ATI PEDS PROCTORED EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
A nurse is providing teaching to a 10-year-old child who is scheduled for an arterial
cardiac catheterization. Which of the following information should the nurse include in
the teaching?
a. You will have your dressing removed 12 hours after the procedure
b. you will need to keep your legs straight for 8 hours following the procedure
c. you will be on a clear liquid diet for 24 hours following the procedure
d. you will be on bed rest for 2 days after the procedure - Answer-You will need to keep
your leg straight for 8 hours
A nurse is caring for an infant who has a patent ductus arteriosus. The nurse should
identify that the defect is at which of the following locations of the heart? (You will find
hot spots to select in the artwork below. Select only the hot spot that corresponds to
your answer.) - Answer-the one on the top (b)
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?
a. sugar-free Cherry gelatin
b. vanilla ice cream
c. chocolate milk
d. lime flavored ice pop - Answer-Lime flavored ice pop
A school nurse is assessing a 7-year old student. The nurse should identify which of the
following as a potential indicator of physical abuse?
a. bruising around the wrists
b. front deciduous teeth missing
c. Abrasions on the knees
d. Weight in 45th percentile - Answer-bruising around the wrists
Nurse is caring for a 10 month old child who was brought to the emergency department
by his parent following a head injury. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
a. inspect for fluid leaking from the ears
b. assess respiratory status
c. check pupil reactions
d. examine the scalp for lacerations - Answer-Assess respiratory status
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?
, a. assign consistent nursing Staff Care for the infant
b. keep infant in a visually stimulating environment
c. use half-strength formula when feeding the infant
d. give the infant fruit juice between feedings - Answer-Use half-strength formula when
feeding the infant.
A nurse is providing teaching about home care to the parent of a child who has scabies.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. wash your clients hair with shampoo containing Ketoconazole
b. soak Combs and brushes in boiling water for 10 minutes
c. apply petroleum jelly to the affected areas
d. treat everyone who came into close contact with a child - Answer-Soak combs and
brushes in boiling water for 10 min.
A nurse is caring for a preschooler who refuses to take a stat dose of oral
diphenhydramine. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
a. The medication isn't bad it taste like candy
b. let me know when you want to take the medication
c. the medication will treat your hypersensitivity reaction.
d. sometimes, when a child has to take medication, they feel sad. - Answer-"The
medication isn't bad. It tastes like candy"
A nurse is teaching the parent of a school-age child about bicycle safety. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. Your child should walk the bicycle through intersections
b. your child's feet should be three to six inches off the ground when seated on the
bicycle
c. you should try to keep the bicycle at least three feet from the curb while riding in the
street
d. your child should ride the bicycle against the flow of traffic - Answer-"Your child
should walk the bicycle through intersections"
A nurse is caring for a school-age child following the application of a cast to a fractured
right tibia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. teach the child about cast care
b. pad the edges of the cast
c. administer pain medication
d. elevate the child's leg - Answer-Elevate the child's leg
A nurse is preparing to administer immunizations to a 3-month-old infant. Which of the
following is an appropriate action for the nurse to take to deliver atraumatic care?
a. Apply eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA) cream immediately before the
injections.
b. Provide a pacifier coated with an oral sucrose solution prior to the injections.
c. Inject the immunizations into the deltoid muscle.
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
A nurse is providing teaching to a 10-year-old child who is scheduled for an arterial
cardiac catheterization. Which of the following information should the nurse include in
the teaching?
a. You will have your dressing removed 12 hours after the procedure
b. you will need to keep your legs straight for 8 hours following the procedure
c. you will be on a clear liquid diet for 24 hours following the procedure
d. you will be on bed rest for 2 days after the procedure - Answer-You will need to keep
your leg straight for 8 hours
A nurse is caring for an infant who has a patent ductus arteriosus. The nurse should
identify that the defect is at which of the following locations of the heart? (You will find
hot spots to select in the artwork below. Select only the hot spot that corresponds to
your answer.) - Answer-the one on the top (b)
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?
a. sugar-free Cherry gelatin
b. vanilla ice cream
c. chocolate milk
d. lime flavored ice pop - Answer-Lime flavored ice pop
A school nurse is assessing a 7-year old student. The nurse should identify which of the
following as a potential indicator of physical abuse?
a. bruising around the wrists
b. front deciduous teeth missing
c. Abrasions on the knees
d. Weight in 45th percentile - Answer-bruising around the wrists
Nurse is caring for a 10 month old child who was brought to the emergency department
by his parent following a head injury. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take first?
a. inspect for fluid leaking from the ears
b. assess respiratory status
c. check pupil reactions
d. examine the scalp for lacerations - Answer-Assess respiratory status
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?
, a. assign consistent nursing Staff Care for the infant
b. keep infant in a visually stimulating environment
c. use half-strength formula when feeding the infant
d. give the infant fruit juice between feedings - Answer-Use half-strength formula when
feeding the infant.
A nurse is providing teaching about home care to the parent of a child who has scabies.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. wash your clients hair with shampoo containing Ketoconazole
b. soak Combs and brushes in boiling water for 10 minutes
c. apply petroleum jelly to the affected areas
d. treat everyone who came into close contact with a child - Answer-Soak combs and
brushes in boiling water for 10 min.
A nurse is caring for a preschooler who refuses to take a stat dose of oral
diphenhydramine. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
a. The medication isn't bad it taste like candy
b. let me know when you want to take the medication
c. the medication will treat your hypersensitivity reaction.
d. sometimes, when a child has to take medication, they feel sad. - Answer-"The
medication isn't bad. It tastes like candy"
A nurse is teaching the parent of a school-age child about bicycle safety. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
a. Your child should walk the bicycle through intersections
b. your child's feet should be three to six inches off the ground when seated on the
bicycle
c. you should try to keep the bicycle at least three feet from the curb while riding in the
street
d. your child should ride the bicycle against the flow of traffic - Answer-"Your child
should walk the bicycle through intersections"
A nurse is caring for a school-age child following the application of a cast to a fractured
right tibia. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
a. teach the child about cast care
b. pad the edges of the cast
c. administer pain medication
d. elevate the child's leg - Answer-Elevate the child's leg
A nurse is preparing to administer immunizations to a 3-month-old infant. Which of the
following is an appropriate action for the nurse to take to deliver atraumatic care?
a. Apply eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA) cream immediately before the
injections.
b. Provide a pacifier coated with an oral sucrose solution prior to the injections.
c. Inject the immunizations into the deltoid muscle.
