ATI PEDIATRICS Question and Answer [2026] |
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | Complete Exam Prep
• A nurse on a pediatric unit is admitting a 4-year-old child. Which of the
following toys should the nurse plan to provide for the child to engage in
independent play? -✓✓ Plastic stethoscope
• A nurse is reviewing the risk factors for the development of congenital heart
disease with a client who is planning to conceive. Which of the following
conditions should the nurse include as a maternal risk factor? -✓✓ Alcohol
consumption
• A nurse is providing preoperative education for an 8-year-old child prior to
cardiac surgery. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? -✓✓ Use a
doll with tubes and an incision to explain the surgery
• A nurse in a provider's office is observing children playing in the waiting room.
The nurse should expect to identify parallel behavior in which of the following age
groups? -✓✓ Toddlers
• A nurse is performing a physical assessment on a 12-month-old infant. Which of
the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? -✓✓ The infant's
current weight is double his birth weight
• A nurse is assessing a toddler who has gastroenteritis. Which of the following
findings indicates the toddler is experiencing severe dehydration? -✓✓ Deep, rapid
respirations
• A charge nurse is providing education about child maltreatment to a group of
newly licensed nurses. Which of the following pieces of information should the
, charge nurse include in the teaching? -✓✓ Children who were born prematurely
are more likely to be maltreated
• A nurse is caring for a child who has paralytic poliomyelitis. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? -✓✓ Administer oral analgesics prior to
exercises
• A nurse is planning care for a 4-year-old child who has nephrotic syndrome.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? -✓✓ Provide thorough skin
care
• A nurse is caring for a child who received penicillin IM 15 minutes ago. The
child is now irritable and restless. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first? -✓✓ Assess for laryngeal edema
• A nurse is caring for a child with a vesicular rash that has been present for 6 days.
The nurse should expect that the child has which of the following conditions? -✓✓
Varicella
• A nurse is providing teaching to the parent of a toddler who has bacterial
conjunctivitis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? -✓✓
Notify the provider immediately if the sclera becomes inflamed
• A nurse is planning care for a preschooler who is immediately postoperative
following the placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan? -✓✓ Lay the preschooler on the
nonoperative side
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | Complete Exam Prep
• A nurse on a pediatric unit is admitting a 4-year-old child. Which of the
following toys should the nurse plan to provide for the child to engage in
independent play? -✓✓ Plastic stethoscope
• A nurse is reviewing the risk factors for the development of congenital heart
disease with a client who is planning to conceive. Which of the following
conditions should the nurse include as a maternal risk factor? -✓✓ Alcohol
consumption
• A nurse is providing preoperative education for an 8-year-old child prior to
cardiac surgery. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? -✓✓ Use a
doll with tubes and an incision to explain the surgery
• A nurse in a provider's office is observing children playing in the waiting room.
The nurse should expect to identify parallel behavior in which of the following age
groups? -✓✓ Toddlers
• A nurse is performing a physical assessment on a 12-month-old infant. Which of
the following findings should the nurse report to the provider? -✓✓ The infant's
current weight is double his birth weight
• A nurse is assessing a toddler who has gastroenteritis. Which of the following
findings indicates the toddler is experiencing severe dehydration? -✓✓ Deep, rapid
respirations
• A charge nurse is providing education about child maltreatment to a group of
newly licensed nurses. Which of the following pieces of information should the
, charge nurse include in the teaching? -✓✓ Children who were born prematurely
are more likely to be maltreated
• A nurse is caring for a child who has paralytic poliomyelitis. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take? -✓✓ Administer oral analgesics prior to
exercises
• A nurse is planning care for a 4-year-old child who has nephrotic syndrome.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? -✓✓ Provide thorough skin
care
• A nurse is caring for a child who received penicillin IM 15 minutes ago. The
child is now irritable and restless. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first? -✓✓ Assess for laryngeal edema
• A nurse is caring for a child with a vesicular rash that has been present for 6 days.
The nurse should expect that the child has which of the following conditions? -✓✓
Varicella
• A nurse is providing teaching to the parent of a toddler who has bacterial
conjunctivitis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? -✓✓
Notify the provider immediately if the sclera becomes inflamed
• A nurse is planning care for a preschooler who is immediately postoperative
following the placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. Which of the following
interventions should the nurse include in the plan? -✓✓ Lay the preschooler on the
nonoperative side
