PN Peds 2023 ATI Questions and
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A nurse is monitoring the oxygen saturation level of an infant using pulse
oximetry. The nurse should secure the sensors to which of the following areas on
the infant?
a) Wrist
b) Great toe
c) Index finger
d) Heel - correct answer ✅b) Great toe
A nurse in an emergency department is auscultating the lungs of an adolescent
who is experiencing dyspnea. The nurse should identify the sound as which of the
following?
a) Wheezes
b) Crackles
c) Pleural friction rub
d) Rhonchi - correct answer ✅a) Wheezes
A nurse in 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 - correct answer ✅b) Monitor the child's
oxygen saturation
,PN Peds 2023 ATI Questions and
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A nurse is planning care to address nutritional needs for a preschooler who has
cystic fibrosis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in
the plan?
a) Administer pancreatic enzymes 2 hr after meals
b) Discontinue the use of pancreatic enzymes if steatorrhea develops
c) Limit fluid intake to 750 mL per day.
d) Increase the fat content in the child's diet to 40% of total calories - correct
answer ✅d) Increase the fat content in the child's diet to 40% of total calories
A nurse is caring for a school-age child who has primary nephrotic syndrome and
is taking prednisone. Following 1 week of treatment, which of the following
manifestations indicates to the nurse that the medication is effective?
a) Decreased edema
b) Increased abdominal girth
c) Decreased appetite
d) Increased protein in the urine - correct answer ✅a) Decreased edema
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a 6-month-old infant who
is postoperative following hypospadias repair with a stent placement. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a) "You may bathe your infant in an infant bathtub when you go home"
b) "Apply hydrocortisone cream to your infant's penis daily."
c) "You should clamp your infant's stent twice daily."
d) "Allow the stent to drain directly into your infant's diaper" - correct answer
✅d) "Allow the stent to drain directly into your infant's diaper"
, PN Peds 2023 ATI Questions and
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A nurse is teaching the parents of a toddler who has a cognitive impairment about
toilet training. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a) "Scold your child when they have a toileting accident"
b) "Award your child with a sticker when they sit on the potty chair"
c) "Play your child's favorite song while teaching them to use the potty chair"
d) "Teach multiple steps of the skill at the same time." - correct answer ✅b)
"Award your child with a sticker when they sit on the potty chair"
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 count 11,300/mm3
c) Diarrhea
d) Abdominal distension - correct answer ✅a) Nasal flaring
A nurse is teaching a school-age child and their parent about postoperative care
following cardiac catheterization. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include?
a) "Stay home from school for 1 week following the procedure"
b) "Follow a diet that low in fiber for 1 week"
c) "Wait 3 days before taking a tub bath"
d) "Apply a pressure dressing to the site for 3 days" - correct answer ✅c) "Wait 3
days before taking a tub bath"
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A nurse is monitoring the oxygen saturation level of an infant using pulse
oximetry. The nurse should secure the sensors to which of the following areas on
the infant?
a) Wrist
b) Great toe
c) Index finger
d) Heel - correct answer ✅b) Great toe
A nurse in an emergency department is auscultating the lungs of an adolescent
who is experiencing dyspnea. The nurse should identify the sound as which of the
following?
a) Wheezes
b) Crackles
c) Pleural friction rub
d) Rhonchi - correct answer ✅a) Wheezes
A nurse in 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 - correct answer ✅b) Monitor the child's
oxygen saturation
,PN Peds 2023 ATI Questions and
answers rated A
A nurse is planning care to address nutritional needs for a preschooler who has
cystic fibrosis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in
the plan?
a) Administer pancreatic enzymes 2 hr after meals
b) Discontinue the use of pancreatic enzymes if steatorrhea develops
c) Limit fluid intake to 750 mL per day.
d) Increase the fat content in the child's diet to 40% of total calories - correct
answer ✅d) Increase the fat content in the child's diet to 40% of total calories
A nurse is caring for a school-age child who has primary nephrotic syndrome and
is taking prednisone. Following 1 week of treatment, which of the following
manifestations indicates to the nurse that the medication is effective?
a) Decreased edema
b) Increased abdominal girth
c) Decreased appetite
d) Increased protein in the urine - correct answer ✅a) Decreased edema
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a 6-month-old infant who
is postoperative following hypospadias repair with a stent placement. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a) "You may bathe your infant in an infant bathtub when you go home"
b) "Apply hydrocortisone cream to your infant's penis daily."
c) "You should clamp your infant's stent twice daily."
d) "Allow the stent to drain directly into your infant's diaper" - correct answer
✅d) "Allow the stent to drain directly into your infant's diaper"
, PN Peds 2023 ATI Questions and
answers rated A
A nurse is teaching the parents of a toddler who has a cognitive impairment about
toilet training. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the
teaching?
a) "Scold your child when they have a toileting accident"
b) "Award your child with a sticker when they sit on the potty chair"
c) "Play your child's favorite song while teaching them to use the potty chair"
d) "Teach multiple steps of the skill at the same time." - correct answer ✅b)
"Award your child with a sticker when they sit on the potty chair"
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 count 11,300/mm3
c) Diarrhea
d) Abdominal distension - correct answer ✅a) Nasal flaring
A nurse is teaching a school-age child and their parent about postoperative care
following cardiac catheterization. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include?
a) "Stay home from school for 1 week following the procedure"
b) "Follow a diet that low in fiber for 1 week"
c) "Wait 3 days before taking a tub bath"
d) "Apply a pressure dressing to the site for 3 days" - correct answer ✅c) "Wait 3
days before taking a tub bath"
