ATI PEDIATRICS CMS 2023 AND 2024 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Authoritarian parenting: A parenting style in which the parents are demanding, expect
unquestioned obedience, are not responsive to their children's desires, and communicate
poorly with their children. %^&*()
2. Authoritative parenting: parents set limits and enforce rules but are flexible and listen
to their children
3. Permissive parenting: A parenting style characterized by the placement of few limits
on the child's behavior.
4. Posterior fontanel closes: 6-8weeks
5. Anterior fontanel closes: 12-18 months of age
6. Infants should have 6-8 teeth by: 1 year
7. Stepping reflex: birth to 4weeks
8. Palmar grasp: birth to 3 months
9. Tonic neck reflex (fencer position), sucking and rooting reflex, moro reflex (fall
backward), startle reflex (loud noise): birth to 4 months
10. Plantar reflex: birth to 8 months
11. Babinski reflex: birth to 1 year
12. A nurse is preparing to assess the preschooler. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to prepare the child?
a. Allow the child to role play using miniature equipment
b. Use the medical terminology to describe what will happen
c. Separate the child from the caregiver during the examination
d. Keep medical equipment visible to the child: a. Allow the child to role play using
miniature equipment
Rationale: role-play/miniature equipment eases anxiety and fear related to examina- tion f
a preschool age child
13. A nurse is checking the vital signs 3-year-old child during a well-child visit. Which of
,the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
a. Temperature 37.2
b. HR 106
c. Respirations 30
d. B/p 88/54: c. Respirations 30
Rationale: respiration of 30 is above the expected range for a 3 y/o
14. A nurse is assessing a child's ears. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
a. Light reflex is located at the 2 o'clock position
b. Tympanic membrane is red in color
c. Bony landmarks are not visible
d. Cerumen is present bilaterally: d. Cerumen is present bilaterally
, 15. A nurse is performing a physical assessment on a 16-month-old toddle. Sort the
following findings into the following catergories: expected or unex- pected
a. Concave soft palate
b. HR 70
c. Open anterior fontanel
d. Positive babinski reflex
e. Schaphoid abdomen
f. Variations in skin color: expected: a, b, f
unexpected: c, d, e
16. A nurse is assessing a 6 month old infant. Which of the following reflexes should
the infant exhibit?
a. Moro
b. Plantar grasp
c. Stepping
d. Tonic neck: b. Plantar grasp
17. By 6 months an infants weight should be...: doubled
18. By 12 months an infants weight should be...: tripled
19. First teeth erupt between: 6-10months
20. Motor skills for 1 months: head lag, strong grasp
21. Motor skills for 2 months: lifts head when prone, grasp reflex fades
22. Motor skills for 3 months: raises head/shoulders when prone, slight head lag, no
grasp reflex, keeps hands loosely open
23. Motor skills 4 months: rolls from back to side, grasps objects with both hands
24. Motor skills 5 months: rolls from front to back, palmar grasp dominantly
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED A+
1. Authoritarian parenting: A parenting style in which the parents are demanding, expect
unquestioned obedience, are not responsive to their children's desires, and communicate
poorly with their children. %^&*()
2. Authoritative parenting: parents set limits and enforce rules but are flexible and listen
to their children
3. Permissive parenting: A parenting style characterized by the placement of few limits
on the child's behavior.
4. Posterior fontanel closes: 6-8weeks
5. Anterior fontanel closes: 12-18 months of age
6. Infants should have 6-8 teeth by: 1 year
7. Stepping reflex: birth to 4weeks
8. Palmar grasp: birth to 3 months
9. Tonic neck reflex (fencer position), sucking and rooting reflex, moro reflex (fall
backward), startle reflex (loud noise): birth to 4 months
10. Plantar reflex: birth to 8 months
11. Babinski reflex: birth to 1 year
12. A nurse is preparing to assess the preschooler. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take to prepare the child?
a. Allow the child to role play using miniature equipment
b. Use the medical terminology to describe what will happen
c. Separate the child from the caregiver during the examination
d. Keep medical equipment visible to the child: a. Allow the child to role play using
miniature equipment
Rationale: role-play/miniature equipment eases anxiety and fear related to examina- tion f
a preschool age child
13. A nurse is checking the vital signs 3-year-old child during a well-child visit. Which of
,the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
a. Temperature 37.2
b. HR 106
c. Respirations 30
d. B/p 88/54: c. Respirations 30
Rationale: respiration of 30 is above the expected range for a 3 y/o
14. A nurse is assessing a child's ears. Which of the following findings should the nurse
expect?
a. Light reflex is located at the 2 o'clock position
b. Tympanic membrane is red in color
c. Bony landmarks are not visible
d. Cerumen is present bilaterally: d. Cerumen is present bilaterally
, 15. A nurse is performing a physical assessment on a 16-month-old toddle. Sort the
following findings into the following catergories: expected or unex- pected
a. Concave soft palate
b. HR 70
c. Open anterior fontanel
d. Positive babinski reflex
e. Schaphoid abdomen
f. Variations in skin color: expected: a, b, f
unexpected: c, d, e
16. A nurse is assessing a 6 month old infant. Which of the following reflexes should
the infant exhibit?
a. Moro
b. Plantar grasp
c. Stepping
d. Tonic neck: b. Plantar grasp
17. By 6 months an infants weight should be...: doubled
18. By 12 months an infants weight should be...: tripled
19. First teeth erupt between: 6-10months
20. Motor skills for 1 months: head lag, strong grasp
21. Motor skills for 2 months: lifts head when prone, grasp reflex fades
22. Motor skills for 3 months: raises head/shoulders when prone, slight head lag, no
grasp reflex, keeps hands loosely open
23. Motor skills 4 months: rolls from back to side, grasps objects with both hands
24. Motor skills 5 months: rolls from front to back, palmar grasp dominantly
