ATI Nursing Care of Children Proctored
1. What is a dictorial or authoritarian parenting style?: parents try to control the child's
behaviors and attitudes through unquestioned rules and expectations
2. What is an authoriatitive parenting style?: also known as democratic, parents direct the child's
behavior by setting rules and explaining the reson for each rule setting
3. What is passive parenting?: parents are uninvolved, indifferent, and emotion- ally removed
4. A nurse manager on a pediatric floor is preparing an education program on working
with families for a group of newly hired nurses. Which of the following should the nurse
include when discussing the developmental theory?
A. describes that stress is inevitable
B. emphasizes that change with one member affects the entire family
C. provides guidance to assist families adapting to stress
D. Defines consistencies in how families change: D
5. A nurse is assisting a group of parents of adolescents to develop skills that will improve
communication. The nurse heads one parent states "my son knows he better do what I say".
Which of the parenting styles is he exhibiting?
A. Authoritarian
B. Permissive
C. Authroitative
D. Passive: A
,6. A nurse is performimg family assessment. Which of the following should the nurse
include? (select all that apply)
A. medical history
B. parents' education level C. child's physical growth D. Support systems
E. Stressors: A, B, D, E
7. What is the expected pulse rate of a newborn?: 80 to 180/min
8. What is the expected pulse of a baby 1 week to 3 months?: 12 to 180/min
9. What is the expected pulse of a child 3 months to 2 years?: 70 to 150/min
10. What is the expected pulse of a child 2 to 10 years?: 60 to 110/min
11. What is the expected pulse of a child 10 years and older?: 50 to 90/min
12. What are the expected respirations fo a newborn to one year?: 30 to
35/min
13. What are the expected respirations of a 1 to 2 year old?: 25 to 30/min
14. What are the expected respirations of a 2 to 6 year old?: 21 to 25/min
15. What are the expected respirations of a child 6 to 12 years old?: 19 to
21/min
16. What are the expected respirations of a 12 year old and older?: 16 to
19/min
17. What are the normal vitals of an infant?: HR: 80-180
RR: 30-35
BP: 65-80/40-50
,18. Fontanels: should be flat and soft, posterior closes between 6 and 8 weeks, anterior closes
between 12 and 18 months
19. Teeth: 6 to 8 teeth by 1 year of age, 20 baby teeth and 32 permanent teeth
20. How long is the Moro reflex present?: until 4 months of age
21. How long is the Tonic neck reflex present?: until 3 to 4 months of age
22. How long does the Babinski reflex last?: usually until a year
23. Expected findings of the olfactory (I) nerve in infants , children, and adolescents: Infants:
difficult to test
Children and Adolescents: indentifies smell through each nostril individually
24. Expected findings of optic nerve (II)?: Infants: looks at face and tracks with eyes
Children and adolescents: has intact visual acuity, peripheral vision, and color vision
25. Expected findings for trigeminal nerve?: infants: has rooting and sucking relfex
children and adolescents: is able to clencg teeth together and can detect touch on face with eyes
closed
26. A nurse is preparing to assess a preschool-age child. Which of the following is an
appripirate action by the nurse to prepare the child?
A. Allow the child to role play using miniature equipment
B. use medical terminology to describe what will happen
C. separate th child from her parents during examination
D. keep medical equipment visible to the child: A
, 27. A nurse is checking the vital signs of a 3-year-old during a well child visit, which of the
following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
A. temperature 37.2C (99.0F) B. Heart rate of 106/min
C. Respirations 30/min
D. Blood pressure 88/54 mmHg: C
28. A nurse is assessing a child's ears. Which of the following is an expected finding?
A. Light reflex is located at the 2 o clock position
B. Tympanic membrane is red in color
C. bone landmarks are not visible
D. Cerumen is present bilaterally: D
29. A nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant.Which of the following reflexes shoudl the infant
exhibit?
A. Moro
B. Plantar grasp
C. Stepping
D. Tonic necl: B
30. A nurse is performing a neurological assessment on an adolescent. Which of the
following is an appropriate reaction by the adolescent when the nurse checks the trigeminal
cranial nerve? (select all that apply)
A. clencing the teeth together tightly
B. recognizing a sour tast
C. identifying smells through each nostril
D. detecing facial touches when eyes closed
E. Looking down and in with the eyes: A, D
31. What happens to a baby's birth weight?: it should double by 6 months and triple by 1 year
1. What is a dictorial or authoritarian parenting style?: parents try to control the child's
behaviors and attitudes through unquestioned rules and expectations
2. What is an authoriatitive parenting style?: also known as democratic, parents direct the child's
behavior by setting rules and explaining the reson for each rule setting
3. What is passive parenting?: parents are uninvolved, indifferent, and emotion- ally removed
4. A nurse manager on a pediatric floor is preparing an education program on working
with families for a group of newly hired nurses. Which of the following should the nurse
include when discussing the developmental theory?
A. describes that stress is inevitable
B. emphasizes that change with one member affects the entire family
C. provides guidance to assist families adapting to stress
D. Defines consistencies in how families change: D
5. A nurse is assisting a group of parents of adolescents to develop skills that will improve
communication. The nurse heads one parent states "my son knows he better do what I say".
Which of the parenting styles is he exhibiting?
A. Authoritarian
B. Permissive
C. Authroitative
D. Passive: A
,6. A nurse is performimg family assessment. Which of the following should the nurse
include? (select all that apply)
A. medical history
B. parents' education level C. child's physical growth D. Support systems
E. Stressors: A, B, D, E
7. What is the expected pulse rate of a newborn?: 80 to 180/min
8. What is the expected pulse of a baby 1 week to 3 months?: 12 to 180/min
9. What is the expected pulse of a child 3 months to 2 years?: 70 to 150/min
10. What is the expected pulse of a child 2 to 10 years?: 60 to 110/min
11. What is the expected pulse of a child 10 years and older?: 50 to 90/min
12. What are the expected respirations fo a newborn to one year?: 30 to
35/min
13. What are the expected respirations of a 1 to 2 year old?: 25 to 30/min
14. What are the expected respirations of a 2 to 6 year old?: 21 to 25/min
15. What are the expected respirations of a child 6 to 12 years old?: 19 to
21/min
16. What are the expected respirations of a 12 year old and older?: 16 to
19/min
17. What are the normal vitals of an infant?: HR: 80-180
RR: 30-35
BP: 65-80/40-50
,18. Fontanels: should be flat and soft, posterior closes between 6 and 8 weeks, anterior closes
between 12 and 18 months
19. Teeth: 6 to 8 teeth by 1 year of age, 20 baby teeth and 32 permanent teeth
20. How long is the Moro reflex present?: until 4 months of age
21. How long is the Tonic neck reflex present?: until 3 to 4 months of age
22. How long does the Babinski reflex last?: usually until a year
23. Expected findings of the olfactory (I) nerve in infants , children, and adolescents: Infants:
difficult to test
Children and Adolescents: indentifies smell through each nostril individually
24. Expected findings of optic nerve (II)?: Infants: looks at face and tracks with eyes
Children and adolescents: has intact visual acuity, peripheral vision, and color vision
25. Expected findings for trigeminal nerve?: infants: has rooting and sucking relfex
children and adolescents: is able to clencg teeth together and can detect touch on face with eyes
closed
26. A nurse is preparing to assess a preschool-age child. Which of the following is an
appripirate action by the nurse to prepare the child?
A. Allow the child to role play using miniature equipment
B. use medical terminology to describe what will happen
C. separate th child from her parents during examination
D. keep medical equipment visible to the child: A
, 27. A nurse is checking the vital signs of a 3-year-old during a well child visit, which of the
following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
A. temperature 37.2C (99.0F) B. Heart rate of 106/min
C. Respirations 30/min
D. Blood pressure 88/54 mmHg: C
28. A nurse is assessing a child's ears. Which of the following is an expected finding?
A. Light reflex is located at the 2 o clock position
B. Tympanic membrane is red in color
C. bone landmarks are not visible
D. Cerumen is present bilaterally: D
29. A nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant.Which of the following reflexes shoudl the infant
exhibit?
A. Moro
B. Plantar grasp
C. Stepping
D. Tonic necl: B
30. A nurse is performing a neurological assessment on an adolescent. Which of the
following is an appropriate reaction by the adolescent when the nurse checks the trigeminal
cranial nerve? (select all that apply)
A. clencing the teeth together tightly
B. recognizing a sour tast
C. identifying smells through each nostril
D. detecing facial touches when eyes closed
E. Looking down and in with the eyes: A, D
31. What happens to a baby's birth weight?: it should double by 6 months and triple by 1 year
