RN ATI NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN
ONLINE PRACTICE CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION VIEW
●● A nurse is caring for a preschooler who has been receiving IV fluids
via a peripheral IV. When preparing to discontinue the IV fluids and
catheter, which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
(place these in the right order)
A) Remove the tape securing the catheter
B) Apply pressure over the catheter insertion site
C) Turn off the IV pump
D) Occlude the IV tubing.
Answer: C, D, A, B
●● The nurse is preparing to collect a sample for a toddler for a sickle-
turbidity test. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to
take?
A) Obtain a sputum specimen
B) Perform an Allen test
C) Perform a finger stick
,D) Obtain a stool specimen.
Answer: A) INCORRECT: collected to ID infectious organisms (kids
with acute respiratory tract infections)
B) INCORRECT: this determines adequate circulation by observing
capillary refill before an arterial puncture.
C) CORRECT: if the test is positive, hemoglobin electrophoresis is
required to tell the difference between the genetic trait or the disease
D) INCORRECT: collected to ID organisms or parasites that cause
diarrhea or check for occult blood
●● A nurse in an emergency department is performing a physical
assessment on a 2 week old male infant. Which of the following
manifestations in the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
A) Excoriated scrotal area
B) Multiple capillary hemangiomas
C) Depressed posterior fontanel
D) Substernal retractions.
Answer: A) INCORRECT: not the priority (skin issue)
B) INCORRECT: not the priority (small vascular issue)
C) INCORRECT: not the priority (dehydration)
D) CORRECT: ABC's-->baby is having acute respiratory distress
, ●● A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the mother of a toddler.
Which of the following expected behavior characteristics of toddlers
should the nurse include in the teaching?
A) Controls impulsive feelings
B) Understands right from wrong
C) Easily separates from parents for long periods of time
D) Expresses likes and dislikes.
Answer: A) INCORRECT: school aged children
B) INCORRECT: preschooler
C) INCORRECT: Toddlers have separation anxiety
D) CORRECT: developing autonomy and self-concept (allow todd to
have some control but also set limits to learn and control her actions)
●● A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a school-age child who has
varicella. The parent asks the nurse when her child will no longer be
contagious. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A) When you child no longer has an increased temperature
B) Three days after you first noticed the rash appear on your child
C) When your child's lesions are crusted, 6 days after they appear.
D) Two to three weeks, when your child's lesions completely disappear.
Answer: A) INCORRECT: no fever doesn't mean not contagious
ONLINE PRACTICE CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION 2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION VIEW
●● A nurse is caring for a preschooler who has been receiving IV fluids
via a peripheral IV. When preparing to discontinue the IV fluids and
catheter, which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
(place these in the right order)
A) Remove the tape securing the catheter
B) Apply pressure over the catheter insertion site
C) Turn off the IV pump
D) Occlude the IV tubing.
Answer: C, D, A, B
●● The nurse is preparing to collect a sample for a toddler for a sickle-
turbidity test. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to
take?
A) Obtain a sputum specimen
B) Perform an Allen test
C) Perform a finger stick
,D) Obtain a stool specimen.
Answer: A) INCORRECT: collected to ID infectious organisms (kids
with acute respiratory tract infections)
B) INCORRECT: this determines adequate circulation by observing
capillary refill before an arterial puncture.
C) CORRECT: if the test is positive, hemoglobin electrophoresis is
required to tell the difference between the genetic trait or the disease
D) INCORRECT: collected to ID organisms or parasites that cause
diarrhea or check for occult blood
●● A nurse in an emergency department is performing a physical
assessment on a 2 week old male infant. Which of the following
manifestations in the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
A) Excoriated scrotal area
B) Multiple capillary hemangiomas
C) Depressed posterior fontanel
D) Substernal retractions.
Answer: A) INCORRECT: not the priority (skin issue)
B) INCORRECT: not the priority (small vascular issue)
C) INCORRECT: not the priority (dehydration)
D) CORRECT: ABC's-->baby is having acute respiratory distress
, ●● A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the mother of a toddler.
Which of the following expected behavior characteristics of toddlers
should the nurse include in the teaching?
A) Controls impulsive feelings
B) Understands right from wrong
C) Easily separates from parents for long periods of time
D) Expresses likes and dislikes.
Answer: A) INCORRECT: school aged children
B) INCORRECT: preschooler
C) INCORRECT: Toddlers have separation anxiety
D) CORRECT: developing autonomy and self-concept (allow todd to
have some control but also set limits to learn and control her actions)
●● A nurse in a provider's office is caring for a school-age child who has
varicella. The parent asks the nurse when her child will no longer be
contagious. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A) When you child no longer has an increased temperature
B) Three days after you first noticed the rash appear on your child
C) When your child's lesions are crusted, 6 days after they appear.
D) Two to three weeks, when your child's lesions completely disappear.
Answer: A) INCORRECT: no fever doesn't mean not contagious
