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ATI RN NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN RETAKE
EXAM 2025/2026 Questions With 100% Detailed
Answers
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a
6 month old infant who is postoperative following
hypospadias repair with a stent placement. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?
A. "You may bathe your infant in an infant bathtub when
you go home."
B. "Apply hydrocortisone cream to your infant's penis
daily."
C. "You should clamp your infant's stent twice daily."
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D. "Allow the stent to drain directly into your infant's
diaper." - ANSWER-D. "Allow the stent to drain directly into
your infant's diaper."
A nurse is caring for a school age child who has primary
nephrotic syndrome and is taking prednisone. Following 1
week of treatment, which of the following manifestations
indicates to the nurse that the medication is effective?
A. Decreased edema
B. Increased abdominal girth
C. Decreased appetite
D. Increased protein in the urine - ANSWER-A. Decreased
edema
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A nurse is receiving change of shift report for four children.
Which of the following children should the nurse assess
first?
A. A toddler who has a concussion and an episode of
forceful vomiting
B. An adolescent who has infective endocarditis and
reports having a headache
C. An adolescent who was placed into halo traction 1 hr
ago and reports pain as 6 on a scale of 0-10
D. A school age child who has acute glomerulonephritis
and brown-colored urine - ANSWER-A. A toddler who has
a concussion and an episode of forceful vomiting
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A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the guardians of
a toddler who had a lower leg cast applied 24 hours ago.
The nurse should instruct the guardians to report which of
the following findings to the provider?
A. Capillary refill time less than 2 seconds
B. Restricted ability to move the toe
C. Swelling of the casted foot when the leg is dependent
D. Pedal pulse +3 bilateral - ANSWER-B. Restricted ability
to move the toe
A nurse is caring for a preschooler who has congestive
heart failure. The nurse observes wide QRS complexes
ATI RN NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN RETAKE
EXAM 2025/2026 Questions With 100% Detailed
Answers
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a
6 month old infant who is postoperative following
hypospadias repair with a stent placement. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?
A. "You may bathe your infant in an infant bathtub when
you go home."
B. "Apply hydrocortisone cream to your infant's penis
daily."
C. "You should clamp your infant's stent twice daily."
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D. "Allow the stent to drain directly into your infant's
diaper." - ANSWER-D. "Allow the stent to drain directly into
your infant's diaper."
A nurse is caring for a school age child who has primary
nephrotic syndrome and is taking prednisone. Following 1
week of treatment, which of the following manifestations
indicates to the nurse that the medication is effective?
A. Decreased edema
B. Increased abdominal girth
C. Decreased appetite
D. Increased protein in the urine - ANSWER-A. Decreased
edema
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A nurse is receiving change of shift report for four children.
Which of the following children should the nurse assess
first?
A. A toddler who has a concussion and an episode of
forceful vomiting
B. An adolescent who has infective endocarditis and
reports having a headache
C. An adolescent who was placed into halo traction 1 hr
ago and reports pain as 6 on a scale of 0-10
D. A school age child who has acute glomerulonephritis
and brown-colored urine - ANSWER-A. A toddler who has
a concussion and an episode of forceful vomiting
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A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the guardians of
a toddler who had a lower leg cast applied 24 hours ago.
The nurse should instruct the guardians to report which of
the following findings to the provider?
A. Capillary refill time less than 2 seconds
B. Restricted ability to move the toe
C. Swelling of the casted foot when the leg is dependent
D. Pedal pulse +3 bilateral - ANSWER-B. Restricted ability
to move the toe
A nurse is caring for a preschooler who has congestive
heart failure. The nurse observes wide QRS complexes
