ATI PEDIATRICS CMS EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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authoritarian parenting
A parenting style in which the parents are demanding, expect unquestioned obedience, are
not responsive to their children's desires, and communicate poorly with their children.
authoritative parenting
parents set limits and enforce rules but are flexible and listen to their children
permissive parenting
A parenting style characterized by the placement of few limits on the child's behavior.
posterior fontanel closes
6-8weeks
anterior fontanel closes
12-18 months of age
infants should have 6-8 teeth by
1 year
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,stepping reflex
birth to 4weeks
palmar grasp
birth to 3 months
tonic neck reflex (fencer position), sucking and rooting reflex, moro reflex (fall backward),
startle reflex (loud noise)
birth to 4 months
plantar reflex
birth to 8 months
babinski reflex
birth to 1 year
a nurse is preparing to assess the preschooler. which of the following actions should the nurse
take to prepare the child?
a. allow the child to role play using miniature equipment
b. use the medical terminology to describe what will happen
c. separate the child from the caregiver during the examination
d. keep medical equipment visible to the child
a. allow the child to role play using miniature equipment
rationale: role-play/miniature equipment eases anxiety and fear related to examination for a
preschool age child
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, a nurse is checking the vital signs 3-year-old child during a well-child visit. which of the
following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
a. temperature 37.2
b. HR 106
c. Respirations 30
d. b/p 88/54
c. Respirations 30
rationale: respiration of 30 is above the expected range for a 3 y/o
a nurse is assessing a child's ears. which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. light reflex is located at the 2 o'clock position
b. tympanic membrane is red in color
c. bony landmarks are not visible
d. cerumen is present bilaterally
d. cerumen is present bilaterally
a nurse is performing a physical assessment on a 16-month-old toddle. sort the following
findings into the following categories: expected or unexpected
a. concave soft palate
b. HR 70
c. open anterior fontanel
d. positive babinski reflex
e. scaphoid abdomen
f. variations in skin color
expected: a, b, f
unexpected: c, d, e
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authoritarian parenting
A parenting style in which the parents are demanding, expect unquestioned obedience, are
not responsive to their children's desires, and communicate poorly with their children.
authoritative parenting
parents set limits and enforce rules but are flexible and listen to their children
permissive parenting
A parenting style characterized by the placement of few limits on the child's behavior.
posterior fontanel closes
6-8weeks
anterior fontanel closes
12-18 months of age
infants should have 6-8 teeth by
1 year
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,stepping reflex
birth to 4weeks
palmar grasp
birth to 3 months
tonic neck reflex (fencer position), sucking and rooting reflex, moro reflex (fall backward),
startle reflex (loud noise)
birth to 4 months
plantar reflex
birth to 8 months
babinski reflex
birth to 1 year
a nurse is preparing to assess the preschooler. which of the following actions should the nurse
take to prepare the child?
a. allow the child to role play using miniature equipment
b. use the medical terminology to describe what will happen
c. separate the child from the caregiver during the examination
d. keep medical equipment visible to the child
a. allow the child to role play using miniature equipment
rationale: role-play/miniature equipment eases anxiety and fear related to examination for a
preschool age child
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, a nurse is checking the vital signs 3-year-old child during a well-child visit. which of the
following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
a. temperature 37.2
b. HR 106
c. Respirations 30
d. b/p 88/54
c. Respirations 30
rationale: respiration of 30 is above the expected range for a 3 y/o
a nurse is assessing a child's ears. which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
a. light reflex is located at the 2 o'clock position
b. tympanic membrane is red in color
c. bony landmarks are not visible
d. cerumen is present bilaterally
d. cerumen is present bilaterally
a nurse is performing a physical assessment on a 16-month-old toddle. sort the following
findings into the following categories: expected or unexpected
a. concave soft palate
b. HR 70
c. open anterior fontanel
d. positive babinski reflex
e. scaphoid abdomen
f. variations in skin color
expected: a, b, f
unexpected: c, d, e
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