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2025 PEDS ATI Proctored Exam
The nurse is preparing to administer an immunization to
a four-year-old child.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to
take?
A- Place the child in a prone position for the
immunization
B- request that the child's caregiver leave the room
during the immunization
C- administer the immunization using a 24-gauge needle
D- inject the immunization slowly after aspirating for 3
seconds - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ C- administer the
immunization using a 24-gauge needle; The nurse should
administer an immunization for a 4-year-old child using
a 24-
gauge needle to minimize the amount of pain
experienced by the toddler.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of an infant
who is receiving
treatment for severe dehydration. The nurse should
identify which of the
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following laboratory values indicates effectiveness of
the current treatment?
A- Potassium 2.9 mEq/L
B- sodium 140
C- urine specific gravity 1.035
D- BUN 25 mg - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ B- sodium 140;
The nurse should identify that a sodium level of 140
mEq/L is within the
expected reference range and indicates the current
treatment regimen the infant
is receiving for dehydration is effective.
The nurse is providing teaching about Social
Development to the parents of a
preschooler. Which of the following play activities
should the nurse
recommend for the child?
A- Play pat-a-cake
B- using a push pull toy
C- creating a scrapbook
D- playing dress-up - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ D- playing
dress-up; The nurse should instruct the parents that at the
preschool age, play should focus
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on social, mental, and physical development. Therefore,
playing dress-up is a
recommended play activity for this child.
A nurse is teaching the parents of a newborn about
ways to prevent sudden
infant death syndrome SIDS. Which of the following
instructions should the
nurse include?
A- Place the infant in a prone position to sleep.
B- Allow the infant to sleep on a large pillow.
C- User soft mattress in the infant's crib.
D- Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime. - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ D- Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime; The
nurse should inform the parent that protective factors
against SIDS include
breastfeeding and the use of a pacifier when the infant
is sleeping.
A- The nurse should instruct the parent to place the
infant in a supine
A nurse is assessing an infant who has pneumonia. Which
of the following
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findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the
provider?
A- Nasal flaring
B- WBC 11,300
C- diarrhea
D- abdominal distension - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A-
Nasal flaring; When using the airway, breathing,
circulation approach to client care, the nurse
should place the priority on nasal flaring. Nasal flaring
indicates that the
infant is experiencing acute respiratory distress.
A school nurse is assessing a school-age child blood
pressure while he is seated
in a chair. The child starts to experience a tonic-clonic
seizure. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
A- Clear the immediate area around the child of
hazardous objects
B- loosen the child restrictive clothing
C- assist the child to a side-lying position on the floor
D- apply an oxygen mask to the child - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ C- assist the child to a side-lying position on the
2025 PEDS ATI Proctored Exam
The nurse is preparing to administer an immunization to
a four-year-old child.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to
take?
A- Place the child in a prone position for the
immunization
B- request that the child's caregiver leave the room
during the immunization
C- administer the immunization using a 24-gauge needle
D- inject the immunization slowly after aspirating for 3
seconds - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ C- administer the
immunization using a 24-gauge needle; The nurse should
administer an immunization for a 4-year-old child using
a 24-
gauge needle to minimize the amount of pain
experienced by the toddler.
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of an infant
who is receiving
treatment for severe dehydration. The nurse should
identify which of the
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following laboratory values indicates effectiveness of
the current treatment?
A- Potassium 2.9 mEq/L
B- sodium 140
C- urine specific gravity 1.035
D- BUN 25 mg - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ B- sodium 140;
The nurse should identify that a sodium level of 140
mEq/L is within the
expected reference range and indicates the current
treatment regimen the infant
is receiving for dehydration is effective.
The nurse is providing teaching about Social
Development to the parents of a
preschooler. Which of the following play activities
should the nurse
recommend for the child?
A- Play pat-a-cake
B- using a push pull toy
C- creating a scrapbook
D- playing dress-up - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ D- playing
dress-up; The nurse should instruct the parents that at the
preschool age, play should focus
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on social, mental, and physical development. Therefore,
playing dress-up is a
recommended play activity for this child.
A nurse is teaching the parents of a newborn about
ways to prevent sudden
infant death syndrome SIDS. Which of the following
instructions should the
nurse include?
A- Place the infant in a prone position to sleep.
B- Allow the infant to sleep on a large pillow.
C- User soft mattress in the infant's crib.
D- Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime. - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ D- Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime; The
nurse should inform the parent that protective factors
against SIDS include
breastfeeding and the use of a pacifier when the infant
is sleeping.
A- The nurse should instruct the parent to place the
infant in a supine
A nurse is assessing an infant who has pneumonia. Which
of the following
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findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the
provider?
A- Nasal flaring
B- WBC 11,300
C- diarrhea
D- abdominal distension - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ A-
Nasal flaring; When using the airway, breathing,
circulation approach to client care, the nurse
should place the priority on nasal flaring. Nasal flaring
indicates that the
infant is experiencing acute respiratory distress.
A school nurse is assessing a school-age child blood
pressure while he is seated
in a chair. The child starts to experience a tonic-clonic
seizure. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
A- Clear the immediate area around the child of
hazardous objects
B- loosen the child restrictive clothing
C- assist the child to a side-lying position on the floor
D- apply an oxygen mask to the child - .....ANSWER
...✔✔ C- assist the child to a side-lying position on the
