COMPREHENSIVE ATI RN NURSING CARE OF
CHILDREN PROCTORED EXAM (7 LATEST
VERSIONS, 2026) ATI NURSING CARE OF
CHILDREN PROCTORED EXAM NURSING CARE OF
CHILDREN ATI PROCTORED EXAM (COMPLETE
GUIDE FOR EXAM PREPARATION CORRECT
ANSWERS)
1
, ATI Nursing Care of Children
Version-1
5) A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report for four children. Which of the following
children should the nurse assess first?
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, 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 to 10
d. A school-age child who has acute glomerulonephritis and brown-colored urine
6) A nurse is an emergency department is caring for a school-age child who has
epiglottitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Obtain a throat culture from the child.
b. Monitor the child's oxygen saturation.
c. Put a warm mist humidifier in the child's room.
d. Place the child in the supine position
7) A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a school-age child who has
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, sustained a minor superficial burn from fireworks on their forearm. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Administer the tetanus toxoid vaccine if more than 1 year since the prior dose.
b. Apply an antimicrobial ointment to the affected area.
c. Leave the burn area open to air.
d. Place an ice pack on the affected area.
8) A nurse in a providers office is caring for a school-age child who has varicella. The
parents asks the nurse when their child will no longer be contagious. Which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
a. "When your child no longer has an increased temperature."
b. "Three days after you first noticed the rash appear on your child."
c. "When your child's lesions are crusted, usually 6 days after they appear."
d. "Two to three weeks, when your child's lesions completely disappear."
9) A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a school-age child who has
moderate persistant asthma. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include?
a. "You should give your child their salmeterol inhaler every 4 hours when they
are having an acute episode of wheezing."
b. "You should monitor your child's weight weekly while they are receiving
inhaled corticosteroid therapy."
c. "Pulmonary function tests will be performed every 12 to 24 months
to evaluate how your child is responding to therapy."
d. "When using the peak expiratory flow meter, record your child's average of
three readings."
10) A nurse is admitting an infant who has intussusception. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)
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CHILDREN PROCTORED EXAM (7 LATEST
VERSIONS, 2026) ATI NURSING CARE OF
CHILDREN PROCTORED EXAM NURSING CARE OF
CHILDREN ATI PROCTORED EXAM (COMPLETE
GUIDE FOR EXAM PREPARATION CORRECT
ANSWERS)
1
, ATI Nursing Care of Children
Version-1
5) A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report for four children. Which of the following
children should the nurse assess first?
2
, 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 to 10
d. A school-age child who has acute glomerulonephritis and brown-colored urine
6) A nurse is an emergency department is caring for a school-age child who has
epiglottitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a. Obtain a throat culture from the child.
b. Monitor the child's oxygen saturation.
c. Put a warm mist humidifier in the child's room.
d. Place the child in the supine position
7) A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a school-age child who has
3
, sustained a minor superficial burn from fireworks on their forearm. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
a. Administer the tetanus toxoid vaccine if more than 1 year since the prior dose.
b. Apply an antimicrobial ointment to the affected area.
c. Leave the burn area open to air.
d. Place an ice pack on the affected area.
8) A nurse in a providers office is caring for a school-age child who has varicella. The
parents asks the nurse when their child will no longer be contagious. Which of the
following responses should the nurse make?
a. "When your child no longer has an increased temperature."
b. "Three days after you first noticed the rash appear on your child."
c. "When your child's lesions are crusted, usually 6 days after they appear."
d. "Two to three weeks, when your child's lesions completely disappear."
9) A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a school-age child who has
moderate persistant asthma. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include?
a. "You should give your child their salmeterol inhaler every 4 hours when they
are having an acute episode of wheezing."
b. "You should monitor your child's weight weekly while they are receiving
inhaled corticosteroid therapy."
c. "Pulmonary function tests will be performed every 12 to 24 months
to evaluate how your child is responding to therapy."
d. "When using the peak expiratory flow meter, record your child's average of
three readings."
10) A nurse is admitting an infant who has intussusception. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply.)
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