VATI CARE OF CHILDREN EXAM EVALUATION QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
leukocytosis
increased ICP in school age - headache
increased clumsiness
vomiting
infant car safety - 5 point restraint or T shield
rear facing till 20lbs or 2 years
always in back seat
doning PPE - 1. gown
2. mask
3. goggles
4. gloves (always last)
*up the body, then the hands
internal radiation instructions - wear lead shield and always face radiation source
private room and bath for pt
have visitors 6 ft away from patient and source at all times
when to introduce solid foods - 4-6 months
iron fortified rice cereal to start
when does posterior fontanelle close - smaller, triangle
2-3 months
when does anterior fontanelle close - diamond
12-18 months
child gets stronger palmar grasp - 5 months
pincer grasp - precise at 9 months
, under 12 months activities - rattles
mobiles
teething toys
patty cake
playing with balls
crib slats - no more than 2.4 in apart
age appropriate activities toddler (15 months to 2.5 yr) - blocks
look books
push pull toys
ball toss
activities for preschooler (3-5) - playing ball
puzzles
tricycles
dress up
reading
ear medications for child under 3 - pull ear down and back (up and back for after that)
-adults are taller, "reach up"
IM site for infants and small child - vastus lateralis
Increased ICP in infant - early- nausea
late- papilledema
dilated pupils
bradycardia
early signs of hyperglycemia - lethargy
JRA- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis - wear splints at night to avoid deformities and reduce
pain
how often to void to reduce UTIs - every 4 hours
what to do after ear drops in a child - massage anterior ear (pull DOWN and back)
viral meningitis symptoms - nuchal rigidity (neck resists flexion)
fever
photophobia
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+ 2025/2026
leukocytosis
increased ICP in school age - headache
increased clumsiness
vomiting
infant car safety - 5 point restraint or T shield
rear facing till 20lbs or 2 years
always in back seat
doning PPE - 1. gown
2. mask
3. goggles
4. gloves (always last)
*up the body, then the hands
internal radiation instructions - wear lead shield and always face radiation source
private room and bath for pt
have visitors 6 ft away from patient and source at all times
when to introduce solid foods - 4-6 months
iron fortified rice cereal to start
when does posterior fontanelle close - smaller, triangle
2-3 months
when does anterior fontanelle close - diamond
12-18 months
child gets stronger palmar grasp - 5 months
pincer grasp - precise at 9 months
, under 12 months activities - rattles
mobiles
teething toys
patty cake
playing with balls
crib slats - no more than 2.4 in apart
age appropriate activities toddler (15 months to 2.5 yr) - blocks
look books
push pull toys
ball toss
activities for preschooler (3-5) - playing ball
puzzles
tricycles
dress up
reading
ear medications for child under 3 - pull ear down and back (up and back for after that)
-adults are taller, "reach up"
IM site for infants and small child - vastus lateralis
Increased ICP in infant - early- nausea
late- papilledema
dilated pupils
bradycardia
early signs of hyperglycemia - lethargy
JRA- Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis - wear splints at night to avoid deformities and reduce
pain
how often to void to reduce UTIs - every 4 hours
what to do after ear drops in a child - massage anterior ear (pull DOWN and back)
viral meningitis symptoms - nuchal rigidity (neck resists flexion)
fever
photophobia
