ATI PEDIATRIC PROCTORED Book & Assessments A
& B EXAM 2026-2027 LATEST UPDATED VERSION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
A nurse is reinforcing preoperative teaching with an adolescent client who is scheduled to
receive spinal instrumentation for scoliosis. Which of the following information should the nurse
include?
A. "You will go home the same day of surgery."
B. "You will have minimal pain."
C. "You will need to receive blood."
D. "You will not be able to eat until the day after surgery." - answer>>"You will need to receive
blood."
A nurse is caring for a child who is suspected of having Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. The nurse
should prepare the child for which of the following diagnostic procedures?
A. Bone biopsy
B. Genetic testing
C. CT scan
D. Radiographs - answer>>Radiographs
A nurse is collecting data from a child who has Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)
A. Longer affected leg
B. hip stiffness
C. back pain
D. limited ROM
E. limp with walking - answer>>1. hip stiffness
,2. back pain
3. limited ROM
4. limp with walking
A nurse is caring for an infant and notices an audible click in their left hip. Which of the following
diagnostic test should the nurse expect the provider to perform? (select all that apply)
A. Barlow test
B. Babinski reflex
C. Manipulation of foot and ankle
D. Ortolani test
E. Ponseti method - answer>>1. Barlow test
2. Ortolani test
A nurse is caring for a child who has cerebral palsy and is experiencing muscle spams. Which of
the following medications should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe? (select all that
apply)
A. Baclofen
B. Diazepam
C. Oxybutynin
D. Methotrexate
E. Prednisone - answer>>1. Baclofen
2. Diazepam
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a toddler who has cerebral palsy. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include?
A. Structure interventions according to the toddler's chronological age.
B. Determine the toddler's need for an evaluation of hearing ability
,C. Monitor the toddler's pain level routinely using a numeric rating scale
D. Provide total care for daily hygiene activities - answer>>Determine the toddler's need for an
evaluation of hearing ability
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with the guardians of a school-age child who has
juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (select
all that apply)
A. Provide extra time for completion of ADLs
B. Use cold compresses for joint pain
C. Take ibuprofen on an empty stomach
D. Remain home during periods of exacerbation
E. Perform range-of-motion exercises - answer>>1. Provide extra time for completion of ADLs
2. Perform range-of-motion exercises
A nurse is collecting data from a child who has muscular dystrophy. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)
A. Purposeless, involuntary, abnormal movements
B. Spinal defect and saclike protrusion
C. Muscular weakness in lower extremities
D. Unsteady, wide-based or waddling gait
E. upward slant to the eyes - answer>>1. Muscular weakness in lower extremities
2. Unsteady, wide-based or waddling gait
A nurse is assisting with the care of an infant who has a myelomeningocele. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Encourage the guardian to cuddle the infant
B. Monitor the infant's temperature rectally
, C. Maintain the infant in a supine position
D. Apply a sterile, moist dressing on the sac - answer>>Apply a sterile, moist dressing on the sac
NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS - answer>>
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has suspected meningitis and a decreased level
of consciousness. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Place the client on NPO status
B. Prepare the client for a liver biopsy
C. Position the client dorsal recumbent
D. Put the client in a protective environment - answer>>Place the client on NPO status
A nurse is reviewing cerebrospinal fluid analysis for a client who has suspected meningitis.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as indicating viral meningitis? (Select
all that apply)
A. Negative Gram stain
B. Normal glucose content
C. Turbid and cloudy color
D. Decreased WBC count
E. Normal protein content - answer>>1. Negative Gram stain
2. Normal glucose content
3. Normal protein content
A nurse is collecting data from a 4 month old infant who has meningitis. Which of the following
manifestations should the nurse expect?
A. Depressed anterior fontanel
B. Constipation
& B EXAM 2026-2027 LATEST UPDATED VERSION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS JUST RELEASED
A nurse is reinforcing preoperative teaching with an adolescent client who is scheduled to
receive spinal instrumentation for scoliosis. Which of the following information should the nurse
include?
A. "You will go home the same day of surgery."
B. "You will have minimal pain."
C. "You will need to receive blood."
D. "You will not be able to eat until the day after surgery." - answer>>"You will need to receive
blood."
A nurse is caring for a child who is suspected of having Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. The nurse
should prepare the child for which of the following diagnostic procedures?
A. Bone biopsy
B. Genetic testing
C. CT scan
D. Radiographs - answer>>Radiographs
A nurse is collecting data from a child who has Legg-Calve-Perthes disease. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)
A. Longer affected leg
B. hip stiffness
C. back pain
D. limited ROM
E. limp with walking - answer>>1. hip stiffness
,2. back pain
3. limited ROM
4. limp with walking
A nurse is caring for an infant and notices an audible click in their left hip. Which of the following
diagnostic test should the nurse expect the provider to perform? (select all that apply)
A. Barlow test
B. Babinski reflex
C. Manipulation of foot and ankle
D. Ortolani test
E. Ponseti method - answer>>1. Barlow test
2. Ortolani test
A nurse is caring for a child who has cerebral palsy and is experiencing muscle spams. Which of
the following medications should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe? (select all that
apply)
A. Baclofen
B. Diazepam
C. Oxybutynin
D. Methotrexate
E. Prednisone - answer>>1. Baclofen
2. Diazepam
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a toddler who has cerebral palsy. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include?
A. Structure interventions according to the toddler's chronological age.
B. Determine the toddler's need for an evaluation of hearing ability
,C. Monitor the toddler's pain level routinely using a numeric rating scale
D. Provide total care for daily hygiene activities - answer>>Determine the toddler's need for an
evaluation of hearing ability
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with the guardians of a school-age child who has
juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (select
all that apply)
A. Provide extra time for completion of ADLs
B. Use cold compresses for joint pain
C. Take ibuprofen on an empty stomach
D. Remain home during periods of exacerbation
E. Perform range-of-motion exercises - answer>>1. Provide extra time for completion of ADLs
2. Perform range-of-motion exercises
A nurse is collecting data from a child who has muscular dystrophy. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? (Select all that apply)
A. Purposeless, involuntary, abnormal movements
B. Spinal defect and saclike protrusion
C. Muscular weakness in lower extremities
D. Unsteady, wide-based or waddling gait
E. upward slant to the eyes - answer>>1. Muscular weakness in lower extremities
2. Unsteady, wide-based or waddling gait
A nurse is assisting with the care of an infant who has a myelomeningocele. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Encourage the guardian to cuddle the infant
B. Monitor the infant's temperature rectally
, C. Maintain the infant in a supine position
D. Apply a sterile, moist dressing on the sac - answer>>Apply a sterile, moist dressing on the sac
NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS - answer>>
A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has suspected meningitis and a decreased level
of consciousness. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
A. Place the client on NPO status
B. Prepare the client for a liver biopsy
C. Position the client dorsal recumbent
D. Put the client in a protective environment - answer>>Place the client on NPO status
A nurse is reviewing cerebrospinal fluid analysis for a client who has suspected meningitis.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as indicating viral meningitis? (Select
all that apply)
A. Negative Gram stain
B. Normal glucose content
C. Turbid and cloudy color
D. Decreased WBC count
E. Normal protein content - answer>>1. Negative Gram stain
2. Normal glucose content
3. Normal protein content
A nurse is collecting data from a 4 month old infant who has meningitis. Which of the following
manifestations should the nurse expect?
A. Depressed anterior fontanel
B. Constipation
