2024 PEDS ATI Proctored Exam with Verified Answers
1. A school nurse is assessing a child who has B) Nausea
been stung by a bee. The child's hand is D) Urticaria
swelling and the nurse notes that the child is E) Stridor
allergic to insect stings. Which of the follow-
ing findings should the nurse expect if the
child develops anaphylaxis? (SATA)
A) Bradycardia
B) Nausea
C) Hypertension
D) Urticaria
E) Stridor
2. A nurse is caring for a client who is un- A) Test for the presence of
conscious. Which of the following actions the clients gag reflex
should the nurse take when providing oral
care for the client?
A) Test for the presence of the clients gag
reflex
B) Place the client in the supine position
C) Use a firm toothbrush for tooth and gum
care
D) Use 2 gauze-wrapped fingers to hold the
mouth open
3. A nurse is planning care for a client who has A) Avoid IM injection
acute myelogenous leukemia and a platelet
count of 48,000/mm^3. Which of the follow
interventions should the nurse include?
A) Avoid IM injections
B) Assess the client for ecchymosis once per
shift
C) Do not allow the client to have visitors
D) Encourage daily flossing between teeth
4. A nurse is preparing to assess the function C) Cotton wisps
of the clients trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve
, 2024 PEDS ATI Proctored Exam with Verified Answers
V). Which of the following items should the
nurse gather for the test?
A) Sugar
B) Coffee
C) Cotton wisps
D) Snellen chart
5. A nurse is caring for a client with alcohol use D) Disulfiram
disorder who has undergone detoxification.
Which of the following medications should
the nurse expect the provider to prescribe to
assist the client with maintaining sobriety
A) Varenicline
B) Clonidine
C) Buprenorphine
D) Disulfiram
6. A newly admitted client who has major de- C) "Do you feel like you
pressive disorder states to the nurse, "I'm a don't deserve to feel good
failure, I can't even cope with the little things about yourself?"
anymore." Which of the following responses
should the nurse provide?
A) "What happened in your life to make you
feel like such a failure?"
B) "It sounds as if you are feeling pretty over-
whelmed right now"
C) "Do you feel like you don't deserve to feel
good about yourself?"
D) "I know you feel like that now, but you'll
feel differently when you get better"
7. A nurse is caring for a middle-aged adult B) "I think I have done a
client. The nurse should identify which of the good job with my children
following statements as an indication that since they are all indepen-
the client has completed Eriksons develop- dent now."
mental task for her age group?
, 2024 PEDS ATI Proctored Exam with Verified Answers
A) "I am comfortable with my decision to
choose a lifelong partner."
B) "I think I have done a good job with my
children since they are all independent now."
C) "As I look back over my life, I can see that
I have achieved most of the goals I set for
myself."
D) I love my work so much that it's difficult to
think about retirement."
8. A nurse is conducting an admission inter- A) Clients level of comfort
view with a client. Which of the following and ability to participate in
pieces of assessment information should the interview
the nurse collect during the introductory
phase of the interview?"
A) Clients level of comfort and ability to par-
ticipate in the interview
B) Previous illnesses and surgeries
C) Events surrounding the clients recent ill-
ness
D) Sociocultural history
9. A nurse is planning to assess the abdomen A) Inspection
of a client who reports feeling bloated for
several weeks. Which of the following meth-
ods of assessment should the nurse use
first?
A) inspection
B) Auscultation
C) Percussion
D)Palpation
10. A nurse is performing a comprehensive D) Gait
physical assessment of a client. The nurse
should use inspection to assess which of the
following?
A) Liver size
B) Pedal edema
, 2024 PEDS ATI Proctored Exam with Verified Answers
C) Skin texture
D) Gait
11. A nurse is caring for a client who is immobile. C) Decreased cardiac out-
The nurse should recognize that immobility put
places the client at risk of which of the fol-
lowing health alterations?
A) Increased intestinal motility
B) Respiratory alkalosis
C) Decreased cardiac output
D) Hypocalcemia
12. A nurse is preparing to perform mouth care C) Raise the level of the bed
for an unresponsive client. Which of the fol-
lowing actions should the nurse plan to
take?
A) Place the client supine
B) Keep both side rails up
C) Raise the level of the bed
D) Inspect the clients mouth using a finger
sweep
13. A nurse is preparing to administer an after- D) The client threw the med-
noon dose of ampicillin to a client. The client ication on the floor
appears upset and refuses to take the med-
ication before throwing the pill on the floor.
Which of the following entries should the
nurse enter into the clients medical record?
A) the client refuses to take medication today
B) The client states, "I will not take this pill."
C) The client seemed angry and hostile
D) The client threw the medication on the
floor
14. A nurse is a rehabilitation facility is observ- A) Locking the brakes on
ing an assistive personal (AP) help a client the bed and the wheelchair
transfer from a bed to a wheelchair. Which of before moving the client
the following actions indicates to the nurse
that the AP understands how to perform this
task
1. A school nurse is assessing a child who has B) Nausea
been stung by a bee. The child's hand is D) Urticaria
swelling and the nurse notes that the child is E) Stridor
allergic to insect stings. Which of the follow-
ing findings should the nurse expect if the
child develops anaphylaxis? (SATA)
A) Bradycardia
B) Nausea
C) Hypertension
D) Urticaria
E) Stridor
2. A nurse is caring for a client who is un- A) Test for the presence of
conscious. Which of the following actions the clients gag reflex
should the nurse take when providing oral
care for the client?
A) Test for the presence of the clients gag
reflex
B) Place the client in the supine position
C) Use a firm toothbrush for tooth and gum
care
D) Use 2 gauze-wrapped fingers to hold the
mouth open
3. A nurse is planning care for a client who has A) Avoid IM injection
acute myelogenous leukemia and a platelet
count of 48,000/mm^3. Which of the follow
interventions should the nurse include?
A) Avoid IM injections
B) Assess the client for ecchymosis once per
shift
C) Do not allow the client to have visitors
D) Encourage daily flossing between teeth
4. A nurse is preparing to assess the function C) Cotton wisps
of the clients trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve
, 2024 PEDS ATI Proctored Exam with Verified Answers
V). Which of the following items should the
nurse gather for the test?
A) Sugar
B) Coffee
C) Cotton wisps
D) Snellen chart
5. A nurse is caring for a client with alcohol use D) Disulfiram
disorder who has undergone detoxification.
Which of the following medications should
the nurse expect the provider to prescribe to
assist the client with maintaining sobriety
A) Varenicline
B) Clonidine
C) Buprenorphine
D) Disulfiram
6. A newly admitted client who has major de- C) "Do you feel like you
pressive disorder states to the nurse, "I'm a don't deserve to feel good
failure, I can't even cope with the little things about yourself?"
anymore." Which of the following responses
should the nurse provide?
A) "What happened in your life to make you
feel like such a failure?"
B) "It sounds as if you are feeling pretty over-
whelmed right now"
C) "Do you feel like you don't deserve to feel
good about yourself?"
D) "I know you feel like that now, but you'll
feel differently when you get better"
7. A nurse is caring for a middle-aged adult B) "I think I have done a
client. The nurse should identify which of the good job with my children
following statements as an indication that since they are all indepen-
the client has completed Eriksons develop- dent now."
mental task for her age group?
, 2024 PEDS ATI Proctored Exam with Verified Answers
A) "I am comfortable with my decision to
choose a lifelong partner."
B) "I think I have done a good job with my
children since they are all independent now."
C) "As I look back over my life, I can see that
I have achieved most of the goals I set for
myself."
D) I love my work so much that it's difficult to
think about retirement."
8. A nurse is conducting an admission inter- A) Clients level of comfort
view with a client. Which of the following and ability to participate in
pieces of assessment information should the interview
the nurse collect during the introductory
phase of the interview?"
A) Clients level of comfort and ability to par-
ticipate in the interview
B) Previous illnesses and surgeries
C) Events surrounding the clients recent ill-
ness
D) Sociocultural history
9. A nurse is planning to assess the abdomen A) Inspection
of a client who reports feeling bloated for
several weeks. Which of the following meth-
ods of assessment should the nurse use
first?
A) inspection
B) Auscultation
C) Percussion
D)Palpation
10. A nurse is performing a comprehensive D) Gait
physical assessment of a client. The nurse
should use inspection to assess which of the
following?
A) Liver size
B) Pedal edema
, 2024 PEDS ATI Proctored Exam with Verified Answers
C) Skin texture
D) Gait
11. A nurse is caring for a client who is immobile. C) Decreased cardiac out-
The nurse should recognize that immobility put
places the client at risk of which of the fol-
lowing health alterations?
A) Increased intestinal motility
B) Respiratory alkalosis
C) Decreased cardiac output
D) Hypocalcemia
12. A nurse is preparing to perform mouth care C) Raise the level of the bed
for an unresponsive client. Which of the fol-
lowing actions should the nurse plan to
take?
A) Place the client supine
B) Keep both side rails up
C) Raise the level of the bed
D) Inspect the clients mouth using a finger
sweep
13. A nurse is preparing to administer an after- D) The client threw the med-
noon dose of ampicillin to a client. The client ication on the floor
appears upset and refuses to take the med-
ication before throwing the pill on the floor.
Which of the following entries should the
nurse enter into the clients medical record?
A) the client refuses to take medication today
B) The client states, "I will not take this pill."
C) The client seemed angry and hostile
D) The client threw the medication on the
floor
14. A nurse is a rehabilitation facility is observ- A) Locking the brakes on
ing an assistive personal (AP) help a client the bed and the wheelchair
transfer from a bed to a wheelchair. Which of before moving the client
the following actions indicates to the nurse
that the AP understands how to perform this
task
