ATI- Pre Assessment Nursing Care of Children Exam Questions And Answers

Drawing, painting, riding a tricycle - ANS preschoolers Banging large block - ANS 9 - 12 months Team sports - ANS school-aged Watching black-and-white mobiles - ANS Birth to 3 months Playing peek-a-boo - ANS 6 to 9 months Holding a soft rattle - ANS 3 to 6 months Loud, harsh murmur; Mild heart failure; Possible enlarged right atrium; Increased oxygen saturations in the right atrium; Asymptomatic (possibly). - ANS Atrial septal defect (ASD) Increased blood pressure and oxygen saturation in the upper extremities compared to the lower extremities; Nosebleeds; Headaches, vertigo, leg pain, weak or absent lower extremity pulses (indicate decreased cardiac output). - ANS Coarctation of the aorta Murmur (machine-hum); Wide pulse pressure; Bounding pulses; Asymptomatic (possibly) - ANS Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) Systolic ejection murmur; Right ventricular enlargement; Exercise intolerance; Cyanosis with severe narrowing. - ANS Pulmonary stenosis Loud, harsh murmur that is not usually audible until pulmonary pressures drop at about 4 to 8 weeks of age; Heart failure; Failure to thrive; Small, possibly asymptomatic defects. - ANS Ventricular septal defect (VSD) Murmur; Cyanosis, severe dyspnea, clubbing of the fingers, hypercyanotic spells, and acidosis; Polycythemia, clot formation; Frequently sits in a squatting position (decreases venous return); Failure to thrive and growth retardation - ANS Tetralogy of Fallot May have difficulty accepting death because they are discovering who they are, establishing an identity, and dealing with issues of puberty. - ANS Adolescents Experience fear of the disease process, the death process, the unknown, and loss of control - ANS School-age children