ATI Nursing Care of Children Exam Prep Questions And Answers 2026

ATI Nursing Care of Children Exam Prep Questions And Answers
2026


Question:
Piaget
Answer:
Sensorimotor (0-2)


Preoperational (2-7)

Concrete operations (7-11)

Formal operations (12+)

Question:
Erikson
Answer:
Trust vs. mistrust


Autonomy vs. shame and doubt

Initiative vs. guilt

Industry vs. inferiority

Identity vs. role confusion

Intimacy vs. isolation

Generativity vs. stagnation

Integrity vs. despair

Question:
Patent ductus arteriosus
Answer:
Murmur (machine-like)


Wide pulse pressure

,Bounding pulses

Possible asymptomatic

Question:
Ventricular septal defect
Answer:
Loud, harsh murmur not usually heard until pulmonary pressures drop at 4-8 weeks old


Heart failure

Failure to thrive

Small, possible asymptomatic defects

Question:
Coarctation of the aorta
Answer:
Increased BP and O2 saturation in upper extremities compared to lower extremities.


Nosebleeds

Headaches

Vertigo

Leg pain

Weak or absent lower extremity pulses (decreased CO)

Question:
Pulmonary stenosis
Answer:
Systolic ejection murmur


Right ventricular enlargement

Exercise intolerance

Cyanosis with severe narrowing

Question:

, Artial septal defect
Answer:
Loud, harsh murmur


Mild heart failure

Possible enlarged RA

Increased oxygen saturations in RA

Possibly asymptomatic

Question:
Tetralogy of Fallot
Answer:
Murmur


Cyanosis

Severe dyspnea

Clubbing of fingers

Hypercyanotic spells

Acidosis

Polycythemia

Clot formation

Frequently sits in a squatting position (decreases venous return)

Failure to thrive

Growth retardation

Question:
FLACC scale
Answer:
2 months - 7 years