ATI RN NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN PROCTORED EXAM
2019 UPDATED WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS/GRADED A+
Nursing care of Children ATI 2019
1) A nurse is providing teaching to the guardians of a school age child who has a seizure disorder.
Which of the following factors should the nurse include as a common trigger that increases the risk
of seizures?
Prolonged headache
Lack of sleep
Decreased temperature
Exposure to secondhand smoke
2) A nurse is planning to teach an adolescent who is lactose intolerant about dietary guidelines.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
You can replace milk with nondairy sources of calcium
You can drink milk on an empty stomach
You should consume flavored yogurt instead of plain yogurt
You might tolerate plain milk better than chocolate milk
3) A nurse is caring for an infant who has rotavirus. Which of the following findings indicates that
the infant is moderately dehydrated?
Respiratory rate 28/min
Weight loss 7%
Capillary refill 1 second
Bradycardia
,4) A nurse is caring for an adolescent who is 1hr postoperative following an appendectomy.
Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Muscle rigidity
Heart rate 63/min
Temperature 36.4 c (97.5F)
Abdominal pain
5) A nurse is planning care for an 8-month-old infant who has heart failure. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Place the infant in a prone position
Provide less frequent higher volume feedings
Repeat a digoxin dosage if the infant vomits within 1hr of administration
Administer cool humidified oxygen via nasal cannula
6) A nurse is caring for a preschooler who is postoperative following a tonsillectomy. The child is
now ready to resume oral intake. Which of the following dietary choices should the nurse offer the
child?
Chocolate milk
Sugar free cherry gelatin
Vanilla ice cream
Lime flavored ice pop
, 7) A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who has sickle cell anemia. Which of the following
immunizations should the nurse include in the plan?
Measles mumps and rubella (MMR)
Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV13)
Rotavirus
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
8) A nurse is reviewing the medical record of school age child who has cystic fibrosis. Which of the
following findings should the nurse report to the provider? (Click on the Exhibit) button for
additional information about the client. There are three tabs that contain separate categories of
data}
Heart rate
WBC count
Oxygen saturation
HbA1c
9) A charge nurse is planning care for an infant who has failure to thrive. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Use half strength formula when feeding the infant
Give the infant fruit juice between feedings
Assign consistent nursing staff to care for the infant
Keep the infant in a visually stimulating environment
2019 UPDATED WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS/GRADED A+
Nursing care of Children ATI 2019
1) A nurse is providing teaching to the guardians of a school age child who has a seizure disorder.
Which of the following factors should the nurse include as a common trigger that increases the risk
of seizures?
Prolonged headache
Lack of sleep
Decreased temperature
Exposure to secondhand smoke
2) A nurse is planning to teach an adolescent who is lactose intolerant about dietary guidelines.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
You can replace milk with nondairy sources of calcium
You can drink milk on an empty stomach
You should consume flavored yogurt instead of plain yogurt
You might tolerate plain milk better than chocolate milk
3) A nurse is caring for an infant who has rotavirus. Which of the following findings indicates that
the infant is moderately dehydrated?
Respiratory rate 28/min
Weight loss 7%
Capillary refill 1 second
Bradycardia
,4) A nurse is caring for an adolescent who is 1hr postoperative following an appendectomy.
Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?
Muscle rigidity
Heart rate 63/min
Temperature 36.4 c (97.5F)
Abdominal pain
5) A nurse is planning care for an 8-month-old infant who has heart failure. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Place the infant in a prone position
Provide less frequent higher volume feedings
Repeat a digoxin dosage if the infant vomits within 1hr of administration
Administer cool humidified oxygen via nasal cannula
6) A nurse is caring for a preschooler who is postoperative following a tonsillectomy. The child is
now ready to resume oral intake. Which of the following dietary choices should the nurse offer the
child?
Chocolate milk
Sugar free cherry gelatin
Vanilla ice cream
Lime flavored ice pop
, 7) A nurse is planning care for an adolescent who has sickle cell anemia. Which of the following
immunizations should the nurse include in the plan?
Measles mumps and rubella (MMR)
Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV13)
Rotavirus
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
8) A nurse is reviewing the medical record of school age child who has cystic fibrosis. Which of the
following findings should the nurse report to the provider? (Click on the Exhibit) button for
additional information about the client. There are three tabs that contain separate categories of
data}
Heart rate
WBC count
Oxygen saturation
HbA1c
9) A charge nurse is planning care for an infant who has failure to thrive. Which of the following
actions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Use half strength formula when feeding the infant
Give the infant fruit juice between feedings
Assign consistent nursing staff to care for the infant
Keep the infant in a visually stimulating environment
