ATI RN-PN NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN TEST BANK EXAM
2024-2025 QUESTIONS And ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a toddler who has had three ear infections in the past 5 months. The nurse
should identify that this places the toddler at risk for developing which of the following long-
term complications?
A. Balance difficulties
B. Rash
C. Speech delays
D. Mastoiditis - ANSWER--Speech delays
A nurse is collecting data from an infant who has acute otitis media. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? (select all that apply)
A. Decreased pain in the supine position
B. Rolling head side to side
C. Loss of appetite
D. Increased sensitivity to sound
E. Crying - ANSWER--1. Rolling head side to side
2. Loss of appetite
3. Crying
,A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardian of a child who has HIV. Which of the following
information should the nurse include? (select all that apply)
A. Obtain yearly influenza vaccination
B. Monitor a fever for 24 hr before seeking medical care
C. Avoid individuals who have colds
D. Provide nutritional supplements
E. Administer aspirin for pain - ANSWER--1. Obtain yearly influenza vaccination
2. Avoid individuals who have colds
3. Provide nutritional supplements
A nurse is caring for a child who has AIDS. Which of the following isolation precautions should
the nurse initiate?
A. Contact
B. Airborne
C. Droplet
D. Standard - ANSWER--Standard
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a child who has HIV. The nurse should identify which
of the following findings as an indication that the child is in the mildly symptomatic category of
the infection? (select all that apply)
,A. Herpes zoster
B. Anemia
C. Oral candidiasis
D. Hepatomegaly
E. Lympadenopathy - ANSWER--1. Oral candidiasis
2. Hepatomegaly
3. Lympadenopathy
A nurse in a community center is reinforcing teaching with a group of adolescents about
HIV/AIDS. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "You can contract HIV through casual kissing."
B. "HIV is transmitted through IV substance use."
C. "HIV is now curable if caught in the early stages."
D. "Medications inhibit inhibit transmission of the HIV virus." - ANSWER--"HIV is
transmitted through IV substance use."
A nurse is caring for a child who has severely symptomatic HIV. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? (select all that apply)
A. Kaposi's sarcoma
B. Hepatitis
, C. Wasting syndrome
D. Pulmonary candidiasis
E. Cardiomyopathy - ANSWER--1. Kaposi's sarcoma
2. Wasting syndrome
3. Pulmonary candidiasis
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardian of a child who has pediculosis capitis. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse include?
A. Apply mayonnaise to the affected area at night
B. Treat all household pets
C. Use an over the counter medication containing 1% permethrin
D. Discard the child's stuffed animals - ANSWER--Use an over the counter medication
containing 1% permethrin
A nurse is caring for a child who has cellulitis on the hand. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
A. Administer oral antibiotics to the child
B. Cleanse area using Burrow solution
C. Prepare the child for cryotherapy
D. Apply a topical antifungal medication - ANSWER--Administer oral antibiotics to the child
2024-2025 QUESTIONS And ANSWERS
A nurse is caring for a toddler who has had three ear infections in the past 5 months. The nurse
should identify that this places the toddler at risk for developing which of the following long-
term complications?
A. Balance difficulties
B. Rash
C. Speech delays
D. Mastoiditis - ANSWER--Speech delays
A nurse is collecting data from an infant who has acute otitis media. Which of the following
findings should the nurse expect? (select all that apply)
A. Decreased pain in the supine position
B. Rolling head side to side
C. Loss of appetite
D. Increased sensitivity to sound
E. Crying - ANSWER--1. Rolling head side to side
2. Loss of appetite
3. Crying
,A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardian of a child who has HIV. Which of the following
information should the nurse include? (select all that apply)
A. Obtain yearly influenza vaccination
B. Monitor a fever for 24 hr before seeking medical care
C. Avoid individuals who have colds
D. Provide nutritional supplements
E. Administer aspirin for pain - ANSWER--1. Obtain yearly influenza vaccination
2. Avoid individuals who have colds
3. Provide nutritional supplements
A nurse is caring for a child who has AIDS. Which of the following isolation precautions should
the nurse initiate?
A. Contact
B. Airborne
C. Droplet
D. Standard - ANSWER--Standard
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a child who has HIV. The nurse should identify which
of the following findings as an indication that the child is in the mildly symptomatic category of
the infection? (select all that apply)
,A. Herpes zoster
B. Anemia
C. Oral candidiasis
D. Hepatomegaly
E. Lympadenopathy - ANSWER--1. Oral candidiasis
2. Hepatomegaly
3. Lympadenopathy
A nurse in a community center is reinforcing teaching with a group of adolescents about
HIV/AIDS. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching?
A. "You can contract HIV through casual kissing."
B. "HIV is transmitted through IV substance use."
C. "HIV is now curable if caught in the early stages."
D. "Medications inhibit inhibit transmission of the HIV virus." - ANSWER--"HIV is
transmitted through IV substance use."
A nurse is caring for a child who has severely symptomatic HIV. Which of the following findings
should the nurse expect? (select all that apply)
A. Kaposi's sarcoma
B. Hepatitis
, C. Wasting syndrome
D. Pulmonary candidiasis
E. Cardiomyopathy - ANSWER--1. Kaposi's sarcoma
2. Wasting syndrome
3. Pulmonary candidiasis
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardian of a child who has pediculosis capitis. Which of
the following instructions should the nurse include?
A. Apply mayonnaise to the affected area at night
B. Treat all household pets
C. Use an over the counter medication containing 1% permethrin
D. Discard the child's stuffed animals - ANSWER--Use an over the counter medication
containing 1% permethrin
A nurse is caring for a child who has cellulitis on the hand. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
A. Administer oral antibiotics to the child
B. Cleanse area using Burrow solution
C. Prepare the child for cryotherapy
D. Apply a topical antifungal medication - ANSWER--Administer oral antibiotics to the child
