ATI Pediatrics Proctored 2023 Retake Exam
Questions and Answers(Verified Answers by Expert)
1. A nurse is assessing a school-age child who has heart failure and is taking
furosemide. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an
indication that the medication is effective?
a. An increase in venous pressure
b. a decrease in peripheral edema
c. a decrease in cardiac output
d. an increase in potassium levels ANS b. a decrease in peripheral edema
2. .
A nurse is assessing an infant who has acute otitis media. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect (select all that apply)
a. increased appetite
b. enlarged subclavian lymph node
c. crying
d. restlessness
e. fever ANS c, d, e
,crying
restlessness
fever
3. a nurse is providing teaching to the parents of an infant who is to undergo
pilocarpine lontophoresis testing for Cystic Fibrosis. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. We will measure the amount of protein in your baby's urine over 24 hour
period
b. The test will measure the amount of water in your baby's sweat
c. a nurse will insert an IV prior to the test
d. your baby will need to fast for 8 hours prior to the test ANS b. The
test willmeasure the amount of water in your baby's sweat
4. A nurse in an urgent care clinic is prioritizing care for children. Which of
the following children should the nurse assess first?
a. A toddler who has nephrotic syndrome and facial edema
b. a preschool-age child who has a muffled voice and no spontaneous cough
c. a preschool-age child who has diabetes mellitus and a blood glucose of
200 mg/dL
d. an adolescent who has Crohn's disease and recent weight loss of 5kg (11
lb) ANS b. a preschool-age child who has a muffled voice and no spontaneous
cough
, 5. A nurse in the emergency department is caring for an adolescent who is
requesting testing for STI. Which of the following action is appropriate for
the nurse to take?
a. Request verbal consent from the social worker
b. contact the client's parents to obtain phone consent
c. postpone the testing until the client's parents are present
d. obtain written consent from the client ANS d. obtain written consent from the
client
6. A nurse in the emergency department is assessing the toddler who has
hyperpyrexia severe dyspnea and drooling which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
a. obtain a blood culture from the toddler
b. administering antibiotic to the toddler
c. insert an IV catheter for the toddler
d. prepare the toddler for nasotracheal intubation ANS d. prepare the
toddler fornasotracheal intubation
7. A nurse is providing teaching to a 10 year old child with scheduled for an
arterial cardiac catheterization. Which of the following information should
the nurse include in the teaching?
a. You will have your dressing removed 12 hours after the procedure
b. you will need to keep your legs straight for 8 hours following the
procedure
c. you will be on a clear liquid diet for 24 hours following the procedure
d. you will be on bed rest for 2 days after the procedure ANS b. you will
need tokeep your legs straight for 8 hours following the procedure
Questions and Answers(Verified Answers by Expert)
1. A nurse is assessing a school-age child who has heart failure and is taking
furosemide. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an
indication that the medication is effective?
a. An increase in venous pressure
b. a decrease in peripheral edema
c. a decrease in cardiac output
d. an increase in potassium levels ANS b. a decrease in peripheral edema
2. .
A nurse is assessing an infant who has acute otitis media. Which of the
following findings should the nurse expect (select all that apply)
a. increased appetite
b. enlarged subclavian lymph node
c. crying
d. restlessness
e. fever ANS c, d, e
,crying
restlessness
fever
3. a nurse is providing teaching to the parents of an infant who is to undergo
pilocarpine lontophoresis testing for Cystic Fibrosis. Which of the following
statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. We will measure the amount of protein in your baby's urine over 24 hour
period
b. The test will measure the amount of water in your baby's sweat
c. a nurse will insert an IV prior to the test
d. your baby will need to fast for 8 hours prior to the test ANS b. The
test willmeasure the amount of water in your baby's sweat
4. A nurse in an urgent care clinic is prioritizing care for children. Which of
the following children should the nurse assess first?
a. A toddler who has nephrotic syndrome and facial edema
b. a preschool-age child who has a muffled voice and no spontaneous cough
c. a preschool-age child who has diabetes mellitus and a blood glucose of
200 mg/dL
d. an adolescent who has Crohn's disease and recent weight loss of 5kg (11
lb) ANS b. a preschool-age child who has a muffled voice and no spontaneous
cough
, 5. A nurse in the emergency department is caring for an adolescent who is
requesting testing for STI. Which of the following action is appropriate for
the nurse to take?
a. Request verbal consent from the social worker
b. contact the client's parents to obtain phone consent
c. postpone the testing until the client's parents are present
d. obtain written consent from the client ANS d. obtain written consent from the
client
6. A nurse in the emergency department is assessing the toddler who has
hyperpyrexia severe dyspnea and drooling which of the following actions
should the nurse take first?
a. obtain a blood culture from the toddler
b. administering antibiotic to the toddler
c. insert an IV catheter for the toddler
d. prepare the toddler for nasotracheal intubation ANS d. prepare the
toddler fornasotracheal intubation
7. A nurse is providing teaching to a 10 year old child with scheduled for an
arterial cardiac catheterization. Which of the following information should
the nurse include in the teaching?
a. You will have your dressing removed 12 hours after the procedure
b. you will need to keep your legs straight for 8 hours following the
procedure
c. you will be on a clear liquid diet for 24 hours following the procedure
d. you will be on bed rest for 2 days after the procedure ANS b. you will
need tokeep your legs straight for 8 hours following the procedure
