Pediatric ati practice questions
1. Teaching the parents of a school-aged child who has a new diagnosis of
osteomyelitis of the tibia. The nurse should identify that which of the
following statements by the parents indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
a. my child will have a cast until healing is complete.
b. My child will receive antibiotics for several weeks.
c. My child can return to playing sports once he is discharged.
d. My child needs to be in contact isolation.: b
2. A nurse is auscultating the lungs of an adolescent who has asthma.
The nurse should identify the sound as which of the following? Click the
audio button to listen. A- Biots respiration
B- Chaney Stokes respiration
C- tackypnea
D - Bradypnea: c
3. A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a school-age child who
is experiencing an anaphylactic reaction. Which of the following is the priority
action by the nurse?
A- Elevate the head of the child's bed
B- insert a large-bore IV catheter for the child
C- determine the allergen that caused the child's reaction
D- administer IM epinephrine to the child: D
4. 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: C
5. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of an infant who is receiving
treatment for severe dehydration. The nurse should identify which of the
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: b
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6. 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: D
7. 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- C- User soft mattress in the infant's crib.
D- Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime.: d
8. A nurse is assessing an infant who has pneumonia. Which of the following
findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
A- Nasal flaring
B- WBC 11,300
C- diarrhea
D- abdominal distension: a
9. 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: c
10. A nurse is preparing to administer ibuprofen 5 mg per kg every 6 hours
PRN for temperatures above 38.0 degrees Celsius or 100.5 degrees
Fahrenheit to an infant who weighs 17.6 lb. The infant has a temperature of
38.4 degrees Celsius or 100 + 1.2 degrees Fahrenheit. Available is ibuprofen
liquid 100mg/ 5 ml. how many milliliters should the nurse administer to the
infant per dose? Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a
leading zero if it applies.: 2 mL
11. A nurse is receiving change-of-shift Report on for 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 hour ago and rates
his pain at a 6 on a 0-10 scale
D- school-age child who has acute glomerulonephritis and brown colored
urine: A
12. A nurse in the emergency department is caring for an adolescent who
has severe abdominal pain due to appendicitis. Which of the following
locations should the nurse identify as Mcburney's point?: A
13. A nurse is providing teaching to the family of a school-age child who
has juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse include in the teaching?
A- Limit the movement of the child large joints.
B- Encourage the child to perform independent self care.
C- Provide the child with a soft mattress for sleeping.
D- Schedule a 2-hour daily nap for the child in the afternoon.: b
14. Pediatric creatinine: 0.3-0.7
15. Pediatric BUN: 5-18
16. Pediatric Uric acid: 2-5.5
17. Pediatric urine specific gravity: 1.001-1.030
18. Pediatric potassium: 4.1-5.3
19. Pediatric sodium: 134-150
20. Pediatric magnesium: 1.4-1.7
21. Pediatric hemoglobin: 10-17
22. Pediatric platelets: 150,000-400,000
23. Pediatric hematocrit: 32-44%
24. Pediatric WBC: 5,000-10,000
25. A nurse is caring for a toddler and is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium
chloride 100 mL IV to infuse over 4 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV
tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver
how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use
a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.): 25 gtt
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26. a nurse in the ED is caring for a 2-year-old child who was found by his
parents crying and holding a container of toilet bowl cleaner. the Childs
lips are edematous and inflamed, and he is drooling. which of the
following is the priority action by the nurse? a- remove the Childs
contaminated clothing b- check the Childs respiratory status c- administer
an antidote to the child d- establish IV access for the child: b
27. a nurse is teaching a parent of a 12-month old child about the development
during the toddler years. which of the following statements should the
nurse include?
a- your child should be referring to himself using the appropriate pronoun by
18 months of age b- a toddlers interest in looking at pictures occurs at
20 months of age c- a toddler should have daytime control of his bowel
and bladder by 24 months of age
d- your child should be able to scribble spontaneously using a crayon at the
age of 15 months: d
28. A nurse in a pediatric clinic is assessing a toddler at a well-child visit.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a.
Perform the assessment in a head to toe sequence.
b. Minimize physical contact with the child initially.
c. Explain procedures using medical terminology.
d. Stop the assessment if the child becomes uncooperative.: b
29. A nurse is caring for an 18-year-old adolescent who is up-to-date on
immunizations and is planning to attend college. The nurse should inform the
client that he should receive which of the following immunizations prior to
moving into a campus dormitory? a. Pneumococcal polysaccharide
b. Meningococcal polysaccharide
c. Rotavirus
d. Herpes zoster: b
30. A nurse is teaching the parent of an infant about food allergens. Which of
the following foods should the nurse include as being the most common food
allergy in children? a. Cow's milk
b. Wheat bread
c. Corn syrup
d. Eggs: a
1. Teaching the parents of a school-aged child who has a new diagnosis of
osteomyelitis of the tibia. The nurse should identify that which of the
following statements by the parents indicates an understanding of the
teaching?
a. my child will have a cast until healing is complete.
b. My child will receive antibiotics for several weeks.
c. My child can return to playing sports once he is discharged.
d. My child needs to be in contact isolation.: b
2. A nurse is auscultating the lungs of an adolescent who has asthma.
The nurse should identify the sound as which of the following? Click the
audio button to listen. A- Biots respiration
B- Chaney Stokes respiration
C- tackypnea
D - Bradypnea: c
3. A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a school-age child who
is experiencing an anaphylactic reaction. Which of the following is the priority
action by the nurse?
A- Elevate the head of the child's bed
B- insert a large-bore IV catheter for the child
C- determine the allergen that caused the child's reaction
D- administer IM epinephrine to the child: D
4. 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: C
5. A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of an infant who is receiving
treatment for severe dehydration. The nurse should identify which of the
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: b
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6. 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: D
7. 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- C- User soft mattress in the infant's crib.
D- Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime.: d
8. A nurse is assessing an infant who has pneumonia. Which of the following
findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
A- Nasal flaring
B- WBC 11,300
C- diarrhea
D- abdominal distension: a
9. 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: c
10. A nurse is preparing to administer ibuprofen 5 mg per kg every 6 hours
PRN for temperatures above 38.0 degrees Celsius or 100.5 degrees
Fahrenheit to an infant who weighs 17.6 lb. The infant has a temperature of
38.4 degrees Celsius or 100 + 1.2 degrees Fahrenheit. Available is ibuprofen
liquid 100mg/ 5 ml. how many milliliters should the nurse administer to the
infant per dose? Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a
leading zero if it applies.: 2 mL
11. A nurse is receiving change-of-shift Report on for 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 hour ago and rates
his pain at a 6 on a 0-10 scale
D- school-age child who has acute glomerulonephritis and brown colored
urine: A
12. A nurse in the emergency department is caring for an adolescent who
has severe abdominal pain due to appendicitis. Which of the following
locations should the nurse identify as Mcburney's point?: A
13. A nurse is providing teaching to the family of a school-age child who
has juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Which of the following instructions should
the nurse include in the teaching?
A- Limit the movement of the child large joints.
B- Encourage the child to perform independent self care.
C- Provide the child with a soft mattress for sleeping.
D- Schedule a 2-hour daily nap for the child in the afternoon.: b
14. Pediatric creatinine: 0.3-0.7
15. Pediatric BUN: 5-18
16. Pediatric Uric acid: 2-5.5
17. Pediatric urine specific gravity: 1.001-1.030
18. Pediatric potassium: 4.1-5.3
19. Pediatric sodium: 134-150
20. Pediatric magnesium: 1.4-1.7
21. Pediatric hemoglobin: 10-17
22. Pediatric platelets: 150,000-400,000
23. Pediatric hematocrit: 32-44%
24. Pediatric WBC: 5,000-10,000
25. A nurse is caring for a toddler and is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium
chloride 100 mL IV to infuse over 4 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV
tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver
how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use
a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.): 25 gtt
, Pediatric ati practice questions
26. a nurse in the ED is caring for a 2-year-old child who was found by his
parents crying and holding a container of toilet bowl cleaner. the Childs
lips are edematous and inflamed, and he is drooling. which of the
following is the priority action by the nurse? a- remove the Childs
contaminated clothing b- check the Childs respiratory status c- administer
an antidote to the child d- establish IV access for the child: b
27. a nurse is teaching a parent of a 12-month old child about the development
during the toddler years. which of the following statements should the
nurse include?
a- your child should be referring to himself using the appropriate pronoun by
18 months of age b- a toddlers interest in looking at pictures occurs at
20 months of age c- a toddler should have daytime control of his bowel
and bladder by 24 months of age
d- your child should be able to scribble spontaneously using a crayon at the
age of 15 months: d
28. A nurse in a pediatric clinic is assessing a toddler at a well-child visit.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? a.
Perform the assessment in a head to toe sequence.
b. Minimize physical contact with the child initially.
c. Explain procedures using medical terminology.
d. Stop the assessment if the child becomes uncooperative.: b
29. A nurse is caring for an 18-year-old adolescent who is up-to-date on
immunizations and is planning to attend college. The nurse should inform the
client that he should receive which of the following immunizations prior to
moving into a campus dormitory? a. Pneumococcal polysaccharide
b. Meningococcal polysaccharide
c. Rotavirus
d. Herpes zoster: b
30. A nurse is teaching the parent of an infant about food allergens. Which of
the following foods should the nurse include as being the most common food
allergy in children? a. Cow's milk
b. Wheat bread
c. Corn syrup
d. Eggs: a
