Peds ATI 2024 B, Peds- ATI
Practice Exam A Questions
with Complete Solutions
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,A nurse is assessing the pain level of a 3 year old toddler. Which of the following assessment scales
should the nurse use?
a. FACES
b. Numeric
c. CRIES
d. Visual analog - Correct Answers A
A nurse is planning an educational program to teach parents about protecting their children from
sunburns. Which of the following instructions should the nurse plan to include?
a. "allow your child to play outside during the hours between 10:00am and 2:00pm."
b. "choose a waterproof sunscreen with a minimum SPF of 15."
c. "dress you child in loose weave polyester fabric prior to sun exposure."
d. "reapply sunscreen every 4 hours." - Correct Answers B
A nurse is performing hearing screenings for children at a community health fair. Which of the following
children should the nurse refer to a provider for a more extensive hearing evaluation?
a. an 18 month old toddler who has unintelligible speech
b. a 3 month old infant who has exaggerated startle response
c. a 4 year old preschooler who prefers playing with others rather than alone
d. an 8 month old infant who is not yet making babbling sounds - Correct Answers D
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a 3 month old infant who has rotavirus and is
experiencing acute vomiting and diarrhea. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse
identify as an indication that the infant has moderate to severe dehydration?
a. HR 124
b. increased tear production
,c. sunken anterior fontanel
d. capillary refill 2 seconds - Correct Answers C
A nurse is providing teaching to the family of a school-age child who has juvenile idiopathic arthrisis.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "limit movement of the child's large joints"
b. "encourage the child to perform independent self-care."
c. "provide the child with a soft mattress for sleeping."
d. "schedule a 2 hour daily nap for the child in the afternoon." - Correct Answers B
A nurse is planning care for a school age child who has a tunneled central venous access device. Which
of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
a. use sterile scissors to remove the dressing from the site
b. irrigate each lumen weekly with 10 ml of 0.9% sodium chloride solution when not in use
c. access the site suing a noncoring angle needle
d. use a semipermeable transparent depressing to cover the site - Correct Answers D
A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the parent of a toddler. Which of the following expected
behavior characteristics of toddlers should the nurse include?
a. controls impulsive feelings
b. understands right from wrong
c. easily separates from parents for long periods of time
d. expresses likes and dislikes - Correct Answers D
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a school age child who has moderate persistent
asthma. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
, a. "you should give your child their salmeterol inhaler every 4 hours when they are having an acute
episode of wheezing."
b. "you should monitor your child's weight weekly while they are receiving inhaled corticosteroids
therapy."
c. "pulmonary function tests will be performed every 12-24 months to evaluate how your child is
responding to therapy."
d. "when using the peak expiratory flow meter, record your child's average of three readings." - Correct
Answers C
A nurse is assessing an adolescent who received a sodium polystyrene sulfonate enema. Which of the
following findings indicates effectiveness of the medication?
a. reports an absence of nausea and vomiting
b. reports experiencing an onset of loose stools within 15 minutes of administration
c. serum potassium level 4.1 mEq/L
d. blood pressure 86/52 mm Hg - Correct Answers C
A nurse is assessing an infant who has pneumonia. Which of the following findings is the priority for the
nurse to report the provider?
a. nasal flaring
b. WBC count 11,300/mm^3
c. diarrhea
d. abdominal distension - Correct Answers A
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the guardian of a school age child who has undergone a
tonsillectomy. Which of the following statements by the guardian indicates an understanding the
teaching?
a. "my child can resume usual activities since this year just an outpatient surgery."
b. "my child will be able to drink the chocolate milkshake I promised to get for them tonight."
c. "I will notify the doctor if I notice that my child is swallowing frequently."
Practice Exam A Questions
with Complete Solutions
Denning [Date] [Course title]
,A nurse is assessing the pain level of a 3 year old toddler. Which of the following assessment scales
should the nurse use?
a. FACES
b. Numeric
c. CRIES
d. Visual analog - Correct Answers A
A nurse is planning an educational program to teach parents about protecting their children from
sunburns. Which of the following instructions should the nurse plan to include?
a. "allow your child to play outside during the hours between 10:00am and 2:00pm."
b. "choose a waterproof sunscreen with a minimum SPF of 15."
c. "dress you child in loose weave polyester fabric prior to sun exposure."
d. "reapply sunscreen every 4 hours." - Correct Answers B
A nurse is performing hearing screenings for children at a community health fair. Which of the following
children should the nurse refer to a provider for a more extensive hearing evaluation?
a. an 18 month old toddler who has unintelligible speech
b. a 3 month old infant who has exaggerated startle response
c. a 4 year old preschooler who prefers playing with others rather than alone
d. an 8 month old infant who is not yet making babbling sounds - Correct Answers D
A nurse in an emergency department is assessing a 3 month old infant who has rotavirus and is
experiencing acute vomiting and diarrhea. Which of the following manifestations should the nurse
identify as an indication that the infant has moderate to severe dehydration?
a. HR 124
b. increased tear production
,c. sunken anterior fontanel
d. capillary refill 2 seconds - Correct Answers C
A nurse is providing teaching to the family of a school-age child who has juvenile idiopathic arthrisis.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "limit movement of the child's large joints"
b. "encourage the child to perform independent self-care."
c. "provide the child with a soft mattress for sleeping."
d. "schedule a 2 hour daily nap for the child in the afternoon." - Correct Answers B
A nurse is planning care for a school age child who has a tunneled central venous access device. Which
of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
a. use sterile scissors to remove the dressing from the site
b. irrigate each lumen weekly with 10 ml of 0.9% sodium chloride solution when not in use
c. access the site suing a noncoring angle needle
d. use a semipermeable transparent depressing to cover the site - Correct Answers D
A nurse is providing anticipatory guidance to the parent of a toddler. Which of the following expected
behavior characteristics of toddlers should the nurse include?
a. controls impulsive feelings
b. understands right from wrong
c. easily separates from parents for long periods of time
d. expresses likes and dislikes - Correct Answers D
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a school age child who has moderate persistent
asthma. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
, a. "you should give your child their salmeterol inhaler every 4 hours when they are having an acute
episode of wheezing."
b. "you should monitor your child's weight weekly while they are receiving inhaled corticosteroids
therapy."
c. "pulmonary function tests will be performed every 12-24 months to evaluate how your child is
responding to therapy."
d. "when using the peak expiratory flow meter, record your child's average of three readings." - Correct
Answers C
A nurse is assessing an adolescent who received a sodium polystyrene sulfonate enema. Which of the
following findings indicates effectiveness of the medication?
a. reports an absence of nausea and vomiting
b. reports experiencing an onset of loose stools within 15 minutes of administration
c. serum potassium level 4.1 mEq/L
d. blood pressure 86/52 mm Hg - Correct Answers C
A nurse is assessing an infant who has pneumonia. Which of the following findings is the priority for the
nurse to report the provider?
a. nasal flaring
b. WBC count 11,300/mm^3
c. diarrhea
d. abdominal distension - Correct Answers A
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the guardian of a school age child who has undergone a
tonsillectomy. Which of the following statements by the guardian indicates an understanding the
teaching?
a. "my child can resume usual activities since this year just an outpatient surgery."
b. "my child will be able to drink the chocolate milkshake I promised to get for them tonight."
c. "I will notify the doctor if I notice that my child is swallowing frequently."
