ATI Nursing Care of Children Proctored
exam, Practice A, Practice B 2019
What is a dictorial or authoritarian parenting style? - CORRECT ANSWER parents try
to control the child's behaviors and attitudes through unquestioned rules and
expectations
What is an authoriatitive parenting style? - CORRECT ANSWER also known as
democratic, parents direct the child's behavior by setting rules and explaining the reson
for each rule setting
What is passive parenting? - CORRECT ANSWER parents are uninvolved, indifferent,
and emotionally removed
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 - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER A, B, D, E
What is the expected pulse rate of a newborn? - CORRECT ANSWER 80 to 180/min
What is the expected pulse of a baby 1 week to 3 months? - CORRECT ANSWER 12
to 180/min
,What is the expected pulse of a child 3 months to 2 years? - CORRECT ANSWER 70
to 150/min
What is the expected pulse of a child 2 to 10 years? - CORRECT ANSWER 60 to
110/min
What is the expected pulse of a child 10 years and older? - CORRECT ANSWER 50 to
90/min
What are the expected respirations fo a newborn to one year? - CORRECT ANSWER
30 to 35/min
What are the expected respirations of a 1 to 2 year old? - CORRECT ANSWER 25 to
30/min
What are the expected respirations of a 2 to 6 year old? - CORRECT ANSWER 21 to
25/min
What are the expected respirations of a child 6 to 12 years old? - CORRECT ANSWER
19 to 21/min
What are the expected respirations of a 12 year old and older? - CORRECT ANSWER
16 to 19/min
What are the normal vitals of an infant? - CORRECT ANSWER HR: 80-180
RR: 30-35
BP: 65-80/40-50
Fontanels - CORRECT ANSWER should be flat and soft, posterior closes between 6
and 8 weeks, anterior closes between 12 and 18 months
Teeth - CORRECT ANSWER 6 to 8 teeth by 1 year of age, 20 baby teeth and 32
permanent teeth
How long is the Moro reflex present? - CORRECT ANSWER until 4 months of age
How long is the Tonic neck reflex present? - CORRECT ANSWER until 3 to 4 months
of age
How long does the Babinski reflex last? - CORRECT ANSWER usually until a year
Expected findings of the olfactory (I) nerve in infants , children, and adolescents -
CORRECT ANSWER Infants: difficult to test
Children and Adolescents: indentifies smell through each nostril individually
,Expected findings of optic nerve (II)? - CORRECT ANSWER Infants: looks at face and
tracks with eyes
Children and adolescents: has intact visual acuity, peripheral vision, and color vision
Expected findings for trigeminal nerve? - CORRECT ANSWER infants: has rooting
and sucking relfex
children and adolescents: is able to clencg teeth together and can detect touch on face
with eyes closed
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 th child from her parents during examination
D. keep medical equipment visible to the child - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER A, D
, What happens to a baby's birth weight? - CORRECT ANSWER it should double by 6
months and triple by 1 year
How do infants grow? - CORRECT ANSWER 1 inch per month (2.5cm) for 6 months,
then by 12 months, height/length should be doubled
When do the first teeth arupt? - CORRECT ANSWER between 6 and 10 months
Gross and fine motor by 3 months - CORRECT ANSWER only have slight head lag
Gross and fine motor by 4 months - CORRECT ANSWER should be able to roll from
back to side
Gross and fine motor by 5 months - CORRECT ANSWER should be able to roll from
front to back
Gross and fine motor by 6 months - CORRECT ANSWER should be able to roll from
back to fron and hold a bottle
Gross and fine motor by 7 months - CORRECT ANSWER move object from hand to
hand
Gross and fine motor by 8 months - CORRECT ANSWER sit unsupported
Gross and fine motor by 9 months - CORRECT ANSWER crude pincer grasp
Gross and fine motor by 10 months - CORRECT ANSWER prone to sitting positiion
and grasp a ratty by the handle
Gross and fine motor by 11 months - CORRECT ANSWER puts objects into a
container and have a neater pincer grasp
Gross and fine motor by 12 months - CORRECT ANSWER tries to build a 2 block
tower and won't succeed
What Piaget congitive development stafe are infants in? - CORRECT ANSWER
Sensorimotor stage, birth to 24 months, separation, object permanence around 9
months, mental representation
How many words should the infant know? - CORRECT ANSWER 3-5 words and has
concept of numbers by 1 year
What is the Erikson's stage of development for infants? - CORRECT ANSWER Trust
vs. Mistrust, birth to 1 year, caretake meeteing the needs of the infant
exam, Practice A, Practice B 2019
What is a dictorial or authoritarian parenting style? - CORRECT ANSWER parents try
to control the child's behaviors and attitudes through unquestioned rules and
expectations
What is an authoriatitive parenting style? - CORRECT ANSWER also known as
democratic, parents direct the child's behavior by setting rules and explaining the reson
for each rule setting
What is passive parenting? - CORRECT ANSWER parents are uninvolved, indifferent,
and emotionally removed
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 - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER A, B, D, E
What is the expected pulse rate of a newborn? - CORRECT ANSWER 80 to 180/min
What is the expected pulse of a baby 1 week to 3 months? - CORRECT ANSWER 12
to 180/min
,What is the expected pulse of a child 3 months to 2 years? - CORRECT ANSWER 70
to 150/min
What is the expected pulse of a child 2 to 10 years? - CORRECT ANSWER 60 to
110/min
What is the expected pulse of a child 10 years and older? - CORRECT ANSWER 50 to
90/min
What are the expected respirations fo a newborn to one year? - CORRECT ANSWER
30 to 35/min
What are the expected respirations of a 1 to 2 year old? - CORRECT ANSWER 25 to
30/min
What are the expected respirations of a 2 to 6 year old? - CORRECT ANSWER 21 to
25/min
What are the expected respirations of a child 6 to 12 years old? - CORRECT ANSWER
19 to 21/min
What are the expected respirations of a 12 year old and older? - CORRECT ANSWER
16 to 19/min
What are the normal vitals of an infant? - CORRECT ANSWER HR: 80-180
RR: 30-35
BP: 65-80/40-50
Fontanels - CORRECT ANSWER should be flat and soft, posterior closes between 6
and 8 weeks, anterior closes between 12 and 18 months
Teeth - CORRECT ANSWER 6 to 8 teeth by 1 year of age, 20 baby teeth and 32
permanent teeth
How long is the Moro reflex present? - CORRECT ANSWER until 4 months of age
How long is the Tonic neck reflex present? - CORRECT ANSWER until 3 to 4 months
of age
How long does the Babinski reflex last? - CORRECT ANSWER usually until a year
Expected findings of the olfactory (I) nerve in infants , children, and adolescents -
CORRECT ANSWER Infants: difficult to test
Children and Adolescents: indentifies smell through each nostril individually
,Expected findings of optic nerve (II)? - CORRECT ANSWER Infants: looks at face and
tracks with eyes
Children and adolescents: has intact visual acuity, peripheral vision, and color vision
Expected findings for trigeminal nerve? - CORRECT ANSWER infants: has rooting
and sucking relfex
children and adolescents: is able to clencg teeth together and can detect touch on face
with eyes closed
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 th child from her parents during examination
D. keep medical equipment visible to the child - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER 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 - CORRECT ANSWER A, D
, What happens to a baby's birth weight? - CORRECT ANSWER it should double by 6
months and triple by 1 year
How do infants grow? - CORRECT ANSWER 1 inch per month (2.5cm) for 6 months,
then by 12 months, height/length should be doubled
When do the first teeth arupt? - CORRECT ANSWER between 6 and 10 months
Gross and fine motor by 3 months - CORRECT ANSWER only have slight head lag
Gross and fine motor by 4 months - CORRECT ANSWER should be able to roll from
back to side
Gross and fine motor by 5 months - CORRECT ANSWER should be able to roll from
front to back
Gross and fine motor by 6 months - CORRECT ANSWER should be able to roll from
back to fron and hold a bottle
Gross and fine motor by 7 months - CORRECT ANSWER move object from hand to
hand
Gross and fine motor by 8 months - CORRECT ANSWER sit unsupported
Gross and fine motor by 9 months - CORRECT ANSWER crude pincer grasp
Gross and fine motor by 10 months - CORRECT ANSWER prone to sitting positiion
and grasp a ratty by the handle
Gross and fine motor by 11 months - CORRECT ANSWER puts objects into a
container and have a neater pincer grasp
Gross and fine motor by 12 months - CORRECT ANSWER tries to build a 2 block
tower and won't succeed
What Piaget congitive development stafe are infants in? - CORRECT ANSWER
Sensorimotor stage, birth to 24 months, separation, object permanence around 9
months, mental representation
How many words should the infant know? - CORRECT ANSWER 3-5 words and has
concept of numbers by 1 year
What is the Erikson's stage of development for infants? - CORRECT ANSWER Trust
vs. Mistrust, birth to 1 year, caretake meeteing the needs of the infant
