VATI Peds Remediation
1. Complete an ATI Focused Review® and send a detailed summary (2-3 sentences each) of 4
concepts that you learned from the focused review to me in the messaging system.
a. A nurse is caring for a child admitted with an acute exacerbation of asthma. Discuss the
nursing care needs of this child. Suggested Nursing Care of Children Learning Activity:
Asthma
i. Obtain vital signs and O2 saturation.
ii. Assess airway patency, breath sounds, and use of accessory muscles.
iii. Monitor for loss of consciousness and input and output.
iv. Administer bronchodilators, oxygen, steroids, antibiotics and fluids.
v. Keep the client calm.
b. A nurse is performing a developmental screening on a 4-month-old infant. Identify two
(2) physical and motor skills the nurse should expect to see from the infant. Suggested
Learning Activity: Developmental Stages and Transition
i. Motor skills (4 mo.)
1. Rolls from back to side and grasps objects with both hands.
ii. Physical skills (4 mo.)
1. Babinski reflex and plantar grasp
c. A nurse is caring for a client who is an infant. Identify the expected progression of
language development from infant to 1 year? Suggested Nursing Care of Children
Learning Activity: Developmental Stages & Transitions
i. Crying is the first form of communication
ii. Crying decreases by 12 weeks and cooing noises are vocalized by months 3-4.
iii. Turns head to noises at 3 mo.
iv. Laughing and squeals occur at 4 mo.
v. Begins speaking two-three-word phrases by 1 yr.
d. A nurse is caring for a 12-year-old anorexia nervosa. What are common laboratory and
diagnostic testing results commonly associated with anorexia nervosa? (Review the
Mental Health Review Module)
i. Common lab results of anorexia nervosa clients
1. Hypokalemia, Anemia, Leukopenia, Thrombocytopenia, impaired liver
functioning, elevated cholesterol, Hypoalbuminemia, elevated BUN,
metabolic acidosis/alkalosis, abnormal blood glucose level, decreased
bone density, and elevated carotene levels.
ii. Common diagnostic test for anorexia nervosa clients
1. Abnormal thyroid function test
2. ECG
e. Discuss care of the client following a cleft lip and palate repair. Suggested Nursing Care
of Children Learning Activity: Cleft Lip and Palate
i. The nurse should instruct the parents to hold the infant upright to keep food
from entering and coming out of the nose.
ii. The parents should provide the infant with small frequent feedings. Parents
should be warned that feeding may take longer than expected (40 min.). A
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1. Complete an ATI Focused Review® and send a detailed summary (2-3 sentences each) of 4
concepts that you learned from the focused review to me in the messaging system.
a. A nurse is caring for a child admitted with an acute exacerbation of asthma. Discuss the
nursing care needs of this child. Suggested Nursing Care of Children Learning Activity:
Asthma
i. Obtain vital signs and O2 saturation.
ii. Assess airway patency, breath sounds, and use of accessory muscles.
iii. Monitor for loss of consciousness and input and output.
iv. Administer bronchodilators, oxygen, steroids, antibiotics and fluids.
v. Keep the client calm.
b. A nurse is performing a developmental screening on a 4-month-old infant. Identify two
(2) physical and motor skills the nurse should expect to see from the infant. Suggested
Learning Activity: Developmental Stages and Transition
i. Motor skills (4 mo.)
1. Rolls from back to side and grasps objects with both hands.
ii. Physical skills (4 mo.)
1. Babinski reflex and plantar grasp
c. A nurse is caring for a client who is an infant. Identify the expected progression of
language development from infant to 1 year? Suggested Nursing Care of Children
Learning Activity: Developmental Stages & Transitions
i. Crying is the first form of communication
ii. Crying decreases by 12 weeks and cooing noises are vocalized by months 3-4.
iii. Turns head to noises at 3 mo.
iv. Laughing and squeals occur at 4 mo.
v. Begins speaking two-three-word phrases by 1 yr.
d. A nurse is caring for a 12-year-old anorexia nervosa. What are common laboratory and
diagnostic testing results commonly associated with anorexia nervosa? (Review the
Mental Health Review Module)
i. Common lab results of anorexia nervosa clients
1. Hypokalemia, Anemia, Leukopenia, Thrombocytopenia, impaired liver
functioning, elevated cholesterol, Hypoalbuminemia, elevated BUN,
metabolic acidosis/alkalosis, abnormal blood glucose level, decreased
bone density, and elevated carotene levels.
ii. Common diagnostic test for anorexia nervosa clients
1. Abnormal thyroid function test
2. ECG
e. Discuss care of the client following a cleft lip and palate repair. Suggested Nursing Care
of Children Learning Activity: Cleft Lip and Palate
i. The nurse should instruct the parents to hold the infant upright to keep food
from entering and coming out of the nose.
ii. The parents should provide the infant with small frequent feedings. Parents
should be warned that feeding may take longer than expected (40 min.). A
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