ATI Pediatric Proctored Exam 4 2025 VERIFIED 100%

ATI Pediatric Proctored Exam 4 2025
VERIFIED 100%
TheRnurseRisRcollectingRdataRfromRaRchildRwhoRmayRhaveRaRseizureRdisorder.RWhichR
nursingRobservationsRsuggestRanRabsenceRseizure?R-
RMinimalRorRnoRalterationRinRmuscleRtone,RwithRaRbriefRlossRofRresponsivenessRorRatte

ntion.

Reference:
ChapterR16:RNursingRCareRofRtheRChildRWithRanRAlterationRinRIntracranialRRegulation/
NeurologicRDisorderR-RPageR488

ARnurseRonRtheRneurologyRunitRisRmonitoringRanR8-year-
oldRchildRadmittedRwithRseizures.RTheRchildRexperiencesRaRprolongedRtonic-
clonicRseizure.
CompleteRtheRfollowingRsentence(s)RbyRchoosingRfromRtheRlistsRofRoptions.

TheRnurseRshouldRfirstR followedRby
.R-RTheRnurseRshouldRfirst:RensureRproperRoxygenation.

FollowedRby:RadministerRintravenousR(IV)RorRintramuscularR(IM)Rbenzodiazepine.

Reference:
ChapterR16:RNursingRCareRofRtheRChildRWithRanRAlterationRinRIntracranialRRegulation/
NeurologicRDisorderR-RPageR488-495

ARchildRwithRaRseizureRdisorderRisRbeingRadmittedRtoRtheRinpatientRunit.RWhenRprepari
ngRtheRroomRforRtheRchild,RwhatRshouldRbeRincluded?RSelectRallRthatRapply.


RA.)RoxygenRgaugeRandRtubing
RB.)RsuctionRatRbedside
RC.)RtongueRblade

RD.)RpaddingRforRsideRrails

RE.)RsmellingRsaltsR-RA.)RoxygenRgaugeRandRtubing

B.)RsuctionRatRbedside
D.)RpaddingRforRsideRrails

Reference:
ChapterR16:RNursingRCareRofRtheRChildRWithRanRAlterationRinRIntracranialRRegulation/
NeurologicRDisorderR-RPageR484

ARnurseRisRassessingRaR3-year-
oldRchildRforRpossibleRbacterialRmeningitis.RWhichRsignRwouldRindicateRirritationRofRthe
Rmeninges?R-RPositiveRKernigRsign.



Reference:
ChapterR16:RNursingRCareRofRtheRChildRWithRanRAlterationRinRIntracranialRRegulation/
NeurologicRDisorderR-RPageR504

AR1-year-
oldRinfantRhasRjustRundergoneRsurgeryRtoRcorrectRcraniosynostosis.RWhichRcommentRi

,sRtheRbestRpsychosocialRinterventionRforRtheRparents?R-
R"TheRsurgeryRwasRsuccessful.RDoRyouRhaveRanyRquestions?"

,Explanation:
OftenRwhatRparentsRneedRmostRisRsomeoneRtoRlistenRtoRtheirRconcerns.RAlthoughRthi
sRisRaRgoodRtimeRforReducation,RtheRparentsRareRmoreRconcernedRaboutRtheRsuccess
RofRtheRsurgeryRthanRtheirRinfant'sRappearance.RWatchingRtheRhemoglobin,Rhematocr

itRandRswellingRareRimportantRnursingRfunctionsRbutRtheyRdoRnotRaddressRtheRparents
'RpsychosocialRneeds.RTheRparentsRdoRnotRneedRtoRbeRtaughtRstatisticsRaboutRtheirRi
nfant'sRcondition.RTheyRmoreRthanRlikelyRknowRthisRfromRhealthRcareRproviderRvisits,R
theRInternet,RandRparentRsupportRgroups.RFollowingRsurgery,RthisRknowledgeRisRnotR
whatRparentsRareRconcernedRabout.RParentsRwantRtoRknowRtheirRinfantRisRsafeRandR
well.

Reference:
ChapterR16:RNursingRCareRofRtheRChildRWithRanRAlterationRinRIntracranialRRegulation/
NeurologicRDisorderR-RPageR502

AR9-year-
oldRclientRwhoRsufferedRaRheadRinjuryRhasRstrabismus.RTheRnurseRassessesRtheRclie
ntRforRintracranialRpressureR(ICP).RWhichRadditionalRinterventionRisRmostRimportantRf
orRtheRnurseRtoRperform?R-RAssessRtheRlevelRofRconsciousnessR(LOC).

Explanation:
DecreasedRLOCRisRfrequentlyRtheRfirstRsignRofRaRmajorRneurologicRproblemRafterRhea
dRtrauma.RTheRnurseRwouldRassessRtheRclient'sRLOCRbeforeRnotifyingRtheRhealthRcar
eRprovider.RTheRchildRmayRneedRtoRbeRplacedRonRfallRprecaution,RdependingRonRthe
RresultsRofRtheRassessment.RTheRchild'sReyesRwillRcorrectRthemselvesRwhenRtheRICP

RisRreduced;Rtherefore,RanReyeRpatchRisRnotRnecessary.



Reference:
ChapterR16:RNursingRCareRofRtheRChildRWithRanRAlterationRinRIntracranialRRegulation/
NeurologicRDisorderR-RPageR509

ToRdetectRcomplicationsRasRearlyRasRpossibleRinRaRchildRwithRmeningitisRwho'sRrecei
vingRIVRfluids,RmonitoringRforRwhichRconditionRshouldRbeRtheRnurse'sRpriority?R-
RCerebralRedema



Explanation:
TheRchildRwithRmeningitisRisRalreadyRatRincreasedRriskRforRcerebralRedemaRandRincrea
sedRintracranialRpressureRdueRtoRinflammationRofRtheRmeningealRmembranes;Rtherefo
re,RtheRnurseRshouldRcarefullyRmonitorRfluidRintakeRandRoutputRtoRavoidRfluidRvolumeR
overload.RRenalRfailureRandRcardiogenicRshockRaren'tRcomplicationsRofRIVRtherapy.RT
heRchildRwithRaRhealthyRheartRwouldn'tRbeRexpectedRtoRdevelopRleft-
sidedRheartRfailure.

Reference:
ChapterR16:RNursingRCareRofRtheRChildRWithRanRAlterationRinRIntracranialRRegulation/
NeurologicRDisorderR-RPageR486

TheRnurseRisRcaringRforRanRinfantRwhoRisRatRriskRforRincreasedRintracranialRpressure.R
WhatRstatementRbyRtheRparentRwouldRalertRtheRnurseRtoRfurtherRassessRtheRchild's

, neurologicalRstatus?R-R"SheRhasRbeenRirritableRforRtheRlastRhour. seemsRlikeRsheRis
justRupsetRforRsomeRreason."

Reference:
ChapterR16:RNursingRCareRofRtheRChildRWithRanRAlterationRinRIntracranialRRegulation/
NeurologicRDisorderR-RPageR479

TheRnurseRisRcaringRforRaRchildRwithRaRsuspectedRheadRinjury.RTheRnurseRobservesRf
orRwhatRresponseRtoRtheRchild'sReyeRreflexRexaminationRthatRwouldRindicateRpotentia
lRincreasedRintracranialRpressureR(ICP)?R-
RWhileRassessingRtheRchild'sRpupils,RthereRisRnoRchangeRinRdiameterRinRresponseRto

RaRlight.



Reference:
ChapterR16:RNursingRCareRofRtheRChildRWithRanRAlterationRinRIntracranialRRegulation/
NeurologicRDisorderR-RPageR509

TheRnurseRknowsRthatRtheRheadsRofRinfantsRandRtoddlersRareRlargeRinRproportionRtoR
theirRbodies,RplacingRthemRatRriskRforRwhatRproblem?R-RheadRtrauma

Explanation:
ARlargerRheadRsizeRinRrelationRtoRtheRrestRofRtheirRbodyRsizeRgivesRyoungRchildrenRaR
higherRcenterRofRgravity,RwhichRcausesRthemRtoRhitRtheirRheadRmoreRreadily,RthusRpl
acingRthemRatRriskRforRheadRtrauma.RFragileRcapillariesRinRtheRperiventricularRareaRof
RtheRbrainRputRpretermRinfantsRatRriskRforRintracranialRhemorrhage.RCongenitalRhydro

cephalusRmayRbeRcausedRbyRabnormalRintrauterineRdevelopmentRorRinfection.
PositionalRplagiocephalyRisRcausedRbyRanRinfant'sRheadRremainingRinRtheRsameRposi
tionRforRtooRlong.

Reference:
ChapterR16:RNursingRCareRofRtheRChildRWithRanRAlterationRinRIntracranialRRegulation/
NeurologicRDisorderR-RPageR509

ARchildRisRhomeRwithRtheRcaregiversRfollowingRaRtreatmentRforRaRheadRinjury.RTheRc
aregiverRshouldRcontactRtheRcareRproviderRifRtheRchildRmakesRwhichRstatement?R-
R"YouRlookRfunny.RWell,RbothRofRyouRdo.RIRseeRtwoRofRyou."



Reference:
ChapterR16:RNursingRCareRofRtheRChildRWithRanRAlterationRinRIntracranialRRegulation/
NeurologicRDisorderR-RPageR511

TheRnurseRandRanRadolescentRareRreviewingRtheRadolescent'sRrecordRofRherRheadac
hesRandRactivitiesRsurroundingRthem.RWhatRactivityRwouldRtheRnurseRidentifyRasRaRpo
ssibleRtrigger?R-RDrinkingRthreeRcansRofRdietRcola.

Reference:
ChapterR16:RNursingRCareRofRtheRChildRWithRanRAlterationRinRIntracranialRRegulation/
NeurologicRDisorderR-RPageR518

TheRparentsRofRaR17-year-
oldRadolescentRdiagnosedRwithRbacterialRmeningitisRtellRtheRnurse,R"WeRjustRdoRnotRu
nderstandRhowRthisRcouldRhaveRhappened.ROurRadolescent