ATI PEDS 2024 PROCTORED EXAM /ATI
PEDIATRIC PROCTORED EXAM 2024 3
NEWEST VERSIONS EACH VERSION
WITH 60 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
DETAILED VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES
BRAND NEW
ALREADY GRADED
A+
VERSION A
A nurse is preparing an adolescent for a lumbar
puncture. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A- Place a cardiac monitor on the Adolescent prior to the
procedure
B- apply topical analgesic cream to the site one hour
prior to the procedure
,C- keep the Adolescent in a semi Fowler's position for 4
hours following the
procedure
D- restrict fluids for 2 hours following the procedure -
...ANSWER...B- apply topical analgesic cream to the site
one hour prior to the procedure;
RATIONALE: The nurse should apply a topical
analgesic to the lumbar site 60 min prior to the
procedure to decrease the adolescent's pain while the
lumbar needle is inserted.
A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a toddler
about the
administration of a prescribed eye drops and eye
ointment. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include?
A- Apply the eye ointment within 30 minutes of your
toddler Awakening in the
morning
B- apply the eye ointment from the outer canthus to the
inner campus
,C- use one hand to pull the upper eyelid upward when
instilling the eye drops
D- administer the eye drops 3 minutes before the
ointment - ...ANSWER...D- RATIONALE: administer the
eye drops 3 minutes before the ointment; The nurse
should instruct the parents to administer the eye drops
first and then wait
3 min before administering the eye ointment. This action
provides adequate time and
spacing for each separate medication to work.
The nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent
of an 18-month old
toddler who has dehydration as a result of acute
diarrhea. Which of the
following statements by the parent indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
A- I will offer my child small amounts of fruit juice
frequently
B- I will avoid giving my child solid foods until his
diarrhea has stopped
C- I will monitor my child's number of wet diapers
, D- I will give my child polyethylene glycol daily for 7 days
- ...ANSWER...C- I will monitor my child's number of wet
diapers;
RATIONALE: The nurse should teach the parent to
closely monitor the child's number of
wet diapers. Monitoring the number of wet diapers per
day is the best way
for the parent to monitor adequate output and hydration
status.
A nurse is preparing to collect a sample from a toddler
for a sickle turbidity
test. Which of the following actions should the nurse
plan to take?
A- Obtain a sputum specimen
B- perform an allen test
C- perform a finger stick
D- obtain a stool specimen - ...ANSWER...C- perform a
finger stick;
RATIONALE: The nurse should perform a finger stick
on atoddler as a component of the sickleturbidity
test. If the test is positive, hemoglobin electrophoresis is
required to
PEDIATRIC PROCTORED EXAM 2024 3
NEWEST VERSIONS EACH VERSION
WITH 60 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
DETAILED VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES
BRAND NEW
ALREADY GRADED
A+
VERSION A
A nurse is preparing an adolescent for a lumbar
puncture. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A- Place a cardiac monitor on the Adolescent prior to the
procedure
B- apply topical analgesic cream to the site one hour
prior to the procedure
,C- keep the Adolescent in a semi Fowler's position for 4
hours following the
procedure
D- restrict fluids for 2 hours following the procedure -
...ANSWER...B- apply topical analgesic cream to the site
one hour prior to the procedure;
RATIONALE: The nurse should apply a topical
analgesic to the lumbar site 60 min prior to the
procedure to decrease the adolescent's pain while the
lumbar needle is inserted.
A nurse is providing teaching to the parents of a toddler
about the
administration of a prescribed eye drops and eye
ointment. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include?
A- Apply the eye ointment within 30 minutes of your
toddler Awakening in the
morning
B- apply the eye ointment from the outer canthus to the
inner campus
,C- use one hand to pull the upper eyelid upward when
instilling the eye drops
D- administer the eye drops 3 minutes before the
ointment - ...ANSWER...D- RATIONALE: administer the
eye drops 3 minutes before the ointment; The nurse
should instruct the parents to administer the eye drops
first and then wait
3 min before administering the eye ointment. This action
provides adequate time and
spacing for each separate medication to work.
The nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent
of an 18-month old
toddler who has dehydration as a result of acute
diarrhea. Which of the
following statements by the parent indicates an
understanding of the teaching?
A- I will offer my child small amounts of fruit juice
frequently
B- I will avoid giving my child solid foods until his
diarrhea has stopped
C- I will monitor my child's number of wet diapers
, D- I will give my child polyethylene glycol daily for 7 days
- ...ANSWER...C- I will monitor my child's number of wet
diapers;
RATIONALE: The nurse should teach the parent to
closely monitor the child's number of
wet diapers. Monitoring the number of wet diapers per
day is the best way
for the parent to monitor adequate output and hydration
status.
A nurse is preparing to collect a sample from a toddler
for a sickle turbidity
test. Which of the following actions should the nurse
plan to take?
A- Obtain a sputum specimen
B- perform an allen test
C- perform a finger stick
D- obtain a stool specimen - ...ANSWER...C- perform a
finger stick;
RATIONALE: The nurse should perform a finger stick
on atoddler as a component of the sickleturbidity
test. If the test is positive, hemoglobin electrophoresis is
required to
