ATI Proctored Nursing Care of
Children Questions and Answers |
Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
What is the best way to assess hydration status in a toddler?
✔✔ Count the number of wet diapers per day
What is the priority nursing action for an infant with vomiting and sunken fontanel?
✔✔ Begin fluid replacement therapy
What is an appropriate action when administering oral medication to a toddler who refuses to
take it?
✔✔ Mix the medication with a small amount of non-essential food
What should a nurse monitor in a child taking long-term corticosteroids?
✔✔ Signs of infection
What is the best way to prevent injury in a child having a tonic-clonic seizure?
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,✔✔ Turn the child to the side and protect the head
What is an expected finding in a child with bacterial meningitis?
✔✔ Nuchal rigidity
What is the first sign of respiratory distress in an infant?
✔✔ Nasal flaring
What is an appropriate toy for a 6-month-old hospitalized infant?
✔✔ Soft rattle
What is the best method to prevent the spread of conjunctivitis in a daycare setting?
✔✔ Frequent handwashing
What is a sign of pain in a nonverbal infant?
✔✔ High-pitched crying
What vaccine is administered at birth?
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, ✔✔ Hepatitis B
What is a typical gross motor milestone for a 9-month-old?
✔✔ Sitting without support
What is the purpose of applying EMLA cream before an injection?
✔✔ To numb the skin and reduce pain
What dietary change should be recommended for a child with chronic constipation?
✔✔ Increase fiber and fluids
What is an expected finding in a child with coarctation of the aorta?
✔✔ Bounding pulses in the arms and weak pulses in the legs
What is the priority action when a child with a tracheostomy tube becomes restless and cyanotic?
✔✔ Assess airway patency
What is the correct technique to measure head circumference in an infant?
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Children Questions and Answers |
Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct &
Verified
What is the best way to assess hydration status in a toddler?
✔✔ Count the number of wet diapers per day
What is the priority nursing action for an infant with vomiting and sunken fontanel?
✔✔ Begin fluid replacement therapy
What is an appropriate action when administering oral medication to a toddler who refuses to
take it?
✔✔ Mix the medication with a small amount of non-essential food
What should a nurse monitor in a child taking long-term corticosteroids?
✔✔ Signs of infection
What is the best way to prevent injury in a child having a tonic-clonic seizure?
1
,✔✔ Turn the child to the side and protect the head
What is an expected finding in a child with bacterial meningitis?
✔✔ Nuchal rigidity
What is the first sign of respiratory distress in an infant?
✔✔ Nasal flaring
What is an appropriate toy for a 6-month-old hospitalized infant?
✔✔ Soft rattle
What is the best method to prevent the spread of conjunctivitis in a daycare setting?
✔✔ Frequent handwashing
What is a sign of pain in a nonverbal infant?
✔✔ High-pitched crying
What vaccine is administered at birth?
2
, ✔✔ Hepatitis B
What is a typical gross motor milestone for a 9-month-old?
✔✔ Sitting without support
What is the purpose of applying EMLA cream before an injection?
✔✔ To numb the skin and reduce pain
What dietary change should be recommended for a child with chronic constipation?
✔✔ Increase fiber and fluids
What is an expected finding in a child with coarctation of the aorta?
✔✔ Bounding pulses in the arms and weak pulses in the legs
What is the priority action when a child with a tracheostomy tube becomes restless and cyanotic?
✔✔ Assess airway patency
What is the correct technique to measure head circumference in an infant?
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