
C. Provide the child with low sodium diet
D. Use a vest to perform high-frequency chest compressions:
D. Use a vest to perform high-frequency chest compressions
,6. A nurse is teaching the parent of a school age child about
bicycle safety. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include in the teaching? A. Your child's feet should be 3
to 6 inches off the ground when seated on the bicycle
B. Your child should walk the bicycle through intersections
C. Your child should keep the bicycle at least 3 feet from the
curb while riding in the street
D. Your child should ride the bicycle against the flow of
traffic: B. Your child should walk the bicycle through intersections
7. A nurse is preparing a child for a lumbar puncture. In which
of the following positions should the child be placed for the
procedure?
A. Lateral
B. Prone
C. Semi-fowler
D. Supine: A. Lateral
8. A nurse is reviewing the complete blood count results for a
child who is receiving treatment for acute lymphoblastic
leukemia. Which of the following findings should indicate to
the nurse that the treatment is having a therapeutic effect?
A. WBC count 15.000/mm
B. Hemoglobin 6.8 g/dL
C. Platelet count 98.0000/mm
, D. RBC count 5/mm: D. RBC count 5/mm
9. A nurse is caring for a school age child who has pertussis.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Report the diagnosis to the public health department
B. Place the child in a protected environment for 48hr
C. Administer the pertussis vaccine
D. Restrict oral fluids to 500mL per day: A. Report the
diagnosis to the public health department
10. A nurse is assessing a week-old infant. The nurse should
identify which of the following manifestations can indicate
neonatal abstinence syndrome?
A. Frequent coughing
B. Constipation
C. Excessive sucking
D. Lethargy: C. Excessive sucking (Gastrointestinal: poor feeding,
regurgitation
(projectile vomiting), diarrhea, and excessive, uncoordinated, and
constant sucking)
11. A nurse is preparing to initiate IV antibiotic therapy for a
newly admitted
12-month-old infant. Which of the following actions should
the nurse plan to take?
1. A nurse is assisting a child who has multiple closed
fractures of the lower extremities due to a motor-vehicle crash.
The nurse should monitor the child for which of the following
complications during the first 24 hr. after the injury occurred?
A. Osteomyelitis
B. Compartment syndrome
C. Volkmann ischemic contracture
D. Renal calculi: B. Compartment syndrome
2. A nurse is teaching the parent of a toddler who has
phenylketonuria about meal planning. Which of the following
information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. Use aspartame as sugar substitute
B. Avoid foods containing milk products
C. Increase the toddler's protein consumption
D. Limit foods high in iron: B. Avoid foods containing milk
products
3. A nurse at an inpatient facility is planning care for a child
who has autism spectrum disorder. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
,A. Vary daily routines when providing care for the child
B. Keep the television on in the child's room for background
noise
C. Keep staff visits with the child brief
D. Place the child in a semiprivate room: C. Keep staff visits
with the child brief
4. A nurse is assisting an infant who has severe dehydration
due to gastroen- teritis. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect?
A. Increase urine output
B. Hypertension
C. Increase respiratory rate
D. Capillary refill of 2 seconds: C. Increase respiratory rate
5. A nurse is planning care for a child who has cystic fibrosis.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to
include?
A. Restrict the child's physical activity to promote rest
B. Administer pancreatic enzymes by mouth 1 hr. prior to
each meal (Pancre- atic enzymes should be taken within 30
minutes of eating)
C. Provide the child with low sodium diet
D. Use a vest to perform high-frequency chest compressions:
D. Use a vest to perform high-frequency chest compressions
,6. A nurse is teaching the parent of a school age child about
bicycle safety. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include in the teaching? A. Your child's feet should be 3
to 6 inches off the ground when seated on the bicycle
B. Your child should walk the bicycle through intersections
C. Your child should keep the bicycle at least 3 feet from the
curb while riding in the street
D. Your child should ride the bicycle against the flow of
traffic: B. Your child should walk the bicycle through intersections
7. A nurse is preparing a child for a lumbar puncture. In which
of the following positions should the child be placed for the
procedure?
A. Lateral
B. Prone
C. Semi-fowler
D. Supine: A. Lateral
8. A nurse is reviewing the complete blood count results for a
child who is receiving treatment for acute lymphoblastic
leukemia. Which of the following findings should indicate to
the nurse that the treatment is having a therapeutic effect?
A. WBC count 15.000/mm
B. Hemoglobin 6.8 g/dL
C. Platelet count 98.0000/mm
, D. RBC count 5/mm: D. RBC count 5/mm
9. A nurse is caring for a school age child who has pertussis.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Report the diagnosis to the public health department
B. Place the child in a protected environment for 48hr
C. Administer the pertussis vaccine
D. Restrict oral fluids to 500mL per day: A. Report the
diagnosis to the public health department
10. A nurse is assessing a week-old infant. The nurse should
identify which of the following manifestations can indicate
neonatal abstinence syndrome?
A. Frequent coughing
B. Constipation
C. Excessive sucking
D. Lethargy: C. Excessive sucking (Gastrointestinal: poor feeding,
regurgitation
(projectile vomiting), diarrhea, and excessive, uncoordinated, and
constant sucking)
11. A nurse is preparing to initiate IV antibiotic therapy for a
newly admitted
12-month-old infant. Which of the following actions should
the nurse plan to take?
