PEDS ATI
PEDS ATI PROCTORED EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2023/2024
A nurse is assessing a three-year-old toddler at a well-child visit. Which of the
following manifestations should the nurse report to the provider?
A- Blood pressure 90/ 50
B- respiratory rate 45/min
C- weight 14.5 kg or 32 lb
D- heart rate 110/min - ANS >>B- respiratory rate 45/min; A respiratory rate of 45/min is above the
expected reference range for a 3-year-old
toddler and can indicate respiratory dysfunction and acute respiratory distress.
Therefore, the nurse should report this finding to the provider immediately.
The nurse is providing teaching about Social Development to the parents of a
preschooler. Which of the following play activities should the nurse
recommend for the child?
A- Play pat-a-cake
B- using a push pull toy
C- creating a scrapbook
D- playing dress-up - ANS >>D- playing dress-up; The nurse should instruct the parents that at the
preschool age, play should focus
on social, mental, and physical development. Therefore, playing dress-up is a
recommended play activity for this child.
A nurse is teaching the parents of a newborn about ways to prevent sudden
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infant death syndrome SIDS. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include?
A- Place the infant in a prone position to sleep.
B- Allow the infant to sleep on a large pillow.
C- User soft mattress in the infant's crib.
D- Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime. - ANS >>D- Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime; The nurse
should inform the parent that protective factors against SIDS include
breastfeeding and the use of a pacifier when the infant is sleeping.
A- The nurse should instruct the parent to place the infant in a supine
A nurse is assessing an infant who has pneumonia. Which of the following
findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
A- Nasal flaring
B- WBC 11,300
C- diarrhea
D- abdominal distension - ANS >>A- Nasal flaring; When using the airway, breathing, circulation approach
to client care, the nurse
should place the priority on nasal flaring. Nasal flaring indicates that the
infant is experiencing acute respiratory distress.
A school nurse is assessing a school-age child blood pressure while he is seated
in a chair. The child starts to experience a tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
A- Clear the immediate area around the child of hazardous objects
B- loosen the child restrictive clothing
C- assist the child to a side-lying position on the floor
D- apply an oxygen mask to the child - ANS >>C- assist the child to a side-lying position on the floor; The
greatest risk to this child is aspiration, occlusion of the airway, and bodily
injury from falling out of the chair. The nurse should ease the child down to
floor in a side-lying position immediately. This position enables the child's
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secretions to drain from the mouth, preventing aspiration, and maintaining a
patent airway.
A nurse is receiving change-of-shift Report on for children. Which of the
following children should the nurse assesses first?
A- A toddler who has a concussion and an episode of forceful vomiting
B- an adolescent who has infective endocarditis and reports having a headache
C- an adolescent who was placed into Halo traction 1 hour ago and rates his pain
at a 6 on a 0-10 scale
D- school-age child who has acute glomerulonephritis and brown colored urine - ANS >>A- A toddler who
has a concussion and an episode of forceful vomiting; When using the urgent vs. no urgent approach to
client care, the nurse should assess
this child first. An episode of forceful vomiting is an indication of increased
intracranial pressure in a toddler who has a concussion.
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for an adolescent who has
severe abdominal pain due to appendicitis. Which of the following
locations should the nurse identify as mcburney's point? - ANS >>A is correct. The nurse should identify
the lower right quadrant of the abdomen
between the umbilicus and the anterior iliac crest as the location of Burney's
point.
The nurse is preparing to administer an immunization to a four-year-old child.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
A- Place the child in a prone position for the immunization
B- request that the child's caregiver leave the room during the immunization
C- administer the immunization using a 24-gauge needle
D- inject the immunization slowly after aspirating for 3 seconds - ANS >>C- administer the immunization
using a 24-gauge needle; The nurse should administer an immunization for a 4-year-old child using a 24-
gauge needle to minimize the amount of pain experienced by the toddler.
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PEDS ATI PROCTORED EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2023/2024
A nurse is assessing a three-year-old toddler at a well-child visit. Which of the
following manifestations should the nurse report to the provider?
A- Blood pressure 90/ 50
B- respiratory rate 45/min
C- weight 14.5 kg or 32 lb
D- heart rate 110/min - ANS >>B- respiratory rate 45/min; A respiratory rate of 45/min is above the
expected reference range for a 3-year-old
toddler and can indicate respiratory dysfunction and acute respiratory distress.
Therefore, the nurse should report this finding to the provider immediately.
The nurse is providing teaching about Social Development to the parents of a
preschooler. Which of the following play activities should the nurse
recommend for the child?
A- Play pat-a-cake
B- using a push pull toy
C- creating a scrapbook
D- playing dress-up - ANS >>D- playing dress-up; The nurse should instruct the parents that at the
preschool age, play should focus
on social, mental, and physical development. Therefore, playing dress-up is a
recommended play activity for this child.
A nurse is teaching the parents of a newborn about ways to prevent sudden
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infant death syndrome SIDS. Which of the following instructions should the
nurse include?
A- Place the infant in a prone position to sleep.
B- Allow the infant to sleep on a large pillow.
C- User soft mattress in the infant's crib.
D- Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime. - ANS >>D- Give the infant a pacifier at bedtime; The nurse
should inform the parent that protective factors against SIDS include
breastfeeding and the use of a pacifier when the infant is sleeping.
A- The nurse should instruct the parent to place the infant in a supine
A nurse is assessing an infant who has pneumonia. Which of the following
findings is the priority for the nurse to report to the provider?
A- Nasal flaring
B- WBC 11,300
C- diarrhea
D- abdominal distension - ANS >>A- Nasal flaring; When using the airway, breathing, circulation approach
to client care, the nurse
should place the priority on nasal flaring. Nasal flaring indicates that the
infant is experiencing acute respiratory distress.
A school nurse is assessing a school-age child blood pressure while he is seated
in a chair. The child starts to experience a tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take first?
A- Clear the immediate area around the child of hazardous objects
B- loosen the child restrictive clothing
C- assist the child to a side-lying position on the floor
D- apply an oxygen mask to the child - ANS >>C- assist the child to a side-lying position on the floor; The
greatest risk to this child is aspiration, occlusion of the airway, and bodily
injury from falling out of the chair. The nurse should ease the child down to
floor in a side-lying position immediately. This position enables the child's
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secretions to drain from the mouth, preventing aspiration, and maintaining a
patent airway.
A nurse is receiving change-of-shift Report on for children. Which of the
following children should the nurse assesses first?
A- A toddler who has a concussion and an episode of forceful vomiting
B- an adolescent who has infective endocarditis and reports having a headache
C- an adolescent who was placed into Halo traction 1 hour ago and rates his pain
at a 6 on a 0-10 scale
D- school-age child who has acute glomerulonephritis and brown colored urine - ANS >>A- A toddler who
has a concussion and an episode of forceful vomiting; When using the urgent vs. no urgent approach to
client care, the nurse should assess
this child first. An episode of forceful vomiting is an indication of increased
intracranial pressure in a toddler who has a concussion.
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for an adolescent who has
severe abdominal pain due to appendicitis. Which of the following
locations should the nurse identify as mcburney's point? - ANS >>A is correct. The nurse should identify
the lower right quadrant of the abdomen
between the umbilicus and the anterior iliac crest as the location of Burney's
point.
The nurse is preparing to administer an immunization to a four-year-old child.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
A- Place the child in a prone position for the immunization
B- request that the child's caregiver leave the room during the immunization
C- administer the immunization using a 24-gauge needle
D- inject the immunization slowly after aspirating for 3 seconds - ANS >>C- administer the immunization
using a 24-gauge needle; The nurse should administer an immunization for a 4-year-old child using a 24-
gauge needle to minimize the amount of pain experienced by the toddler.
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