ATI NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN
PROCTORED ANC PRACTICE A RN 2019
PRACTICE GUIDE UPDATED 2026 TESTED
SOLUTIONS
⫸ A nurse is developing a plan of care for a school-age child who
underwent a surgical procedure that resulted in temporary loss of vision.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the
plan of care? Answer: Explain sounds the child is hearing
⫸ A nurse is preparing to administer a liquid medication to an infant.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Answer: Give the
medication at the side of the infant's mouth
⫸ A nurse is assessing a 9-month-old infant during a well-child visit.
Which of the following findings indicates that the infant has a
developmental delay? Answer: Inability to vocalize vowel sounds
⫸ A nurse is caring for a toddler and is preparing to administer 0.9%
sodium chloride 100mL IV to infuse over 4 hours. The drop factor of the
manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV
infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? Answer: 25
⫸ A nurse is planning to implement relaxation strategies with a young
child prior to a painful procedure. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take? Answer: Rock the child in long rhythmic movements
, ⫸ A nurse in a pediatric clinic is caring for a 3-year-old child who has a
blood lead level of 3 mcg/dL. When teaching the toddler's parents about
the correlation of nutrition with lead poisoning, which of the following
information is appropriate for the nurse to include in the teaching?
Answer: Ensure the child's dietary intake of calcium and iron is adequate
⫸ A nurse is assisting a provider during a femoral venipuncture on a
toddler. The nurse should place the child in which of the following
positions? Answer: Supine
⫸ A nurse is assessing a 3-year-old child who is 1 day postoperative
following a tonsillectomy. Which of the following methods should the
nurse use to determine if the child is experiencing pain? Answer: Use
the FACES scale
⫸ A nurse is caring for a preschool-age child who is dying. Which of
the following findings is an age-appropriate reaction to death by the
child? Answer: -The child views death as similar to sleep
-The child believes his thoughts can cause death
-The child thinks death is a punishment
⫸ A nurse is planning to collect a specimen from a male infant using a
urine collection bag. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? Answer: Wash and dry the infant's genitalia and perineum
thoroughly
PROCTORED ANC PRACTICE A RN 2019
PRACTICE GUIDE UPDATED 2026 TESTED
SOLUTIONS
⫸ A nurse is developing a plan of care for a school-age child who
underwent a surgical procedure that resulted in temporary loss of vision.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the
plan of care? Answer: Explain sounds the child is hearing
⫸ A nurse is preparing to administer a liquid medication to an infant.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Answer: Give the
medication at the side of the infant's mouth
⫸ A nurse is assessing a 9-month-old infant during a well-child visit.
Which of the following findings indicates that the infant has a
developmental delay? Answer: Inability to vocalize vowel sounds
⫸ A nurse is caring for a toddler and is preparing to administer 0.9%
sodium chloride 100mL IV to infuse over 4 hours. The drop factor of the
manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV
infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? Answer: 25
⫸ A nurse is planning to implement relaxation strategies with a young
child prior to a painful procedure. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take? Answer: Rock the child in long rhythmic movements
, ⫸ A nurse in a pediatric clinic is caring for a 3-year-old child who has a
blood lead level of 3 mcg/dL. When teaching the toddler's parents about
the correlation of nutrition with lead poisoning, which of the following
information is appropriate for the nurse to include in the teaching?
Answer: Ensure the child's dietary intake of calcium and iron is adequate
⫸ A nurse is assisting a provider during a femoral venipuncture on a
toddler. The nurse should place the child in which of the following
positions? Answer: Supine
⫸ A nurse is assessing a 3-year-old child who is 1 day postoperative
following a tonsillectomy. Which of the following methods should the
nurse use to determine if the child is experiencing pain? Answer: Use
the FACES scale
⫸ A nurse is caring for a preschool-age child who is dying. Which of
the following findings is an age-appropriate reaction to death by the
child? Answer: -The child views death as similar to sleep
-The child believes his thoughts can cause death
-The child thinks death is a punishment
⫸ A nurse is planning to collect a specimen from a male infant using a
urine collection bag. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take? Answer: Wash and dry the infant's genitalia and perineum
thoroughly
