ATI CARE OF CHILDREN RN 2025
PROCTORED EXAM NEWEST VERSION
200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
a nurse is preparing to collect a sample from a toddler for a
sickle-turbidity test. Which of the following actions should
the nurse plan to take?
A. Obtain a sputum specimen
b. Perform an allen test
c. Perform a finger stick
d. Obtain a stool specimen - ...answer...c
a nurse is assessing a school-age child who has meningitis.
Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse
to report to the provider?
a. Reports a headache as 6 on a 0-10 pain scale
b. Petechiae on the lower extremities
c. Nuchal rigidity
d. Positive kernig's sign - ...answer...b
a nurse is assessing an infant who has a ventricular septal
defect. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
a. Loud, hard murmur
b. Dysrhythmias
,c. Weak femoral pulses
d. High bp - ...answer...a
a nurse is creating a plan of care for an infant who has an
epidural hematoma form a head injury. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
A. Position the infant side-lying with their head at a )-5
degree angle
b. Perform a neurological assessment q4hrs
c. Suction the infant's nares to remove secretions
d. Implement seizure precautions for the infant
- ...answer...d
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who received a kidney
transplant. Which of the following findings should the nurse
identify as an indication the adolescent is rejecting the
kidney?
a. Negative leukocyte esterase
b. Serum creatinine 3.0 mg/dl
c. Negative urine protein
d. Urine output 40ml/hr - ...answer...b
a nurse in an emergency department is performing a physical
assessment on a 2 week old male newborn. Which of the
following findings is priority for the nurse to report to the
provider?
a. Excoriated scrotal area
b. Multiple capillary hemangiomas
c. Depressed posterior fontanel
d. Substernal retractions - ...answer...d
,a hospice nurse is caring for a preschooler who has a
terminal illness. One of the preschooler's parents tells the
nurse that they cannot cope anymore and are thinking about
moving out of the house. Which of the following statements
should the nurse make?
a. "it is important that you provide emotional support for
your family at this time."
b. "you have to do what you feel is best. Everything will
turn out fine."
c. "i know how you feel. This is an extremely stressful
time for your family."
d. "let's talk about some of the ways you have handled
previous stressors in your life." - ...answer...d
a nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a 7-year-old
child who is receiving chemotherapy. Which of the
following laboratory values should the nurse report to the
provider?
a. Hgb 8.5g/dl
b. Wbc 9500/mm^3
c. Prealbumin 18mg/dl
d. Platelets 300000/mm^3 - ...answer...a
A nurse is caring for a 15 year old client who is married and
is scheduled for a surgical procedure. The client asks, "who
should sign my surgical consent?" which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
a. "you can sign the consent form because you are married"
b. "your spouse should sign the consent form for you."
c. "your parent should sign the consent form for you"
d. "you can appoint a legal guardian to sign the consent
, Form." - ...answer...a
a nurse is assessing a 4 year old child at a well-child visit.
Which of the following developmental milestones should
the nurse expect to observe?
a. Identifies right from left hand
b. Uses a utensil to spread butter
c. Cuts an outlined shape using scissors
d. Draws a stick figure with seven body parts - ...answer...c
A nurse is caring for an infant who has respiratory syncytial
virus (rsv). Which of the following actions should the nurse
implement for a infection control?
a. Have a designated stethoscope in the infant's room.
b. Place the infant in a room equipped with negative airflow
c. Administer palivizumab as prescribed for the infant
d. Remove gloves after leaving the infant's room
- ...answer...a
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a
schoolage child who has appendicitis and rates their pain as
7 on a 0-10 scale. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
a. Instill a 500ml tap water enema
b. Give morphine 0.05mg/kg iv
c. Administer polyethylene glycol 1g/kg po
d. Apply a heating pad to the child's abdomen - ...answer...b
A nurse is assessing the vital signs of a 10 year old child
following a burn injury. The nurse should identify that
PROCTORED EXAM NEWEST VERSION
200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
a nurse is preparing to collect a sample from a toddler for a
sickle-turbidity test. Which of the following actions should
the nurse plan to take?
A. Obtain a sputum specimen
b. Perform an allen test
c. Perform a finger stick
d. Obtain a stool specimen - ...answer...c
a nurse is assessing a school-age child who has meningitis.
Which of the following findings is the priority for the nurse
to report to the provider?
a. Reports a headache as 6 on a 0-10 pain scale
b. Petechiae on the lower extremities
c. Nuchal rigidity
d. Positive kernig's sign - ...answer...b
a nurse is assessing an infant who has a ventricular septal
defect. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
a. Loud, hard murmur
b. Dysrhythmias
,c. Weak femoral pulses
d. High bp - ...answer...a
a nurse is creating a plan of care for an infant who has an
epidural hematoma form a head injury. Which of the
following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
A. Position the infant side-lying with their head at a )-5
degree angle
b. Perform a neurological assessment q4hrs
c. Suction the infant's nares to remove secretions
d. Implement seizure precautions for the infant
- ...answer...d
A nurse is caring for an adolescent who received a kidney
transplant. Which of the following findings should the nurse
identify as an indication the adolescent is rejecting the
kidney?
a. Negative leukocyte esterase
b. Serum creatinine 3.0 mg/dl
c. Negative urine protein
d. Urine output 40ml/hr - ...answer...b
a nurse in an emergency department is performing a physical
assessment on a 2 week old male newborn. Which of the
following findings is priority for the nurse to report to the
provider?
a. Excoriated scrotal area
b. Multiple capillary hemangiomas
c. Depressed posterior fontanel
d. Substernal retractions - ...answer...d
,a hospice nurse is caring for a preschooler who has a
terminal illness. One of the preschooler's parents tells the
nurse that they cannot cope anymore and are thinking about
moving out of the house. Which of the following statements
should the nurse make?
a. "it is important that you provide emotional support for
your family at this time."
b. "you have to do what you feel is best. Everything will
turn out fine."
c. "i know how you feel. This is an extremely stressful
time for your family."
d. "let's talk about some of the ways you have handled
previous stressors in your life." - ...answer...d
a nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a 7-year-old
child who is receiving chemotherapy. Which of the
following laboratory values should the nurse report to the
provider?
a. Hgb 8.5g/dl
b. Wbc 9500/mm^3
c. Prealbumin 18mg/dl
d. Platelets 300000/mm^3 - ...answer...a
A nurse is caring for a 15 year old client who is married and
is scheduled for a surgical procedure. The client asks, "who
should sign my surgical consent?" which of the following
responses should the nurse make?
a. "you can sign the consent form because you are married"
b. "your spouse should sign the consent form for you."
c. "your parent should sign the consent form for you"
d. "you can appoint a legal guardian to sign the consent
, Form." - ...answer...a
a nurse is assessing a 4 year old child at a well-child visit.
Which of the following developmental milestones should
the nurse expect to observe?
a. Identifies right from left hand
b. Uses a utensil to spread butter
c. Cuts an outlined shape using scissors
d. Draws a stick figure with seven body parts - ...answer...c
A nurse is caring for an infant who has respiratory syncytial
virus (rsv). Which of the following actions should the nurse
implement for a infection control?
a. Have a designated stethoscope in the infant's room.
b. Place the infant in a room equipped with negative airflow
c. Administer palivizumab as prescribed for the infant
d. Remove gloves after leaving the infant's room
- ...answer...a
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a
schoolage child who has appendicitis and rates their pain as
7 on a 0-10 scale. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take?
a. Instill a 500ml tap water enema
b. Give morphine 0.05mg/kg iv
c. Administer polyethylene glycol 1g/kg po
d. Apply a heating pad to the child's abdomen - ...answer...b
A nurse is assessing the vital signs of a 10 year old child
following a burn injury. The nurse should identify that
