ATI NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS – LATEST
UPDATE
A nurse manager on a pediatric floor is preparing an education program on working
with families for a group of newly hired nurses. Which of the following should the
nurse include when discussing the developmental theory?
a. describes that stress is inevitable
b. emphasizes that change with one member affects the entire family
c. provides guidance to assist families adapting to stress
d. Defines consistencies in how families change: D
A nurse is assisting a group of parents of adolescents to develop skills that will
improve communication. The nurse heads one parent states "my son knows he better
do what I say".Which of the parenting styles is he exhibiting?
a. Authoritarian
b. Permissive
c. Authroitative
d. Passive: A
A nurse is performimg family assessment.Which of the following should the nurse
include? (select all that apply)
a. medical history
b. parents' education level
c. child's physical growth
d. Support systems
e. Stressors: A, B, D, E
A nurse is preparing to assess a preschool-age child.Which of the following is an
appripirate action by the nurse to prepare the child?
a. Allow the child to role play using miniature equipment
b. use medical terminology to describe what will happen
,c. separate the child from her parents during examination
d. keep medical equipment visible to the child: A
A nurse is checking the vital signs of a 3-year-old during a well child visit, which
of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
a. temperature 37.2C (99.0F)
b. Heart rate of 106/min
c. Respirations 30/min
d. Blood pressure 88/54 mmHg: C
A nurse is assessing a child's ears. Which of the following is an expected finding?
a. Light reflex is located at the 2 o clock position
b. Tympanic membrane is red in color
c. bone landmarks are not visible
d. Cerumen is present bilaterally: D
A nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant. Which of the following reflexes shoudl
the infant exhibit?
a. Moro
b. Plantar grasp
c. Stepping
d. Tonic necl: B
A nurse is performing a neurological assessment on an adolescent. Which of the
following is an appropriate reaction by the adolescent when the nurse checks the
trigeminal cranial nerve? (select all that apply)
a. clencing the teeth together tightly
b. recognizing a sour tast
c. identifying smells through each nostril
d. detecing facial touches when eyes closed
e. Looking down and in with the eyes: A, D
, A nurse is assessing a 12 months old infant during a well-child visit. Which of the
following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
a. closed anterior fontanel
b. eruption of 6 teeth
c. Birth weight doubled
d. Birth length increased by 50 %: C
A nurse is performing a developmental screening of a 10-month old infant. Which of
the following fine motor skills should the nurse expect to find? (select all that
apply)
a. grasp a raddle by the handle
b. try building a two-block tower
c. use a crude pincer grasp
d. Place objects into a container
e. Walkes with one hand held: A, C
A nurse is conducting a well-baby visit with a 4 motnh old infant. Which of the
following immunizations should the nurse plan to administer? (select all that
apply)
a. MMR
b. IPV
c. PCV
d. varicella
e. RV: B, C, E
A nurse is providing education about introducing new foods to the parents of a 4
months old infant. The nurse should recommend that the parents introduce which
of the following foods first?
a. Strained yellow vegetables
b. Iron fortified cereals
c. Pureed foods
d. Whole Milk: B
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS – LATEST
UPDATE
A nurse manager on a pediatric floor is preparing an education program on working
with families for a group of newly hired nurses. Which of the following should the
nurse include when discussing the developmental theory?
a. describes that stress is inevitable
b. emphasizes that change with one member affects the entire family
c. provides guidance to assist families adapting to stress
d. Defines consistencies in how families change: D
A nurse is assisting a group of parents of adolescents to develop skills that will
improve communication. The nurse heads one parent states "my son knows he better
do what I say".Which of the parenting styles is he exhibiting?
a. Authoritarian
b. Permissive
c. Authroitative
d. Passive: A
A nurse is performimg family assessment.Which of the following should the nurse
include? (select all that apply)
a. medical history
b. parents' education level
c. child's physical growth
d. Support systems
e. Stressors: A, B, D, E
A nurse is preparing to assess a preschool-age child.Which of the following is an
appripirate action by the nurse to prepare the child?
a. Allow the child to role play using miniature equipment
b. use medical terminology to describe what will happen
,c. separate the child from her parents during examination
d. keep medical equipment visible to the child: A
A nurse is checking the vital signs of a 3-year-old during a well child visit, which
of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
a. temperature 37.2C (99.0F)
b. Heart rate of 106/min
c. Respirations 30/min
d. Blood pressure 88/54 mmHg: C
A nurse is assessing a child's ears. Which of the following is an expected finding?
a. Light reflex is located at the 2 o clock position
b. Tympanic membrane is red in color
c. bone landmarks are not visible
d. Cerumen is present bilaterally: D
A nurse is assessing a 6-month-old infant. Which of the following reflexes shoudl
the infant exhibit?
a. Moro
b. Plantar grasp
c. Stepping
d. Tonic necl: B
A nurse is performing a neurological assessment on an adolescent. Which of the
following is an appropriate reaction by the adolescent when the nurse checks the
trigeminal cranial nerve? (select all that apply)
a. clencing the teeth together tightly
b. recognizing a sour tast
c. identifying smells through each nostril
d. detecing facial touches when eyes closed
e. Looking down and in with the eyes: A, D
, A nurse is assessing a 12 months old infant during a well-child visit. Which of the
following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
a. closed anterior fontanel
b. eruption of 6 teeth
c. Birth weight doubled
d. Birth length increased by 50 %: C
A nurse is performing a developmental screening of a 10-month old infant. Which of
the following fine motor skills should the nurse expect to find? (select all that
apply)
a. grasp a raddle by the handle
b. try building a two-block tower
c. use a crude pincer grasp
d. Place objects into a container
e. Walkes with one hand held: A, C
A nurse is conducting a well-baby visit with a 4 motnh old infant. Which of the
following immunizations should the nurse plan to administer? (select all that
apply)
a. MMR
b. IPV
c. PCV
d. varicella
e. RV: B, C, E
A nurse is providing education about introducing new foods to the parents of a 4
months old infant. The nurse should recommend that the parents introduce which
of the following foods first?
a. Strained yellow vegetables
b. Iron fortified cereals
c. Pureed foods
d. Whole Milk: B
