PEDS ATI PROCTORED EXAM QUESTIONS WITH FULLY
SOLVED AND UPDATED ANSWERS.
The nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of an 18-month old toddler
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who has dehydration as a result of acute diarrhea. Which of the following statements
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by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
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A) I will offer my child small amounts of fruit juice frequently
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B) I will avoid giving my child solid foods until his diarrhea has stopped
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C) I will monitor my child's number of wet diapers
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D) I will give my child polyethylene glycol daily for 7 days -- Correct Answer
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✔✔ C- I will monitor my child's number of wet diapers; The nurse_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
should teach the parent to closely monitor the child's number of wet _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
diapers. Monitoring the number of wet diapers per day is the best way _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
for the parent to monitor adequate output and hydration status.
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A nurse is reviewing the dietary choices of an adolescent who has iron deficiency
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anemia. the nurse should identify that which of the following menu items has the
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highest amount of iron? _ _ _
A) 1/2 cup whole milk _ _ _
B) 1 cup orange juice _ _ _
C) 1/2 cup raisins _ _
D) one cup raw carrots -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C- 1/2 cup raisins; The_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
nurse should encourage the adolescent to eat raisins because they _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
contain the highest amount of non-heme iron. _ _ _ _ _ _
A nurse is teaching the parents of a newborn about ways to prevent sudden infant
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death syndrome SIDS. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
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A) Place the infant in a prone position to sleep. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
B) Allow the infant to sleep on a large pillow. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
C) User soft mattress in the infant's crib. _ _ _ _ _ _
, D) Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D- Give the
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infant a pacifier at bedtime; The nurse should inform the parent that
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protective factors against SIDS include breastfeeding and the use of a pacifier
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when the infant is sleeping. A- The nurse should instruct the parent to place
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the infant in a supine
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A nurse is assessing a client who has a new diagnosis of celiac disease. Which of the
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following clinical manifestations should the nurse expect?
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A) Steatorrhea
B) projectile vomiting _
C) sunken abdomen _
D) weight gain -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A- Steatorrhea; The nurse should realize
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that clients who have celiac disease are unable to digest gluten. This will
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cause damage to the cells in the bowel, leading to malabsorption,
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steatorrhea, and diarrhea. _ _
A nurse is providing teaching to an adolescent about how to manage tinea
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pedis. Which of the following statements by the Adolescent indicates an
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understanding of the teaching? _ _ _
A) I should buy some plastic shoes to wear at the swimming pool
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B) I should wear sandals as much as possible
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C) I should place the permethrin cream between my toes twice-daily
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D) I should I seal my non washable shoes in plastic bags for a couple of weeks --
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Correct Answer ✔✔ D- I should I seal my non washable shoes in plastic
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bags for a couple of weeks; Sealing non-washable items in plastic bags for 14
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days is a recommended practice for clients who have pediculosis. This
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practice is not recommended for tinea pedis. _ _ _ _ _ _
A nurse is planning care for a toddler who has a serum lead level of 4 mcg/dL. which
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of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
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A) Instruct the parents to decrease the calcium in their toddler's diet _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
B) prepare the toddler for chelation therapy _ _ _ _ _
C) refer at the family to Child Protective Services _ _ _ _ _ _ _
D) schedule the toddler for a yearly screening -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
schedule the toddler for a yearly screening; The nurse should schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
, the toddler for a lead level rescreening in 1 year and educate the family
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on ways to prevent exposure.
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A nurse is assessing a school-age child immediately post-operative following a
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perforated appendix repair. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
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A) Purulent nasogastric drainage _ _
B) absence of peristalsis _ _
C) passage of dark red stool with mucus _ _ _ _ _ _
D) WBC of 6000 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B- absence of peristalsis; The
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nurse should expect absence of peristalsis in the immediate postoperative
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period, until the bowel resumes functioning.
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A nurse is teaching the parents of a toddler who has cognitive impairment about toilet
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training. which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
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A) Scold the child when he has a toileting accident _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
B) award the child with a sticker when he sits on the potty chair_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
C) play the child favorite song while teaching him to use the potty chair
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D) teach multiple steps of the skill at the same time -- Correct Answer ✔✔
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B- award the child with a sticker when he sits on the potty chair; The
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child with a cognitive impairment learns through shaping behaviors. The
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parents should reward the child for sitting on the potty chair as a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
reinforcement of the desired behavior of continence. As the child repeats _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
this action, the parents can gradually decrease this reward and then give
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
rewards for the next step in the task, such as voiding while sitting on the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
potty chair. _
A Nurse is teaching the parents of a school-aged child who has a new diagnosis of
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osteomyelitis of the tibia. The nurse should identify that which of the following
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statements by the parents indicates an understanding of the teaching?
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A) my child will have a cast until healing is complete.
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B) My child will receive antibiotics for several weeks.
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C) My child can return to playing sports once he is discharged.
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D) My child needs to be in contact isolation. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B- My
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child will receive antibiotics for several weeks; The nurse should instruct the
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parent that the child will receive antibiotic therapy for at least 4weeks.
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Surgery might be indicated if the antibiotics are not successful.
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SOLVED AND UPDATED ANSWERS.
The nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of an 18-month old toddler
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
who has dehydration as a result of acute diarrhea. Which of the following statements
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A) I will offer my child small amounts of fruit juice frequently
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
B) I will avoid giving my child solid foods until his diarrhea has stopped
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
C) I will monitor my child's number of wet diapers
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
D) I will give my child polyethylene glycol daily for 7 days -- Correct Answer
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
✔✔ C- I will monitor my child's number of wet diapers; The nurse_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
should teach the parent to closely monitor the child's number of wet _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
diapers. Monitoring the number of wet diapers per day is the best way _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
for the parent to monitor adequate output and hydration status.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A nurse is reviewing the dietary choices of an adolescent who has iron deficiency
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
anemia. the nurse should identify that which of the following menu items has the
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
highest amount of iron? _ _ _
A) 1/2 cup whole milk _ _ _
B) 1 cup orange juice _ _ _
C) 1/2 cup raisins _ _
D) one cup raw carrots -- Correct Answer ✔✔ C- 1/2 cup raisins; The_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
nurse should encourage the adolescent to eat raisins because they _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
contain the highest amount of non-heme iron. _ _ _ _ _ _
A nurse is teaching the parents of a newborn about ways to prevent sudden infant
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
death syndrome SIDS. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A) Place the infant in a prone position to sleep. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
B) Allow the infant to sleep on a large pillow. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
C) User soft mattress in the infant's crib. _ _ _ _ _ _
, D) Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D- Give the
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
infant a pacifier at bedtime; The nurse should inform the parent that
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
protective factors against SIDS include breastfeeding and the use of a pacifier
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
when the infant is sleeping. A- The nurse should instruct the parent to place
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the infant in a supine
_ _ _ _
A nurse is assessing a client who has a new diagnosis of celiac disease. Which of the
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
following clinical manifestations should the nurse expect?
_ _ _ _ _ _
A) Steatorrhea
B) projectile vomiting _
C) sunken abdomen _
D) weight gain -- Correct Answer ✔✔ A- Steatorrhea; The nurse should realize
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
that clients who have celiac disease are unable to digest gluten. This will
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
cause damage to the cells in the bowel, leading to malabsorption,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
steatorrhea, and diarrhea. _ _
A nurse is providing teaching to an adolescent about how to manage tinea
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
pedis. Which of the following statements by the Adolescent indicates an
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
understanding of the teaching? _ _ _
A) I should buy some plastic shoes to wear at the swimming pool
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
B) I should wear sandals as much as possible
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
C) I should place the permethrin cream between my toes twice-daily
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
D) I should I seal my non washable shoes in plastic bags for a couple of weeks --
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Correct Answer ✔✔ D- I should I seal my non washable shoes in plastic
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
bags for a couple of weeks; Sealing non-washable items in plastic bags for 14
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
days is a recommended practice for clients who have pediculosis. This
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
practice is not recommended for tinea pedis. _ _ _ _ _ _
A nurse is planning care for a toddler who has a serum lead level of 4 mcg/dL. which
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A) Instruct the parents to decrease the calcium in their toddler's diet _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
B) prepare the toddler for chelation therapy _ _ _ _ _
C) refer at the family to Child Protective Services _ _ _ _ _ _ _
D) schedule the toddler for a yearly screening -- Correct Answer ✔✔ D- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
schedule the toddler for a yearly screening; The nurse should schedule _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
, the toddler for a lead level rescreening in 1 year and educate the family
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
on ways to prevent exposure.
_ _ _ _
A nurse is assessing a school-age child immediately post-operative following a
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
perforated appendix repair. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A) Purulent nasogastric drainage _ _
B) absence of peristalsis _ _
C) passage of dark red stool with mucus _ _ _ _ _ _
D) WBC of 6000 -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B- absence of peristalsis; The
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
nurse should expect absence of peristalsis in the immediate postoperative
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
period, until the bowel resumes functioning.
_ _ _ _ _ _
A nurse is teaching the parents of a toddler who has cognitive impairment about toilet
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
training. which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A) Scold the child when he has a toileting accident _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
B) award the child with a sticker when he sits on the potty chair_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
C) play the child favorite song while teaching him to use the potty chair
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
D) teach multiple steps of the skill at the same time -- Correct Answer ✔✔
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
B- award the child with a sticker when he sits on the potty chair; The
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
child with a cognitive impairment learns through shaping behaviors. The
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
parents should reward the child for sitting on the potty chair as a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
reinforcement of the desired behavior of continence. As the child repeats _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
this action, the parents can gradually decrease this reward and then give
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
rewards for the next step in the task, such as voiding while sitting on the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
potty chair. _
A Nurse is teaching the parents of a school-aged child who has a new diagnosis of
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
osteomyelitis of the tibia. The nurse should identify that which of the following
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
statements by the parents indicates an understanding of the teaching?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A) my child will have a cast until healing is complete.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
B) My child will receive antibiotics for several weeks.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
C) My child can return to playing sports once he is discharged.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
D) My child needs to be in contact isolation. -- Correct Answer ✔✔ B- My
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
child will receive antibiotics for several weeks; The nurse should instruct the
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
parent that the child will receive antibiotic therapy for at least 4weeks.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Surgery might be indicated if the antibiotics are not successful.
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