2023 PEDS ATI Proctored Final Exam ||
Questions & 100% Accurate Answers
Conceptial Researchers
,2023 PEDS ATI Proctored Final Exam ||
Questions & 100% Accurate Answers
A nurse is planning to assess the abdomen of a client who reports feeling bloated for
several weeks. Which of the following methods of assessment should the nurse use
first?
A) inspection
B) Auscultation
C) Percussion
D)Palpation - ANSWER - A) Inspection
A nurse is performing a comprehensive physical assessment of a client. The nurse
should use inspection to assess which of the following?
A) Liver size
B) Pedal edema
C) Skin texture
D) Gait - ANSWER - D) Gait
A nurse is caring for a client who is immobile. The nurse should recognize that
immobility places the client at risk of which of the following health alterations?
A) Increased intestinal motility
B) Respiratory alkalosis
C) Decreased cardiac output
D) Hypocalcemia - ANSWER - C) Decreased cardiac output
A nurse is preparing to perform mouth care for an unresponsive client. Which of the
following 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 - ANSWER - C)Raise the level of
the bed
A nurse is preparing to administer an afternoon dose of ampicillin to a client. The
client appears upset and refuses to take the medication 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 - ANSWER - D) The client threw the
medication on the floor
A nurse is a rehabilitation facility is observing an assistive personal (AP) help a client
transfer from a bed to a wheelchair. Which of the following actions indicates to the
nurse that the AP understands how to perform this task
A) Locking the brakes on the bed and the wheelchair before moving the client
B) Lowering the footplates of the wheelchair before the transfer
, C) Placing the wheelchair perpendicular to the bed
D) Placing the wheelchair on the clients weaker side prior to the transfer - ANSWER
- A) Locking the brakes on the bed and the wheelchair before moving the client
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and refuses visitors because of his
debilitated physical appearance. Which of the following comments should the nurse
make?
A) "You look just fine to me."
B) "Nobody expects you to look beautiful in the hospital."
C) "I understand how you feel. I would feel the same way."
D) Would you like to talk about how you feel?" - ANSWER - D) "Would you like to
talk about how you feel?"
A nurse is assessing the pH of a clients gastric fluid to confirm the placement of an
NG tube in the stomach. Which of the following pH values should the nurse expect?
A) 6
B) 2
C) 10
D) 8 - ANSWER - B) 2
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to receive transcutaneous electrical
nerve (TENS) for pain management. The client asks the nurse how a TENS unit
helps to relieve pain. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A) "It provides a distraction from the pain"
B) "It modulates the transmission of the pain impulse"
C) "It promotes increased circulation to the painful area"
D) "It elicits a relaxation response" - ANSWER - B) "It modulates the transmission of
the pain impulse"
A nurse is performing a physical assessment of a client. The nurse should recognize
that which of the following places the client at risk of impaired skin integrity?
A) 3+ Achilles reflex
B) Faint pedal pulses
C) Feet warm to the touch bilaterally
D) Capillary refill of <2 seconds - ANSWER - B) Faint pedal pulse
A nurse is assessing a client. Which of the following findings should the nurse
identify as an indication of protein-calorie malnourishment (SATA)
A) Gingivitis
B) Dry, brittle hair
C) Edema
D) Spoon-shaped nails
E) Poor wound healing - ANSWER - B) Dry, brittle hair
D) Spoon-shaped nails
E) Poor wound healing
A nurse is caring for a client who has bilateral casts on her hands. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take when assisting the client with feeding?
A) Sit at the bedside while feeding the client
B) Order puréed foods
Questions & 100% Accurate Answers
Conceptial Researchers
,2023 PEDS ATI Proctored Final Exam ||
Questions & 100% Accurate Answers
A nurse is planning to assess the abdomen of a client who reports feeling bloated for
several weeks. Which of the following methods of assessment should the nurse use
first?
A) inspection
B) Auscultation
C) Percussion
D)Palpation - ANSWER - A) Inspection
A nurse is performing a comprehensive physical assessment of a client. The nurse
should use inspection to assess which of the following?
A) Liver size
B) Pedal edema
C) Skin texture
D) Gait - ANSWER - D) Gait
A nurse is caring for a client who is immobile. The nurse should recognize that
immobility places the client at risk of which of the following health alterations?
A) Increased intestinal motility
B) Respiratory alkalosis
C) Decreased cardiac output
D) Hypocalcemia - ANSWER - C) Decreased cardiac output
A nurse is preparing to perform mouth care for an unresponsive client. Which of the
following 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 - ANSWER - C)Raise the level of
the bed
A nurse is preparing to administer an afternoon dose of ampicillin to a client. The
client appears upset and refuses to take the medication 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 - ANSWER - D) The client threw the
medication on the floor
A nurse is a rehabilitation facility is observing an assistive personal (AP) help a client
transfer from a bed to a wheelchair. Which of the following actions indicates to the
nurse that the AP understands how to perform this task
A) Locking the brakes on the bed and the wheelchair before moving the client
B) Lowering the footplates of the wheelchair before the transfer
, C) Placing the wheelchair perpendicular to the bed
D) Placing the wheelchair on the clients weaker side prior to the transfer - ANSWER
- A) Locking the brakes on the bed and the wheelchair before moving the client
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and refuses visitors because of his
debilitated physical appearance. Which of the following comments should the nurse
make?
A) "You look just fine to me."
B) "Nobody expects you to look beautiful in the hospital."
C) "I understand how you feel. I would feel the same way."
D) Would you like to talk about how you feel?" - ANSWER - D) "Would you like to
talk about how you feel?"
A nurse is assessing the pH of a clients gastric fluid to confirm the placement of an
NG tube in the stomach. Which of the following pH values should the nurse expect?
A) 6
B) 2
C) 10
D) 8 - ANSWER - B) 2
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled to receive transcutaneous electrical
nerve (TENS) for pain management. The client asks the nurse how a TENS unit
helps to relieve pain. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
A) "It provides a distraction from the pain"
B) "It modulates the transmission of the pain impulse"
C) "It promotes increased circulation to the painful area"
D) "It elicits a relaxation response" - ANSWER - B) "It modulates the transmission of
the pain impulse"
A nurse is performing a physical assessment of a client. The nurse should recognize
that which of the following places the client at risk of impaired skin integrity?
A) 3+ Achilles reflex
B) Faint pedal pulses
C) Feet warm to the touch bilaterally
D) Capillary refill of <2 seconds - ANSWER - B) Faint pedal pulse
A nurse is assessing a client. Which of the following findings should the nurse
identify as an indication of protein-calorie malnourishment (SATA)
A) Gingivitis
B) Dry, brittle hair
C) Edema
D) Spoon-shaped nails
E) Poor wound healing - ANSWER - B) Dry, brittle hair
D) Spoon-shaped nails
E) Poor wound healing
A nurse is caring for a client who has bilateral casts on her hands. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take when assisting the client with feeding?
A) Sit at the bedside while feeding the client
B) Order puréed foods
