Pediatric ATI Review – PN Exam
Questions And Answers
/. 3 months to 1 year temperature - Answer-37.5 C, 99.5 - take axillary or rectal
/.3 year old temperature - Answer-37.2 c, 99.0 - take anywhere
/.5 year old temperature - Answer-37 C, 98.6F
/.7-10 year old temperature - Answer-98.2-97.9, take anywhere but rectal
/.newborn pulse rate - Answer-80-180 per minute
/.1 week to 3 month pulse rate - Answer-80-220 per minute
/.3 months to 2 years pulse rate - Answer-70-150 per minute
/.2 to 10 years pulse rate - Answer-60-110 per minute
/.10 year+ pulse rate - Answer-50-90 per minute
/.newborn to 1 year respirations - Answer-30-35 per minute
/.1-2 year respirations - Answer-25-30 per minute
/.2-6 year respirations - Answer-21-25 per minute
/.6-12 year respirations - Answer-19-21 per minute
/.12 yeas+ respirations - Answer-16-19 per minute
/.tips when assessing a peds patient - Answer-keep room warm and well lit, keep
medical equipment out of sight, provide privacy, explain what you are doing, use age
appropriate language, demonstrate what you will do with a doll or puppet, let the child
play with the equipment, encourage questions during exam, be firm about expected
behaviors, praise children for a job well done.
/.posterior fontanel closes @ - Answer-6-8 weeks of age
/.anterior fontanel closes @ - Answer-12-18 months
, /.visual acuity in children should be testing using these tests - Answer-tumbling E or
HOTV
/.visual acuity in older children is checked using this test - Answer-Snellen Chart, or
Symbol chart
/.visual color acuity is checked using this test - Answer-Hardy-Rand-Rittler test
/.blood pressure chart for children - Answer-
/.when administering ear drops to a child you should pull the earlobe _________ -
Answer-down
/.infants should have ________ to _______ teeth by 1 year of age - Answer-6-8
/.in children younger than 7, you will see more ______________ movements in
respiration - Answer-abdominal
/.female breasts begin to develop between ages _______________ - Answer-10-14
/.bowel sounds should be heard in children every _____________seconds - Answer-5-
30
/.______________ may not be retractable in infants and small children - Answer-
foreskin
/.skin on the scrotum has a _____________ appearance and is loose - Answer-rugated
/.sucking or rooting reflexes - Answer-elicit by stroking the infants cheek or edge of
mouth, birth to 4 months
/.palmar grasp - Answer-elicit by placing an object into the infants hand, birth to 3
months
/.planter grasp - Answer-elicit by touching the sole of the infants foot- toes curl
downward, birth to 8 months
/.Moro reflex - Answer-elicit by allowing the head and trunk of infant in a semi-sitting
position to fall backward to an angle of 30 degrees, the infants arms and legs will
symmetrically extend and then abduct while fingers spread to form a C shape, birth to 4
months
/.Startle reflex - Answer-elicited by making a loud sound, infant will abduct arms at
elbows and have fists clenched, birth to 4 months
Questions And Answers
/. 3 months to 1 year temperature - Answer-37.5 C, 99.5 - take axillary or rectal
/.3 year old temperature - Answer-37.2 c, 99.0 - take anywhere
/.5 year old temperature - Answer-37 C, 98.6F
/.7-10 year old temperature - Answer-98.2-97.9, take anywhere but rectal
/.newborn pulse rate - Answer-80-180 per minute
/.1 week to 3 month pulse rate - Answer-80-220 per minute
/.3 months to 2 years pulse rate - Answer-70-150 per minute
/.2 to 10 years pulse rate - Answer-60-110 per minute
/.10 year+ pulse rate - Answer-50-90 per minute
/.newborn to 1 year respirations - Answer-30-35 per minute
/.1-2 year respirations - Answer-25-30 per minute
/.2-6 year respirations - Answer-21-25 per minute
/.6-12 year respirations - Answer-19-21 per minute
/.12 yeas+ respirations - Answer-16-19 per minute
/.tips when assessing a peds patient - Answer-keep room warm and well lit, keep
medical equipment out of sight, provide privacy, explain what you are doing, use age
appropriate language, demonstrate what you will do with a doll or puppet, let the child
play with the equipment, encourage questions during exam, be firm about expected
behaviors, praise children for a job well done.
/.posterior fontanel closes @ - Answer-6-8 weeks of age
/.anterior fontanel closes @ - Answer-12-18 months
, /.visual acuity in children should be testing using these tests - Answer-tumbling E or
HOTV
/.visual acuity in older children is checked using this test - Answer-Snellen Chart, or
Symbol chart
/.visual color acuity is checked using this test - Answer-Hardy-Rand-Rittler test
/.blood pressure chart for children - Answer-
/.when administering ear drops to a child you should pull the earlobe _________ -
Answer-down
/.infants should have ________ to _______ teeth by 1 year of age - Answer-6-8
/.in children younger than 7, you will see more ______________ movements in
respiration - Answer-abdominal
/.female breasts begin to develop between ages _______________ - Answer-10-14
/.bowel sounds should be heard in children every _____________seconds - Answer-5-
30
/.______________ may not be retractable in infants and small children - Answer-
foreskin
/.skin on the scrotum has a _____________ appearance and is loose - Answer-rugated
/.sucking or rooting reflexes - Answer-elicit by stroking the infants cheek or edge of
mouth, birth to 4 months
/.palmar grasp - Answer-elicit by placing an object into the infants hand, birth to 3
months
/.planter grasp - Answer-elicit by touching the sole of the infants foot- toes curl
downward, birth to 8 months
/.Moro reflex - Answer-elicit by allowing the head and trunk of infant in a semi-sitting
position to fall backward to an angle of 30 degrees, the infants arms and legs will
symmetrically extend and then abduct while fingers spread to form a C shape, birth to 4
months
/.Startle reflex - Answer-elicited by making a loud sound, infant will abduct arms at
elbows and have fists clenched, birth to 4 months
