ATI Nursing Care of Children Proctored Exam Prep Questions and Answers 2026

ATI Nursing Care of Children Proctored Exam Prep Questions and
Answers 2026


Question:
What is a dictorial or authoritarian parenting style?
Answer:
parents try to control the child's behaviors and attitudes through unquestioned rules and
expectations


Question:
What is an authoriatitive parenting style?
Answer:
also known as democratic, parents direct the child's behavior by setting rules and explaining the
reson for each rule setting


Question:
What is passive parenting?
Answer:
parents are uninvolved, indifferent, and emotionally removed


Question:
A nurse manager on a pediatric floor is preparing an education program on working with families
for a group of newly hired nurses. Which of the following should the nurse include when
discussing the developmental theory? A. describes that stress is inevitable B. emphasizes that
change with one member affects the entire family C. provides guidance to assist families adapting
to stress D. Defines consistencies in how families change
Answer:
D


Question:
A nurse is assisting a group of parents of adolescents to develop skills that will improve
communication. The nurse heads one parent states "my son knows he better do what I say". Which
of the parenting styles is he exhibiting? A. Authoritarian B. Permissive C. Authroitative D. Passive

,Answer:
A


Question:
A nurse is performimg family assessment. Which of the following should the nurse include? (select
all that apply) A. medical history B. parents' education level C. child's physical growth D. Support
systems E. Stressors
Answer:
A, B, D, E


Question:
What is the expected pulse rate of a newborn?
Answer:
80 to 180/min


Question:
What is the expected pulse of a baby 1 week to 3 months?
Answer:
12 to 180/min


Question:
What is the expected pulse of a child 3 months to 2 years?
Answer:
70 to 150/min


Question:
What is the expected pulse of a child 2 to 10 years?
Answer:
60 to 110/min


Question:
What is the expected pulse of a child 10 years and older?
Answer:

,50 to 90/min


Question:
What are the expected respirations fo a newborn to one year?
Answer:
30 to 35/min


Question:
What are the expected respirations of a 1 to 2 year old?
Answer:
25 to 30/min


Question:
What are the expected respirations of a 2 to 6 year old?
Answer:
21 to 25/min


Question:
What are the expected respirations of a child 6 to 12 years old?
Answer:
19 to 21/min


Question:
What are the expected respirations of a 12 year old and older?
Answer:
16 to 19/min


Question:
What are the normal vitals of an infant?
Answer:
HR: 80-180

, RR: 30-35

BP: 65-80/40-50

Question:
Fontanels
Answer:
should be flat and soft, posterior closes between 6 and 8 weeks, anterior closes between 12 and 18
months


Question:
Teeth
Answer:
6 to 8 teeth by 1 year of age, 20 baby teeth and 32 permanent teeth


Question:
How long is the Moro reflex present?
Answer:
until 4 months of age


Question:
How long is the Tonic neck reflex present?
Answer:
until 3 to 4 months of age


Question:
How long does the Babinski reflex last?
Answer:
usually until a year


Question:
Expected findings of the olfactory (I) nerve in infants , children, and adolescents
Answer:
Infants: difficult to test