ATI Practice Assessment: Nursing Care of Children
Exam 2024/2025 Questions With Completed Solutions
A nurse is teaching the parent of a child who has
1.
asthma. What should be included in the teaching?: Check
peak expiratory flow rate at the same time each day.
Rationale: Checking the peak flow rate at the same time each day will provide
consistent information about the child's respiratory status
2. A nurse is planning care for an infant who is
postoperative following cleft lip
Repair. What is an appropriate action for the nurse to take?
Apply petroleum jelly to the operative site
A nurse is caring for a child with suspected
3.
anaphylactic reaction to a med- ication. The nurse
should recognize what as an early sign?
A. Itching
B. Swelling
C. Wheezing
D. Hypotension: A. Itching
, A nurse is caring for a child who was just
4.
admitted from the emergency department with a
head injury. The child had two episodes of vomiting
while in the ED, responds to name, but easily falls
back to sleep. Which are appropriate interventions?
(SATA)
A. Place in supine position
B. Perform suctioning every 4 hours
C. Apply oxygen at 2 L/min via nasal cannula
D. Administer 0.45% sodium chloride IV at 50 ml/hr
E. Maintain NPO status: C. Apply oxygen at 2 L/min via nasal cannul
D. Administer 0.45% sodium chloride IV at 50 ml/hr
E. Maintain NPO status
Rationale:
Nurse should maintain the client on bedrest, w/ head elevated 15-30 degrees and
in midline, to promote venous drainage.
Suction the client only when needed b/c suctioning can increase
,intracranial pressure. Administer O2 to maintain oxygenation to
tissues.
, Administer IV fluids to maintain fluid and electrolyte balance.
Maintain the client on NPO status until fully awake and no longer vomiting.
A nurse is caring for a family who is grieving
5.
following the death of their child. Which is an
appropriate statement for the nurse to make?
A. "I understand how you feel"
B. "Your child isn't suffering anymore"
C. "You will feel better after some time has passed."
D. "This must be very difficult for you": D. "This must be very
diflcult for you"
Rationale:
This is a reflection of the client's feelings and is a therapeutic communication
technique
A nurse is teaching an adolescent client who is
6.
newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which
statement indicates an understanding of the teach-
Exam 2024/2025 Questions With Completed Solutions
A nurse is teaching the parent of a child who has
1.
asthma. What should be included in the teaching?: Check
peak expiratory flow rate at the same time each day.
Rationale: Checking the peak flow rate at the same time each day will provide
consistent information about the child's respiratory status
2. A nurse is planning care for an infant who is
postoperative following cleft lip
Repair. What is an appropriate action for the nurse to take?
Apply petroleum jelly to the operative site
A nurse is caring for a child with suspected
3.
anaphylactic reaction to a med- ication. The nurse
should recognize what as an early sign?
A. Itching
B. Swelling
C. Wheezing
D. Hypotension: A. Itching
, A nurse is caring for a child who was just
4.
admitted from the emergency department with a
head injury. The child had two episodes of vomiting
while in the ED, responds to name, but easily falls
back to sleep. Which are appropriate interventions?
(SATA)
A. Place in supine position
B. Perform suctioning every 4 hours
C. Apply oxygen at 2 L/min via nasal cannula
D. Administer 0.45% sodium chloride IV at 50 ml/hr
E. Maintain NPO status: C. Apply oxygen at 2 L/min via nasal cannul
D. Administer 0.45% sodium chloride IV at 50 ml/hr
E. Maintain NPO status
Rationale:
Nurse should maintain the client on bedrest, w/ head elevated 15-30 degrees and
in midline, to promote venous drainage.
Suction the client only when needed b/c suctioning can increase
,intracranial pressure. Administer O2 to maintain oxygenation to
tissues.
, Administer IV fluids to maintain fluid and electrolyte balance.
Maintain the client on NPO status until fully awake and no longer vomiting.
A nurse is caring for a family who is grieving
5.
following the death of their child. Which is an
appropriate statement for the nurse to make?
A. "I understand how you feel"
B. "Your child isn't suffering anymore"
C. "You will feel better after some time has passed."
D. "This must be very difficult for you": D. "This must be very
diflcult for you"
Rationale:
This is a reflection of the client's feelings and is a therapeutic communication
technique
A nurse is teaching an adolescent client who is
6.
newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Which
statement indicates an understanding of the teach-
