ATI PEDIATRICS PROCTORED EXAM |ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
A nurse is monitoring the oxygen saturation level of an infant using pulse oximetry. The
nurse should secure the sensors to which of the following areas on the infant?
a) Wrist
b) Great toe
c) Index finger
d) Heel
CORRECT ANSWER
b) Great toe
Question 2
A nurse in an emergency department is auscultating the lungs of an adolescent who is
experiencing dyspnea. The nurse should identify the sound as which of the following?
a) Wheezes
b) Crackles
c) Pleural friction rub
d) Rhonchi
CORRECT ANSWER
a) Wheezes
Question 3
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,A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a school-age child who has epiglottitis.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a) Obtain a throat culture from the child
b) Monitor the child's oxygen saturation
c) Put a warm mist humidifier in the child's room
d) Place the child in the supine position
CORRECT ANSWER
b) Monitor the child's oxygen saturation
Question 4
A nurse is planning care to address nutritional needs for a preschooler who has cystic
fibrosis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
a) Administer pancreatic enzymes 2 hr after meals
b) Discontinue the use of pancreatic enzymes if steatorrhea develops
c) Limit fluid intake to 750 mL per day.
d) Increase the fat content in the child's diet to 40% of total calories
CORRECT ANSWER
d) Increase the fat content in the child's diet to 40% of total calories
Question 5
A nurse is caring for a school-age child who has primary nephrotic syndrome and is taking
prednisone. Following 1 week of treatment, which of the following manifestations
indicates to the nurse that the medication is effective?
a) Decreased edema
b) Increased abdominal girth
c) Decreased appetite
d) Increased protein in the urine
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, CORRECT ANSWER
a) Decreased edema
Question 6
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a 6-month-old infant who is
postoperative following hypospadias repair with a stent placement. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a) "You may bathe your infant in an infant bathtub when you go home"
b) "Apply hydrocortisone cream to your infant's penis daily."
c) "You should clamp your infant's stent twice daily."
d) "Allow the stent to drain directly into your infant's diaper"
CORRECT ANSWER
d) "Allow the stent to drain directly into your infant's diaper"
Question 7
A nurse is teaching the parents of a toddler who has a cognitive impairment about toilet
training. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a) "Scold your child when they have a toileting accident"
b) "Award your child with a sticker when they sit on the potty chair"
c) "Play your child's favorite song while teaching them to use the potty chair"
d) "Teach multiple steps of the skill at the same time."
CORRECT ANSWER
b) "Award your child with a sticker when they sit on the potty chair"
Question 8
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW
2026-2027 UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
A nurse is monitoring the oxygen saturation level of an infant using pulse oximetry. The
nurse should secure the sensors to which of the following areas on the infant?
a) Wrist
b) Great toe
c) Index finger
d) Heel
CORRECT ANSWER
b) Great toe
Question 2
A nurse in an emergency department is auscultating the lungs of an adolescent who is
experiencing dyspnea. The nurse should identify the sound as which of the following?
a) Wheezes
b) Crackles
c) Pleural friction rub
d) Rhonchi
CORRECT ANSWER
a) Wheezes
Question 3
1
,A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a school-age child who has epiglottitis.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
a) Obtain a throat culture from the child
b) Monitor the child's oxygen saturation
c) Put a warm mist humidifier in the child's room
d) Place the child in the supine position
CORRECT ANSWER
b) Monitor the child's oxygen saturation
Question 4
A nurse is planning care to address nutritional needs for a preschooler who has cystic
fibrosis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
a) Administer pancreatic enzymes 2 hr after meals
b) Discontinue the use of pancreatic enzymes if steatorrhea develops
c) Limit fluid intake to 750 mL per day.
d) Increase the fat content in the child's diet to 40% of total calories
CORRECT ANSWER
d) Increase the fat content in the child's diet to 40% of total calories
Question 5
A nurse is caring for a school-age child who has primary nephrotic syndrome and is taking
prednisone. Following 1 week of treatment, which of the following manifestations
indicates to the nurse that the medication is effective?
a) Decreased edema
b) Increased abdominal girth
c) Decreased appetite
d) Increased protein in the urine
2
, CORRECT ANSWER
a) Decreased edema
Question 6
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parents of a 6-month-old infant who is
postoperative following hypospadias repair with a stent placement. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a) "You may bathe your infant in an infant bathtub when you go home"
b) "Apply hydrocortisone cream to your infant's penis daily."
c) "You should clamp your infant's stent twice daily."
d) "Allow the stent to drain directly into your infant's diaper"
CORRECT ANSWER
d) "Allow the stent to drain directly into your infant's diaper"
Question 7
A nurse is teaching the parents of a toddler who has a cognitive impairment about toilet
training. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a) "Scold your child when they have a toileting accident"
b) "Award your child with a sticker when they sit on the potty chair"
c) "Play your child's favorite song while teaching them to use the potty chair"
d) "Teach multiple steps of the skill at the same time."
CORRECT ANSWER
b) "Award your child with a sticker when they sit on the potty chair"
Question 8
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