PEDS Final questions ATI questions and answers; ATI peds remediation study guide; ATI Pediatrics Proctored Exam (correct and verified 100%)

PEDS Final questions ATI questions and answers; ATI peds remediation study guide; ATI Pediatrics Proctored Exam (correct and verified 100%) The doctor observes an infant for signs that he is developing ICP while he waits for surgery. What vital sign changes should most prompt the nurse to report findings? - Increased temperature and decreased pulse rate A nurse is caring for an infant who has a myelomeningocele. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the preoperative plan of care? - Apply a sterile, moist dressing on the sac. The nurse is assessing a preschooler for hip dysplasia. Which assessment would the nurse include? - Trendelenburg sign- child bears weight on the affected leg while holding on to something for balance. Examiner observes from behind for abnormal downward tilting of the pelvis on the unaffected side. Which disorder would require the infant to be placed on the side to sleep to avoid airway obstruction? - Pierre Robin Syndrome (small mandible, cleft palate, and glossoptosis) An accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the ventricles or subarachnoid space is known as what? - Hydrocephalus The best way in which a nurse can detect congenital hydrocephalus prior to brain tissue damange is to....? - Measure the infants head circumference at birth, then compare the measurement prior to discharge Baby born with cleft lip. How can the nurse be a role model to the mother? - Hold the infant warmly, smile and play/talk with baby A father brings his 18 month old son to the clinic. He asks the nurse why his son is so difficult to please, has temper tantrums, and annoys him by throwing food from the table. Which principle of growth should the nurse explain? - The child is learning to assert independence and his behavior is considered normal for his age Which is the best way for an infants father to help his child complete the developmental task of the first year? - Respond to her consistently Child 6 years old, school aged, according to Erickson, the nurse should identify which developmental tasks to integrate health promotion activities with during this period? - How to do things well It is important to teach families of infants about preventing what type of injuries? - Aspirations and falls 10 month old infant, which fine motor skills should the nurse expect of the infant? - grasp rattle by hand and crude pincer grasp What type of new foods should a parent of a 4 month of introduce? - Iron fortified cereals A nurse is assessing a 12 month old infant at a well child visit. What should the birth weight have been? - Should triple An infants mother asks the nurse, "When should I expect my daughter to being to walk?" - most children walk around 12 months The nurse is discussing object permanence with the mother of a 2 month old infant. Which action would the infant illustrate that he understands object permanence? - The child looks for the mother after she walks away A nurse is teaching a parent about parallel play in children. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in teaching? - The child plays independently when in a group A toddler seems unable to remain dry despite being toilet trained. Which patient teaching should be included in his plan of care? - He probably is not yet physically ready for toilet training A nurse is providing teaching about age appropriate activities to the parents of a 2 year old. Which of the following statements by the parent indicates an understanding of the teaching? - "I will send my childs favorite stuffed animal when she will be napping away from home" The parent of a 2 year old child are concerned becuase their childs back seems curved. What is the best respone? - This is normal for that age A toddlers mother is concerned because her toddler takes her blanket everywhere. Which advice is most appropriate? - Understand that this is probably a normal event. Preschool children tend to center on information. Which is the best description of this action? - They may concentrate on one part of the procedure and appear not to hear another A previously toilet trained 4 year old child has many episodes of incontinence while in the hospital. What action should the nurse implement? - Explain that children will usually quickly regain control over a previously mastered skill once home again (regression) A nurse is performing a developmental screening on a 3 year old child. Which of the following skills should the nurse expect the child to perform? - Ride a tricycle A nurse is caring for a preschool age child who says she needs to leave the hospital because her doll is scared to be at home alone. Which of the following characteristics of preoperational thought is the child exhibiting? - Animism A nurse is caring for a preschooler. Which of the following is an expected behavior of a preschool age child? - Relating fears to magical thinking A 4 year old boy will not stop throwing sand at his sister. Which of the following punishments would be most effective with this child? - Time out for 4 minutes Which patient education should the nurse provide to the mother of a preschooler with broken fluency? - Allow the preschooler to have time to talk What would a game you might play to urge a school aged child to ingest a high fluid intake? - Simon says An 8 year old eats lunch daily in the school cafeteria. What is the best way to feel assured that he will eat a balanced lunch daily? - Use visual aids to demonstrate appropriate food selections. A 10 year old becomes very upset and expresses sympathy for his friend whose dog has just died. This kind of reaction is an indication that he has achieved which step in cognitive thinking? - Decentering A 12 year old recently began smoking cigarettes. What patient teaching should the nurse provide at a health maintenance visit? - Cigarette smoking is associated with long term respiratory and cardiovascular effects. In developing a plan for peri-operative teaching for an adolescent, which is important for the nurse to recognize? - Adolescents may act as if they know more then they actually do. The parents of an adolescent boy are concerned about the amount of sleep he seems to require. What advice would you give them? - As long as he seems otherwise well, this sounds like a typical teenager. The nurse working with adolescents understands which to be the most widely used drug amoung adolescents? - Alcohol When encouraging an adolescent who is hospitalized and physically challenged or chronically ill to develop and maintain a sense of identity, which is the best nursing action? - Providing the opportunity for the individual to make decisions. Pressing a tongue blade against the back of the throat causes a gag reflex. When would the nurse know not to elicit a ga