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ATI: RN Nursing Care of Children Online Practice
2025 A (2025) comprehensive questions and verified
detailed solutions ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100%
CORRECT!!
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of an 18 mo old toddler
who has dehydration as a result of acute diarrhea. Which of the following
statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A) I will offer my child small amounts of fruit juice frequently
B) I will avoid giving my child solid foods until his diarrhea has stopped
C) I will monitor my child's number of wet diapers
D)I will give my child polyethylene glycol daily for 7 days - (ANSWER)A)
INCORRECT: Fruit juice is high in carbs and low in electrolytes
B) INCORRECT: Encourage solid foods with diarrhea
C) CORRECT: best way to monitor adequate output and hydration status
D) INCORRECT: this will pull fluid into the bowel and increase diarrhea and
dehydration. Your baby be dead!
A nurse is caring for a preschooler who has been receiving IV fluids via a
peripheral IV. When preparing to discontinue the IV fluids and catheter, which of
the following actions should the nurse plan to take? (place these in the right
order)
A) Remove the tape securing the catheter
B) Apply pressure over the catheter insertion site
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C) Turn off the IV pump
D) Occlude the IV tubing - (ANSWER)C, D, A, B
The nurse is preparing to collect a sample for a toddler for a sickle-turbidity test.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
A) Obtain a sputum specimen
B) Perform an Allen test
C) Perform a finger stick
D) Obtain a stool specimen - (ANSWER)A) INCORRECT: collected to ID infectious
organisms (kids with acute respiratory tract infections)
B) INCORRECT: this determines adequate circulation by observing capillary refill
before an arterial puncture.
C) CORRECT: if the test is positive, hemoglobin electrophoresis is required to tell
the difference between the genetic trait or the disease
D) INCORRECT: collected to ID organisms or parasites that cause diarrhea or check
for occult blood
A nurse in an emergency department is performing a physical assessment on a 2
week old male infant. Which of the following manifestations in the priority for the
nurse to report to the provider?
A) Excoriated scrotal area
B) Multiple capillary hemangiomas
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C) Depressed posterior fontanel
D) Substernal retractions - (ANSWER)A) INCORRECT: not the priority (skin issue)
B) INCORRECT: not the priority (small vascular issue)
C) INCORRECT: not the priority (dehydration)
D) CORRECT: ABC's-->baby is having acute respiratory distress
A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the mother of a toddler. Which of
the following expected behavior characteristics of toddlers should the nurse
include in the teaching?
A) Controls impulsive feelings
B) Understands right from wrong
C) Easily separates from parents for long periods of time
D) Expresses likes and dislikes - (ANSWER)A) INCORRECT: school aged children
B) INCORRECT: preschooler
C) INCORRECT: Toddlers have separation anxiety
D) CORRECT: developing autonomy and self-concept (allow todd to have some
control but also set limits to learn and control her actions)
A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a school-age child who has varicella. The
parent asks the nurse when her child will no longer be contagious. Which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
ATI: RN Nursing Care of Children Online Practice
2025 A (2025) comprehensive questions and verified
detailed solutions ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100%
CORRECT!!
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of an 18 mo old toddler
who has dehydration as a result of acute diarrhea. Which of the following
statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
A) I will offer my child small amounts of fruit juice frequently
B) I will avoid giving my child solid foods until his diarrhea has stopped
C) I will monitor my child's number of wet diapers
D)I will give my child polyethylene glycol daily for 7 days - (ANSWER)A)
INCORRECT: Fruit juice is high in carbs and low in electrolytes
B) INCORRECT: Encourage solid foods with diarrhea
C) CORRECT: best way to monitor adequate output and hydration status
D) INCORRECT: this will pull fluid into the bowel and increase diarrhea and
dehydration. Your baby be dead!
A nurse is caring for a preschooler who has been receiving IV fluids via a
peripheral IV. When preparing to discontinue the IV fluids and catheter, which of
the following actions should the nurse plan to take? (place these in the right
order)
A) Remove the tape securing the catheter
B) Apply pressure over the catheter insertion site
, 2
C) Turn off the IV pump
D) Occlude the IV tubing - (ANSWER)C, D, A, B
The nurse is preparing to collect a sample for a toddler for a sickle-turbidity test.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
A) Obtain a sputum specimen
B) Perform an Allen test
C) Perform a finger stick
D) Obtain a stool specimen - (ANSWER)A) INCORRECT: collected to ID infectious
organisms (kids with acute respiratory tract infections)
B) INCORRECT: this determines adequate circulation by observing capillary refill
before an arterial puncture.
C) CORRECT: if the test is positive, hemoglobin electrophoresis is required to tell
the difference between the genetic trait or the disease
D) INCORRECT: collected to ID organisms or parasites that cause diarrhea or check
for occult blood
A nurse in an emergency department is performing a physical assessment on a 2
week old male infant. Which of the following manifestations in the priority for the
nurse to report to the provider?
A) Excoriated scrotal area
B) Multiple capillary hemangiomas
, 3
C) Depressed posterior fontanel
D) Substernal retractions - (ANSWER)A) INCORRECT: not the priority (skin issue)
B) INCORRECT: not the priority (small vascular issue)
C) INCORRECT: not the priority (dehydration)
D) CORRECT: ABC's-->baby is having acute respiratory distress
A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the mother of a toddler. Which of
the following expected behavior characteristics of toddlers should the nurse
include in the teaching?
A) Controls impulsive feelings
B) Understands right from wrong
C) Easily separates from parents for long periods of time
D) Expresses likes and dislikes - (ANSWER)A) INCORRECT: school aged children
B) INCORRECT: preschooler
C) INCORRECT: Toddlers have separation anxiety
D) CORRECT: developing autonomy and self-concept (allow todd to have some
control but also set limits to learn and control her actions)
A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a school-age child who has varicella. The
parent asks the nurse when her child will no longer be contagious. Which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
