ATI NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN EXAM GUIDE
2025
|MOST COMMON QUESTIONS WITH CORRECTLY
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ALREADY A+
GRADED|GUARANTEED PASS
Anterior fontanelle - 12-18 mos
Posterior fontanelle - 6-8 weeks
Rooting, palmar, moro, startle, tonic neck. - 3-4 mos
Plantar - 8 mos
Babinski - 1 yr
Stepping - 4 weeks
0-1 Respiratory rate - 30-35
1-2 Respiratory rate - 25-30
2-6 Respiratory rate - 19-21
12 Respiratory rate - 16-19
6 mos weight - doubled
12 mos weight - tripled
30 mos weight - quadrupled
Preferred site for IM injections in children - Vastus lateralis
(want in supine position)
FLACC scale - 2 mos - 7 years
,FACES scale - 3 years +
Numeric scale - 5 years +
Vaccines that prevent bacterial meningitis - PCV and Hib
Bacterial meningitis - CSF cloudy
Elevated WBC
Elevated protein
Decrease glucose
+ gram stain
Viral meningitis - Clear CSF
Normal glucose
Normal protein
- gram stain
Tonic - Contraction of entire body, with arms flexed and legs, head and neck extended
Clonic - Violent jerking movements of the body
Absence seizure - Loss of conciousness, looks like day dreaming, drops hand held objects
First sign of increased ICP in children - Irritability
Hypoxemia - Tachypnea
Tachycardia
Nasal flaring
Restlessness
Use of accessory muscles
*cyanosis early sign in infants
Epiglotittis - Hoarseness and difficulty speaking, difficulty swallowing, drooling, stridor
Anticholinergic - can't see, can't spit, can't pee, can't shit
,Peak flow reading - highest of the 3
Cystic fibrosis diet - High calorie
High protein
Enzymes
Fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, K
Ventricular septal defect (VSD) - Loud, harsh murmur heard at left sternal boarder.
Hole between right and left ventricle causing L-R shunt.
Atrial septal defect (ASD) - Loud, hash murmur with fixed split second sound
Hole between right and left atria causing L-R shunt.
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) - Murmur (machine hum), bounding pulses, wide pulse
pressure
Conduit between pulmonary artery and aorta fails to close and results in increased pulmonary
blood flow. L-R shunt.
Tetralogy of fallot
"PROV" - -Pulmonary stenosis
-Right ventricular hypertrophy
-Overriding aorta
-Ventricular septal defect
Cyanosis at birth that progressively gets worse
Episodes of acute cyanosis and hypoxia "tet" spells
, Coarctation of the aorta - Obstructs blood flow from the ventricle
upper body: bounding pulses, high blood pressure
lower body: low blood pressure, weak pulses, cold feet
Dizziness, headaches, fainting, or nosebleeds
Pulmonary stenosis - Systolic ejection murmur, cardiomegaly
Transposition of the great arteries - Aorta connected to right ventricle and pulmonary
artery to the left ventricle.
Septal defect of PDA must exist to oxygenate the blood.
Jones criteria for Rheumatic fever - Major:
Carditis
SubQ nodules (non-tender)
Polyarthritis (knees, elbows, ankles etc.)
Rash (erythema marginatum)
Chorea (purposeless muscle movements)
Minor:
Fever
Arthralgia
Will have elevated C-reactive protein
Rheumatic fever - Reaction to Group A beta-hemolytic strep (GABHS) infection
Kawasaki - Acute systemic vasculitis
2025
|MOST COMMON QUESTIONS WITH CORRECTLY
VERIFIED ANSWERS|ALREADY A+
GRADED|GUARANTEED PASS
Anterior fontanelle - 12-18 mos
Posterior fontanelle - 6-8 weeks
Rooting, palmar, moro, startle, tonic neck. - 3-4 mos
Plantar - 8 mos
Babinski - 1 yr
Stepping - 4 weeks
0-1 Respiratory rate - 30-35
1-2 Respiratory rate - 25-30
2-6 Respiratory rate - 19-21
12 Respiratory rate - 16-19
6 mos weight - doubled
12 mos weight - tripled
30 mos weight - quadrupled
Preferred site for IM injections in children - Vastus lateralis
(want in supine position)
FLACC scale - 2 mos - 7 years
,FACES scale - 3 years +
Numeric scale - 5 years +
Vaccines that prevent bacterial meningitis - PCV and Hib
Bacterial meningitis - CSF cloudy
Elevated WBC
Elevated protein
Decrease glucose
+ gram stain
Viral meningitis - Clear CSF
Normal glucose
Normal protein
- gram stain
Tonic - Contraction of entire body, with arms flexed and legs, head and neck extended
Clonic - Violent jerking movements of the body
Absence seizure - Loss of conciousness, looks like day dreaming, drops hand held objects
First sign of increased ICP in children - Irritability
Hypoxemia - Tachypnea
Tachycardia
Nasal flaring
Restlessness
Use of accessory muscles
*cyanosis early sign in infants
Epiglotittis - Hoarseness and difficulty speaking, difficulty swallowing, drooling, stridor
Anticholinergic - can't see, can't spit, can't pee, can't shit
,Peak flow reading - highest of the 3
Cystic fibrosis diet - High calorie
High protein
Enzymes
Fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, K
Ventricular septal defect (VSD) - Loud, harsh murmur heard at left sternal boarder.
Hole between right and left ventricle causing L-R shunt.
Atrial septal defect (ASD) - Loud, hash murmur with fixed split second sound
Hole between right and left atria causing L-R shunt.
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) - Murmur (machine hum), bounding pulses, wide pulse
pressure
Conduit between pulmonary artery and aorta fails to close and results in increased pulmonary
blood flow. L-R shunt.
Tetralogy of fallot
"PROV" - -Pulmonary stenosis
-Right ventricular hypertrophy
-Overriding aorta
-Ventricular septal defect
Cyanosis at birth that progressively gets worse
Episodes of acute cyanosis and hypoxia "tet" spells
, Coarctation of the aorta - Obstructs blood flow from the ventricle
upper body: bounding pulses, high blood pressure
lower body: low blood pressure, weak pulses, cold feet
Dizziness, headaches, fainting, or nosebleeds
Pulmonary stenosis - Systolic ejection murmur, cardiomegaly
Transposition of the great arteries - Aorta connected to right ventricle and pulmonary
artery to the left ventricle.
Septal defect of PDA must exist to oxygenate the blood.
Jones criteria for Rheumatic fever - Major:
Carditis
SubQ nodules (non-tender)
Polyarthritis (knees, elbows, ankles etc.)
Rash (erythema marginatum)
Chorea (purposeless muscle movements)
Minor:
Fever
Arthralgia
Will have elevated C-reactive protein
Rheumatic fever - Reaction to Group A beta-hemolytic strep (GABHS) infection
Kawasaki - Acute systemic vasculitis
