ATI Pediatric Proctored Exam 4 2025 A+ LATEST VERSION

ATI Pediatric Proctored Exam 4 2025
A+ LATEST VERSION
TheVnurseVisVcollectingVdataVfromVaVchildVwhoVmayVhaveVaVseizureVdisorder.VWhichVnursi
ngVobservationsVsuggestVanVabsenceVseizure?V-
VMinimalVorVnoValterationVinVmuscleVtone,VwithVaVbrief VlossVofVresponsivenessVorVattention

.

Reference:
ChapterV16:VNursingVCareVofVtheVChildVWithVanVAlterationVinVIntracranialVRegulation/Neu
rologicVDisorderV-VPageV488

AVnurseVonVtheVneurologyVunitVisVmonitoringVanV8-year-
oldVchildVadmittedVwithVseizures.VTheVchildVexperiencesVaVprolongedVtonic-
clonicVseizure.
CompleteVtheVfollowingVsentence(s)VbyVchoosingVfromVtheVlistsVofVoptions.

TheVnurseVshouldVfirstV followedVby
.V-VTheVnurseVshouldVfirst:VensureVproperVoxygenation.

FollowedVby:VadministerVintravenousV(IV)VorVintramuscularV(IM)Vbenzodiazepine.

Reference:
ChapterV16:VNursingVCareVofVtheVChildVWithVanVAlterationVinVIntracranialVRegulation/Neu
rologicVDisorderV-VPageV488-495

AVchildVwithVaVseizureVdisorderVisVbeingVadmittedVtoVtheVinpatientVunit.VWhenVpreparingVth
eVroomVforVtheVchild,VwhatVshouldVbeVincluded?VSelectVallVthatVapply.


VA.)VoxygenVgaugeVandVtubing
VB.)VsuctionVatVbedside
VC.)VtongueVblade

VD.)VpaddingVforVsideVrails

VE.)VsmellingVsaltsV-VA.)VoxygenVgaugeVandVtubing

B.)VsuctionVatVbedside
D.)VpaddingVforVsideVrails

Reference:
ChapterV16:VNursingVCareVofVtheVChildVWithVanVAlterationVinVIntracranialVRegulation/Neu
rologicVDisorderV-VPageV484

AVnurseVisVassessingVaV3-year-
oldVchildVforVpossibleVbacterialVmeningitis.VWhichVsignVwouldVindicateVirritationVofVtheVme
ninges?V-VPositiveVKernigVsign.

Reference:
ChapterV16:VNursingVCareVofVtheVChildVWithVanVAlterationVinVIntracranialVRegulation/Neu
rologicVDisorderV-VPageV504

AV1-year-
oldVinfantVhasVjustVundergoneVsurgeryVtoVcorrectVcraniosynostosis.VWhichVcommentVisVt

,heVbestVpsychosocialVinterventionVforVtheVparents?V-
V"TheVsurgeryVwasVsuccessful.VDoVyouVhaveVanyVquestions?"

,Explanation:
OftenVwhatVparentsVneedVmostVisVsomeoneVtoVlistenVtoVtheirVconcerns.VAlthoughVthisVisVa
VgoodVtimeVforVeducation,VtheVparentsVareVmoreVconcernedVaboutVtheVsuccessVofVtheVsu

rgeryVthanVtheirVinfant'sVappearance.VWatchingVtheVhemoglobin,VhematocritVandVswelli
ngVareVimportantVnursingVfunctionsVbutVtheyVdoVnotVaddressVtheVparents'VpsychosocialV
needs.VTheVparentsVdoVnotVneedVtoVbeVtaughtVstatisticsVaboutVtheirVinfant'sVcondition.VT
heyVmoreVthanVlikelyVknowVthisVfromVhealthVcareVproviderVvisits,VtheVInternet,VandVparent
VsupportVgroups.VFollowingVsurgery, VthisVknowledgeVisVnotVwhatVparentsVareVconcernedV

about.VParentsVwantVtoVknowVtheirVinfantVisVsafeVandV well.

Reference:
ChapterV16:VNursingVCareVofVtheVChildVWithVanVAlterationVinVIntracranialVRegulation/Neu
rologicVDisorderV-VPageV502

AV9-year-
oldVclientVwhoVsufferedVaVheadVinjuryVhasVstrabismus.VTheVnurseVassessesVtheVclientVfo
rVintracranialVpressureV(ICP).VWhichVadditionalVinterventionVisVmostVimportantVforVtheVn
urseVtoVperform?V-VAssessVtheVlevelVofVconsciousnessV(LOC).

Explanation:
DecreasedVLOCVisVfrequentlyVtheVfirstVsignVofVaVmajorVneurologicVproblemVafterVheadVtr
auma.VTheVnurseVwouldVassessVtheVclient'sVLOCVbeforeVnotifyingVtheVhealthVcareVprovi
der.VTheVchildVmayVneedVtoVbeVplacedVonVfallVprecaution,VdependingVonVtheVresultsVofVt
heVassessment.VTheVchild'sVeyesVwillVcorrectVthemselvesVwhenVtheVICPVisVreduced;Vthe
refore,VanVeyeVpatchVisVnotVnecessary.

Reference:
ChapterV16:VNursingVCareVofVtheVChildVWithVanVAlterationVinVIntracranialVRegulation/Neu
rologicVDisorderV-VPageV509

ToVdetectVcomplicationsVasVearlyVasVpossibleVinVaVchildVwithVmeningitisVwho'sVreceiving
VIVVfluids,VmonitoringVforVwhichVconditionVshouldVbeVtheVnurse'sVpriority?V-

VCerebralVedema



Explanation:
TheVchildVwithVmeningitisVisValreadyVatVincreasedVriskVforVcerebralVedemaVandVincreased
VintracranialVpressureVdueVtoVinflammationVofVtheVmeningealVmembranes;Vtherefore,VtheV

nurseVshouldVcarefullyVmonitorVfluidVintakeVandVoutputVtoVavoidVfluidVvolumeVoverload.VR
enalVfailureVandVcardiogenicVshockVaren'tVcomplicationsVofVIVVtherapy.VTheVchildVwithVaV
healthyVheartVwouldn'tVbeVexpectedVtoVdevelopVleft-sidedVheartVfailure.

Reference:
ChapterV16:VNursingVCareVofVtheVChildVWithVanVAlterationVinVIntracranialVRegulation/Neu
rologicVDisorderV-VPageV486

TheVnurseVisVcaringVforVanVinfantVwhoVisVatVriskVforVincreasedVintracranialVpressure.VWhatV
statementVbyVtheVparentVwouldValertVtheVnurseVtoVfurtherVassessVtheVchild's

, neurologicalVstatus?V-V"SheVhasVbeenVirritableVforVtheVlastVhour. ..... seemsVlikeVsheVis
justVupsetVforVsomeVreason."

Reference:
ChapterV16:VNursingVCareVofVtheVChildVWithVanVAlterationVinVIntracranialVRegulation/Neu
rologicVDisorderV-VPageV479

TheVnurseVisVcaringVforVaVchildVwithVaVsuspectedVheadVinjury.VTheVnurseVobservesVforVw
hatVresponseVtoVtheVchild'sVeyeVreflexVexaminationVthatVwouldVindicateVpotentialVincrea
sedVintracranialVpressureV(ICP)?V-
VWhileVassessingVtheVchild'sVpupils,VthereVisVnoVchangeVinVdiameterVinVresponseVtoVaVlig

ht.

Reference:
ChapterV16:VNursingVCareVofVtheVChildVWithVanVAlterationVinVIntracranialVRegulation/Neu
rologicVDisorderV-VPageV509

TheVnurseVknowsVthatVtheVheadsVofVinfantsVandVtoddlersVareVlargeVinVproportionVtoVtheirV
bodies,VplacingVthemVatVriskVforVwhatVproblem?V-VheadVtrauma

Explanation:
AVlargerVheadVsizeVinVrelationVtoVtheVrestVofVtheirVbodyVsizeVgivesVyoungVchildrenVaVhigh
erVcenterVofVgravity,VwhichVcausesVthemVtoVhitVtheirVheadVmoreVreadily,VthusVplacingVthe
mVatVriskVforVheadVtrauma.VFragileVcapillariesVinVtheVperiventricularVareaVofVtheVbrainVput
VpretermVinfantsVatVriskVforVintracranialVhemorrhage.VCongenitalVhydrocephalusVmayVb

eVcausedVbyVabnormalVintrauterineVdevelopmentVorVinfection.
PositionalVplagiocephalyVisVcausedVbyVanVinfant'sVheadVremainingVinVtheVsameVpositionV
forVtooVlong.

Reference:
ChapterV16:VNursingVCareVofVtheVChildVWithVanVAlterationVinVIntracranialVRegulation/Neu
rologicVDisorderV-VPageV509

AVchildVisVhomeVwithVtheVcaregiversVfollowingVaVtreatmentVforVaVheadVinjury.VTheVcaregi
verVshouldVcontactVtheVcareVproviderVifVtheVchildVmakesVwhichVstatement?V-
V"YouVlookVfunny.VWell,VbothVofVyouVdo.VIVseeVtwoVofVyou."



Reference:
ChapterV16:VNursingVCareVofVtheVChildVWithVanVAlterationVinVIntracranialVRegulation/Neu
rologicVDisorderV-VPageV511

TheVnurseVandVanVadolescentVareVreviewingVtheVadolescent'sVrecordVofVherVheadachesV
andVactivitiesVsurroundingVthem.VWhatVactivityVwouldVtheVnurseVidentifyVasVaVpossibleVtri
gger?V-VDrinkingVthreeVcansVofVdietVcola.

Reference:
ChapterV16:VNursingVCareVofVtheVChildVWithVanVAlterationVinVIntracranialVRegulation/Neu
rologicVDisorderV-VPageV518

TheVparentsVofVaV17-year-
oldVadolescentVdiagnosedVwithVbacterialVmeningitisVtellVtheVnurse,V"WeVjustVdoVnotVunder
standVhowVthisVcouldVhaveVhappened.VOurVadolescent