PROCTORED PEDIATRICS ATI EXAM:
2025/2026, WITH CORRECT/ACCURATE
ANSWERS
(PROCTORED PEDIATRICS)
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a toddler who has bacterial
meningitis caused by
Haemophilus influenza type B. which of the following isolation guidelines
should the nurse
plan to initiate?
a) Protective environment
b) Contact precautions
c) Airborne precautions
d) Droplet precautions
- Correct Answer-D
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of a 4-month-old infant who
has a new
,prescription for nystatin to treat oral candidiasis and is breastfeeding. Which
of the
following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a) Continue nystatin for 2 weeks after the symptoms disappear.
b) Clean the infant's pacifier every 2 days.
c) Discontinue breastfeeding until the infant is symptom-free.
d) Wipe the white patches from the infant's tongue using a gauze pad.
- Correct Answer-A
A nurse is reinforcing dietary teaching with an adolescent who is a lacto-
vegetarian and had
iron deficiency anemia. The nurse should recommend which of the following
as the best
source of iron?
a) 1 cup (8 oz)
b) 1 cup (8 oz) apple juice
c) ½ cup (4 oz) sweet green peppers
d) ⅛ cup (1 oz) low-fat cheese -
Correct Answer-A
. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of an infant who has a new
diagnosis of
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Which of the following statements
made by the
parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a) "The antiretroviral medication will stop the progression of the disease."
b) "It won't be possible for my child to attend daycare."
,c) "I should bring my child in for immunizations on schedule."
d) "My child's nutritional needs will not change."
- Correct Answer-C
A nurse is preparing to assist a provider with a lumbar puncture for a school-
age child. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?
a) Labeling collected specimens
b) Providing reassurance to the child
c) Maintaining the child's position (The greatest risk to the child is injury
to the spinal
nerves or the major vessels. Therefore, the priority action is for the nurse to
maintain the
child's position to prevent trauma.)
d) Monitoring the child's vital signs
- Correct Answer-C
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with the guardians of a 6-month-old
infant
following a surgical procedure to repair a hypospadias. Which of the
following instructions
should the nurse include?
a) Wait 1 week before giving the infant a tub bath
b) Apply antifungal ointment to the infant's penis.
c) Avoid giving the infant fruit juice.
d) Apply dry gauze dressing to the infant's penis twice daily
- Correct Answer-A
, A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardians of a school-age child who
has frequent nosebleeds. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include?
a. place ice on the child's forehead
b. apply pressure to the child's nose
c. have the child lie down to rest until the bleeding stops
d. tape cotton gauze on the child's nose -
Correct Answer-b
A nurse is caring for a 3 year old female child who is prescribed an indwelling
urinary catheter. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when
performing this procedure?
a. place a nonsterile drape under the buttocks
b. use a catheter that is 12 french in size
c. insert the catheter another 10 cm (3.9 in) after urine returns
d. Apply 2% lidocaine lubricant into the urethral meatus
- Correct Answer-d
A nurse is reinforcing teaching regarding the immunization schedule with
the parent of a 6 month old infant during a well-baby visit. Which of the
following statements by the parent indicated an understanding of the
teaching?
a. my baby will receive his third dtap vaccine
b. my baby is old enough to receive the varicella vaccine today
c. my baby will receive his final polio vaccine today
d. my baby will receive his first hepatitis b vaccine today
- Correct Answer-a
A nurse in a pediatric clinic is assessing a toddler at a well-child visit. Which
of the
following actions should the nurse take?
2025/2026, WITH CORRECT/ACCURATE
ANSWERS
(PROCTORED PEDIATRICS)
A nurse is assisting with the admission of a toddler who has bacterial
meningitis caused by
Haemophilus influenza type B. which of the following isolation guidelines
should the nurse
plan to initiate?
a) Protective environment
b) Contact precautions
c) Airborne precautions
d) Droplet precautions
- Correct Answer-D
A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of a 4-month-old infant who
has a new
,prescription for nystatin to treat oral candidiasis and is breastfeeding. Which
of the
following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a) Continue nystatin for 2 weeks after the symptoms disappear.
b) Clean the infant's pacifier every 2 days.
c) Discontinue breastfeeding until the infant is symptom-free.
d) Wipe the white patches from the infant's tongue using a gauze pad.
- Correct Answer-A
A nurse is reinforcing dietary teaching with an adolescent who is a lacto-
vegetarian and had
iron deficiency anemia. The nurse should recommend which of the following
as the best
source of iron?
a) 1 cup (8 oz)
b) 1 cup (8 oz) apple juice
c) ½ cup (4 oz) sweet green peppers
d) ⅛ cup (1 oz) low-fat cheese -
Correct Answer-A
. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the parent of an infant who has a new
diagnosis of
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Which of the following statements
made by the
parent indicates an understanding of the teaching?
a) "The antiretroviral medication will stop the progression of the disease."
b) "It won't be possible for my child to attend daycare."
,c) "I should bring my child in for immunizations on schedule."
d) "My child's nutritional needs will not change."
- Correct Answer-C
A nurse is preparing to assist a provider with a lumbar puncture for a school-
age child. Which of the following actions is the nurse's priority?
a) Labeling collected specimens
b) Providing reassurance to the child
c) Maintaining the child's position (The greatest risk to the child is injury
to the spinal
nerves or the major vessels. Therefore, the priority action is for the nurse to
maintain the
child's position to prevent trauma.)
d) Monitoring the child's vital signs
- Correct Answer-C
A nurse is reinforcing discharge teaching with the guardians of a 6-month-old
infant
following a surgical procedure to repair a hypospadias. Which of the
following instructions
should the nurse include?
a) Wait 1 week before giving the infant a tub bath
b) Apply antifungal ointment to the infant's penis.
c) Avoid giving the infant fruit juice.
d) Apply dry gauze dressing to the infant's penis twice daily
- Correct Answer-A
, A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardians of a school-age child who
has frequent nosebleeds. Which of the following instructions should the nurse
include?
a. place ice on the child's forehead
b. apply pressure to the child's nose
c. have the child lie down to rest until the bleeding stops
d. tape cotton gauze on the child's nose -
Correct Answer-b
A nurse is caring for a 3 year old female child who is prescribed an indwelling
urinary catheter. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when
performing this procedure?
a. place a nonsterile drape under the buttocks
b. use a catheter that is 12 french in size
c. insert the catheter another 10 cm (3.9 in) after urine returns
d. Apply 2% lidocaine lubricant into the urethral meatus
- Correct Answer-d
A nurse is reinforcing teaching regarding the immunization schedule with
the parent of a 6 month old infant during a well-baby visit. Which of the
following statements by the parent indicated an understanding of the
teaching?
a. my baby will receive his third dtap vaccine
b. my baby is old enough to receive the varicella vaccine today
c. my baby will receive his final polio vaccine today
d. my baby will receive his first hepatitis b vaccine today
- Correct Answer-a
A nurse in a pediatric clinic is assessing a toddler at a well-child visit. Which
of the
following actions should the nurse take?
